By Metro

The research center is about a five minute walk from the Ballston-MU Metro Station on the Orange and Silver lines. Exit the station and turn west on Fairfax Drive. Cross N. Glebe Road, the make an immediate left. The building is mid-block.

Details about using the Metro can be found on WMTA web site.

Driving Directions

From Washington D.C. (from the East)

• Take I-66* West to Exit 71 (N. Glebe Rd.)
• At the light at the top of the ramp, turn left (south) onto N. Glebe Rd.
• Turn right onto Ninth St.
• Turn right into parking garage under the Virginia Tech Research Center, 900 N. Glebe Rd.

From points West

• Take I-66* East to Exit 71 (North Fairfax Drive)
• Stay in the right hand lane after the first traffic light at N. Wakefield St.
• Turn right at the second light onto N. Glebe Rd. (Rte 120) toward Wilson Blvd., which is the next light beyond Fairfax Ave.
• Turn right onto Ninth St.
• Turn right into parking garage under the Virginia Tech Research Center, 900 N. Glebe Rd.

*Please note the new I-66 Express Lanes hours and congestion based tolls. An E-ZPass is now required from 5:30 to 9:30 a.m. eastbound and 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. westbound, Monday through Friday.

From points North

• Follow I-95 or I-270 South to Interstate 495 (Outer-loop, West toward Northern Virginia).
• Take I-495 to Left Exit 45B (State Route 267)
• SR-267 joins with I- 66 East
• Follow directions above, “From the West”

From points South (using I-495)

• Follow I-95 North to I-495 West (Inner-loop toward Tyson’s Corner)
• Take I-495 West and North to Exit 49B (I-66 East to Washington)
• Follow directions above, “From the West”

From points South (using I-395)

• Take I-95 North to Interstate 395 North
• Continue on I-395 to Exit 7B (S. Glebe Rd.)
• Continue north on Glebe Rd. to Wilson Blvd.
• Turn left on Wilson Blvd.
• Turn right on N. Wakefield St.
• Make next right on Ninth St.
• Turn left into parking garage under the Virginia Tech Research Center, 900 N. Glebe Rd.

Parking

A parking garage is located beneath the Virginia Tech Research Center (900 N. Glebe Road). The garage entrance is off 9th St N at the corner of Glebe Road. The garage is managed by Laz Parking (703-243-7281).

Additional public parking garages include: 950 N. Glebe Rd, 800 N. Glebe Rd, 901 N. Glebe Rd, and 627 N. Glebe Rd.*.

*627 N. Glebe Rd is the public parking garage attached to the Ballston Quarter Mall located approximately 0.5 miles from the VTRC-A. Typically there is ample space available at a relatively low rate.