Getting There

Car
Arlington House is inside Arlington National Cemetery. From Washington DC you can drive to the cemetery by crossing the Memorial Bridge. In Virginia access to the cemetery is from the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Additional driving directions can be found in the Carpooling/ Vanpooling section.

Plane
The closest airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, just 3 miles to the south and accessible on the Blue line of the Metro subway system. Dulles International Airport is approximately 25 miles west. Baltimore Washington International Airport is located north of Washington, about 36 miles from the site.

Public Transportation
The Memorial is also accessible by the Blue Line of the Metro subway system. The Arlington Cemetery subway station is near the Visitor Center for the cemetery.

Getting Around
Arlington House can be reached by a 10-minute walk from the cemetery Visitor Center/parking area. You can also get to the memorial on Tourmobile. For a small fee you can ride a shuttle bus and hear a narrated tour of Arlington Cemetery. The shuttle bus stops at the President Kennedy gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington House and then returns to the visitor center. You can get off and reboard the shuttle at any of the stops.