Commuting from Vienna to DC

[Anonymous]

If you are out near the Oakton area you commute is going to blow unless you don't mind spending 70 min in the car each way on most days. My spouse and did this for 2 years while renting, and it was miserable for us.

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Anonymous wrote:Like all mentioned above, commuting to DC is very difficult from Vienna and surrounding areas. Metro can make things easier but it depends on how close you are to the metro. If you are only open to driving, 395 is much better than 66.

There is nothing worse than 395 and the 14th Street Bridge. Nothing.

Meh, commute up 395 to DC is easy, certainly a lot easier than 66 or the parkway.

Nope. It is the absolute worst. No one wants to live in Springfield or Woodbridge and commute to DC on 395. It’s a parking lot. But fortunately OP has better options.

OP can take toll or slug, it will take 15 mins to get into dc even during rush hour. Just sounds like you have a problem with living in Springfield or Woodbridge

[Anonymous]

It’s pretty simple you just need to be able to walk to the train. For most people 12 minute or less walk or else they end up driving to the train. That will be difficult if not impossible to find in town of Vienna (maybe some of the border near Tysons? I’m not as familiar with that side) But from Tysons I think you have to deal with transferring trains. The straight shot is the orange line which is located technically outside town of Vienna limits.
I lived in a townhome across from the Vienna Metro for years and my commute was really simple. I walked 10 minutes to the platform and was on the train for about 45 minutes sometimes 55 depending on how they were running And of course it depends what exact stop you’re going to. The Length didn’t bother me but maybe I am an outlier. I just listened to music and sometimes read a book. The apps have gotten a lot better so I knew exactly when to get there to not have to wait to get on a train. Straight shot and I always got a seat since it was the last stop. I loved it. But yeah that’s gonna be much harder to fine coming from inside town of Vienna.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty simple you just need to be able to walk to the train. For most people 12 minute or less walk or else they end up driving to the train. That will be difficult if not impossible to find in town of Vienna (maybe some of the border near Tysons? I’m not as familiar with that side) But from Tysons I think you have to deal with transferring trains. The straight shot is the orange line which is located technically outside town of Vienna limits.
I lived in a townhome across from the Vienna Metro for years and my commute was really simple. I walked 10 minutes to the platform and was on the train for about 45 minutes sometimes 55 depending on how they were running And of course it depends what exact stop you’re going to. The Length didn’t bother me but maybe I am an outlier. I just listened to music and sometimes read a book. The apps have gotten a lot better so I knew exactly when to get there to not have to wait to get on a train. Straight shot and I always got a seat since it was the last stop. I loved it. But yeah that’s gonna be much harder to fine coming from inside town of Vienna.

We live in this neighborhood now and it makes all the difference. Pre-pandemic I commuted to DC and it was easy, reliable, and even relaxing. If townhomes aren't your thing (although many are pretty well-priced, 2k+ sq/ft, and in good shape), there is the occasional SFH that pops up around Nottoway Park for 900k-1.2M.

But yeah, commuting by car to DC from the Wolf Trap side of Vienna sounds like a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

OP

I live in vienna near RT7 and Beulah

i take beulah to rt 7, to towlston to bellvue, to old dominion to 123 to chain bridge then to canal road

this leaves option open for GW Parkway or 66/toll road inside beltway.

i can make to georgetown in 30 minutes. dont get me wrong, when it hits the fan it can be long slug. but generally its plenty predicable. even before covid it was 30 min in the am 45 on the way home. apparnlty enough important people live out that way such that towlston, bellview, and old dominion are always plowed...

[Anonymous]

1358 here the down side to liveing on rt 7 near wolftrap is rt7 has construction right now going from 4-6 lanes which is why I take back roads AND there are no no close grocery stores or gas stations. so if you forget something at the store, not exactly a quick trip to the store and back. or you time you grocery trips with you drive in and out.

[Anonymous]

Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

Sure you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

It did, in fact. There is no inventory and row houses are selling in a day with escalation clauses. Was it sketchy as fk last month with maga idiots? Yes. Will Covid or other factors dent prices? No? But have fun with your patch of grass out there and commuting 70 minutes.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

Troll grade: D+

Lol. Okay. I misspelled a word while voice dictating. I still don’t live out in the boonies.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

It did, in fact. There is no inventory and row houses are selling in a day with escalation clauses. Was it sketchy as fk last month with maga idiots? Yes. Will Covid or other factors dent prices? No? But have fun with your patch of grass out there and commuting 70 minutes.

You sound very bitter. Why not change jobs?

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

It did, in fact. There is no inventory and row houses are selling in a day with escalation clauses. Was it sketchy as fk last month with maga idiots? Yes. Will Covid or other factors dent prices? No? But have fun with your patch of grass out there and commuting 70 minutes.

Why are you so mad? Did your best friend move to the suburbs?

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

It did, in fact. There is no inventory and row houses are selling in a day with escalation clauses. Was it sketchy as fk last month with maga idiots? Yes. Will Covid or other factors dent prices? No? But have fun with your patch of grass out there and commuting 70 minutes.

Roaming imbeciles clobbering a man into a stupor with a baseball bat after dark one year, MAGA idiots the next. When isn't Capitol Hill sketch?

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill.

And what a wild year your neighborhood had.

It did, in fact. There is no inventory and row houses are selling in a day with escalation clauses. Was it sketchy as fk last month with maga idiots? Yes. Will Covid or other factors dent prices? No? But have fun with your patch of grass out there and commuting 70 minutes.

Roaming imbeciles clobbering a man into a stupor with a baseball bat after dark one year, MAGA idiots the next. When isn't Capitol Hill sketch?

Capitol Hill has persistent crime issues, it's practically ground zero for civil unrest and demonstrations, and the schools choices above elementary are difficult. I get the appeal of living there, but I also get the appeal of not living there. What I don't get is spouting off with "Sounds really bad all around. This is why I live in Capital Hill." Cool story bro, learn to spell your own neighborhood's name.