Trip Planning Assistance

Sometimes the biggest barrier to trying a new way to travel is a lack of information. GO Alex staff can help introduce you to the many ways to access Alexandria and the region, including:

  • Metrorail
  • Metrobus
  • DASH Bus
  • Carpool/Vanpool
  • Capital Bikeshare
  • Bicycle/Pedestrian Routes
  • Carshare
  • Virginia Railway Express (VRE)

City staff are available to help you via email or in person Monday through Friday. Please contact 703-746-4025 to speak to someone in the Mobility Services office. It is located across the street
from City Hall at 421 King Street, Suite 235.

How to Commute Guides

You have things to do, places to be, and people to see. Know your travel options before you GO! Download the "How to Commute" guides to learn how to use your travel options in Alexandria.

Carpool and Vanpool Matching

Alexandria is part of the regional Commuter Connections program that matches commuters with existing or interested carpoolers or vanpools operating near your home (or other selected origin) and office or school. This arrangement can offer more flexibility than transit and help you access express lanes for free. Registration and ridematching services are free.

REWARDS PROGRAM

Commuter Connections offers incentives for vanpooling and carpooling. New or re-established vanpools can be eligible for a $200 reimbursement, and carpoolers can receive up to $130 after carpooling for 90 days.

GUARANTEED RIDE HOME

Commuter Connections also offers a Guaranteed Ride Home program to get you a free ride home in case of emergency. The program can be used up to four times a year.