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Getting Around

Air

Alexandria is served by all major domestic and international airlines at:

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (5-10 minutes from Old Town)
• Washington Dulles International Airport (45 minutes from Old Town)
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport  (45 minutes from Old Town)

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Rail

Amtrak

• The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (known as Amtrak), operates heavy rail service across the United States.
• Alexandria is served by its own Amtrak station (adjacent to the King Street Metrorail Station).
• For routes and reservations, visit amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL.

Metrorail

• Metrorail is a subway system operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known as Metro.
• Alexandria has four convenient Metrorail stations:
  • Braddock Road (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
  • Eisenhower Avenue (Yellow Line)
  • King Street (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
  • Van Dorn Street (Blue Line).
• Metrorail stations open at 5 a.m. on weekdays and at 7 a.m. on weekends.
• Metrorail closes at midnight from Sunday through Thursday and at 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.  Holiday hours and routes may vary.
• When traveling late at night, be sure to check the scheduled departure time for the last train. At many stations, the last train departs before system closing time (12 a.m. or 3 a.m.), so it is important that you allow enough time to enter the system and board the train. Last train departure times are posted at each station kiosk.
• Metrorail system maps are available in a variety of formats.  To create a personalized trip plan, use Metro's Trip Planner.

Virginia Railway Express

• Virginia Railway Express (VRE) offers commuter rail service from the suburbs of Northern Virginia to downtown Washington, D.C.
• Alexandria is served by its own VRE station (adjacent to the King Street Metrorail Station), which is on VRE's Manassas Line and Fredericksburg Line.
• For schedule information, visit vre.org or call 800-RIDE-VRE.

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Bus

Greyhound

• Greyhound national bus service stops in Springfield at the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station, just one station south of Alexandria.
• For schedule information, visit greyhound.com or call 800-231-2222.

Metrobus

• Metrobus is the regional bus service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known as Metro.
• Alexandria is served by many Metrobus routes, and hours vary.  Metrorail system maps are available in a variety of formats.  To create a personalized trip plan, use Metro's Trip Planner or call 202-637-7000.

DASH

• DASH is the local bus service operated by the Alexandria Transit Company.
• For schedule and route information, visit dashbus.com or call 703-370-DASH.

Highway

• Alexandria is conveniently located along I-95, I-495, I-395, Rt. 1, Rt. 7, Rt. 236, and the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and is minutes from I-66 and I-295.
• For more information, see the local highway map, regional highway map, or state highway map.
• For current road conditions, including alerts and traffic cameras, see the Virginia Department of Transportation or call 5-1-1.

• Transportation & Environmental Services
• General Information
• Bikes and Peds
• Complaint Form
• Contacts
• Compliment Form
• Construction and Inspection
• Eco-City Alexandria
• Engineering & Design
• Environmental Policy Commission
• Environmental Quality
• Maintenance Division
• Mirant Power Plant
• Motorcoach Task Force
• Plastic Bag Recycling Initiative
• Solid Waste & Recycling
• Stormwater Utility
• Traffic Calming
• Traffic & Parking Board
• Transit Services
• Transportation Commission
• Transportation Division
• Transportation Master Plan

• Eisenhower Avenue Widening Project
• King/Beauregard Intersection Improvement
• Monroe Avenue Bridge
• Stormwater Infiltration and Inflow Program
• Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project