Commute from Dumfries to Foggy Bottom (train, station, money)

[mdear]

Hi!

I'm taking a cab from Dumfries, VA to foggy bottom on Monday morning. I must be at my destination by 6:45am. When should I leave? I'm not from the area, so I honestly don' know what traffic is like on I-95. Any insight?

Thanks,
Mdear

[stateofnature]

You should probably give yourself an hour, but you do realize that this is going to be a very expensive cab ride, right? I would guess near $100, not counting tip. If I were you I would try to save a lot of money by instead taking the VRE train or maybe cabbing as far as the Franconia station and then taking the metro in. But that's just me.

[mdear]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I know the cab ride will be a little steep. I'm in a pretty weird situation right now and I can't avoid it.