Cheap Flights To Arlington

About Arlington

Arlington, located across the Potomac River from the nation's capital, is a thriving urban community. With close ties to Washington DC, Arlington is home to many notable national landmarks and historical sites. Visitors arriving on cheap flights to Arlington will land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), a busy terminal that offers a variety of shopping and restaurant concessions, wireless Internet access, and rental car agencies for the convenience of passengers.

Home to such famous landmarks as the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery, and The Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington is a popular destination for sightseers and history enthusiasts. Also home to the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum, Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial, the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, and many wonderful parks, Arlington has something to please most anyone. Arlington is a diverse community of 200,226 residents, nearly one in five of them foreign born.

This cultural diversity has given rise to a fabulous array of restaurants that feature flavors from nearly every corner of the world, celebrated every May with the Taste of Arlington Festival. March and April bring the National Cherry Blossom Festival to Arlington, celebrating the annual blooming of the Washington area's famous cherry trees. Marymount University is in Arlington, and a number of other colleges have branches located there, such as George Mason University, The Art Institute of Washington, and DeVry University. A variety of cheap hotels in Arlington offer comfortable accommodations, and getting around is easy, with public buses and the Washington Metro.

Peak tourist season is in the spring, although Arlington's mild climate also welcomes visitors during fall and winter, while summers are hot and humid. Average airfare into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) from San Francisco or Miami is about $250 and around $225 from Chicago.