How is the morning commute from Reston taking the Dulles toll road in to Washington DC (Capitol Hill)?

Question

We are looking to buy a home in northern virginia but location (because of traffic) is important. Metro and VRE are not options.

Answer 1

extremely heavy traffic all the way out to manassas

Answer 2

It can get pretty heavy on workdays.

Try looking around Annandale or Fairfax.

Answer 3

Traffic is heavy in the DC area no matter WHERE you live. I LOVE living in Reston and highly recommend it. If you are an early bird, are travelling with 2 people or more, your commute will be easier in the Reston area than in others. Because of HOV lanes, you need to travel with 2 or more, or leave before 6am. There is also a bus system that works pretty well but is still time consuming. I use the Herndon Monroe parking garage, free parking, and catch a bus that will go directly into Roslyn where I hop on the metro or go directly by bus to Lenfant Plaza. Biggest problem for us is when there are more than 3 flakes of snow. Everything STOPS!!! I work 8 miles away and it took me 2.5 hours to get to work one day. But this is very unusual!!