Getting Around
Arlington offers virtually unlimited options for traveling in and around its County borders. With eleven Metro stops in Arlington alone, Metro and ART bus services that provide full access to every neighborhood and bike trails for walkers and cyclists, any address in and around Arlington is only minutes away.
Arlington's top-notch local transportation system also delivers residents and visitors to national and international transportation. Reagan National Airport (DCA) is located in Arlington, and Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Baltimore-Washington International Airports(BWI) are minutes away via taxi, bus or Metro. Orange and Blue line Metro stops in Arlington provide access to Union Station's Amtrak trains, MARC (Maryland Rail Commuter Service) and VRE (Virginia Railway Express) trains.
General Transportation Links
- Metrorail and Metrobus
- Greyhound bus station is located at 3869 South Four Mile Run Drive.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is located in Arlington.
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is located about about 30 minutes from Arlington - about 25 miles away via the Dulles Access Road to Route 66.
- Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) is located only 40 miles away.
- Amtrak, America's only national passenger railroad system, runs out of Union Station in DC. Tickets can be purchased at Union Station, Amtrak's Travel Center (1721 K St, SW, in DC), New Carrollton MD station or Alexandria VA station or on-line at www.amtrak.com.
- Virginia Rail Express is a commuter rail system serving Fredericksburg, Stafford, Northern Virginia and DC.
Getting Around via CarIf you use your car, Arlington is conveniently located within all major commuter routes. Five bridges from Virginia cross the Potomac river into Washington, D.C., through Arlington.
- Commuterpage.com offers other local information and resources for updated information on traffic in the area
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