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Getting Here

From Airports

From Ronald Reagan National Airport

BY CAR

  • Take the George Washington (GW) Parkway north to I-395 and Washington, DC.
  • Follow signs to the 14th Street Bridge.
  • Proceed across the 14th Street to Independence Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Independence Avenue and proceed 2 blocks to 7th Street.
  • Turn left on 7th Street and proceed 12 blocks to Mt. Vernon Place.
  • Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place.
  • The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.

BY METRO

  • Ronald Reagan National Airport Metro Station is located on the Concourse (Level 2).
  • Take the Yellow Line Train marked Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center.
  • Exit the train at the Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center stop.
  • (The Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center Station is the 7th and final stop on the Yellow Line from Ronald Reagan National Airport).
  • Upon exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
  • For more information, please call 202-962-1234 or go to www.wmata.com 

From Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport

BY CAR

  • Take I-195 West to MD -295 South via exit 2B to Washington.
  • Continue west on US-50.
  • US - 50 West becomes New York Avenue.
  • Proceed on New York Avenue.
  • New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place.
  • The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right

 BY MARC (Maryland Commuter Train) and METRO

  • The MARC train provides service to the BWI Rail Station with free shuttles to the airport terminal.
  • For more information, call 1-800-325-RAIL.
  • Take the MARC train from BWI Rail Station to Washington's Union Station.
  • Union Station is 10 blocks east of theWalter E. Washington Convention Center.
  • You may take a taxi or take the Red Line Metro train marked Shady Grove from the Union Station Metro stop located within Union Station.
  • Exit the Red Line train at the Gallery Place Station. (This is the 2nd stop from Union Station)
  • Transfer at Gallery Place station to the Yellow Line train marked Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center.
  • Exit the Yellow Line train at the Mt. Vernon Square / Convention Center Metro Station. (This is the first stop after boarding the Yellow Line train)
  • Upon Exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
  • For more information, please call Metro at 202-962-1234 or go to www.wmata.com

BY SHUTTLE

  • You may take the SuperShuttle from BWI Airport to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
  •  For more information, please call 1-800-BLUEVAN or go to www.supershuttle.com.
     

From Dulles International Airport

BY CAR

  • Take I-66 East to Washington.
  • Take Route 50/Constitution Avenue exit.
  •  Proceed on Constitution Avenue.
  •  Turn left on 7th Street.
  • Proceed 9 blocks on 7th Street and turn left on Mt. Vernon Place.
  • The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be on your right.
     

BY SHUTTLE and METRO

  • Go to the Washington Flyer Coach Service located on Arrivals Level at Door #4. ($8.00 fare payable upon boarding)
  • The Washington Flyer Shuttle will go to the West Falls Church Metro Station.
  • At the West Falls Church Metro Station, take the Orange line train marked New Carrollton.
  • Exit the Orange Line train at the L'Enfant Metro Station.
  • Transfer at the L'Enfant Metro Station to the Yellow Line train (on the upper level) marked Mt. Vernon Square/ Convention Center.
  • Exit the Yellow Line train at the Mt. Vernon Square/ Convention Center stop. (This is the 3rd and final stop after boarding the Yellow Line train)
  • Upon Exiting the Mt. Vernon Square Metro Station, the entrance to the Convention Center will be directly in front of you.
  • For more information, please call the Washington Flyer at 1-888-WASHFLY or go to www.washfly.com

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