Directions To Silver Spring
The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road - at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue - in the heart of downtown Silver Spring, just blocks from Washington, DC.
GO GREEN: TAKE METRORAIL OR METROBUS TO SILVERDOCS (Regional Transportation)
Metrorail: The AFI Silver Theatre is located on Colesville Road, just two blocks north of Metro's Red Line station in Silver Spring.
Metrobus: The Silver Spring Metro station is served by a number of Metrobus routes. To select a bus route, click here!
Ride-On Bus: The Silver Spring Metro station is also served by a number of Ride-On routes. Click here, for schedules, maps and routes.
From Local Airports: To access the Metro from local airports, click here.
For a MARC schedule, click here.
Car: The AFI Silver is less than two miles south of Beltway/495 exit 30 (Colesville Road) and exit 31 (Georgia Avenue). The theatre is also convenient to the Bethesda area via East-West Highway, and a short drive from downtown Washington via 16th Street, NW.
Parking: The Wayne Avenue parking garage is located between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street in Downtown Silver Spring, with direct access to Ellsworth Street (A.V. Club) and 1 block away from the AFI/Silver Theater. The Wayne Avenue garage offers FREE PARKING after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
There are several other parking garages nearby, most offering parking free after 6pm. In addition, parking is available at Gateway Plaza after 6:00pm (in front of the historic shopping center at the corner of Georgia and Colesville). The public garages offer free parking on weekends and metered rates of .75¢ per hour weekdays.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Official Transportation Sponsor: Amtrak
Ph: 800.USA.RAIL (800.872.7245)
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has a Metrorail stop a short walk from the terminals. From the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, take the Yellow Line to the Gallery Pl/Chinatown Station, then transfer to the Red Line to the Silver Spring Station. A taxi from DCA costs about $30 and takes approximately 25 minutes. The Super Shuttle is also available.
Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)
Monday through Friday, from BWI Airport, take the MARC train (Penn Line Southbound) to Washington, DC's Union Station and then transfer to the Metro's Red Line to Silver Spring.
On Saturday or Sunday, you can take Amtrak, Super Shuttle or a taxi. You can make reservations for Super Shuttle in advance by calling 1.800.BLUE VAN, but doing so is not necessary. A taxi from BWI costs about $55. There is also a Metrobus from BWI, connecting to the Green metro line (transfer at the Fort Totten station to Silver Spring).
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Coming from Dulles International Airport, connect to Metrorail using Metrobus. For just $3 per person (exact change required), the 5A bus takes you to Rosslyn station on the Orange/Blue lines with just one stop in between. From the Rosslyn station, take the Orange/Blue line to Metro station, then transfer to the Red line to Silver Spring. To find out when the bus leaves the airport, see the 5A schedule (pdf).
You can also take the Washington Flyer bus to the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station on the Orange Line. To find out when the Washington Flyer leaves the airport and its cost, go to the Washington Flyer website. Alternatively, you can take the Super Shuttle directly to Silver Spring (phone: 800.BLUE.VAN or 800.258.3826).
A taxi from Dulles costs about $60.
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