Shirlington

About Shirlington

Getting Around

Points of Interest

Things to Do

Community
Resources

Getting Around Shirlington

This urban village is served by several Metrobus routes, all connecting to the nearby Pentagon City and Crystal City Metro stations. Bicyclists can get in and out of Shirlington via the W&OD and Mt. Vernon Trails, Four Mile Run Trail, and use on-street trails and bike lanes within the neighborhood. Scroll down or choose a link below for more information about getting around Shirlington.

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

Metrobus

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

• Metrobus routes serving Shirlington
  • 7 A,C,E,F – Lincolnia-North Fairlington
  • 10 B – Hunting Towers-Ballston
  • 22 A – Barcroft-South Fairlington
  • 23 A,C – McLean-Crystal City
  • 25 A,J – Ballston-Bradlee-Pentagon
• Shirlington Bus Station
• 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 Shirlington
  • ART 77 – Shirlington-Lyon Park-Court House
  • ART 87 – Pentagon Metro-Army Navy Drive-Shirlington
• Shirlington Bus Station
• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
• Contact ART

Bicycling

• Bike Access – Both the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) and Four Mile Run Trails provide access to the Shirlington area, with many access points. A trail parallel to Walter Reed Dr. provides access from Alexandria and Route 7. A pedestrian/bike bridge over I-395 provides a connection to Quaker Lane. 31st St. South provides a connection to Fairlington.
• Bike Parking – On-street bike parking is available along 28th St. South.
• 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)
• Bike Maps
  • Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Other Arlington bicycle maps

Walking

• W&OD and Four Mile Trails – See “Bike Access” above.
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability
• WALKArlington
  • WALKArlington Walkabout – Sharon Percy Rockefeller's Shirlington Walkabout

Taxis

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

Car Sharing

• Zipcar has cars in Shirlington
• CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area

Maps

• Shirlington Transfer Station diagram
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Arlington County Interactive Mapping
• 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.