ANC 1C: Public Transportation Guide

Getting To and Around Adams Morgan

We provide this page for handy reference to Metro links to Adams Morgan. All links are to the Metro website at www.wmata.com.

Metrorail stations

Four stations are each about a 5-minute walk to the edge of Adams Morgan and a 15-minute walk or short bus ride to the heart of the neighborhood; walking directions are to 18th and Columbia on the north or 18th and Florida on the south:

• Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) - directions from top of escalator:
  Bus: L2 McPherson Square stops across 24th St. to right of escalator, 98 Adams Morgan-U Street Link (25¢, 6 p.m.-3 a.m.) stops on Connecticut Ave. to left of escalator (PDF files, 203K & 429K)
  Walk: Straight on Connecticut Ave. to corner, left on Calvert St. to Adams Mill Rd., bear right to Columbia Rd. NW
• Columbia Heights (Green Line) - directions from exit on west side of 14th St.:
  Bus: H5 Woodley Park (AM & PM rush only) stops on Irving St. beside escalator (PDF file, 296K)
  Walk: U turn back to 14th St., right one block to Columbia Rd., right to 18th St. NW
• Dupont Circle (Red Line) - directions from Q St. exit:
  Bus: 42 Mt. Pleasant stops across Connecticut Ave. (PDF file, 300K)
  Walk: Right on Q St., left on far side of Connecticut, right on Florida Ave. or bear right on Columbia Rd. to 18th St. NW
• U Street/Cardozo (Green Line) - directions from 13th and U Sts. exit:
  Bus: 90, 92, 93 McLean Gardens, 96 Duke Ellington Bridge, 98 Adams Morgan-U Street Link (25¢. 6 p.m.-3 a.m.), X3 McLean Gardens, all stop on far side of U St. (PDF files, 718K, 372K, 203K, 280K)
  Walk: Straight on U St. to 18th St. NW

Metrobus

DC Metrobus map (PDF file, 675K). Zoom in on Adams Morgan above left corner of gray box in center of main map

Principal bus routes serving Adams Morgan and where they end up:

• 42 Mt. Pleasant runs north along Connecticut Ave., east on Columbia Rd., north on Mt. Pleasant St. NW (PDF file, 300K)
• 42 Farragut Square/Metro Center runs west on Columbia Rd., south on Connecticut Ave. and ends at 13th and I Sts. NW (Farragut Square) or 9th and F Sts. NW (Metro Center)
   
• 90, 92, 93 McLean Gardens, 96 Duke Ellington Bridge, 98 Adams Morgan-U Street Link (25¢. 6 p.m.-3 a.m.), and X3 McLean Gardens run west on U St., north on 18th St., west on Calvert St., and end at 20th and Calvert Sts. NW (96), Connecticut Ave. and Calvert St. NW at the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station (98), or Newark St. and Wisconsin Ave. NW (90, 92, 93, X3) (PDF files, 718K, 372K, 203K, 280K)
• 90 Anacostia, 92 & 93 Congress Heights, 96 Capitol Heights, 98 Adams Morgan-U Street Link (25¢. 6 p.m.-3 a.m.), and X3 Minnesota Ave. run east on Calvert St., south on 18th St., east on U St., and end at 13th and U Sts. NW at the U St./African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station (98), serve Union Station (96), and end in SE DC (92, 93), on East Capitol St. at the MD line (96), or on Benning Rd. NE (X3).
   
• H1 Potomac Park (AM rush only) west on Columbia Rd., south on Connecticut Ave. and ends at 18th and C Sts. NW. (PDF file, 288K)
   
• H5/H7 Mt. Pleasant-Adams Morgan shuttle (AM and PM rush only): west (H5) on Columbia Rd., Adams Mill Rd. and Calvert St. from Columbia Heights to Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan and Cleveland Park Metro stations, and east (H7) along the same route. (PDF file, 296K)
   
• L2 McPherson Square runs east on Calvert St., south on 18th St., and follows New Hampshire Ave., 21st St., and eastbound K St. NW. (PDF file, 429K)
• L2 Chevy Chase runs north on 18th St., west on Calvert St., and north on Connecticut Ave. to the MD line.
   
• S1 Potomac Park, S2 and S4 McPherson Square and Federal Triangle run south on 16th St. and end at 22nd St. and Virginia Ave. NW (S1), McPherson Square (S2 McPherson Square), or 9th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW (S2 Federal Triangle, S4) (PDF file, 369K)
• S1, S2 and S4 Colorado Ave., Missouri Ave., and Silver Spring run north on 16th St. and end at 14th St. and Colorado Ave., 14th St. and Missouri Ave., or in Silver Spring. S2 Silver Spring buses also serve Alaska Ave. to Georgia Ave. and return to 16th St. via Eastern Ave. NW.

Updated July 9, 2005