Crystal City

About Crystal City

Getting Around

Points of Interest

Things to Do

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Getting Around Crystal City

The Crystal City Metro station, on Metrorail's Blue and Yellow Lines, is the focal point of Crystal City. This urban village is also served by several Metrobus routes, all connecting to the Metro station. Bicyclists can get in and out of Crystal City via the Crystal City Connector and Mount Vernon 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 Crystal City.

Metrorail | Metrobus | Bicycling | Walking | VRE Commuter Rail | 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.

• Crystal City station – on the Blue and Yellow Lines. Located at North side of 18th St. between Clark Pl. & Jefferson Davis Hwy. Elevator (handicapped access): South Clark St.
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrorail
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

• Metrobus routes serving Crystal City
  • Metrobus 9AE – Huntington-Pentagon
  • Metrobus 9S – Crystal City-Potomac Yard
  • Metrobus 10AE – Hunting Towers-Pentagon
  • Metrobus 13ABFG – National Airport-Pentagon-Washington
  • Metrobus 16H
  • Metrobus 23AC – McLean-Crystal City
• Crystal City bus bay diagram (PDF)
• 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

Bicycling

• Bike Access – The Crystal City Connector Trail, near the intersection of Crystal Drive and 18th Street South, provides access to the Mount Vernon Trail. Entrance to the trail is inside the Crystal City WaterPark. The Four Mile Run Trail can be accessed via 23rd St. South and bike lanes on South Eads St. Bike lanes on 18th St. South and South Hayes St. provide access from west of Jefferson Davis Hwy. Crystal Dr. has bike lanes between 23rd and 15th Sts. The Four Mile Run Trail connects to the Mt. Vernon Trail at the south end of Potomac Yard, providing a bike route west.
• Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at the Crystal City Metro Station and at on-street locations throughout Crystal City.
• Bike Maps
  • Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Other Arlington bicycle maps
• 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)

Walking

• Four Mile Run Trail
• Mount Vernon Trail – see “Bike Access” above.
• WALKArlington Walkabout – “Crystal City: Inside and Out” with Adrian Cronauer
• Walking destinations – Crystal City Shops, 23rd St. Restaurant Row and Crystal City Waterpark.
• Re-designed street level – with new restaurants and stores; decorative brick sidewalks with new benches.
• Underground walkways – extensive system connects hotels, shopping and Metrorail.
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability
• WALKArlington
  • WALKArlington Walkabout – Adrian Cronauer's Crystal City, Inside and Out

VRE Commuter Rail

• Crystal City is served by Virginia Railway Express (VRE), on both the Manassas and Fredericksburg lines. VRE system map.

Car Sharing

• Zipcar has a number of cars in Crystal City
• Car Sharing at Metro stations – information about WMATA's partnership with Flexcar to provide Car Sharing
• CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area

Maps

• Crystal City Metro neighborhood map (StationMasters)
• Crystal City bus bay diagram (PDF)
• Pentagon City, Crystal City, Potomac Yard Neighborhoods Transportation Map (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Metrorail system map
• Metrobus schedules and maps
• Arlington County interactive mapping service

Taxis

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

Slug Line

1200 Crystal Drive and 12th Street. The line forms at the northern end of Crystal City near the sharp turn on Crystal Drive and 12th Street. There are actually two lines with signs posting their destinations. One sign is "Horner Road Potomac Mills" and the other is "Rt 610 Stafford." More information.

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.
• The Commuter Store – Crystal City location: Crystal City Shops North, 1615-B Crystal Square Arcade, (Directly across from Hamburger Hamlet).

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.