Lee Highway

About Lee Highway

Getting Around

Points of Interest

Things to Do

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Getting Around Lee Highway

Metrobus Rt. 3 operates along Lee Highway, connecting the neighborhoods along the corridor to each other and to the Rosslyn and East Falls Church Metro stations. ART 51 and Metrobus 23 intersect Lee Highway and provide transporation to Ballston. The Custis (I-66) Trail parallels Lee Highway on the eastern end of the corridor, providing an important route for bicyclists. Choose a link below or scroll down for more information about getting around the Lee Highway corridor.

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

Metrorail

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

• Lee Highway locations – Although there are no Metrorail stations within easy walking distance of most of the Lee Highway corridor, there are stations at both ends of the corridor - East Falls Church on the western end and Rosslyn station on the eastern end. In Metrobus service along the corridor connects to either station. Residents near the center of the corridor also have access via Metrobus and ART to the Ballston-MU station. Bike trails and routes also provide access to any of the three stations.
  • East Falls Church station – on the Orange Line. Located in the median of I-66 at N. Sycamore St.
  • Rosslyn station – on the Orange and Blue lines. Rosslyn Metro Center, between Ft. Myer Dr. & N. Moore St. Elevator (handicapped access): N. Moore St., across street from Rosslyn Metro Center
  • 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.
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrorail
• 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 Lee Highway
  • 3ABE – Lee Highway
  • 3Y – Lee Highway-Farragut Square
  • 15KL – Chain Bridge Road
  • 23 A,C – McLean-Crystal City
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus, schedules, 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.

• ART Routes Serving Lee Highway
  • ART 51-52– Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
  • ART 53 – Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church Metro

Bicycling

• Bike Access – The Custis Trail intersects Lee Hwy. in two locations, near Spout Run Pkwy. in the east and at the intersection of Washington Blvd. and I-66 in the west. Kirkwood Rd., Lorcom Ln., Nelly Custis Dr., Military Rd., Quincy St., Patrick Henry Dr., John Marshall Dr., Williamsburg Blvd. and Yorktown Blvd. all have bike lanes.
• Bike Parking: Bike parking is available at a few on-street locations along Lee Hwy. and at the Williamsburg Shopping Center.
• 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
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling Links and Resources
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Walking

• Custis Trail – See “Bike Access” above.
• Walking Destinations – Tuckahoe Park and Marymount University Main Campus.
• Countdown Lights – special signals facilitate crossing at major intersections, showing pedestrians how many seconds are left before the signal changes
• Custis (I-66) Trail – access points at Lee Highway and Irving St., Lee Highway and Spout Run, Lee Highway and Veitch St., Lee Highway and Scott St., and Gateway Park in Rosslyn.
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability
• WALKArlington

Car Sharing

• Zipcar offers car sharing at the East Falls Church Metro station
• 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

Maps

• 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

Taxis

• Blue Top Cab
• Red Top Cab
• CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs Page – General information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area.

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® – Rosslyn location: Rosslyn Metro Center Mall, Level 2, 1700 N. Moore Street. Ballston location: Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Boulevard

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.