This
is listing of all the transit providers and services in the
region.
Regional Transit l Alexandria
l Arlington l City
of Fairfax l City of
Falls Church l Fairfax
County
Loudoun County l Special
Needs
Regional
Transit
- Amtrak
- Serves VRE stations at Alexandria, Woodbridge,
Quantico, and Fredericksburg, offering intercity rail
links to various points along the Eastern Seaboard and
inland. Telephone: 1-800-USA-RAIL.
- Maryland
Rail Commuter service (MARC) - Serves as a major
means of commuting between Washington, D.C. and
Baltimore and Perryville, Maryland as well as
Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia. For
MARC information, call 1-800-325-RAIL.
- MetroAccess
- ADA complementary paratransit, provided by WMATA
in accordance with ADA law. Service provided to eligible
riders certified as functionally unable to use regular
fixed-route.
- PRTC
(OmniRide & OmniLink) - PRTC
provides commuter bus service along the busy I-95 and
I-66 corridors to points north (OmniRide),
and local bus services in Prince William County and the
cities of Manassas and Manassas Park (OmniLink).
- SW
Tours provides commuter bus service to the
Vienna Metro Station, Rosslyn Metro Station, Pentagon
Metro Station, and Washington D.C. for residence of the
Shenandoah Valley including Woodstock, VA and
Front Royal, VA.
- Virginia
Railway Express (VRE) - Provides peak period
commuter rail service from Manassas and Fredericksburg
into stations in Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown
Washington, D.C, as well as suburban locations along the
way. For schedule information call the VRE automated
phone system 24-hours a day, at: (703) 684-0400
or 1-800-RIDE-VRE, (TTY number: (703) 684-0551).
Be prepared with the departure and arrival stations and
the time of day during which you want to travel.
- Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) -
Operates Metrorail and Metrobus, throughout the region.
Metro's Customer Information is available at (202)
637-7000 (TDD (202) 638-3780).
Alexandria
- DASH
- Connects the
Braddock Road, Eisenhower Avenue, King Street, Van Dorn
Street and Pentagon METRO stations to points throughout
Alexandria. Operates seven days a week, and monthly
passes are available. Call (703) 370-3274 for
more information.
- Senior
Taxi -
Service for seniors to travel within the City of
Alexandria for shopping trips and within 5-mile radius
for medically-related travel. For more information
call (703) 836-4414.
- Free
King Street Trolley
-The City of Alexandria’s free King Street Trolley
transports residents, visitors, and those who work in
Old Town, between the King Street Metrorail Station and
the Potomac River waterfront.
- WMATA
- Metrobus and Metrorail serve Alexandria. For
more information call (202) 637-7000 (TDD (202)
638-3780).
- VRE
- Both the Manassas and Fredericksburg lines have a
station in Alexandria. For schedule information call the
VRE automated phone system 24-hours a day, at: (703)
684-0400 or 1-800-RIDE-VRE, (TTY number: (703)
684-0551). Be prepared with the departure and
arrival stations and the time of day during which you
want to travel.
Arlington
- ART
- ART buses operate in Arlington County. For more
information on these ART services call (703) 228-RIDE.
Additional information about ART can also be obtained at
Arlington County's transportation web site, CommuterPage.com.
- WMATA
- Served by Metrobus and Metrorail. For more
information, including routes, maps and schedules, check
out www.wmata.com
or call (202) 637-7000 (TDD (202) 638-3780).
- VRE
- Both the Manassas and Fredericksburg lines have a
station in Crystal City. For schedule information call
the VRE automated phone system 24-hours a day, at: (703)
684-0400 or 1-800-RIDE-VRE, (TTY number: (703)
684-0551). Be prepared with the departure and
arrival stations and the time of day during which you
want to travel.
City
of Fairfax
- CUE
- Two lines that serve the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU metrorail
station, George Mason University and the City of
Fairfax. Seven days a week. Fare is $.75. Call (703)
385-7859 for more information.
- City Wheels
is a City of Fairfax program that provides alternative
transportation within the City, to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU
Metrorail station, to George Mason University, and to
Fair Oaks Hospital for city residents who are disabled
and find it difficult or impossible to use conventional
bus service. City Wheels service is provided through
private taxicabs. The fare for this service is $1.50.
For more information, please call 703-385-7859.
- WMATA
- Served by Metrobus. For more information call (202)
637-7000 (TDD (202) 638-3780) or go to www.wmata.com.
