DIRECTIONS, MAPS, PARKING
Location
Downtown Washington, near the U.S. Capitol,
at 50 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002.
Getting To Union Station
Metrobus
and Metrorail
GETTING THERE BY METRO RAIL: Union Station
is a stop on the Red Line of Washington's Metrorail
(subway) system.
GETTING THERE BY CAR: Union Station is
located near the U.S. Capitol Building at 50 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. The area in front of
the station is known as Columbus Circle. See our section below
titled Directions & Info for Driving
and Parking Your Car for detailed directions to
the station and places to park your car.
OTHER WAYS OF GETTING THERE: Union Station
is also served by Washington's Metrobus, Amtrak, MARC, VRE,
taxi, and other services. See our Transportation
Services section for the complete list and links of transportation
options.
Directions/Information
for Driving and Parking Your Car
In Station Parking: There is a parking garage
with about 1500 spaces adjacent to Union Station. The garage
is entered from the front of Union Station by going up a
ramp near the right-front corner of the station just as you
pull off Columbus circle and approache th e drop-off area.
This garage is at least $5.00 per hour and $22.00 a day,
but is the most convenient and safest to the station. The
garage does take several major credit cards if
you are parking your car for an overnight trip, you should
park on the top level of the parking garage. The top
level is the long term parking section.
NOTE: Don't leave your parking
ticket in your car! Besides the fact that
your car is safer if you don't leave your ticket in it,
most station merchants will validate your station garage
parking ticket such that you can get the first two hours
(two hours is the maximum total discount) of your stay
in the station parking garage for just two dollars! Just
ask the merchant when you make a purchase or visit the
Information desk!
Maps of Union Station Area
(The green street to the left of the station
is North Capital St.)
