Directions to Wesley DC: By Car
4500 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016
By Car
From Virginia: Traveling through Northern Virginia cities
- Follow US-29 to cross the Key Bridge north into Washington, DC.
- Turn left onto M St NW, which becomes Canal Road NW.
- Bear to the right onto Foxhall Rd NW.
- Continue on Foxhall for about 4 miles.
- Turn right at the light onto Nebraska Ave NW.
- Follow Nebraska NW through one light, keeping in the right-hand lane.
- At the second light at Ward Circle/Massachusetts Ave NW, travel counter-clockwise around 3/4ths of the circle.
- At Massachusetts, turn right out of the circle past the Katzen Art Center.
- Go through the light at the entrance to American University.
- Take the next left onto the Wesley campus.
From Virginia: Traveling 95 North from points south
- Travel I-95 North to the Capitol Beltway (I-495 North).
- Exit to the right toward Tysons Corner (not Baltimore).
- Stay on the Beltway through Virginia across the Potomac River.
- As you enter Maryland, take exit 39, MD-190E/River Rd.
- Turn right onto River Rd and travel into Washington, DC.
- Follow River Rd for several miles (across Western Ave)
- Turn right onto 46th St NW.
- Turn left on Massachusetts Ave NW up the hill.
- 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
- From I-270S merge into I-495S toward Northern Virginia/Washington.
- Take exit 39, MD-190E/River Rd toward Washington
- Turn right onto River Rd and travel into Washington, DC.
- Follow River Rd for several miles (across Western Ave)
- Turn right onto 46th St NW.
- Turn left on Massachusetts Ave NW up the hill.
- Turn right onto the Wesley campus. (If you pass American University and find yourself in a traffic circle, you’ve gone too far.)
Directions to Wesley DC: By Public Transportation
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.
- You can use cash, debit/credit cards or a SmarTrip® card to pay your fare.
- Use the trip-planning tool to guide you from any point in the WMATA system.
- To find when the then next train is coming use theNext Arrivals tool.
- The closest Metrorail stations to Wesley:
From D.C. or Virginia | From Maryland |
Tenleytown | Friendship Heights |
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. |