Transportation

AU Maps/Directions

Katzen Arts Center Visiting
(Free weekend parking)

Metro (Tenleytown/AU stop on the Red Line)
http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm

One can buy a Smartrip card at:

The AU Book Store: For more information, click on the following link:
http://www.bkstr.com/webapp/wcs/stores/
servlet/HelpStoreInfoView?langId=-1&
catalogId=10001&storeId=10061&demoKey=d

The CVS Pharmacy in Tenleytown
4555 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016
(Between N River Rd & N Murdock Mill Rd)

One can also purchase paper metro-cards at any metro station. Please note that these types of metrocards cease to work if they are placed close to magnetic objects, such as cell phones.

AU Shuttle to and from campus and metro:
Please note that the AU shuttle operates at intervals of 15 minutes after 8 p.m. and 10 minute intervals from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information and to view real time GPS data for all AU shuttle buses one can click the following website:
http://american.edu/finance/facilities/shuttle.cfm
 
Metrobus Fares 

• Regular routes
  $1.50 using SmarTrip®
  $1.70 using cash
  75¢ seniors and people with disabilities
  (75¢ w/ Senior SmarTrip card/ $.85 using cash, with proper Senior ID)
• Express routes
  $3.65 using SmarTrip®
  $3.85 using cash
  $1.90 (using cash) $1.80 (using SmarTrip®) seniors and people with disabilities
• Airport express routes
  $6
  $1.90 (using cash) $1.80 (using SmarTrip®) seniors and people with disabilities

The following buses are located near AU or in Tenleytown:
31, 32, 36, 37
D32, H3, H4, M4
N2, N8, W45, and N47