Ballston

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Getting Around Ballston

The Ballston-MU Metro station, on Metrorail's Orange Line, is the focal point of Ballston. This urban village is also served by several Metrobus routes, all connecting to the Metro station. ART - Arlington Transit, Arlington's local bus system, operates several routes in Ballston. Bicyclists can get in and out of Ballston via the Custis (I-66) and Bluemont Junction trails, and use on-street trails and bike lanes within the neighborhood. Scroll down or choose a link below for more information about getting around Ballston.

Metrorail | Metrobus | ART-Arlington Transit | Bicycling | Walking | Car Sharing | Slug Line | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door directions) | Transit Fares & Information

Metrorail

Regional rail service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

• Ballston-MU station, on the Orange Line. Located at Ballston Metro Center, N. Stuart and N. Fairfax Dr. Elevator (handicapped access): N. Fairfax Dr., between N. Stuart St. and N. Taylor Sts.
• Ballston-MU Metro bus bay diagram (PDF)
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrorail and Metrobus
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART, below.

• Metrobus routes serving Ballston
  • 1 BCDEFZ – Wilson Boulevard-Fairfax
  • 2 ABCG – Washington Boulevard
  • 10 B – Hunting Towers-Ballston
  • 22 A – Barcroft-South Fairlington
  • 23 AC – McLean-Crystal City
  • 25 A,F,G,J,P,R – Ballston-Bradlee-Pentagon
  • 25 B – Landmark-Ballston
  • 38 B – Ballston-Farragut Square
• Ballston-MU Metro bus bay diagram (PDF)
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus and Metrorail, schedules and maps, more
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Arlington Transit–ART

ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, above.

• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
• ART routes serving Ballston
  • ART 41 – Court House-Ballston-Columbia PIke
  • ART 42 – Ballston-Pentagon
  • ART 51-52 – Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
  • ART 53 – Ballston Metro-Old Glebe -East Falls Church Metro
  • ART 62 – Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro
  • ART 75 – Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
• Ballston-MU Metro bus bay diagram (PDF)

Bicycling

• Bike Access – Both the Custis and Bluemont Junction Trails provide access to and from Ballston near the intersection of I-66 and Fairfax Dr. Fairfax Dr. has bike lanes throughout Ballston. Access to the Custis Trail is also available via Quincy St. near Washington-Lee High School.
• Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at the Ballston-MU Metrorail station, at the Ballston Common Mall, both outside and in the parking garage, and at on-street locations throughout Ballston.
• Bike maps
  • Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Bicycling general information
  • BikeArlington.com
  • Arlington bicycling pages
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Walking page
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Walking

• WALKArlington
• “WALKArlington Walkabout” – “Roll Around Ballston and Virginia Square” with Nancy Starnes
• Custis Trail – see “Bike Access” above.
• Walking destinations – Ballston Common Mall, lunchtime and weekend activities in Welburn Square and Ellipse Art Center and Gallery.
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability

Car Sharing

• Zipcar – Car sharing locations throughout the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor
• Car Sharing at Metro stations – information about WMATA's partnership with Zipcar to provide car sharing
• CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area

Slug Line

• Location: Corner of N. Stuart Street and Ninth Street, approximately one block north of the Ballston Commons Mall (Wilson Blvd and North Glebe Road) and south of the Ballston-MU Metro station.
• Destinations: Springfield, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, and Stafford, VA. More information.

Taxis

• Blue Top Cab
• Red Top Cab
• CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs page – general information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area
• Stand Locations in Ballston – N. Fairfax Dr., between N. Stuart St. & N. Taylor St. and N. Stafford St., between 9th St. & N. Fairfax Dr.

Maps

• Ballston-MU Metro neighborhood map (StationMasters)
• Ballston-MU Metro bus bay diagram (PDF)
• Ballston-Virginia Square Business Map and Directory (PDF, 6.5 MB)
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Metrobus schedules and maps
• Metrorail system map
• Arlington County interactive mapping service

Metro's Trip Planner

Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington, D.C. area, using Metro bus and rail and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.

Transit Fares & Information

• CommuterPage.com® – Easy commutes begin here®.
• CommuterDirect.com® – Purchase transit fares online.
• The Commuter Store® – Ballston location: Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington's urban villages are walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods well served by public transportation. People who live in these neighborhoods are able to walk to shopping or to restaurants and hop on Metrorail, Metrobus or ART when they need to go anywhere else in the Washington Metro area. More about Arlington's urban villages.