Anyone comute to Tyson Corner ??
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blazinlow89
Big Poppa
Have a friend at work who used to live there and would commute to PAX every day. I would assume that you would have to deal with more traffic as you would be heading in with it rather than away. I remember him saying on a good day it would take about an hour and forty five minutes. Going home was about the same could be a bite longer depending on the roads.
SoMdDude
New Member
Where are you going to Tysons from?
I live right off of 210 in waldorf and it takes me 30 minutes to get to the 395/495 divide if I leave at 4am without traffic, add another 10-15 to get to Tysons. If I leave anytime after 5-5:30am, that time could jump up to 1.5 hours easy.
OP, once you get to Springfield, you do have the option of using the new express lanes which dumps you right off at Tysons, which does help a ton!!! I always pass back ups using it at Braddock Rd and Rout 50. Would be better to know where you are possibly heading to Tysons from.
Isn't Tyson's Corner where the Martians landed during Orson Welle's presentation of "War of the Worlds?"
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Many years ago I commuted from Mechanicsville to just before Tyson's Corner. I would leave at 4:30 in the morning and get to work about 6. Leaving at 3pm in the afternoon I'd get home 5:30-6 on a normal day. Extremely exhausting and not worth the hassle.
probably depends on how much of a raise you are getting .....
route:
5 to 228 to 210 to 95 ....
now you can get on the beltway and cruise around and use the new toll lanes like SoMdDude said
or up 295 across the SE / SW Freeway ... across the 14th st bridge and up the parkway
or cross the WW Bridge and through Old Town, and again up the Geo. Wash Pky
[from the pkwy you can also exit at spout run and drive up through Arlington or get on 66 West and go through Falls Church]
from there, there are multiple ways to Tyson's
123 Chain Bridge rd - through McLean come up the back side of Tyson's Mall
to the end of the parkway and around the beltway ....
a long arduous trip no doubt .... unless you are getting a significant pay raise is it really worth it to sit in a car 3 hours a day ... books on tape are great for passing the time
For The Record - I live just behind National Harbor and drove to Dulles Town Center for 2 yrs [some mornings straight to clients in Leesburg] ... the worst nights it took me 3 hours just to get home - getting east on 7 past Sterling and the Fairfax county pkwy
good luck in your decision
Sweet 16
^^8^^
Are you insane? I hated commuting to Tyson's when I lived in Vienna and that was 30 years ago! And forgetaboutit between Black Friday and Christmas -- you might be able to get there but it will be so gridlocked you won't be able to move. Look elsewhere.
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wopazia
Guest
I always thought that was "Fairfax Circle" in Fairfax VA.
I hate the commute from Mechanicsville to SW DC. I can't imagine to Tysons! Better be one hell of a pay raise and if it was, I'd just move to VA and leave this Socialist State of Maryland.
FISHTAIL
Coordinating the Truth
I don't, but my wife does. We live in Port Tobacco. It takes her just over an hour to get there, using the hotlanes. She typically leaves by 6:30 in the morning, is at work before 8, and leaves NTL 4:30 to pickup our son from daycare.
She has been making this commute for 8 years now. It used to wear her out really badly, but now that the hotlanes are open, I haven't heard her complain. It costs extra, but shaves a bunch of time off her travel, and while her drive is 60 miles each way, it only takes her just over an hour to get there.
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be worth the trouble...as I said, my wife used to HATE the drive, but doesn't mind it now. The only way I was able to convince her was because when she used to live in Fairfax it would take her 45 minutes to get there...moving to La Plata only added another 25 minutes to her drive, even though it was over twice the distance.
She has been making this commute for 8 years now. It used to wear her out really badly, but now that the hotlanes are open, I haven't heard her complain. It costs extra, but shaves a bunch of time off her travel, and while her drive is 60 miles each way, it only takes her just over an hour to get there.
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be worth the trouble...as I said, my wife used to HATE the drive, but doesn't mind it now. The only way I was able to convince her was because when she used to live in Fairfax it would take her 45 minutes to get there...moving to La Plata only added another 25 minutes to her drive, even though it was over twice the distance.
dave1959
Active Member
Yeh, Probably...
Plus you got to figure in wear & tear & gas for your vehicle. I'm sitting at 123,000 miles on my 2010 SUV- 3 brake jobs, new front rotors and wheel bearing/hubs, 2nd set of tires (getting ready for 3rd), etc. Luckily I can do my own maintenance.
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Lilypad
Well-Known Member
dave1959
Active Member
Yes, I know where it is and how to get there many different ways. We shop at the mall and galleria several times a year. I have driven over there in rush hour, days and weekends.
But driving over there a couple times a year at varying hours is different than
commuting on a daily basis.
In just 2 months (January 2014), the Metrorail silver line is scheduled to open to Tysons. It will make about 4 separate stops just within Tysons. Ride the green line from Branch Avenue station to L'enfant Plaza, then transfer to the Silver Line toward Wiehle Avenue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Line_(Washington_Metro)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Line_(Washington_Metro)
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