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Getting Around Ballston
The Ballston-MU 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 several routes in Ballston. Bicyclists can get in and out of Ballston via the Custis (I-66) and Bluemont Junction trails, and use on-street trails and bike lanes within the neighborhood. Scroll down or choose a link below for more information about getting around Ballston.
Metrorail | Metrobus | ART-Arlington Transit | Bicycling | Walking | Car Sharing | Slug Line | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door directions) | Transit Fares & Information
Metrorail
Regional rail service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Metrobus
Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART, below.
Arlington Transit–ART
ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, above.
- ART routes serving Ballston
- ART 41 – Court House-Ballston-Columbia PIke
- ART 42 – Ballston-Pentagon
- ART 51 – Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center
- ART 52 – Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
- ART 53 – Ballston Metro-Old Glebe -East Falls Church Metro
- ART 62 – Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro
- ART 75 – Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
- ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
Bicycling
- Bike Access – Both the Custis and Bluemont Junction Trails provide access to and from Ballston near the intersection of I-66 and Fairfax Dr. Fairfax Dr. has bike lanes throughout Ballston. Access to the Custis Trail is also available via Quincy St. near Washington-Lee High School.
- Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at the Ballston-MU Metrorail station, at the Ballston Common Mall, both outside and in the parking garage, and at on-street locations throughout Ballston.
- Bicycling general information
Walking
Car Sharing
Slug Line
- Location: Corner of N. Stuart Street and Ninth Street, approximately one block north of the Ballston Commons Mall (Wilson Blvd and North Glebe Road) and south of the Ballston-MU Metro station.
- Destinations: Springfield, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, and Stafford, VA. More information.
Taxis
Maps
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
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.
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