There are 5 ways to get from Pentagon to Dupont Circle by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway B
11 min$2–3Line 981 bus
- Take the bus from Pentagon Metro to I St NW @ 15th St NWbus 981
26 min$11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Pentagon to Dupont Circletaxi 4.1 mi
7 min$14–18Walk
- Take the walk from Pentagon to Dupont Circlewalk 4 mi
1h 17mSubway via Gallery Place, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform
- Take the subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Gallery Place, Green/Yellow Line Center Platformsubway Y
- Take the subway from Gallery Place, Red Line Track 2 Platform to Dupont Circle, Red Line Track 2 Platformsubway R
20 min$4–5
Pentagon to Dupont Circle by foot and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pentagon to Dupont Circle is to subway which costs $2 - $3 and takes 11 min.
The fastest way to get from Pentagon to Dupont Circle is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $14 - $18.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Pentagon Metro and arriving at I St NW @ 15th St NW. Services depart five times a day, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 22 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform and arriving at Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Pentagon and Dupont Circle is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Pentagon to Dupont Circle without a car is to subway which takes 11 min and costs $2 - $3.
The subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform takes 8 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Pentagon to Dupont Circle bus services, operated by Omniride, depart from Pentagon Metro station.
Pentagon to Dupont Circle train services, operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, depart from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform station.
Pentagon to Dupont Circle bus services, operated by Omniride, arrive at I St NW @ 15th St NW station.
What companies run services between Pentagon, VA, USA and Dupont Circle, DC, USA?
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates a subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 8 min. Alternatively, Omniride operates a bus from Pentagon Metro to I St NW @ 15th St NW 5 times a day. Tickets cost $11 and the journey takes 22 min.
Subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Pentagon, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform to Gallery Place, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Gallery Place, Red Line Track 2 Platform to Dupont Circle, Red Line Track 2 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 703-730-6664
- Website
- Omiride Home
Bus from Pentagon Metro to I St NW @ 15th St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- Omiride Home
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- $14–18
Grand Cab
- Phone
- +1 202-269-6690
- Website
- grandcab.com
Washington DC Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 202-657-0008
- Website
- dctaxiservice.com
Yellow Cab DC
- Phone
- +1 (202) 544-1212
- Website
- dcyellowcab.com
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Booking & Getting There
Pentagon to Dupont Circle train services, operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, arrive at Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform station.
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