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Getting Around Columbia Pike

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Columbia Pike is a little different from most of the other Urban Villages, in that it's not centered on a Metro station. Rather, the Pike is a major thoroughfare that stretches across south Arlington, from Arlington Cemetery and Fort Myer at the eastern end, all the way into Fairfax County to the west of Arlington. Pike Ride provides frequent and reliable bus service provided by Metrobus and ART-Arlington Transit. 

Metrorail | Metrobus | ART-Arlington Transit | Bicycling | Walking | Carsharing | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door directions) | Transit Fares & Information

Metrorail

Pentagon and Pentagon City Metro stations are near the east end of Columbia Pike. Frequent Metrobus and ART-Arlington Transit bus service provide access to these stations from anywhere along the Pike.

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART-Arlington transit, below.

• Metrobus routes serving Columbia Pike
  • 10B – Hunting Towers-Ballston
  • 16ABDJP – Columbia Pike
  • 16F - Columbia Pike-Federal Triangle
  • 16GHK – Columbia Heights West-Pentagon City
  • 16L – Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon
  • 16Y – Columbia Pike-Farragut Square
  • 22A – Barcroft-South Fairlington
  • 23AC – McLean-Crystal City
  • 25ACD - Ballston-Bradlee-Pentagon
  • 25B - Landmark-Ballston
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus, schedules, maps, more.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system
  • General information – 202-637-7000
  • Language assistance – 202-939-5566
  • Lost & found – 202-962-1195
• Pike Ride – Columbia Pike bus service

ART-Arlington Transit

ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, above.

• ART routes serving Columbia Pike
  • ART 41 – Court House-Ballston-Columbia Pike
  • ART 42 – Ballston-Pentagon
  • ART 74 – Douglas Park-Arlington Village-Arlington View-Pentagon City
  • ART 75 – Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
• Pike Ride – Columbia Pike bus service

Bicycling and Bikesharing

• Bike Access – The W&OD and Four Mile Run Trails both intersect Columbia Pike at Four Mile Run. George Mason Dr., South Irving and South Highland Streets, and South Fillmore St. and Walter Reed Dr. provide good connections to the Arlington Blvd. Trail. George Mason Dr., South Quincy and South Monroe Streets and Walter Reed Dr. provide good connections to areas south of Columbia Pike. South Orme St. and Southgate Rd. provide access to trails around the Pentagon.
• Capital Bikeshare – Columbia Pike has several Capital Bikeshare stations,  allowing anyone to pick up a bike for point-to-point travel at any time.  These stations make it easy to bike to other Capital Bikeshare stations throughout Arlington County, DC and Alexandria.
• Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at on-street locations along Columbia Pike.
• Bicycling general information
  • BikeArlington.com
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Bikesharing page
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Walking

• Countdown lights – special signals facilitate crossing at major intersections, showing pedestrians how many seconds are left before the signal changes
• W&OD and Four Mile Run Trails – access from Four Mile Run Dr. & Columbia Pike. See “Bike Access” above.
• WalkArlington
  • WalkArlington Columbia Pike Walkabout

Carsharing

• Zipcar – There are carsharing locations on the eastern end of Columbia Pike
• 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 – general information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area

Maps

• Arlington Transit Options Map (PDF, 4.1 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.