Fredericksburg to Arlington - Alternate choice (Springfield: quality of life, live in, bus)

[jkl4259]

Hi
If you live in Fredericksburg and commute everyday to the Arlington area, what's your method of choice? I'm especially interested if you don't make the drive - do you take VRE, a bus or a vanpool? What works best for you?

My objective is to see what other people are doing to cut the commute and up the quality of life a bit.

Thanks

[ateo]

Many people seem to take the slug lines.

Go google it if you aren't familiar with the concept.

[akorosdc]

I only interned in Rosslyn for a little while, but I took the VRE to Springfield and then the metro. Overall I think it took about 90 minutes. Then the VRE had issues, so I drove to Springfield and parked a few times. VRE's nice because you don't have to worry about traffic and you can just read, sleep, eat breakfast, or make a train buddy. The downside is that if you have to work late or miss that train, it's a long wait for the next one, which can suck if you just miss it and have to wait outside.

I didn't know about slug lines at the time, but a lot of people I talked to there did it and had good experiences.

[nsgjdennis]

Originally Posted by jkl4259

Hi
If you live in Fredericksburg and commute everyday to the Arlington area, what's your method of choice? I'm especially interested if you don't make the drive - do you take VRE, a bus or a vanpool? What works best for you?

My objective is to see what other people are doing to cut the commute and up the quality of life a bit.

Thanks

When I lived in Fredericksburg I worked in Stafford but I had to go to Crystal city one day for a meeting and I took the VRE. I loved it and I wished I could have taken the train everyday!