Take Public Transportation to D.C.-Area Shopping

The destinations listed below are accessible by Metrorail, Metrobus, and other public transportation systems. Hours of operation, entrance fees, and other information are subject to change. Please confirm with the venue you plan to visit. Phone numbers and Web links are provided. Most directions provided are from the nearest Metrorail station. (See interactive Metrorail system map.) Bus routes and their days and hours of operation are also subject to change. Get the most up-to-date directions, or find a more direct route from your D.C.-area location, by using Metro's Trip Planner. Addresses for each venue are provided to plug into the Trip Planner's destination field.

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Ballston Common | Beltway Plaza Center | Capital Plaza | The Shops at Chevy Chase Pavilion | City Place Outlet Mall | Crystal City Shops | The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City | Fair Oaks Mall | Forest Village Park Mall | The Shops at Georgetown Park | Iverson Mall | Lakeforest | Landmark Mall | Landover Mall | Laurel Mall | Market Common – Clarendon | Mazza Gallerie | Montgomery Mall (Westfield Shoppingtown) | The Shops at National Place | The Old Post Office Pavilion | Potomac Mills | Potomac Yard Center | Prince Georges Plaza | Reston Town Center | Springfield Mall | Tysons Corner Center | Tysons Galleria | Union Station Shops | Washingtonian Center | Wheaton Plaza Shopping Center (Westfield Shoppingtown) | White Flint

Ballston Common

N. Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
(703) 243-8088

Major stores at Ballston Common include: Hecht's • Bath & Body Works • Britches of Georgetowne • Foot Locker • Kay Bee Toys • Kay Jewelers • Lady Foot Locker • Lechters Housewares. Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday: Noon - 6:00 pm. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Ballston-MU station. Exit the station and walk 1 block East on Fairfax Drive, turn right on N. Stafford Street and walk 1 block, turn left on 9th Street N. and walk 1 block, turn right on N. Randolph Street and walk 1 block.

Beltway Plaza Mall

6100 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD
(301) 345-1500

Beltway Plaza Mall stores include: Sports Authority • Burlington Coat Factory • Marshall's • Target • Value City and over 100 addiitonal stores and 14 movie theaters. Accessible using Metrorail's Green Line to the Greenbelt Station. Exit the station and take Metrobus route C2 toward Greenbelt Center to the Beltway Plaza Shopping Center.

Capital Plaza

6200 Annapolis Road (Route 450 at Baltimore-Washington Parkway), Landover Hills, MD
(301) 773-6611

Capital Plaza stores include: Capital Discount Merchandise • La-Sani Leather • Imagination Gone Wild Gifts • Kids For Less • Foot Locker and many more. Mall hours: Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 9:00 pm; Sunday 12 noon to 6:00 pm. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Landover Station. Exit the station and take Metrobus route A12 toward Capital Plaza.

The Shops at Chevy Chase Pavilion

5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 686-5335

Chevy Chase Pavilion stores include: Pottery Barn • Joan and David • Talbots • Cheesecake Factory • Starbucks and a food court. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the Friendship Heights station.

City Place Outlet Mall

8661 Colesville Road, #A100, Silver Spring, MD
(301) 589-1091

City Place Outlet Mall stores include: Burlington Coat Factory with The Baby Depot •Nordstrom Rack • Ross Dress for Less • Marshall's •AMC Ten Movie Theater, plus more than 50 specialty stores, restaurants and a food court. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the Silver Spring station. Then take the Ride-On 8 Bus toward Wheaton Station or Ride-On 16 Bus toward Takoma Metro Station, or the Ride-On 28 Bus toward Silver Spring to the Colesville Road & Fenton Street stop.

Crystal City Shops

1600 Crystal Square Arcade, Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 922-4636

Crystal City Shops include over 130 shops, restaurants and cafés . Hours: Plaza Shops - Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Some stores open on Sundays.) Underground Shops - Monday through Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Some stores open on Sundays.) On Metrorail's Blue and Yellow lines at the Crystal City station.

