Getting Around Clarendon
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Clarendon Metro station, on Metrorail's Orange Line, is in the center of Clarendon's shopping area. Metrobus and ART routes also serve the neighborhood. The Arlington Boulevard Trail provides bicycle access, and on-street bike lanes make it easy to bike around this urban village. Scroll down or choose a link below for more information about getting around Clarendon.
Metrorail | Metrobus | ART-Arlington Transit | Bicycling | Walking | Car Sharing | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door instructions) | Transit Fares & Information
Metrorail
Regional rail service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- Clarendon station, on the Orange Line. Highland St., between Wilson & Clarendon Blvds. Elevator (handicapped access): Clarendon Park, next to Clarendon Metro station, between Wilson & Clarendon Blvds.
- CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrorail and Metrobus
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system
Metrobus
Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART, below.
- Metrobus routes serving Clarendon
- CommuterPage.com® Metro System page – news and information about Metrobus and Metrorail, schedules and maps, more
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), operators of the Metro system
Arlington Transit–ART
ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, above.
- ART Routes serving Clarendon
- ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
Bicycling
- Bike Access – Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards both have bike lanes throughout the Clarendon area, providing connections to Court House and Virginia Square. Bike lanes on Fairfax Drive and Kirkwood Road link Clarendon to Ballston and the Custis Trail. Highland Street provides a good connection to the Arlington Boulevard Trail.
- Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at the Clarendon Metro Station, in the parking garage at the Market Common Clarendon and at on-street locations throughout Clarendon.
- Bicycling general information
Walking
- Custis Trail – see “Bike Access” above.
- WalkArlington
- WalkArlington Walkabout – Clarendon-Court House
- WalkArlington Walkabout – Clarendon-Court House
Car Sharing
- Zipcar – Car sharing locations in Clarendon and throughout the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor
- Car Sharing at Metro stations – information about WMATA's partnership with Zipcar to provide car sharing
- CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area
Taxis
- Blue Top Cab
- Red Top Cab
- CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs page – information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area
Maps
- Clarendon Metro Station Neighborhood Map (StationMasters)
- Arlington Transit Options Map (PDF, 3 MB, Adobe Reader required)
- BikeArlington.com Maps and Rides page – includes a PDF version of the Arlington County Bike Map.
- Metrobus schedules and maps (CommuterPage.com)
- Metrorail system map (WMATA)
Metro's Trip Planner
Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington, D.C. area, using Metro bus and rail and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.
Transit Fares & Information
- CommuterPage.com® – Easy commutes begin here®.
- CommuterDirect.com® – Purchase transit fares online.
- The Commuter Store® - Brick-and-mortar stores with four Arlington locations and a Mobile Commuter Store.
