Getting Around Tenleytown

Walk

With a Walk Score of 92, Tenleytown is “a walker’s paradise” with shopping, dining, and services all just steps away. And with easy access to Metrorail, Metro Bus, and Capital Bikeshare stations, you can easily connect to everything the DC Metro Area has to offer. Click here for local walking tours to help you get to know the neighborhood better.

Metrorail

The Tenleytown-AU Metro station is located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Albemarle Street on the Red Line. A map of the Metro system is available here.

Bus

Several Metro Bus lines serve the Tenleytown community, with bus stops conveniently located along Wisconsin Avenue and behind the Metro station, including 30N, 30S, 31, 33, 37, N2, H2, H3, H4, 96, and X3. View route maps and timetables, or get help finding the best route for your trip, on the WMATA website. American University also provides shuttle bus service from the Tenleytown-AU Metro station to its main campus, the Washington College of Law, and Spring Valley Building.

Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare has more than 3,000 bicycles at 350 stations across the DC Metro Area. Pick up a bike at any of the four stations in Tenleytown and return to any station across the area. Capital Bikeshare stations are available at Yuma Street & Tenley Circle, Wisconsin Avenue & Albemarle Street, Wisconsin Avenue & Brandywine Street, and Fessenden Street & Wisconsin Avenue. Learn more and sign up here.

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