Directions & Parking

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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 [ Map ]

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
  

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