Pentagon

1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400

Location:

Along the southeast side of the Pentagon, near the intersection of Fern Street in the South Parking Area, as well as in the far eastern section known as “Pork Chop,” located off South Rotary Road.

Description:

The Pentagon has two designated slug line areas: one near Fern Street and another in the Pork Chop parking area. Please refer to the map for exact locations. Ongoing work in the area may have resulted in temporary sign relocations, and further changes could occur as more people return to the office.

Destinations:

All areas.

Horner/Potomac Mills
Springfield
Tackett’s Mills
Rt. 234
Opitz (Potomac Garage)
Rt. 610 – Stafford
Rt. 630 – Stafford
Rt. 17 – Stafford/Fredericksburg
Rt. 3 – Gordon Rd – Fredericksburg

Best Hours:

There are no fixed pickup times. The earliest pickups begin at 1:00 PM, with peak hours from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The latest pickup is at 7:30 PM. In the past, the best time for pickup was before 6:00 PM when HOV restrictions were in place. Now, with HOT lanes operating 24/7, pickup patterns may vary.

Drivers:

Pull up in the queue and, when it’s your turn, announce the number of slugs you can take and your destination. Please follow proper etiquette—no cutting in line.

Related Posts

A picture of Pentagon map with note of where to go for their slugging lines.

Dropping off:

Drop off slugs at the Kiss and Drop area past the Metro entrance.

Public Transportation:

Metro (www.wmata.com)
Metrobus (www.wmata.com)
OmniRide (www.omniride.com): 563, 612, 923, 932, 942, 952, 972, 981
Fairfax Connector (fairfaxcounty.gov/connector)
Alexandria Dash (dashbus.com)
Arlington Transit (arlingtontransit.com)

Metro

Yellow/Blue Lines

MetroBus

17A/F – Lincolnia
7A/Y – Southern Towers
7C/P – Park Center
7M – Landmark
7W/X – Lincolnia
7Y – Farragut Square
8S – Quaker Lane
8W – Mark Center
8Z – Quaker Lane
10A – Huntington – Metro
10E – Rosslyn – Metro
13Y – National Airport

13Y – Union Station – Metro
16A/B/E – Annandale
16J/P – Culmore
16K – Columbia Hgts. West
16L – Annandale
16X Culmore
16X Federal Triangle – Metro
17A – George Mason Univ.
17B/F Kings Park West
17G – George Mason Univ.
17H/K/L – Kings Park West
17M – North Springfield

18G/J Rolling Valley Mall
18H – Orange Hunt
18P – Burke Centre
21A/D Landmark
22A – Ballston-MU – Metro
22C – Ballston-MU – Metro
22F – NVCC Alexandria
28F/G – Skyline City
29C – NVCC Annandale
29G – Annandale
29W NVCC/Braeden Dr

Arlington Transit

ART42 – Ballston-MU – Metro
ART87 – Shirlington

DASH – Alexandria Transit

3 – Hunting Point
4 – Old Town Alexandria

Fairfax Connector

306 – George Mason Univ.
394 – Saratoga/N. Backlick
395 – Gambrill/N. Backlick
599 – Wiehle-Reston East