Virginia Square

About Virginia Square

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Getting Around Virginia Square

The Virginia Square-GMU 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 four routes that reach into Virginia Square. Bicyclists can take advantage of on-street trails and bike lanes and have access to the Custis trail. Scroll down or choose a link below for more information about getting around Virginia Square.

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. About the Metro system.

• Virginia Square location – Virginia Square-GMU Metro station, N. Fairfax Dr. and N. Monroe St. Elevator (handicapped access): N. Fairfax Dr. and N. Monroe St.
• 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 Virginia Square
  • 38B – Ballston-Farragut Square
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus, 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.

• ART routes serving Virginia Square
  • ART 41 – Court House-Ballston-Columbia Pike
  • ART 42 – Ballston-Pentagon
  • ART 77 – Shirlington-Lyon Park-Court House begins June 8, 2009
• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
• Contact ART

Bicycling

• Bike Access – Fairfax Dr. has bike lanes throughout Virginia Square connecting to Ballston and Clarendon. North Quincy and North Lincoln Sts. provide access to the Custis Trail. North Jackson St. provides a good connection to the Arlington Blvd. Trail. Kirkwood Rd. has bike lanes connecting to Lee Hwy.
• Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at the Virginia Square-GMU Metro station and at on-street locations throughout Virginia Square.
• Bike Maps
  • Ballston-Virginia Square bike commuting
  • Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Bike Racks – Virginia Square-GMU Metro station, adjacent to the escalators
• 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.
• “WALKArlington Walkabout” – “Roll Around Ballston and Virginia Square” with Nancy Starnes
• Walking Destinations – Arlington Central Library, Arlington Arts Center and George Mason University Arlington Campus
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability
• WALKArlington
  • WALKArlington Walkabout – Nancy Starnes' Roll Around Ballston-Virginia Square

Car Sharing

• Zipcar has cars in Virginia Square
• 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

Taxis

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

Maps

• Virginia Square-GMU Metro Station neighborhood map (StationMasters)
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Ballston-Virginia Square Business Map and Directory (PDF, 6.5 MB)
• Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Metrobus schedules and maps
• Metrorail system map

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.

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.