Washington Convention Center Map and Directions

The Convention Center is centrally located in the city and easy to get to. The closest Metro station is Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St. Convention Center. Gallery Place and Metro Center stations are also within walking distance. See a Guide to Using Metrorail in Washington, D.C. There are more than 3,000 parking spaces within a three block radius of the Washington Convention Center. See a list of parking lots and garages. The Georgetown-Union Station route of the DC Circulator Bus stops along K Street nearby. 

Dozens of hotels, offering a range of accommodations from high-end to economy, are located within a short walk of the Convention Center. The 1,175-room Marriott Marquis Washington DC is the connected to the building by a pedestrian walkway running east-west under 9th Street, NW.

This map shows a zoomed out view of the area surrounding the Washington Convention Center. As you can see, the conference facility is located just off of New York Avenue NW. Washington, D.C. It is about one mile north of the National Mall and one mile northeast of the White House. It is about a 25-minute walk to each destination.

From Maryland (Northwest of DC):
Take I - 270 to I-495 West toward Northern Virginia
Take the George Washington Parkway exit towards Washington
Take 395 North
Take the 12th Street Exit
Proceed onto 12th Street
Turn right on Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue will become Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your left
From Maryland (Northeast of DC):
Take I-95 South to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (exit 22B) toward Washington
Take the Washington exit - US 50 West (on the right)
Stay on US - 50 West as it becomes New York Avenue
New York Avenue becomes Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your right
From Virginia:
Take I - 495 to 395 North towards Washington
Take the 12th Street Exit
Proceed onto 12th Street
Turn right on Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue will become Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your left
OR
Take Route 50/Constitution Avenue exit
Proceed onto Constitution Avenue
Turn left on 7th Street
Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your right
From Ronald Reagan National Airport
Take the George Washington Parkway north to I-395 towards Washington
Follow signs to the 14th Street Bridge
Proceed across the 14th Street Bridge
Turn right onto Independence Avenue
Turn left on 7th Street
Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your right
From Dulles International Airport
Take I-66 East to Washington
Take Route 50/Constitution Avenue exit
Proceed on Constitution Avenue
Turn left on 7th Street
Turn left on Mt. Vernon Place
The Washington Convention Center will be on your right