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Getting Around Arlington

Arlington County has a multitude of public transportation options, including ART-Arlington Transit, Metrobus and Metrorail, Virginia Railway Express (VRE), and Amtrak. Arlington is home to Reagan Washington National Airport, and has an excellent system of bicycle trails and routes. Several carsharing and taxicab companies serve the county. Contact information and web links for transportation systems serving Arlington are listed below. For information about connecting between these services, see the CommuterPage.com® Metro Connections page.

Airports | Airport Shuttles | Bicycling | Bus-Local | Bus-Long Distance | Car Sharing | Employer Transportation Programs | General Commuter Assistance & Information | Intermodal - Metro Connections | Maps | Metrorail and Metrobus | Metro's Trip Planner | Paratransit | Slug Lines | Taxicabs | Tours/Sightseeing | Trains-Commuter | Trains-Long Distance | Transit Fares | Walking

Metro's Trip Planner

Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in Arlington, or anywhere 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 checks transit routes and schedules to find the best way for you to get there.

Airports

• Baltimore Washington International (BWI)
• CommuterPage.com® Metro Connections page – connections between DC area airports and other public transportation systems.
• Dulles International
• Reagan Washington National Airport

Airport Shuttles

• Super Shuttle
• Washington Flyer

Bicycling

• BikeArlington.com
• Arlington bicycle pages
• Arlington bicycle maps
• Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee
• CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Walking page
• Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Bus-Local

• ART - Arlington Transit
• CommuterPage.com® Local Bus Systems page – local bus systems throughout the Washington, D.C. area.
• Georgetown Metro Connection

(For additional bus service in Arlington, see Metrorail and Metrobus, below)

Bus-Long Distance

• Greyhound

Carsharing

• Zipcar has more than 50 cars at 32 locations throughout Arlington
• 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

Employer Transportation Programs

• Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP)
• CommuterPage.com® Telework page
• U.S. Government Interagency Telework Site
• Telework Virginia

General Commuter Assistance & Information

• Commuter Choice
• Commuter Connections
• CommuterPage.com®
• Virginia Department of Transportation

Intermodal Transportation

• CommuterPage.com® Metro Connections page

Maps

• Arlington Urban Villages interactive map
• Arlington Transit Options map – Metrobus, Metrorail, ART, and carsharing services on one convenient Arlington map. (PDF, 1.2 megabytes)
• 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

Metrobus & Metrorail

• Metrobus Routes Serving Arlington
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about the Metro system
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system
• Metro Trip Planner – point-to-point directions using Metrobus, Metrorail, and local bus systems
• StationMasters.com – Metro station neighborhood maps.

Paratransit

• CommuterPage.com® Paratransit page
• Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents (STAR)

Slug Lines

Slug lines are locations where drivers pick up passengers in order to be able to legally use HOV lanes for their commute. This arrangement has developed informally, for the most part. For more information see Slug-Lines.com.

Arlington locations:

• Ballston
• Crystal City
• Rosslyn

Taxicabs

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

Tours/Sightseeing

• Gray Line Tours
• Old Town Trolley Tours
• Tourmobile
• CommuterPage.com® Visitors page

Trains-Commuter

• Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)
• Virginia Railways Express (VRE)
• CommuterPage.com® Commuter Rail page

Trains-Long Distance

• Amtrak

Transit Fares

• Commuter Direct.com® – your one-stop shopping center for Washington, D.C. area transit fares
• The Commuter Store®
  • Ballston Commuter Store – Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22203, in Ballston. 703-528-3541, TDD for hearing impaired: 1-800-828-1120
  • Crystal City Commuter Store – 1615-Crystal Square Arcade, Arlington VA 22202, in Crystal City. 703-413-4287, TDD for hearing impaired: 1-800-828-1120
  • Rosslyn Commuter Store – Rosslyn Metro Center Mall, Level 2, 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington VA 22209, in Rosslyn. 703-525-1995, TDD for hearing impaired: 1-800-828-1120

Walking

• Arlington and Walkablility
• WALKArlington
  • WALKArlington Walkabouts – Favorite Arlington Walks
• Arlington Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Walking page

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.