Getting Around DC – Part 7 – The DC Circulator
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The bright red DC Circulator busses drive three circular routes to and from many major tourist and dining areas in DC for only $1.00 per trip (half price for seniors and the disabled). The $3.00 one-day pass is a great deal if you are planning on lots of sightseeing. Busses stop every couple blocks and you can get on and off at any stop.
Convention Center – SE Waterfront Route – This route runs from the DC Convention Center through The National Mall to the SE Waterfront restaurant district. Some great restaurants and nightclubs can be found on the SE Waterfront along with Washington’s Fish Market. Runs daily from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Smithsonian – National Gallery of Art Route – This bus route is ideal for the Mall visitor. It circles the Mall from 4th Street to 17th Street along Constitution and Independence Avenues and gets you close to virtually every monument on the National Mall. The longest walks are (about 4 blocks) to the Capitol building from the furthest west end of the route and (about 7 blocks) to the Lincoln Memorial from the furthest east end of the route. Runs weekends only from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Georgetown - Union Station Route – This bus runs from Union Station down Massachusetts Avenue to K Street and into the heart of Georgetown, ending at Wisconsin Avenue before it turns around and retraces it path. It also passes the Convention Center and is idea for visiting restaurants in the downtown area, in Chinatown and in Georgetown. Runs daily from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Additional Information and Details
Circulator stop every couple blocks. Look for the red & white Circulator signs.
Circulators run approximatelty every 5-10 minutes.
$1.00 fare requires exact change or dollar bills.
- Metrobus transfer - free
- Metrorail (subeway) transfer 35¢
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Reagan Nat Arpt, VA
April 7th, 2007 at 6:14 am
[...] will be very tough, and the area garages may also be full so it’s best to take Metro or the DC Circulator (but Circulator service stops at 9:00 [...]
May 30th, 2007 at 5:22 am
[...] - Green line or L’Enfant - Orange, Blue, Yellow and Green lines, then a short walk or take the DC Circulator using the Convention Center – SE Waterfront [...]
November 18th, 2007 at 4:35 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Union Station, Red Line and Capitol South, Orange and Blue lines, then a short walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 28th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Mt. Vernon Square, Yellow and Green line, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 29th, 2007 at 6:10 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Mt. Vernon Square (Yellow line) Station is at the Convention Center or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 30th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Orange and Blue lines, or Union Station - Red Line then a 3-5 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 1st, 2007 at 9:52 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) - Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 10th, 2007 at 5:08 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial - Green and Yellow line, then a 1-block walk or Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red line, then a 2-block walk. Or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 13th, 2007 at 6:17 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) - Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Green and yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 21st, 2007 at 9:38 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Center SW - Orange or Blue lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 24th, 2007 at 7:35 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Farragut West, Blue and Orange lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 27th, 2007 at 7:33 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 4th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 12th, 2008 at 6:12 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station – Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Yellow and Green lines, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 19th, 2008 at 6:02 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) - Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 20th, 2008 at 6:05 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center, Red, Blue and Orange lines, and Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Green and yellow lines, and both are less then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 28th, 2008 at 5:10 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Orange and Blue lines, is across the street from the James Madison Building, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 29th, 2008 at 12:25 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Judiciary Square - Red line, the station is adjacent to the museum, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place/Chinatown, Green, Yellow and Red lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 17th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:01 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial - Green or Yellow line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial - Green and Yellow line, then a 1-block walk or Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red line, then a 2-block walk. Or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 11th, 2008 at 6:46 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial - Green or Yellow line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 13th, 2008 at 4:09 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St./Convention Center - Yellow or Green lines. The Metro station is inside the Convention Center, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 14th, 2008 at 6:18 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 18th, 2008 at 6:11 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 19th, 2008 at 3:18 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Farragut West or McPherson Square - Blue and Orange lines, or Metro Center - Blue, Orange and Red lines. Both are within a 5 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 24th, 2008 at 5:28 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian - Orange and Blue lines then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 25th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 30th, 2008 at 6:32 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Waterfront SEU, Green line, then a ¼-mile walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 8th, 2008 at 5:59 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 13th, 2008 at 5:35 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian, or Federal Triangle - Blue and Orange lines, or Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter - Green and Yellow lines, then then a 3-5 block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 15th, 2008 at 5:32 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station – Metro Center – Red, Blue and Orange lines, Gallery Place - Red, Green and Yellow lines or the Archives/Navy Memorial - Yellow and Green line. All are a short walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 21st, 2008 at 6:14 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle - Blue and Orange lines, then a 5-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 5:40 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 5th, 2008 at 5:40 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle - Orange and Blue lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 7th, 2008 at 4:47 am
[...] or Archives Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter- Green or Yellow lines, then a short walk or use the DC Circulator. Metro subways will open at 5:00 a.m. on race [...]
May 15th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place Chinatown - Green, Red and Yellow line, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 16th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
[...] - Foggy Bottom - Orange and Blue lines, then a 1¼ mile walk or cab ride or use the DC Georgetown Circulator which stops just a couple blocks [...]
May 20th, 2008 at 7:01 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle, Blue and Orange lines or Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter, Green and Yellow lines, then a 3-4 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 25th, 2008 at 4:29 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle or Smithsonian - Blue and Orange lines, then a short walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 5th, 2008 at 6:40 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place/Chinatown, Red, Yellow or Green line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Farragut West or Federal Triangle, - Blue and Orange lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 21st, 2008 at 5:12 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Waterfront/SEU – Green line then long 3-block walk. (about 10-minutes) or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:06 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station – Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Yellow and Green lines, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 24th, 2008 at 6:09 am
[...] - Foggy Bottom - Orange and Blue lines, then a 1¼ mile walk or cab ride or use the DC Georgetown Circulator which stops just a couple blocks [...]