The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City

1100 S. Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 415-2400

The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City stores include: Macy's • Nordstrom • Abercrombie & Fitch • Ann Taylor • Banana Republic • bebe • Bernini • Cole Haan • Coach • Crate & Barrel • J. Crew • Femme De Carriere • Jos. A. Bank Clothiers • Kenneth Cole • L'Occitane • MAC Cosmetics • Swarovski Crystal Gallery • Williams-Sonoma, plus over 150 other stores and restaurants. Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. On Metrorail's Blue and Yellow lines at the Pentagon City Station.

Fair Oaks Mall

11750 Fair Oaks, Fairfax, VA
(703) 359-8300

Major stores at Fair Oaks Mall include: Hecht's • Lord & Taylor • JCPenney • Sears • Macy's. Mall hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 9:30 pm and Sunday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Vienna station. Then take Metrobus 2B toward Fair Oaks Mall to the stop at the Sears entrance to the Mall. Or take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Ballston station. Then take 1C Metrobus toward Fair Oaks Hospital to the stop at the Sears entrance to the Mall.

Forest Village Park Mall

3393 Donnell Drive, Forestville, MD
(301) 420-4771

Major stores at Forest Village Park Mall include: JCPenney • Kmart • Bath & Body Works • Finish Line • Lerner New York • Waldenbooks • Stride Rite • Kay Jewelers • K·B Toys. Mall hours: Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 9:30 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Addison Road station. Then take TheBus 20 toward Upper Marlboro to the stop at Donnell Drive and Pennsylvania Avenue and walk north on Donnell Drive.

The Shops at Georgetown Park

3222 M Street, NW, Georgetown, D.C.
(202) 298-5577

The Shops at Georgetown Park include Abercrombie & Fitch • Ann Taylor • Dean & DeLuca • J. Crew • Polo Ralph Lauren • Sharper Image. Mall Hours: Monday - Wednesday 10 am to 9 pm; Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 am to 9 pm; Sunday noon to 6 pm; closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Farragut West station, exit the station and take Metrobus 32 or 36 toward Friendship Heights to the stop at 31st and M Streets, NW. Walk 2 blocks west on M Street NW.

Iverson Mall

3737 Branch Avenue, Hillcrest Heights, MD
(301) 423-7400

Major stores at Iverson Mall include: Value City • Lawrence Reed Ltd. • The Avenue • Foot Locker • Fashion Bug • General Nutrition Center • Kay Jewelers • KB Toys • K·B Toys. Mall hours: Monday thru Saturday 10:00 am to 9:30 pm; Sunday Noon to 6:00 pm. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Addison Road station. Then take Metrobus P12 toward Eastover to the stop at Overpass/Iverson Mall/Iverson Street and walk 2 blocks northeast on Iverson Street, turn right on Bramch Avenue, and walk 1 block southeast.

Lakeforest

701 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
(301) 840-5840

Lakeforest stores include: Lord & Taylor • Hecht's • Sears • JCPenney, plus 160 other stores, five theaters and more than a dozen restaurants. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the Shady Grove Station. Then take the Ride-On 55 Bus toward Germantown/Dorsey Mill to Lakeforest Mall at Lost Knife & Odendhal Road.

Landmark Mall

5801 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
(703) 941-2582

Landmark Mall major stores include: Hecht's • Lord & Taylor • JC Penney • Sears. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Pentagon station, exit the station to the Pentagon Transit Center and take Metrobus 21B toward Landmark to the Duke Street & Walker Street stop. Or take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Van Dorn station. Then take DASH 5 Bus toward Braddock Road Metro or the 25B Metrobus toward Ballston to the Landmark Shopping Center stop.

Landover Mall

2103 Brightseat Rd # 200, Landover, MD
(301) 341-3200

Landover Mall stores include: Hecht's • Sears and over 100 additional stores and speciality shops. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the New Carrollton station. Then take the F14 Metrobus toward Naylor Road Station or TheBus 21 toward Upper Marlboro to the Maple Ridge Apts; 2200 Brightseat Road stop. Or take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Landover station and take Metrobus A12 toward Addison Road to the Landover Mall/East Side;Perimeter Rdwy stop.

