By Car
From northeast of Washington (New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore)
Follow I-95 south to I-495 west toward Silver Spring. (See “From I-
495” below.)
From northwest of Washington (western Pennsylvania, western
Maryland)
Follow I-270 south. Where I-270 divides, follow the right-hand
branch toward northern Virginia. (Do not take the branch toward
Washington.) Merge with I-495 (Capital Beltway). (See “From I-495”
below.)
From south or west of
Washington (northern
Virginia, Norfolk, Richmond,
Charlottesville)
Follow I-95 north or I-66 east to
I-495 (Capital Beltway). Take I-
495 north toward Silver Spring.
(See “From I-495” below.)
From I-495 (Capital Beltway)
Take exit 39 and follow the signs
for River Road (Maryland Route
190) east toward Washington.
Continue east on River Road
to the fi fth traffi c light. Turn
right onto Goldsboro Road
(Maryland Route 614). At
the fi rst traffi c light, turn left
onto Massachusetts Avenue
NW (Maryland Route 396).
Continue on Massachusetts
Avenue NW through the fi rst
traffi c circle (Westmoreland
Circle). Continue one more mile to 4400 Massachusetts. e entrance
to the Admissions Green Room at the Katzen Arts Center parking
garage will be on your left.
By Plane
Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport—the airport most
convenient to AU—is approximately 30 minutes from campus during
rush hour by cab. Washington Metro (subway) trains run daily from
National Airport into downtown Washington on the yellow or blue
lines. Transfer to the red line at Gallery Place station or Metro Center
station in the direction of Shady Grove (Tenleytown/AU station).
Dulles International Airport is about 45 minutes from campus and
urgood Marshall Baltimore/Washington International Airport is
about one hour from campus. All three airports off er shuttle services
to major hotels and meeting points in downtown Washington. Shuttle
services cost between $15 and $40 one way, depending on your point of
origin.
By Train and Subway
Amtrak trains regularly arrive in Washington at Union Station.
Washington Metro (subway) trains run Monday through ursday
from 5 a.m. until midnight, Friday from 5 a.m. until 3 a.m., Saturday
from 7 a.m. until 3 a.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. until midnight. e
closest Metro stop to American University is Tenleytown/AU on the red
line.
AU provides a free shuttle from the Tenleytown/AU Metro stop to
campus. Directions to the shuttle are posted at the Metro. At the Metro
station, take the escalator and
exit to the east, which is on your
left (look for the sign directing
you to AU Shuttle stop). Once
at street level, the shuttle stop
is just a few yards ahead at the
intersection of 40th Street and
Albemarle Street. e shuttle
runs on a continuous loop and
departs every ten minutes. You
need no special pass to ride. e
shuttle will then be about a 5
minute ride to campus and you
will want to exit at the Nebraska
Hall stop.
If you choose to walk from
the Metro, the main campus
is approximately one mile.
Heading south on Wisconsin
Avenue, turn right on Nebraska
Avenue (at the Tenley Campus)
and take that until you reach
Ward Circle. Turn right at
Massachusetts Avenue and the
Admissions Green Room at the Katzen Arts Center will be on your
right.
Parking
You may park free of charge in the Admissions Green Room at the
Katzen Arts Center garage (P2).
Parking is by guest permit only from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. No permit
is needed after 5 p.m. or on weekends. If you have preregistered your
visit, your confi rmation packet contained your permit. If you have
not preregistered, you will need to see the attendant at the Admissions
Green Room at the Katzen Arts Center front desk and ask for a guest
parking permit. It will be necessary to return to your vehicle to display
the permit on the dashboard.
Directions to A U
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016
Admissions Green Room at the Katzen Arts Center
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