All DASH Bus routes are free - no passes, IDs or SmartTrip cards are needed.
Please visit the DASH Bus website for the most up-to-date schedules and information.
Direct and frequent service between the campus and King St. Metro Station is provided every 10-15 minutes, seven days a week, by the DASH Line 31. Most Line 31 trips continue into Old Town, ending at Braddock Rd. Metro Station.
The Metrobus 25B, also stopping on campus, provides service between Ballston Station, Carlin Springs Road, and Mark Center Station 7 days a week.
Nearby, the following services are available:
DASH Line 35 provides service between the Pentagon and Van Dorn Metro, serving all Beauregard St. points, Braddock Rd. (behind the Schlesinger Garage), or N. Beauregard St. & Fillmore Ave.
Metrobus 7A, serving the Shirlington and Fairlington areas, every 15-20 minutes, seven days a week. The closest stops to campus are at N. Beauregard St. & Braddock Rd. (behind the Schlesinger Garage), or N. Beauregard St. & Fillmore Ave.
Metrobus 28A, serving stops in Bailey's Crossroads, Seven Corners, and on the Rte. 7/Leesburg Pike corridor in Fairfax County, Seminary Rd. and Duke St. points in Alexandria. This route operates every 12 minutes, seven days a week, with nearby stops on Fillmore Ave.
How to get from the NOVA Alexandria Campus to the NOVA Annandale Campus:
Take Metrobus number 25B (Landmark/Ballston Line) in front of the Bisdorf Building (Campus Library entrance) to Carlin Springs Road & Columbia Pike, transfer to the 16A, go to Little River Turnpike & Backlick Road, then transfer to the 29K to Lake Drive & NOVA Annandale Campus. Do the reverse to return from the NOVA Annandale Campus to the NOVA Alexandria Campus.
Take Metrobus number 25B (Landmark/Ballston Line) in front of the Bisdorf Building (Campus Library entrance) to Landmark Mall Roadway & Mall entrance and transfer to the 29K West to George Mason University, which will take you to Lake Drive & NOVA, Annandale Campus. Do the reverse to return from the NOVA Annandale Campus to the NOVA Alexandria Campus.
The Metrobus offers weekday and limited weekend service between the Annandale Campus and the Vienna and King St. Old Town Metro Stations on the 29K and 29N (Alexandria-Fairfax line) routes and between the Annandale Campus and the East Falls Church Metro Station on the 26A (Annandale-East Falls Church Line) route.
Metrobus Fare: $2.25 cash fare or SmarTrip card; exact change is required as bus drivers do not carry change. Mobile payment is also available. Please click here for more information on WMATA fares.
Loudoun County Transit offers local bus service from Monday through Saturday between the Loudoun campus and the INOVA Loudoun Hospital on the Route 70 (Leesburg-Sterling) bus. The bus drops off and picks up on Potomac View Rd, directly across the street from the campus.
Bus Fare: Loudoun County Transit has resumed collecting fares. The fare is $1 one-way, which may be paid with Cash or a SmarTrip card. Please visit their website for the most up-to-date information.
The Fairfax Connector offers weekday and limited weekend service between the Loudoun Campus and Franklin Farm Village Center on Route 924 (NOVA-Loudoun – Herndon – Franklin Farm).
Bus Fare: $2.00 one-way cash or SmarTrip card; exact fare is required if paying by cash; no pennies accepted.
PRTC's OmniRide Bus offers weekday service between the Manassas Campus and Oaks of Wellington on the Manassas AM and PM routes.
Transit from Woodbridge to Manassas is provided on OmniRide's East-West Express, which runs between the PRTC Transit Center in Woodbridge and the Manassas Mall (the Manassas AM and PM routes can be accessed at the Manassas Mall stop).
OmniRide Fare: All OmniRide Local and Metro Express buses are now fare-free! Please visit OmniRide's website for more information on fares.
PRTC's OmniRide Bus offers weekday and limited weekend service between the PRTC Transit Center and Quantico Terrace/Fuller Heights on the Dumfries AM and PM routes; the Woodbridge Campus is a stop on these routes.
OmniRide Fare:All OmniRide Local and Metro Express buses are now fare-free!Please visit OmniRide's website for more information on fares.
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Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is a regional network of transportation organizations. If you live or work in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. region, Commuter Connections can provide you with information on all your commute options so you can make a smart choice about how you travel to work.
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