How do I Live in WOODBRIDGE, work in DC...NO CAR!!! (Arlington: home, living in)

[audioFAN]

I'm coming back home after living in the TN sticks for a few months. I have a job waiting in Dupont Circle, but I will be crashing in Woodbridge...I have no recollection of whether or not the public transportation even exists in Woodbridge. As long as I can get to the Springfield/Franconia Metro, I can survive. I know that area well, but not Woodbridge at all.....any tips or websites I can visit??? Thanks!

[Zack]

Look at the prince william county bus service. They have a number of commuter buses into the district and Arlington. If you can find a slug line near where you're staying you could catch a ride from there. Also there are some VRE lines, maybe look at a foldable bike for getting to the transit point.

[jaywallace]

Originally Posted by audioFAN

I'm coming back home after living in the TN sticks for a few months. I have a job waiting in Dupont Circle, but I will be crashing in Woodbridge...I have no recollection of whether or not the public transportation even exists in Woodbridge. As long as I can get to the Springfield/Franconia Metro, I can survive. I know that area well, but not Woodbridge at all.....any tips or websites I can visit??? Thanks!

Rippon VRE or Dawson Beach VRE.

[Fern435]

There's a commuter bus called OmniRide (not sure if I got the name right) that goes from Woodbridge to the Pentagon. It may go to other locations. From the Pentagon you can ride the Metro into DC.

[mroy]

This is definately doable by "slugging" in - this means essentially hitching a ride with people that are enroute to DC. The lot you are looking for is right at the corner of Old Bridge Rd and Rt. 123 - we used to call it the Hechingers lot because the old Hechingers store was there. Anyhow, just tell drivers you want 18th street all the way down to M or further and you will be within a few blocks to work.

then, coming home, take the metro to the pentagon and catch the slug line home from there. You may need to ask around a bit to find out where it is. It has been a few years since I have done this and things I'm sure have changed around some.

Good luck!

[knopfler]

Originally Posted by audioFAN

I'm coming back home after living in the TN sticks for a few months. I have a job waiting in Dupont Circle, but I will be crashing in Woodbridge...I have no recollection of whether or not the public transportation even exists in Woodbridge. As long as I can get to the Springfield/Franconia Metro, I can survive. I know that area well, but not Woodbridge at all.....any tips or websites I can visit??? Thanks!

Here are three options -

VRE - Virginia Railway Express Home Page
OmniRide - PRTC - The Ride That's Right For You
Slug Lines - Slug-Lines.com - Slugging and Slug Lines Information For Washington DC

The short answer is, yes, you can get from Woodbridge to Dupont without a car. The specific link for the OmniRide line to get you to Springfield/Franconia Metro is Prince William-Metro Direct AM Schedule. Alternatively you can take VRE from Woodbridge to Springfield/Franconia (or further in, all the way to Union Station and then bounce on the Red Line to Dupont) - the map for that is Station Map.

Welcome to Prince William County!