Driving Directions
From downtown Washington
Take Massachusetts Avenue north to Wisconsin Avenue. Turn right onto Wisconsin Avenue. The Cathedral is on your immediate right.
From Maryland and the north
Take I-95 to I-495 west, the Capital Beltway. Exit south on Wisconsin Avenue. The Cathedral is approximately 6 1/2 miles on your left.
From Virginia and the south
Take I-495 over the American Legion Bridge into Maryland and take the Wisconsin Avenue/Bethesda exit. The Cathedral is approximately 6 1/2 miles on your left.
From Virginia and the south (alternative)
Take the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial, bearing right onto Rock Creek Parkway. (Note: Rock Creek Parkway is one way south bound during morning rush hour; buses cannot exit on Massachusetts Avenue.) Follow Rock Creek Parkway to Massachusetts Avenue, turning left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Then follow directions “From downtown” as above.
Metro Directions
From Tenleytown
Take the Metro Red Line to the Tenleytown/AU
station. Exit on the west side of Wisconsin Avenue. Take
any 30 series bus (31, 32, 36, or 37) going south on
Wisconsin Avenue. Ride approximately 1 1/2 miles south on
Wisconsin Avenue to the Cathedral. (This is a downhill
walk, if you prefer to walk.)
From Dupont Circle
Take the N2, N3, N4, or N6 bus until you reach the
corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues. Walk
north on Wisconsin 1/2 block to the Cathedral.
From Woodley Park
Take a 96, 97, or X3 bus toward McLean Gardens. Get off
the bus at the corner of Woodley and Wisconsin Avenues.
The Cathedral is on the east side of Wisconsin
Avenue.