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Spirit of Washington Directions

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Washington D.C.
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Cruises departing from Washington, D.C.

Spirit Cruises depart from Pier 4 at 6th & Water Streets SW, Washington, DC. You’ll find easy-to-follow directions below, and plenty of parking waiting your arrival.

 

Parking

Car and bus paid parking are available just steps away from the dock.

Directions

From Rockville/Gaithersburg Maryland Area:

  • Take 270 South to 495 Northern Virginia.
  • Take George Washington Parkway to 395 North.
  • Go over 14th Street Bridge staying on 395.
  • Take the Maine Avenue Exit.
  • Cross over Maine Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Water Street.
  • Spirit Cruises is located at the end at 6th & Water Streets, S.W.,
    Pier 4.

From BW Parkway:
(Baltimore, Greenbelt, New Carrolton and Landover, Maryland)

  • Take Baltimore-Washington Parkway toward D.C.
  • Take 50 West Exit . 50 West is also New York Avenue
  • Turn left on 7th Street, N.W.
  • Keep straight on 7th Street to the Waterfront
  • Turn left on Water Street and go down 1 1/2 blocks
  • Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets,
    S.W., Pier 4

From Virginia:

  • Take 395 North to Washington and keep straight
  • Go across the 14th Street bridge, staying on 395
  • Take the Maine Avenue Exit
  • Cross over Maine Avenue
  • Turn left on Water Street and go down 3 blocks
  • Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Downtown:

  • Go south on 7th Street until it dead ends at the waterfront
  • Turn left on Water Street and go down 1 1/2 blocks
  • Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Georgetown:

  • Go down M Street or K Street
  • M Street will turn into Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Follow Pennsylvania Avenue to 17th Street. Turn right on 17th Street and then turn left on Constitution Avenue
  • Turn right on 9th Street and go straight
  • Go through tunnel following signs for Maine Avenue
  • Keep straight
  • This will end on Water Street at Hogates
  • Turn left on Water Street and go 1 1/2 blocks
  • Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Rt. 66:

  • Take 66 across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
  • Follow the main roadway and you will be on Constitution Ave., NW.
  • Follow Constitution Avenue to 7th Street, NW.
  • Turn Right on 7th Street and follow it south. It will dead end on Water Street.
  • Turn left on Water Street, SW and proceed past 7th Street.
  • Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets,
    S.W., Pier 4

From Waterfront Metro Station:
Waterfront Green Line Metro is within easy walking distance - just three blocks from the pier.

  • Walk down M Street
  • Turn Left on 6th Street
  • Go one block
  • Turn left on Water Street
  • Spirit Cruises is located directly in front of you

 

Click here to generate directions to our Washington DC Docking Location from your starting address using Google Maps.

 



Cruises Departing from National Harbor, MD  

Spirit Cruises docks at National Harbor, Maryland at the Pier & Terminal.

Click here to visit National Harbor's website for maps and additional directions >>

From Ronald Reagan National Airport:

  • Follow signs to George Washington Parkway South (to Alexandria)
  • Take GW Pkwy South toward Alexandria
  • Veer Right at the sign to Slaters Lane. Take a Right at the traffic light onto Slaters Lane
  • Follow signs to US Route 1 South and merge onto US Route 1 South (N. Henry Street). Proceed on Henry Street through Old Town Alexandria
  • Follows signs to I-95 N (Maryland)
  • Veer Right at signs toward I-95
  • Veer Left toward I-95 (Baltimore/Maryland signs) and merge onto I-95 N /I-495 E (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop)
  • Cross Woodrow Wilson Bridge
  • Take Exit 2A
  • Turn right at Waterfront St

From Washington Dulles International Airport:

  • Follow Airport Exit signs
  • Take VA-267 East toward and follow signs to I-495 South toward Richmond
  • Take I-495 S (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop) toward Richmond
  • Continue on Capital Beltway, but merge with I-495 E/ I-95 N toward Baltimore
  • Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
  • Take Exit 2A
  • Turn right at Waterfront St

From Washington, DC:

  • Take I-295 South for approximately 5.5 miles.
  • Take Exit 1B
  • Turn right at Waterfront St

From Maryland:

  • Merge onto I-495 S / I-95 S (Capital Beltway – Inner Loop) toward Richmond.
  • Take Exit 2A
  • Turn right at Waterfront St

From Virginia:

  • Merge onto I-495 E/ I-95 N (Capital Beltway – Outer Loop) toward Baltimore
  • Cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
  • Take Exit 2A
  • Turn right at Waterfront St

    Click here to generate directions to our National Harbor, MD Docking Location from your starting address using Google Maps.

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