Suggested Travel Routes

Submitted by terri_stocke on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 01:35

Now, after you read all this, you have one huge question: Which route should I take? 

 
From South (Virginia): You can use regular I-95 or HOV-3 lanes (check the rules) to get from south of Virginia to Franconia-Springfield metro station. Plan to arrive very early to metro station on Monday morning or be prepared to search for parking on very top levels or nearby shopping mall parking. Get to Franconia Springfield metro station (Blue line) - final station on the line and you can only board the train going north (towards D.C.). Take Blue line train all the way to Smithsonian (about 40 minutes ride), walk to the Washington Monument. 
 
From West (Virginia): Get to Vienna/Fairfax metro station on Orange line train - final station and you can only board the train going east (towards D.C.); stay on that train until Smithsonian, walk to the Washington Monument.
 
From North (Maryland): get to metro’s Red line (on either of the stations on either end of the line), make sure you are on a train going towards downtown D.C. Get off the train at Metro Center, and follow signs to switch to Orange line (going to New Carrollton) or Blue (going to Largo Town Center) (doesn’t matter which line, they are sharing tracks in this section) and get off at Smithsonian station; walk to the Washington Monument.
 
From East (Maryland): get on Blue Line train (first stop - Largo Town Center) going to Franconia Springfield, or Orange line (starting from New Carrollton) going to Vienna/Fairfax; stay on that train until Smithsonian, walk to the Washington Monument.
 
From BWI Airport area (Maryland): Take Green line from Greenbelt station going towards Branch Avenue, stay on Green line train till Archives/Navy Memorial station (yes, you can add this stop to your site seeing to visit National Archives and Navy Memorial), switch to Orange (going towards Vienna) or Blue (going towards Franconia Springfield) line train, get off at Smithsonian, walk to the Washington Monument. 
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