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Directions to Campus

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Wesley Theological Seminary

4500 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016

By Car

From Virginia: Traveling through Northern Virginia cities

  1. Follow US-29 to cross the Key Bridge north into Washington, DC.
  2. Turn left onto M St NW, which becomes Canal Road NW.
  3. Bear to the right onto Foxhall Rd NW.
  4. Continue on Foxhall for about 4 miles.
  5. Turn right at the light onto Nebraska Ave NW.
  6. Follow Nebraska NW through one light, keeping in the right-hand lane.
  7. At the second light at Ward Circle/Massachusetts Ave NW, travel counter-clockwise around 3/4ths of the circle.
  8. At Massachusetts, turn right out of the circle past the Katzen Art Center.
  9. Go through the light at the entrance to American University.
  10. Take the next left onto the Wesley campus.

 

From Virginia: Traveling 95 North from points south

  1. Travel I-95 North to the Capitol Beltway (I-495 North).
  2. Exit to the right toward Tysons Corner (not Baltimore).
  3. Stay on the Beltway through Virginia across the Potomac River.
  4. As you enter Maryland, take exit 39, MD-190E/River Rd.
  5. Turn right onto River Rd and travel into Washington, DC.
  6. Follow River Rd for several miles (across Western Ave)
  7. Turn right onto 46th St NW.
  8. Turn left on Massachusetts Ave NW up the hill.
  9. Turn right onto the Wesley campus.

(If you pass American University and find yourself in a traffic circle, you’ve gone too far.)

 

From Maryland: Traveling I-495 South from points north

  1. From I-270S merge into I-495S toward Northern Virginia/Washington.
  2. Take exit 39, MD-190E/River Rd toward Washington
  3. Turn right onto River Rd and travel into Washington, DC.
  4. Follow River Rd for several miles (across Western Ave)
  5. Turn right onto 46th St NW.
  6. Turn left on Massachusetts Ave NW up the hill.
  7. Turn right onto the Wesley campus. (If you pass American University and find yourself in a traffic circle, you’ve gone too far.)

From DC, Maryland & Virginia via rail or bus

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority or WMATA is the formal name for the Metrorail/Metrobus system.

  1. You can use cash, debit/credit cards or a SmarTrip® card to pay your fare. 
  2. Use the trip-planning tool to guide you from any point in the WMATA system. 
  3. To find when the then next train is coming use theNext Arrivals tool
  4. The closest Metrorail stations to Wesley:

 

From D.C. or Virginia

From Maryland

Tenleytown

Friendship Heights

 

  1. From Tenleytown, you can take one of three free American University shuttles. The shuttles arrive every 8-30 minutes depending on the time of day. 

 

·      The blue shuttle discharges you at the corner of Nebraska & Massachusetts Ave NW, just before Ward Circle.

·      Walk 2 blocks down the hill on Massachusetts Ave NW to Wesley. The campus is on your left.

·      The red express shuttle discharges you in front of the Katzen Arts Center.

·      Walk 1-1/2 blocks down the hill along Massachusetts Ave NW to Wesley. The campus is on your left. 

Learn more here about other shuttles and routes that operate evenings during Summer Session, Spring/Fall Break and holidays ONLY

  1. From Friendship Heights or any station, use the WMATA NextBus tool to find the correct Metrobus to take to Wesley