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I live in Arlington, VA and am seriously considering a job in Columbia, MD. I'm trying to figure out how best to commute / if this is possible to do in <1:15.
Google Maps says taking the BW Parkway or the Beltway/95N is a 90 minute exercise during rush hour. My guess would be that it would take longer, on average (there's always an accident on the beltway).
Conversely, I figure I could get to Union Station in 20 minutes, spend 40 minutes on a MARC train to BWI Rail, and another 15-20 to Columbia.
Can anyone offer any first-hand experience with this commute, or perhaps Arlington to Union Station to BWI Rail?