Metro Directions to Room 808: All DC Lines
Get step-by-step Metro directions to Room 808 in Petworth from every DC Metro line, including Green, Yellow, Red, Orange, and Blue.
Room 808 is at 808 Upshur Street NW, a short walk from Georgia Ave-Petworth station on the Green Line. That's the short version. But almost nobody in the DC region actually lives on the Green Line, so the real question is: what's the transfer path from wherever you already are? Here's the line-by-line answer, plus what to do when the train gods don't cooperate on a Saturday night.
Green Line — the direct route
This is the easiest version. Ride to Georgia Ave-Petworth, exit the station, walk north on Georgia, turn right onto Upshur. You're there in six minutes. From U Street, Shaw, Columbia Heights, or anywhere south on the Green Line, this is a single-seat ride. No transfer, no thinking.
If you're coming from south of the river — Anacostia, Congress Heights, Branch Avenue — it's also a Green Line ride, just longer. Plan on 30–45 minutes door to door.
Yellow Line — almost as easy
The Yellow Line shares track with the Green for the stretch through downtown, which means if you're coming from King Street, Braddock Road, Huntington, or Pentagon, you can ride Yellow northbound and get off at Fort Totten or Mt Vernon Square, then transfer to the Green northbound one stop to Georgia Ave-Petworth. On many Yellow trains, you won't even need to transfer — depending on the routing, they run straight through.
Check the signage on the platform. The two lines share track, but not every train goes the whole way.
Red Line — one transfer at Fort Totten
Red Line riders — Silver Spring, Takoma, Bethesda, Rockville, Glenmont — have it easier than they think. Get off at Fort Totten. Transfer to the Green Line going southbound. Georgia Ave-Petworth is one stop. The whole transfer typically takes five to eight minutes if your train timing is reasonable.
From Dupont Circle or Farragut North, your best bet is actually to ride south to Metro Center or Gallery Place first, then transfer to the Green northbound. The Fort Totten transfer only helps you if you're starting at or north of Fort Totten.
Orange Line — transfer at Metro Center
From Vienna, Dunn Loring, East Falls Church, Ballston, or Clarendon, the cleanest route is Orange to Metro Center, then Green Line northbound to Georgia Ave-Petworth. One transfer, about 45–60 minutes depending on where you started.
From Vienna Metro, this is the realistic choice. Don't drive in from Fairfax on a Friday at 6pm. The Fairfax County guide to Room 808 covers that decision in more depth.
Blue Line — transfer at L'Enfant or Mt Vernon Square
Blue Line riders from Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn, or Pentagon can ride north to L'Enfant Plaza or Mt Vernon Square and transfer to the Green northbound. From Largo or Morgan Boulevard east of the river, ride Blue to L'Enfant and transfer the same way. Figure on 50–70 minutes depending on your origin.
The Blue Line runs on longer headways on weekends, so add a buffer if you're catching a Saturday show.
Silver Line — treat it like Orange
Silver Line trains from Wiehle-Reston East or the Dulles corridor share track with Orange through downtown. Transfer at Metro Center or Gallery Place to Green Line northbound. Same logic as Orange. If you're coming from Dulles proper, you're looking at roughly 75 minutes to Georgia Ave-Petworth.
Bus fallback
The 70 and 79 bus lines run up and down Georgia Avenue. If your metro train gets canceled or rerouted on a weekend, the 70 bus can be a legitimate alternative between downtown and Georgia Ave-Petworth. It's slower than the train, but it runs later on certain nights and you can board without waiting for track work to clear.
Use a transit app that shows real-time bus tracking. Don't rely on the posted schedule on a weekend.
Rideshare fallback
From anywhere inside the Beltway, a rideshare to 808 Upshur runs $15–35 depending on time of day and surge pricing. Worth it when: you're running late, the metro is on a reduced schedule, you're with three or four people splitting the cost, or the weather is actively terrible. Not worth it from deep in the Virginia suburbs — the ride from Reston or Alexandria at surge pricing can hit $80.
Getting home
Most Room 808 shows wrap by 9:45 or 10pm. The last Green Line train heading south from Georgia Ave-Petworth toward downtown varies by night. On weekends it cuts off earlier than most people expect. Check the departure board on the Metro's app before the show starts — not after. If you see that the last train home is tight, decide whether you're willing to jog to the station or whether a rideshare is the better call.
If you're coming in from Silver Spring specifically, our full night itinerary from Silver Spring has the timing worked out end-to-end.
One thing you can't metro around
The bottleneck isn't the train. It's the ticket. Room 808 seats 50 people, and the weekend shows sell out quickly. Check the current tour and Room 808 schedule first. Once you have the seat, the Metro is the easy part.