Driving Directions

James Madison's Montpelier is located 4 miles south of Orange, Virginia, 45 minutes north of Charlottesville and 2 hours south of Washington, DC. Please be aware that there is a Virginia town named Montpelier located on Route 33, outside of Richmond. This is not the home of James Madison.

Road map to James Madison's Montpelier.
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From Washington, D.C.

From 66 west, take Route 29 south to Culpeper; exit onto Route 15 south towards Orange. At Orange, take a right at the second stoplight onto Route 20 south. Go about 4 miles. Take a left into the Montpelier entrance.

Or take I-95 south to Fredericksburg; exit onto Route 3 west towards Culpeper. Make a left onto Route 20 south, continue to the town of Orange. Go about 4 miles past town. Take a left into the Montpelier entrance.

Your journey should take approximately 2 hours.

From Richmond, VA

Take I-64 west to Zions Crossroads. Exit onto Route 15 north to Orange. At Orange merge onto Route 20 south, go about 4 miles. Take a left into the Montpelier entrance.

Your journey should take approximately 1-½ hours.

From Charlottesville, VA

Take Route 29 north to Ruckersville, then take a right onto Route 33 east. At Barboursville, take a left onto Route 20 north towards Orange. Go about 8 miles. Take a right into the Montpelier entrance.

Your journey should take about 45 minutes.

Using Third Party "Map" Software

If you wish to use third party mapping software or web-based applications such as Google Maps, Mapquest or YahooMaps then please use the following address:

Please note that third-party software occasionally will not recognize the Montpelier Station zip-code, in which case please use the nearest town and then follow the appropriate directions, above.