Game Sunday.. Hotels? Crystal City?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by RedskinJake

I've never really considered the metro. What about leaving the game? Do you buy return tickets before hand or just get them when you arrive at the station? Is there a long wait? I have to get down to Richmond and over to Roanoke after the game so anything that saves me time is going to be a plus.. but if it ends up taking just as long it might be better to drive since I can just hit 495 and go..

you can prepurchase a smartpass online and preload it with money, or add money to it at any station (because of the numbers during a game, i'd suggest doing it beforehand, either online or in person).

you can also do a day pass (lasts till 3am on fri or sat), but that's probably not worth it (when they were $5 forever ago, they were).

it is a mile walk, but MTA is pretty good about matching service to expected volume, so getting back towards where ever you're going isn't too bad. the parking lots are always a pain, they didn't design fed ex field's parking/highway access right, so it can take hours to get out of there if you park. it's bad enough that a bunch of people leave at the beginning of the 4th to avoid as much of it as possible.

parking or metro are both more painful than they need to be, but that's due to bad logistical design by the team/county.