commuting to DC from Ashburn/loudoun

[Anonymous]

Door to door, 23 minutes. Tops.

[Anonymous]

^ you jest but people who live in exurbs tend to reverse-"fish was this big" just how far out they are. I once had some guy in Ashburn tell me it takes him 30 minutes to get into the city. Sure, maybe with a helicopter.

[Anonymous]

We live in Ashburn and previously lived in Leesburg while DH was commuting to DC.
Leesburg-He drove to a lot and took the bus.
Ashburn- 1st Drove to Falls Church metro station until Weihle Metro station opened.
Plan on factoring in the toll road to expenses.
He was miserable every night when he came home.

A new metro stop should be opening in Ashburn in the next 2-3 years, I would follow that timeline closely when making the decision to move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ you jest but people who live in exurbs tend to reverse-"fish was this big" just how far out they are. I once had some guy in Ashburn tell me it takes him 30 minutes to get into the city. Sure, maybe with a helicopter.

Now, to play devil's advocate here... my coworker and I, who live near each other in Ashburn but work in Tysons, had to be at a morning meeting in DC. He suggested just carpooling and offered to drive because he said he gets horrible motion sickness when the passenger, which included riding on Metro. Sure, fine, great. I hate driving into DC anyway. Never! Again!

Dude drove like an absolute maniac! Lots of speeding, slamming on his brakes, zipping in-and-out of traffic... he gave me mild carsickness with his driving. We also made it from Ashburn to DC in 37 minutes. THIRTY-SEVEN! I've sat longer in traffice going from the main toll plaza to the Wiehle exit when I used to work in Reston.

I then fully understood how he was able to run so many errands during his 1-hour lunch break & eat lunch not at his desk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in Ashburn and previously lived in Leesburg while DH was commuting to DC.
Leesburg-He drove to a lot and took the bus.
Ashburn- 1st Drove to Falls Church metro station until Weihle Metro station opened.
Plan on factoring in the toll road to expenses.
He was miserable every night when he came home.

A new metro stop should be opening in Ashburn in the next 2-3 years, I would follow that timeline closely when making the decision to move.

I keep telling myself that but don't believe it will be that soon.
BTW there have been road extensions around Ashburn that have made it easier to avoid the toll road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in Ashburn and previously lived in Leesburg while DH was commuting to DC.
Leesburg-He drove to a lot and took the bus.
Ashburn- 1st Drove to Falls Church metro station until Weihle Metro station opened.
Plan on factoring in the toll road to expenses.
He was miserable every night when he came home.

A new metro stop should be opening in Ashburn in the next 2-3 years, I would follow that timeline closely when making the decision to move.

I keep telling myself that but don't believe it will be that soon.
BTW there have been road extensions around Ashburn that have made it easier to avoid the toll road.

Ah, but that is one LONG arse metro ride...

[Anonymous]

I'll share a non-snarky answer. I live in eastern Loudoun (Potomac Falls) and commute to Courthouse, so almost DC. I leave at 6:30 am and I am usually at my desk by 7:30 am. I take Rt. 7 to Lewinsville Rd to Dolley Madison to GWPKWY to 50. If I leave later than 6:30, it is slower but if I am out of the driveway by then, it's generally fine.

The reverse is GWPKWY to GT Pike to Rt. 7. I leave work at 4 and I'm in my driveway by 5pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking to revive this thread yet again. I am looking at moving to Loudon County(Leesburg/Ashburn Area) in Summer of 2018 and am curious about what it looks like now that it is 2017. From what I have gathered,
the commuter bus from Leesburg looks like a good option,
driving if I go in around 6 and leave by 3 looks good, biking 3 hours looks good if I only plan on working 4 hours, but does anyone know what it's like taking the metro in from as far out as possible?
I understand that most people recommend living closer in but I'm willing to sacrifice a longer commute to have my large family in a more comfortable daily setting.

Wouldn’t your “large family” aka non-working wife with lots of kids like to see you during the work week more than they need a big house? My husband has dinner with us at 6 every night because of his reasonable commute.

Reasonable commute from what area? I was also considering a move to Ashburn and commuting in to downtown DC, but would love to hear of areas that lean toward a more "reasonable commute". Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll share a non-snarky answer. I live in eastern Loudoun (Potomac Falls) and commute to Courthouse, so almost DC. I leave at 6:30 am and I am usually at my desk by 7:30 am. I take Rt. 7 to Lewinsville Rd to Dolley Madison to GWPKWY to 50. If I leave later than 6:30, it is slower but if I am out of the driveway by then, it's generally fine.

The reverse is GWPKWY to GT Pike to Rt. 7. I leave work at 4 and I'm in my driveway by 5pm.

Courthouse -> DC at that time is probably another ~30 minutes.

[Anonymous]

I used to have to go down to the Union area a few times perm month from Ashburn. Even leaving after morning rush it took over an hour driving in. I turned down job in DC that offered a $35k pay raise (over 30%). I figured the cost of the commute (toll road, extra gas and parking or commuter bus) plus the two to three hours per day I’d lose in commuting really didn’t make it worthwhile.

[Anonymous]

Its either the big new house in ashburn or the 100 yr old 100 sq ft house in nearby dc falls church, alexandria, or springfield. Make up your mind.

[Anonymous]

Literally could not pay me enough to live in Ashburn and have a daily commute to DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll share a non-snarky answer. I live in eastern Loudoun (Potomac Falls) and commute to Courthouse, so almost DC. I leave at 6:30 am and I am usually at my desk by 7:30 am. I take Rt. 7 to Lewinsville Rd to Dolley Madison to GWPKWY to 50. If I leave later than 6:30, it is slower but if I am out of the driveway by then, it's generally fine.

The reverse is GWPKWY to GT Pike to Rt. 7. I leave work at 4 and I'm in my driveway by 5pm.

If you are not crossing a bridge, then it is not "almost DC"

[Anonymous]

I work from home in Arlington, but my son has an activity in Leesburg 3 nights a week and 1 weekend.

I jump on 66 to the toll road/greenway. I never hit traffic. It’s expensive, but 35-40 minutes door-to-door.

I have no idea what morning commute would be since I am usually heading out between 5 and 5:30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work from home in Arlington, but my son has an activity in Leesburg 3 nights a week and 1 weekend.

I jump on 66 to the toll road/greenway. I never hit traffic. It’s expensive, but 35-40 minutes door-to-door.

I have no idea what morning commute would be since I am usually heading out between 5 and 5:30.

Oh and I am just 1.5 miles from the DC border Clarendon/Courthouse area if that helps.