anyone work in DC commuting from centreville

[Anonymous]

how do you do it?

[Anonymous]

I've wondered that myself. No idea.

[Anonymous]

Ther is a commuter lot with a bus to Vienna metro.
Or you could drive to the manassas park vre. Or take a commuter bus downtown. I wouldn't do it personally unless I had no other option.

[Anonymous]

Centreville to DC is soul suckingly bad.

[Anonymous]

I know a few folks who live out that way and I believe most of them take a commuter bus.

[Anonymous]

I think the majority of people in Centreville do not commute to DC. Of course there must be a few, but I don't think it's a popular commute route.

[Anonymous]

Most of my friends who live out there commute to locations within fairfax. The few that come into DC either do it at off-hours (leaving in the 6-ish timeframe) or take a commuter bus to Metro. It's just too hard otherwise. I used to drive in from near the Vienna metro - 15 miles - and if you left after 6:45, it took at least 70 minutes. And that's a lot closer than Centreville. (Before 6:45, it took 35 minutes.)

[Anonymous]

I have lived in Centreville since 2003 and have always commuted to the city (Southeast). I have tried many different ways throughout the years and here are my thoughts on each...

First of all, I work a flexible schedule and can arrive early (starting at 6:30 am and departing at 3 pm). I realize not everyone would be able to do this.

1. VANPOOLING This was by far my favorite commuting option. I did this for almost 9 years (pre kids) and loved it. I took a van from Stringfellow Park and Ride and it was a painless 45 minutes each way. Also, I received transit subsidy that covered the entire cost. There is one vanpool, I know of, that is still in operation. Let me know if you're interested.

2. METRO This was by far the worst of the bunch. It took forever! Drive to the commuting lot, wait for a bus, take the bus, walk to the metro train, wait for the train, blah, blah, blah... it sucked!!!

3. VRE (Manassas Park) This is just ok. It also had too many steps and took longer than I wanted it to.

4. DRIVING This is what I do now. If I leave by 5:45 I can be at work by 6:30 (7 on a 'bad' day). I have 3 routes that I take, depending on the time I leave or traffic situation. 66 isn't terrible, IF you leave early enough. Braddock Road to 495 and around to the Wilson/295 North. Braddock Road to 495 to 395.

I know many people on here will read this and say "soul sucking", but I disagree. Sure, I'd love to live in Arlington in a nice SFH for my family....but unfortunately, that's not an option for me. I love living in Centreville and I have found commuting options that work for me. If you can live with a commute of 1 hour each way, it might work for you too.

[Anonymous]

We live in Centreville and most people on our street seem to work in Chantily, Fairfax, Reston etc. I work from home. The DC commute is doable with flex hours but not ideal.

I love our neighborhood, the schools, the low-key rec sports, etc.

[Anonymous]

PPs... Just curious, what part/neighborhoods do you live in? We are looking to buy here and am interested in the "feel" of the different subdivisions in Cville.

[Anonymous]

Two of my coworkers live in Centreville and commute to our office in Dupont Circle. It takes them about an hour and a half, minimum, but usually about 2 hours. One way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PPs... Just curious, what part/neighborhoods do you live in? We are looking to buy here and am interested in the "feel" of the different subdivisions in Cville.

We live in little rocky run. Virginia run is also very nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two of my coworkers live in Centreville and commute to our office in Dupont Circle. It takes them about an hour and a half, minimum, but usually about 2 hours. One way.

That's crazy, I hope they commute in together at least.

[Anonymous]

What is the vanpool option? TIA!

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in Centreville since 2003 and have always commuted to the city (Southeast). I have tried many different ways throughout the years and here are my thoughts on each...

First of all, I work a flexible schedule and can arrive early (starting at 6:30 am and departing at 3 pm). I realize not everyone would be able to do this.

1. VANPOOLING This was by far my favorite commuting option. I did this for almost 9 years (pre kids) and loved it. I took a van from Stringfellow Park and Ride and it was a painless 45 minutes each way. Also, I received transit subsidy that covered the entire cost. There is one vanpool, I know of, that is still in operation. Let me know if you're interested.

2. METRO This was by far the worst of the bunch. It took forever! Drive to the commuting lot, wait for a bus, take the bus, walk to the metro train, wait for the train, blah, blah, blah... it sucked!!!

3. VRE (Manassas Park) This is just ok. It also had too many steps and took longer than I wanted it to.

4. DRIVING This is what I do now. If I leave by 5:45 I can be at work by 6:30 (7 on a 'bad' day). I have 3 routes that I take, depending on the time I leave or traffic situation. 66 isn't terrible, IF you leave early enough. Braddock Road to 495 and around to the Wilson/295 North. Braddock Road to 495 to 395.

I know many people on here will read this and say "soul sucking", but I disagree. Sure, I'd love to live in Arlington in a nice SFH for my family....but unfortunately, that's not an option for me. I love living in Centreville and I have found commuting options that work for me. If you can live with a commute of 1 hour each way, it might work for you too.

[Anonymous]

Remember, folks, unless we're talking about leaving super early or unencumbered HOV access, add at least 25-35 minutes to however long someone tells you their commute from these areas is. Truth be told, though, these days, Centrville is almost a close in suburb.