If your stay brings you downtown, we encourage you to leave your car in one of the many convenient city parking facilities in and around the waterfront and take a stroll down the pedestrian-friendly streets. You can also hop on the Tide, Norfolk’s light rail system that has 11 stops along a 7.5 mile route connecting you to many of the city’s attractions and restaurants. If you venture outside of downtown, in most cases it’s just a 15-minute car or taxi ride to any of Norfolk’s exciting attractions.
E-ZPass, an automated toll collection system that allows motorists to pay without stopping at the toll booths, is now available on the downtown and midtown tunnels. The Hampton Roads EzPass is part of the multistate tolling system including 15 states in the Northeast corridor. Motorists without an E-ZPass can still go through the tunnels and will be invoiced a $4 toll fee or $3 if you register to “pay-by-plate.” For more information, visit EZ Pass VA.
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Centrally located along the mid-Atlantic coast, with easy access from Norfolk International Airport, the Greyhound Bus Station, AMTRAK train station, and two interstate highways, as well as by boat, via the Elizabeth River and the Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk is as easy to get to as it is to get around!
Driving Directions
FROM EAST
I-64 East toward Richmond. Bypass Richmond with I-295 South (toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to Waterside Drive into downtown Norfolk.
FROM NORTH
Interstate 95 South toward Richmond to I-295 South (toward Norfolk, Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to Waterside Drive into downtown Norfolk.
FROM WEST
Interstate 95 South toward Richmond to I-295 South (toward Norfolk, Virginia Beach). Take I-64 East to I-264 West to Exit 284A (toward Norfolk). Follow Exit 9 to Waterside Drive into downtown Norfolk.
FROM SOUTH
I-95 North to Route 58 East (toward Norfolk). Take Route 58 East to I-264 East (toward Norfolk). Take the Waterside Drive Exit into downtown Norfolk (Electronic Toll Fee). When you get to Norfolk stop by the Visitor Center conveniently located at 232 E. Main Street. 1-800-368-3097.
