Transportation and Housing
How to get To DC
Buses
Driving directions
DC Public Transit
Airports, Amtrak and Greyhound station in DC
Hotels
Hotels
All accommodations are in the Washington DC area (please note that some locations in Northern Virginia may be closer to the rally site, which is in downtown DC, than some of the DC locations).
Transportation is being organized from cities all over the US and Canada to travel to Washington DC. More info and details coming soon.
For detailed driving directions to Washington DC, click here. Enter "1816 12th St. NW" in Washington (city) DC (state) 20009 (zip) as your "end" location.
Metro
The closest metro (subway) station to the event site at the Thurgood Marshall Center is U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (Green/Yellow lines)
Exact locations of exits from metro station:
SE corner 13th & U Sts. NW
10th St., south of U St.
For an online DC metro (subway) map, click here:
Bus
DC/MD/VA bus maps are available online. Please make sure to check the timetables for any bus you may take, since some do not run on the weekends.
Click on the links below for maps, and use the zoom key (looks like a magnifying glass) for a clear view of your destination and route:
DC bus map
Maryland bus map
Virginia bus map
Bus timetables are available:
DC
Maryland
Virginia
There are three airports in the Washington DC area:
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
703-417-8000
located in Virginia very close to DC
Washington-Dulles International (IAD)
703-572-2700
located in Virginia about 30 min. from DC
Please see the websites of these airports for information about public transportation and directions.
Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI)
1-800-435-9294
located in Maryland halfway between DC and Baltimore, about 30-40 min. drive from DC
Amtrak
Amtrak, MTA/MARC, Metrorail and Virginia Rail Express run to Union Station. Union Station is located at 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE. The red line stop "Union Station" is located inside the building (Click here for metro information). Click here for the Union Station website, which offers directions.
Greyhound
The Greyhound bus station is located at 1005 1st St. NE (at L St.). This is walking distance from Union Station (the train station), which is also the location of a red line metro stop (Click here for metro information). The phone number is (202) 289-5154 and the website is http://www.greyhound.com/.
Hotels
Washington DC Accommodation
Helps find available hotel rooms.
Website: http://www.wdcahotels.com/
Phone: 800-503-3330, 202-289-2220
Reservation Hotline Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm EST; Closed Saturday, Sunday
* Motel / Hotel with cheapest options under $100 *
Braxton Hotel
1440 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 1-800-350-5759 or 202-232-7800
Fax: 202-265-3725
Website: http://www.braxtonhotel.com/
Email: reservation@braxtonhotel.com
Price: $69-99 single, $99-125 double, $109-179 2 doubles
Located 5 blocks from Dupont Circle metro (red line)
Allen Lee Hotel
2224 F St. NW
Washington DC
Phone: (800) 462-0186, (202) 331-1224
Web: http://www.allenleehotel.com/
Price: $69+tax (single w/private bath), $72+tax (1 dbl bed w/private bath), includes continental breakfast
3 blocks from the Foggy Bottom metro station on the blue/orange line
Street parking at Columbia Plaza and across the street
Motel 6
6711 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC
(202)722-1600
Price: $70, 75, 79 (depends on day of the week)
25 double bed rooms, 20 king size bed rooms left
Located 1 mile from metro (Takoma Park on the red line)
Brickskeller
1523 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC
Tel: 202-293-1885
Price: $75 single with shared bath, $94 double with shared bath
Located between P & O Sts., 2 blocks from DuPont Circle metro (red line).
Availability uncertain
Comfort Inn of Tysons Corner (VIRGINIA)
1587 Spring Hill Rd.
Vienna, VA 22182
Tel: (703) 448-8020
Price: Sun-Thur: $169 for 1 double bed, $189 for 2 double beds; Fri-Sat: $74.99 for 1 double bed, $84.99 for 2 double beds (Fri-Sat rates are considerably cheaper)
Located 10 miles from downtown and 5 min. schuttle to metro.
*Bus parking for guests.
Days Inn -Silver Springs
8040 13 th Street
Silver Springs, MD 20910
Phone 301-588-4400
Group Sales 800-241-2340
Rates $85.46 dbl.
Americana Motel (VIRGINIA)
1400 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-979-3772
Fax: 703-979-0547
Price: $85 for single, $100 for double.
includes continental breakfast.
1.5 blocks from metro
Metro station: Crystal City (blue line)
Howard Johnson (MARYLAND)
(next to Ramada Limited in College Park)
9113a Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-513-0002
Price: $89
7 min. bus to metro / $3 per day parking for cars
Ramada Limited (MARYLAND)
(next to Howard Johnson in College Park)
9113 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-345-4900
Price: $89
7 min. bus to metro
Red Roof Inn
16001 Shady Grove Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone 301-987-0965
Group Sales 800-874-9000
Rates $84.99 dbl
Super 8 Motel
501 New York Ave. NE
202-543-7400
0.5 miles from New York Ave. metro station on red line
Parking available
$90 for 1 double bed, $100 for 2 double beds
Woodley Park Guest House
2647 Woodley Rd., NW
Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202-667-0218 or 1-866-667-0218
Web: http://www.woodleyparkguesthouse.com/
$90-100 for a single (5 available), $145-200 for a double (13 available)
Located one block from metro.
Tabard Inn
1739 N St. NW
Dupont Circle metro on the red line
202-785-1277
$98 for a single, $107-137 for a double with a shared bath, $140-202 for a private bath
Includes breakfast
Adams Inn
1744 Lanier Place
Washington DC
Tel: 202-745-3600
Web: www.adamsinn.com
Rate: $99 per room (shared bath), $129 for one person, $10 for each additional person
Price includes continental breakfast
2 night minimum if Saturday is reserved
Located 7 blocks from metro.
5 parking spaces, $10 per night
Days Inn & Suites (MARYLAND)
9860 Washington Blvd
Laurel, MD 20723
Phone: 301-725-0769 (reservations)
Price: $99+tax/night
Free Breakfast, High Speed Internet, Fitness Center, Pets allowed
7 miles from College Park metro on the green line
Howard Johnson
600 New York Ave. NE
Washington DC
Phone: 202-546-9200
Price: $99.95
0.5 miles from the NY Ave. metro (red line)
Bragg Towers (VIRGINIA)
99 S. Bragg St.
Alexandria, VA
(703) 354-6300
Price: $99.95+tax with 2 queen beds, $94.95 with 1 queen bed
Located 15-20 minutes from downtown/1.5 miles from Van Dorn metro (blue line)
*Can accommodate 2 buses.