Laurel Mall

14828 Baltimore Avenue (Route 1), Laurel, MD
(301) 490-7467

Laurel Mall stores include: Hecht's • Burlington Coat Factory and additional stores and specialty shops. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the New Carrollton station. Then take Metrobus 88 toward Laurel/via New Carrollton to the stop at Cherry Lane and Laurel Place. Walk 3 blocks east on Cherry Lane, turn left on Baltimore Avenue amd walk 3 blocks northeast.

Market Common – Clarendon

2800 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA
(703) 807-2922

Market Common – Clarendon stores include: Chico's • Barnes & Noble • Eastern Mountain Sports • Imaginarium • Pottery Barn • Williams-Sonoma Grande Cuisine. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to Clarendon station. Walk a short distance south on N Highland Street, turn left on Clarendon Boulevard, walk 2 blocks northeast.

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Mazza Gallerie

5300 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 966-6114

Mazza Gallerie stores include: Neiman Marcus • Pampillonia • Williams Sonoma Grand Cuisine • Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Store • Villeroy and Bosch. Take Metrorail's Red Line to Friendship Heights. Walk 1 block southeast on Wisconsin Avenue, NW.

Montgomery Mall (Westfield Montgomery)

7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD
(301) 469-6000

Montgomery Mall's over 200 stores include: Nordstrom • Sears • Hecht's •Hecht's Home Store•  Crate and Barrel • J. Crew • Guess • Ann Taylor • The Limited • Sephora• Banana Republic• Eileen Fisher• Forever 21• arden b• bebe• Game Stop•  movie theaters and restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, Legal Seafood and Nordstrom Cafe. Take Metrorail's Red Line to Medical Center. Take Ride-On 35 toward Montgomery Mall to the Westlake Drive at Montgomery Mall stop. Or take Metrorail's Red Line to the White Flint Station and take Ride-On 26 toward Montgomery Mall to the Westlake Drive at Montgomery Mall stop. Or take the Red Line to the Grosvenor station, then take Ride-On 47 toward Rockville Station to the Montgomery Mall stop.

The Shops at National Place

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
(202) 662-1250

The Shops at National Place are located near the JW Marriott Hotel and the National Press Building and include over 90 shops and a large food court. Take Metrorail's Red, Orange, or Blue Line to the Metro Center station. Walk 1 block south on 13th Street NW, turn right on F Street NW, walk 1 block and turn left on 14th Street NW. Walk 1 block and turn right on Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Walk 1 block to the Shops.

The Old Post Office Pavilion

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
(202) 289-4224

The Old Post Office Pavilion includes more than a dozen shops and a large food court. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the Federal Triangle station. Walk 2 blocks north on 12th Street NW, turn right on Pennsylvania Avenue NW and walk 1 block east.

Potomac Mills

2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Prince William, VA
(703) 643-1855

Potomac Mills is a bargain hunter's mecca and features over 200 of the best names in retail. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to Franconia-Springfield station.OmniRide's Prince William Metro Direct bus service serves Potomac Mills Monday through Friday from Franconia-Springfield Metro. No public transportation is available on weekends.

Potomac Yard Center

3671 Jefferson Davis Highway, Alexandria, VA
(703) 548-9770

Potomac Yard Center stores include: Target • Staples • Sports Authority • Barnes & Noble Books • Old Navy • Waccama Homeplace • Petsmart. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Pentagon station, exit the station to the Pentagon Transit Center and take the Metrobus 9A toward Fort Belvoir to 3800 Jefferson Davis Highway and walk 2 blocks south to the Center. Or take the Blue Line to the Crystal City station, then take the Metrobus 10P or 11P to Potomac Yard. The 10P also serves Mt. Vernon Avenue and the Braddock Road Metrorail station in Alexandria.

