VAYLC participants may take advantage of specially
negotiated rates with Avis Rent A Car. Call Avis, toll free, at
800-331-1600.
Reference AWD D087456 for additional
information.
NOTE: You
can rent a car at any AVIS location
throughout the United States.
The three airports local to DC are Ronald Reagan National Airport [DCA], Dulles
International Airport [IAD], and Baltimore Washington International Airport [BWI].
Airport
Directions to
Hotel/Conference Center
Cost (approximate)
Reagan National
a) From the Airport, take the Yellow Line
to Gallery Place/Chinatown metro stop and change to the Red Line to
Brookland-CUA metro
stop (Catholic University)
b) Taxi
a) $4.00
b) $25.00
Dulles International
a) Take the Washington Flyer Coach to
Falls Church Orange Line metro station to Metro Center metro stop and change
to the Red Line to Brookland-CUA metro stop (Catholic University)
b) Taxi
a) $16.00
b) $45.00
Baltimore-Washington
a) Take the Shuttle Bus to the MARC train
station and take the MARC to Union Station. Take the Red Line metro to
Brookland-CUA (Catholic University)
b) Taxi
Greyhound station located near Union
Station, and at Union Station, take the Red Line to Brookland-CUA (Catholic
University)
About $2.00 for the subway.
Traveling to Washington
via Train
Amtrak comes into
Union Station
in Washington, DC with the Acela Express, Acela Regional, Metroliner, Capitol
Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian and Piedmont, Crescent, NortheastDirect, Silver
Service, Vermonter, and Twilight Shoreliner trains.
Station
Directions to
Hotel/Conference Center
Cost (approximate)
Union Station
At Union Station, take the Red Line to
Brookland-CUA (Catholic University)
Participants will be housed in on-campus facilities
at Catholic University of America. For
participants electing to reside on-campus, the
housing cost is included in the registration fee of
$100 (check-in 6/22 and check-out 6/26).
There will be two participants per room. For
participants not staying on-campus, they will have
to make their own lodging arrangements
(registration fee without on-campus housing is $50).
Route 66 from Virginia empties onto
Constitution Avenue. Continue east on Constitution Avenue past 2nd Street,
N.W., and turn left at Louisiana Avenue. At the fifth light, turn left on
North Capitol Street. Drive approximately 2.1 miles and turn right on
Michigan Avenue. Turn left at the entrance to the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
From the South - I-95 from Richmond
When I-95 intersects the Capital Beltway
(Routes 495 and 95), get on Route 395. Follow Route 395 North across the
Potomac River until it ends at New York Avenue, where you must turn right.
Bear right on M Street. Watch for a sign directing you to North Capitol
Street where you will turn left. Drive for approximately 1.4 miles and turn
right onto Michigan Avenue. Turn right at the entrance to the Basilica of
the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
From the East
Take Route 50 West and exit on South Dakota
Avenue. Drive approximately 1.3 miles. Turn left on Monroe Street. Stay on
Monroe until it merges with Michigan Avenue. Turn right at the entrance to
the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
From the North - Route 270
Follow 270 South to Washington, D.C., to 495
East. Take Exit 25 (Route 1 South). At approximately 3.5 miles make a right
at the light onto Route 410 East-West Highway. At the first light turn left
onto Queens Chapel Road/Michigan Avenue. The University is approximately
three miles. Turn right at the entrance to the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
From the North - I-95 to 495
At 495 follow signs for 495 West. The road
will immediately split. Follow 495/Route 1 College Park. Continue following
signs for Route 1 and at the exit make a right onto Route 1 South. After
approximately 3.5 miles make a right at the light onto Route 410 East-West
Highway. At the first light turn left onto Queens Chapel Road/Michigan
Avenue. The University is approximately three miles. Turn right at the
entrance to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception.
From Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport
Taxi: Fare from the airport to CUA is
approximately $15. CUA's street address is 620 Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Metrorail (subway): Take the
Metrorail Blue or Yellow Lines. By Blue Line (Addison Road), transfer to the
Red Line at Metro Center and continue to the Brookland-CUA station. By the
Yellow Line (Gallery Place), transfer to the Red Line (Glenmont) at Gallery
Place. Bear left when you exit the Brookland-CUA station.
From the Baltimore Washington and Dulles
International Airports
Shuttle bus: The Washington Flyer bus
shuttle departs BWI and Dulles every half hour between 5:20 a.m. and 11 p.m.
for downtown Washington, D.C., making stops at major hotels and the Farragut
Square or McPherson Square Metrorail stations on the Blue and Orange Lines.
Fare is $25 one way, $50 round trip. Discounts available for three or more
passengers.
Bus to Metrorail (subway): The BWI
Express/B30 service runs every 40 minutes, 7 days a week to the Greenbelt
Metro Station, which is located on the Green Line of the Washington Metro
System. Take the Green Line and transfer to the Red Line (Shady Grove) at
Fort Totten. Continue to the Brookland-CUA station. Bear left when you exit
the Brookland-CUA station.
From Amtrak at Union Station
Taxi: Cab fare from the Union Station
to CUA is approximately $7. CUA's street address is 620 Michigan Avenue,
N.E.
Metrorail (subway): Take the
Metrorail Red Line (Wheaton or Silver Spring) two stops to the Brookland-CUA
station. Bear left when you exit the station.
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