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NCI Shady Grove Campus
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
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Directions to NCI Shady Grove Campus
Metro
Metrorail service is available from Washington's Reagan National Airport and from Union Station (railway). To get to NCI Shady Grove:
- Take the Metro Red Line to the Shady Grove stop (terminal station)
- Exit the Metro Station on the “Kiss & Ride” side
- Look for signs for the NCI Shady Grove shuttle (the shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and drops off in front of the NCI building)
Alternate Route: You can also take the Metro Red Line to the Medical Center Station at the NIH main campus, then take the NCI Express Shuttle from Building 31 to NCI Shady Grove. The shuttle runs every 30 minutes, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Bus
Various Montgomery County Ride-On bus routes service NCI Shady Grove, and all these buses have bike racks.
Select a route number below for a complete timetable and a map of each Ride-On bus route:
- Route 43: From Traville Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/picks up in front of NCI Shady Grove on Medical Center Dr.
- Route 56: From Rockville Metro and Lakeville Center. Drops off/picks up at the intersection of Medical Way and Shady Grove Rd., approximately 200 yards away from NCI Shady Grove.
- Route 66: From Traville Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/picks up in front of NCI Shady Grove on Medical Center Dr.
- Route 74: From Germantown Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro. Drops off/picks up on Key West Ave., approximately 100 yards from NCI Shady Grove.
Additionally, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) offers commuter bus routes to the Shady Grove Metro (routes 201 and 202).
Car
There are ample parking spaces in the NCI Shady Grove parking garage, and parking is free.
From the south using Interstate 270
- Take Exit 8 toward Shady Grove Road
- Keep left on the exit ramp
- At the end of the ramp, turn left at the light onto Shady Grove Road heading west
- Turn right onto Key West Avenue (MD 28 W)
- Turn left at the next light onto Medical Center Drive
- Turn right onto Blackwell Road
- Turn right into the NCI Shady Grove parking garage
From the north using Interstate 270
- Take Exit 8 and keep right to take the Omega Drive ramp
- The ramp will bring you to a stop sign
- Turn left, and continue on Omega Drive, which turns into Medical Center Drive after it crosses Key West Avenue
- From Medical Center Drive, turn right onto Blackwell Road
- Turn right into the NCI Shady Grove parking garage
Shuttle Service
NCI Shady Grove offers free shuttle loops to the NIH Main Campus and Shady Grove Metro Station.
Amenities Nearby
Use this page to view many of the amenities and services located near NCI Shady Grove. Maps and location information are provided by Google Maps.
For printable listings, use the links near the bottom of this page.
Select a map: Searchable Map | Restaurants | Hotels | Banks | Child Care | Gas Stations | Post Offices
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Larger Maps / Accessible Text Listings
Larger versions of these maps at maps.google.com, along with text listings of the amenity locations:
Searchable Map | Restaurants | Hotels | Banks | Child Care | Gas Stations | Post Offices