June 30th, 2008 at 6:56 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Blue, Orange and Red lines or McPherson Square - Blue and Orange lines, then a 6-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - line, then a -block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 7th, 2008 at 6:26 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place-Chinatown, Red, Yellow and Green lines, the station is located below the museum, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 10th, 2008 at 5:09 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Union Station - Red line line, the museum is across the street form the station or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 12th, 2008 at 5:44 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Orange and Blue lines, then a 4-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 21st, 2008 at 5:01 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South, Blue and Orange lines, then a 4-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
July 26th, 2008 at 9:00 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place - Chinatown - Rd, Green and Yellow lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:08 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station – Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Yellow and Green lines, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
August 4th, 2008 at 5:36 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station – Federal Center – Blue and Orange lines, then a 5-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
August 6th, 2008 at 6:13 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian - Orange and Blue lines then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
August 13th, 2008 at 4:46 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place – Chinatown, Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
August 21st, 2008 at 5:29 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Judiciary Square - Red line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Farragut West - Orange line, then a two block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
September 13th, 2008 at 7:14 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
September 25th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
September 29th, 2008 at 7:26 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place – Chinatown, Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
October 8th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place – Chinatown, Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
October 13th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives - Yellow and Green lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
October 27th, 2008 at 10:28 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 7th, 2008 at 8:25 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 7th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Mt. Vernon Square - Yellow line, at the Convention Center or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 12th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom GWU - Blue and Orange lines, then a 5-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 14th, 2008 at 8:47 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial - Green and Yellow line, then a 1-block walk or Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red line, then a 2-block walk. Or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 21st, 2008 at 6:42 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle and Smithsonian, Blue and Orange lines, then a 2-4 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
November 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place - Chinatown - Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Orange and Blue lines, then a 2-block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 4th, 2008 at 4:54 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Stations - Metro Center, Federal Triangle and McPherson Square, than a short walk to the Ellipse, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 5th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Green and yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 10th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Farragut North - Red line, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 11th, 2008 at 5:21 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Stations - Metro Center, Federal Triangle and McPherson Square, than a short walk to the Ellipse, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
December 12th, 2008 at 7:32 am
[...] Metro Subway Station - Federal Center SW - Blue and Orange line, then a 5-block walk or use the DC Circulator. Union Station and Judiciary Square - Red line, are both about ¾ mile [...]
December 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian - Blue and Orange line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 12th, 2009 at 6:47 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle and Smithsonian, Blue and Orange lines, then a 2-4 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 13th, 2009 at 8:23 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives - Yellow and Green lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 15th, 2009 at 5:15 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom, Blue and Orange lines, then a 1-mile walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 19th, 2009 at 7:17 am
[...] – Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown - Red, Yellow and Green lines, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:58 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) - Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 4:37 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter - Green and Yellow lines, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 7th, 2009 at 6:25 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom, Blue and Orange lines, then a 3½-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 11:23 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Blue and Orange lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Judiciary Square - Red line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 13th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place Chinatown - Green, Red and Yellow line, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 16th, 2009 at 5:43 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom, Blue and Orange lines, then a 3½-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 20th, 2009 at 5:35 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - L’Enfant Plaza - Blue, Orange, Yellow, and Green lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
February 27th, 2009 at 11:32 am
[...] the National Mall area or downtown, take the DC Circulator - Georgetown-Union Station route to M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, NW. [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 9:31 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle - Blue and Orange lines, or Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter - Green and Yellow lines then a 2-3 block walk from either station or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom, Blue and Orange lines, then a 3½-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 5:31 am
[...] Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom - Blue and Orange lines, then a 1-mile walk or use the DC Circulator - Georgetown [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Mt. Vernon Square/7th St./ Convention Center, Yellow and Green line. The Metro stop is located in the Convention Center. Or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 12th, 2009 at 6:19 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Red, Orange and Blue lines, or Federal Triangle Station - Orange and Blue lines, then a 2-3 block walk form either station or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 13th, 2009 at 6:05 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - McPherson Square - Orange and Blue lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 18th, 2009 at 5:48 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle and Smithsonian, Blue and Orange lines, then a 2-4 block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - McPherson Square or Farragut West - Blue and Orange lines, then a 2-3 block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 24th, 2009 at 6:33 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle, Orange and Blue lined, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 25th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter - Yellow and Green line, then a 2-block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 25th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle - Blue and Orange lines, then a 5-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 28th, 2009 at 5:08 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Farragut West - Orange line, then a 2-block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 28th, 2009 at 5:24 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Orange and Blue lines, then a 2-block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
March 29th, 2009 at 6:50 am
[...] Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 1st, 2009 at 4:41 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place - Red line is across the street, and Archives/Naval Memorial - Green and Yellow lines is a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
April 4th, 2009 at 5:44 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Smithsonian or Federal Triangle - Blue and Orange lines, or Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter - Green and Yellow lines, then then a 3-5 block walk. Or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 11th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Metro Center - Blue, Orange, Red lines, then a 2-block walk, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
May 11th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - McPherson Square - Blue and Orange lines, then a 6-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 16th, 2009 at 6:37 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Farragut North (L Street exit)- Red line, then across the street, or use the DC Circulator. [...]
June 21st, 2009 at 6:49 am
[...] Nearest Metro Subway Station - Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter - Yellow and Green line, then a 1-block walk or use the DC Circulator. [...]