Prince Georges Plaza

3500 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, MD
(301) 559-8844

Prince Georges Plaza stores include: Hecht's • JC Penney • Old Navy • Gap • Kay Bee Toys • B. Dalton Booksellers • and a large food court. Take Metrorail's Green Line to the Prince Georges Plaza station and walk1 block north on Belcrest Road.

Reston Town Center

Reston Parkway and New Dominion Parkway, Reston, VA
(703) 709-8201

Reston Town Center stores include: Banana Republic • Chico's • Eddie Bauer • Gap • Pottery Barn • Talbots • Williams-Sonoma. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the West Falls Church station. Exit the station and take the Fairfax Connector 505 or 950 toward Reston Town Center.

Springfield Mall

6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA
(703) 971-3600

Springfield Mall stores include: Target • JCPenney • Macy's • Sports Authority • GAP • Britches • Disney Store, plus many other speciality shops and restaurants. Take Metrorail's Blue Line to the Franconia-Sprinfield station. Then take the Metrobus S80 Springfield Circulator-Metro Park Shuttle (TAGS) to Springfield Mall. The buses follow a five-mile circular route from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Check the Springfield Mall Metro Shuttle information page for holiday service.

Tysons Corner Center

Intersection of Virginia Highways 123 and 7, Vienna, VA
(703) 893-9400

Tysons Corner Center stores include: Nordstrom • Bloomingdale's • Lord & Taylor • Hecht's • JCPenney • Brooks Brothers • Eddie Bauer •LL Bean. Take Metroail's Orange Line to the Rosslyn station. Then take Metrobus 15K toward George Mason Univ to the Tysons Corner Shopping Center stop. Or take Metrorail's Orange Line to the West Falls Church station and take the Metrobus 28B toward Tysons Corner to the Tysons Corner Shopping Center Stop.

Tysons Galleria

2001 International Drive, McLean, VA
(703) 827-7730

Tysons Galleria stores include: Macy's • Saks Fifth Avenue • Neiman Marcus • FAO Schwartz • Hugo Boss • Elan salon and day spa. Take Metrorail's Orange Line to the West Falls Church station and take Fairfax Connector 427 toward Loop to the International Drive & Greensboro Drive stop.

Union Station Shops

Massachusetts Avenue and First Street, NE, Washington, DC
(202) 371-9441

Union Station Shops include more than 120 shops and restaurants, including the U.S. Mint Shop, The Great Tain Store, Political Americana, and Made In America. Union Station, a Beaux-Arts style building completed in 1908 is also a working railroad station and is Washington, DC's most visited site. Take Metrorail's Red Line to Union Station.

Washingtonian Center

Corner of I-270 & I-370, Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD
(703) 227-2000

Washingtonian Center stores include: Galyan's • Kohl's • Target • Barnes & Noble. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the Rockville Station, exit the station and take Ride-On 54 toward Lakeforest Mall to the stop at Washingtonian Boulevard. Or take Metrorail's Red Line to the Shady Grove Station, exit the station and take Ride-On 74 toward Germantown to the stop at Washingtonian Boulevard.

Wheaton Plaza (Westfield Shoppingtown)

11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, MD
(301) 946-3200

Wheaton Plaza Shopping Center stores include: Hecht's • JC Penney • Gap • Old Navy • over 100 additional stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the Wheaton station and walk 3 blocks south on Georgia Avenue.

White Flint

11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, MD
(301) 468-5777

White Flint stores include: Bloomingdale's • Lord & Taylor • Border's Books & Music Café • Godiva Chocolatier • American Eagle Outfitters. Take Metrorail's Red Line to the White Flint Station. Free shuttle service runs approximately every 15-20 minutes to White Flint. Monday-Friday – 7:00 am -10:00 pm; Saturday – 9:15 am -10:00 pm; Sunday 11:15 am - 6:30 pm; (Monday-Friday the 7 am to 6 pm service includes additional stops at surrounding offices).