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The Foggy Bottom/George Washington University/Kennedy Center subway station (on the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines) is a short walk via New Hampshire Avenue.

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Please visit Metro's Accessibility website  for information for passengers with disabilities.

Metro Busses 43 and 44 now come to the Kennedy Center from Mt Pleasant. For details, call Metro information at (202) 637-7000.

Taxi service to and from the Kennedy Center is convenient and readily available. A taxi dispatcher is available to signal cabs and assign patrons from 6:30 PM (3:30 PM on matinee days) until 30 minutes after the end of the last performance. Look for the uniformed dispatcher at the Hall of States entrance.

Bike racks are available for patron convenience at the following locations: F St. & New Hampshire Ave., next to the Metro Bus stop on the Front Plaza, inside the Level A garage entrance, and on the grounds of the REACH.

A  rack is located on F Street to the west of the Grand Staircase.

Via the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (I-66 & Rte. 50)

There are two ways to get to the Center off of the bridge.

OPTION 1 is to take the first right upon crossing the bridge, and turn right onto Ohio Drive/Rock Creek Parkway at the stop sign, staying to the right. After driving under the Kennedy Center River Terrace, exit right to the garage's C level North entrances. Or continue north and make right onto Virginia Avenue; at the second stoplight, turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

OPTION 2 is to take the first left upon crossing the bridge, staying to the left on the Potomac Expressway (toward Rock Creek Parkway). At the "T" intersection, turn left and proceed to the second stoplight at Virginia Avenue. Turn left on Virginia Avenue. Turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Via Key Bridge (Rt. 29/ Lee Hwy.)

From Key Bridge, take the first right onto the Whitehurst Freeway. Proceed straight to the stoplight at 27th Street — do NOT take the right exit to I-66. Turn right and proceed to the second stoplight at Virginia Avenue. Turn left on Virginia Avenue. Turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Via Memorial Bridge (from I-395)

Note: Memorial Bridge Reconstruction project underway. Please see traffic advisory information at the top of this page.

From I-395 North, take Exit 8B, Washington Blvd. towards Pentagon/Arlington Cemetery/Rosslyn/Memorial Bridge. Merge onto Washington Boulevard. Take the Rte. 50 West/George Washington Memorial Parkway North exit. Merge onto Arlington Memorial Bridge and get in the left lane. Begin to loop around the Lincoln Memorial (at right). Take the first left onto 23rd Street and get in the left lane. After E Street, turn left onto Virginia Avenue. At the second stoplight, turn left onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Via the Capital Beltway (I-495 from I-270 S and I-95 S)

Take I-495 toward Tysons Corner (if coming from I-270, take I-495 South; if coming from I-95, take I-495 West). Upon crossing the American Legion Bridge, take exit 43 onto the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Take the GW Pkwy approx. 12 miles to the right-hand exit onto Rt. 50 East via the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (toward D.C.). There are two ways to get to the Center off of the bridge.

OPTION 1 is to take the first right upon crossing the bridge, and turn right onto Ohio Drive/Rock Creek Parkway at the stop sign, staying to the right. After driving under the Kennedy Center River Terrace, exit right to the garage's C level North entrances. Or continue north and make right onto Virginia Avenue; at the second stoplight, turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

OPTION 2 is to take the first left upon crossing the bridge, staying to the left on the Potomac Expressway (toward Rock Creek Parkway). At the "T" intersection, turn left and proceed to the second stoplight at Virginia Avenue. Turn left on Virginia Avenue. Turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Via Independence Avenue (west from the Capitol)

Proceeding west on Independence Avenue, the road becomes Rock Creek Parkway. Get in the left lane. After passing under two bridges, the road splits; take left fork and quickly move to the right lane before passing under a third bridge. After driving under the Kennedy Center River Terrace, exit right to the garage's C level North entrances. Or continue north and make right onto Virginia Avenue; at the second stoplight, turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Via Rock Creek Parkway South

Turn left onto Virginia Avenue. At the second stoplight, turn right onto 25th Street and follow the signs for the Kennedy Center.

Important Note: On Monday through Friday from 4:00 - 6:30 PM, Rock Creek Parkway South is inaccessible due to rush-hour lane closures.

During these hours, follow Massachusetts Avenue downtown, then turn right onto 23nd Street. Proceed to Washington Circle. Proceed almost halfway around the circle, then turn right onto New Hampshire Avenue. At the first stoplight cross Virginia Avenue and follow signs around Juarez Circle to the Kennedy Center.