City of
Falls Church
- GEORGE
Bus - GEORGE is the
City of Falls Church, Virginia’s clean diesel bus that
provides local transit service to and from the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA)
East and West Falls Church Metrorail stations and
throughout the City.
- Fairfax
Connector - Operates
several routes in the Falls Church area of Fairfax
County. Call (703) 339-7200 for more information.
- WMATA
- Served by Metrobus. For more information call (202)
637-7000 (TDD (202) 638-3780) or go to www.wmata.com.
Fairfax
County
- Fairfax
Connector - Serves
ten Metrorail stations in Northern Virginia. In
addition to Fairfax County, Fairfax Connector serves
areas in Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax City.
Call (703)339-7200 for more
information.
- Transportation
Association of Greater Springfield (TAGS) Shuttle-
TAGS is a transportation advocacy
organization which supports transportation options and
solutions for Greater Springfield. TAGS also operates a
week-day shuttle service in and around the commercial
district of Springfield. For route and timetable
information visit the TAGS web site at www.tagsva.org
or call 703/339-7200.
For more information about the TAGS Shuttle, e-mail tags@tagsva.org
or call 703/ 971-7727. You
can also visit www.springfieldinterchange.com,
click on "Commuter Solutions" and then
"TAGS."
- WMATA
- Served by Metrobus and
Metrorail. For more information call (202)
637-7000 (TDD (202) 638-3780) or go to www.wmata.com.
- Seniors
on the Go! - This
program is limited to individuals 65 or older, with an
annual income of $40,000 or less for a family of one and
$50,000 or less for a married family of two. Application
Form
Loudoun
County
- Loudoun
County Commuter Buses
-Loudoun
County Transit operates rush hour service from park and
ride lots in Loudoun to destinations that include West
Falls Church Metro, Rosslyn, the Pentagon, and
Washington, D.C. Loudoun County Transit also provides
service from West Falls Church Metro to employment sites
in Eastern Loudoun County. Call 1-877-465-2287
for more information.
- Virginia
Regional Transit - Virginia
Regional Transit, in partnership with the Loudoun County
Office of Transportation Services, has released a
new and updated Bus Services & Schedules Guide.
The booklet provides maps and schedules for all the
local fixed route bus service provided by Virginia
Regional Transit in Loudoun County.
Special
Needs
- MetroAccess
- Curb-to-curb paratransit service is available in areas
served by Metrobus, Metrorail, ART, Connect-A-Ride, CUE,
DASH, Fairfax Connector, RIBS, Ride On, THE BUS, and
Tysons Shuttle. Passengers who meet the criteria
specified by the American Disablities Act and are
certified as eligible may use MetroAccess service.
Call (301) 562-5361 or visit the www.wmata.com
for more information.
- Alexandria
DOT - Anyone living
within the city limits of Alexandria who has a
disability which prevents the use of regular transit
service is eligible to use DOT. Participation is by
application to the city of Alexandria. Call (703)
838-3800 for more information.
- City of Fairfax
- City Wheels- The city
of Fairfax City Wheels program offers alternative
transportation within the city of Fairfax to the Vienna
Metrorail station, to George Mason University, and to
Fair Oaks Hospital. Participation is by application to
the city of Fairfax. Coupons for transportation are
obtained by placing a mail order prior to each month.
Orders may take up to two weeks to process. Rides are
arranged by the participant by contacting the
transportation company directly. Call (703) 385-7889
for more information.
- Fairfax County -
Fastran-
Fairfax County owns and operates the Fastran fleet,
which offers door-to-door service within Northern
Virginia for consumers of county human services programs
and provides core carrier service for MetroAccess. In
addition, there is a midday Dial-a-Ride program for
income eligible residents. Trips are scheduled by the
participant through Fastran. Participation is by
application to Fairfax County. The program is structured
to meet the transportation needs of low income persons
by restricting eligibility to those with an annual
householdincome at or below 250 percent of the federal
poverty level. Fastran also received a state grant to
provide Fastran-to-Work service for Virginia Initiative
for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) clients and their
children living in the western part of the county. Call (703)
222-9764 for more information.
- STAR -
Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents is Arlington
County's reserved trip service for persons with
disabilities. STAR is an alternative to calling
Metro Access to reserve trips. Residents
currently certified-eligible under the Metro Access
program and other Arlington residents authorized by a
County agency may use STAR. Call Star at (703)
228-TRIP for more information