Spirit of Washington Directions
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.
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Parking
Car and bus paid parking are available just steps away from the dock. It is cash only.
Monday-Thursday:
Friday-Sunday:
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.
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Cruises Departing from National Harbor, MD
Spirit Cruises docks at National Harbor, Maryland at the Commercial Pier.
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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:
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