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The Catholic University of America - - Transportation

The closest airport is Washington Dulles International Airport, which is about 26 miles west of the District in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, in Virginia.

 

Getting around in Washington, DC

There are many ways to get around in Washington, DC:

 

WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) operates the city's rapid transit system, Metrorail, and MetroBus, which also serves the city's immediate counties.

 

The commuter rail is offered by MARC, with service from Union Station to Baltimore and Perryville, with intermediate stops, on both the Camden and Penn Lines. Virginia Railway Express commuter trains also provide service from Union Station, to Fredericksburg and Manassas, Virginia, with stops at several Metro stations, including L'Enfant Plaza, Crystal City, King Street, and Franconia-Springfield.

 

Washington is also served by Amtrak and the Greyhound Lines, including by Peter Pan Bus Lines with service available from the city's Greyhound Lines station.

 

There is also the DC Circulator, which is a downtown ciculator bus system, owned by DC Department of Transportation, with five routes connecting points of interest in the city center.

 

Besides public transportation, in Washington, people also get around by car, by bike and even by foot, on short distances.

 

How to get to The Catholic University of America campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

 

From Washington Dulles International Airport: Head east on Saarinen Cir, and continue onto Dulles Airport Access and Toll Rd. Merge onto VA-267 E and then onto I-66 E. Take the exit toward Independence Avenue and continue straight onto Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW. Continue onto Ohio Dr SW and then onto Independence Avenue SW. Make a slight right at Maine Ave SW and then merge onto I-395 N/Southwest Fwy, via the ramp to Southwest Fwy/S Capitol St. Take exit 6 for I-395 N/C St SW, toward D St NW/U.S. Senate/U.S. Capitol the House, and merge onto I-395 N (follow the signs for D St NW/New York Ave). Turn right at New York Ave NW and again at M St NW. Take the 2nd left onto North Capitol St NE and turn right at Michigan Ave NE. Turn left at Harewood Rd NE and make a right turn. Make a sharp left. CUA will be on the right.