Getting Around Columbia Pike

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 & Bike-Sharing | Shared Electric Scooters | Walking | Car-Sharing | Taxis | Maps | Trip Planners | Transit Fares & Information | Real-Time

Metrorail

Regional rail service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

• 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.
• CommuterPage.com® Metro System page – information about Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). For additional bus routes, see ART-Arlington transit, below.

• Metrobus routes serving Columbia Pike
  • 10B – Hunting Point-Ballston
  • 16ACE – Columbia Pike
  • 16GH – Columbia Pike-Pentagon City
  • 16L – Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon
  • 16Y – Columbia Pike-Farragut Square
  • 22ACF – Barcroft-South Fairlington
  • 23ABT – McLean-Crystal City
  • 25B - Landmark-Ballston
• WMATA Bus Schedules page
• CommuterPage.com® Metro System page – information about Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system
• 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 – Columbia Pike-Ballston-Courthouse
  • ART 42 – Ballston-Pentagon
  • ART 45 - Columbia Pike-DHS/Sequoia-Rosslyn
  • ART 74 – Arlington Village-Arlington View-Pentagon City
  • ART 75 – Shirlilngton-Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston-Virginia Square
  • ART 77 – Shirlington-Lyon Park-Courthouse
• ArlingtonTransit.com – information, route maps and schedules
• Pike Ride – Columbia Pike bus service

Bicycling & Bike-Sharing

• Bike facilities – 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 – stations along Columbia Pike, from near Washington Boulevard on the east end, west to S. Dinwiddie Street.
• Bike parking – available at on-street locations along Columbia Pike.
• Bicycling general information
  • Car-Free Diet Bicycling page
  • Car-Free Diet Shared Mobility Devices page
  • Arlington County Shared Micro-Mobility Devices page
  • BikeArlington.com
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Shared Electric Scooters

Arlington County is allowing shared e-scooters under a demonstration program. Several companies hold permits to operate in Arlington.

• Car-Free Diet Shared Mobility Devices page
• Arlington County Shared Micro-Mobility Devices page

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 “Bicycling & Bikesharing” above.
• WalkArlington – information about walking in Arlington

Car-Sharing

• Zipcar – locations on the eastern end of Columbia Pike
• CommuterPage.com® Car-Sharing page – information about car-sharing in the D.C. area

Taxis

• Arlington Blue Top Cab
• Arlington Yellow Cab (703) 522-2222
• CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs, Uber, Lyft page – information about taxicabs and transportation network companies in the Washington, D.C. area

Maps

• Arlington's Car-Free Diet Map – map of Arlington showing bus routes, bike routes, bicycle/pedestrian trails, Metro stations, Capital Bikeshare stations, and more. (PDF, 4.5 MB, Adobe Reader required.)
• Car-Free Near Me™ – maps transportation facilities near any location you choose in Arlington or the Washington, D.C. area, and provides real-time information for ART and Metrobus stops, Capital Bikeshare stations, and more.
• BikeArlington.com Maps & Routes page – includes PDF versions of the Arlington County Bike Map and Bicycle Comfort Level Map.
• CommuterPage.com Maps & Trip Planners page
• Metro's Maps page

Trip Planners

• Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out how to get where you want to go in the Washington, D.C. area, using Metrobus 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.
• CommuterPage.com Maps & Trip Planners page

Transit Fares & Information

• CommuterPage.com® – information about car-free transportation options in the Washington, D.C. area.
• CommuterDirect.com® – purchase transit fares online.
• The Commuter Store® – five Arlington brick-and-mortar store locations and Mobile Commuter Stores. Columbia Pike location: Pentagon.

Real-Time

Real-time transportation information for Columbia Pike