Loudoun Commuter Bus Experiences

[immig05]

Originally Posted by stpickrell

How flexible are the buses, though, or are they pretty much for 9-5 commuters?

The buses are pretty flexible the buses from Dulles north park & ride start from 5.20 Am every 20 mins thru 8.30 AM...
Evening buses run from 3.20 thru 5.40 every 15-20 mins depending on traffic

But this is from Dulles North frequency and timing is different for other stops but they do start early in the morning.

[normie]

The Loudoun buses are mostly for commuters. You wouldn't be able to use them to pop into DC to see a few museums and then come back in the middle of the day. (Unless you're willing to wait until after 3:00)

[cdmurphy]

Originally Posted by normie

The Loudoun buses are mostly for commuters. You wouldn't be able to use them to pop into DC to see a few museums and then come back in the middle of the day. (Unless you're willing to wait until after 3:00)

Actually, there is a mid-day bus back to Dulles North; it leaves 4th and H, NW at 1:25 M-Th (12:32 on F) and arrives at 2:47 M-Th (1:50 on F). Here's that schedule (http://www.loudoun.gov/controls/speerio/resources/RenderContent.aspx?data=0f8d72d9aa6c46ed88fb808b66 dfa479&tabid=333&fmpath=%2fTransit%2fCommuter+Bus+ Service%2fnewsletters - broken link). This same mid-day bus continues on to Dulles South, but only on Fridays. It arrives back at 2:05.

There may be some other mid-day buses on the other routes too. Here's the route and schedule page (http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=969 - broken link).