Which is the Better Commute? Strling to Reston or Manassas to Reston (Centreville: apartments)

[SaintTaris]

I am trying to chose between two apartments: Parc Dulles in Sterling and Wellington Place in Old Town Manassas. My office is located on Willard Rd in Chantilly and my work schedule is 7-3, with occasional travel out of Dulles and training a few times a year at Ft. Belvoir.

Which is the better daily commute to Chantilly, Sterling or Old Town Manassas?

[hilsmom]

so, you're actually going to Chantilly, NOT Reston?

It seems in either case, you will be using 28. I am not yet familiar with those traffic patterns, but we will be moving to the Fairfax/Chantilly border in 2 weeks and will be interested to see the feedback you get on this thread.

[Lebowsky]

Centreville Rd from Manassas to Willard will be slower, there are multiple lights and its 2 lanes, instead of minimal lights and 3-4 lanes coming from Sterling.

However I do not think either one of those commutes will be bad.

[stuntmonkey]

I'd pick Sterling over Manassas. 28 has more lights coming in from Manassas than Sterling.

[mikebnllnb]

Sterling is at least 15 min closer. And a bit nicer IMO.

[Caladium]

Sterling also has the advantage of a few side routes you can take if the 28 backs up. For example, if traffic got bad you could exit at Church/Waxpool and take Cascades Parkway (to the East) or Pacific Blvd. (to the West, and probably the fastest choice).

[vermonter16]

I live in Manassas....however, the commute would probably be a bit better for ya from Sterling. I just happen to like Manassas because....well, because that's why I chose to live here!

[SPHokie]

Definitely Sterling

[SaintTaris]

Thanks. I am leaning more toward Sterling. Now I have to decide between Parc Dulles and Remington at Dulles Town Center. The place at Remington has a loft and a balcony.