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Service AlertsART and STAR Holiday Schedule for the Christmas Holiday: On Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of the Christmas holiday, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55 and 87 will operate on Sunday schedules. All other ART routes will not operate. The ART Customer Call Center will also be closed. The STAR Call Center will be open on Wednesday, December 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. but will be closed on Christmas, December 25, 2025. All standing orders, except for dialysis, will be cancelled. Please call on or before December 24 to request a trip for December 25 and/or the day after. Happy Holidays and thank you for riding with Arlington Transit! View all ART Alerts

Shirlington Transit Center

Shirlington Transit Center

Photo: Shirlington Station exteriorShirlington Transit Center is Arlington's only enclosed public bus station and is the principal transfer point for Metrobus and ART bus service in South Arlington. More than 2000 commuters use the station each day. The station houses a Commuter Store and includes an indoor waiting area with customer seating and a partially covered outdoor plaza. The bus stops incorporate innovative features for riders with visual disabilities, including first-in-the-region audible schedule devices.

Shirlington Bus Station
2975 S. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22206, near the intersection of S. Randolph St. and 31st St., next to Shirley Hwy. (I-395).

  • Station Lobby Hours
    Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (Effective November 14, 2025)
  • Bus Service Hours
    Mon.-Fri., 5 a.m.-1 a.m.
    Sat., 6 a.m.-3:30 a.m.
    Sun., 6 a.m.-midnight
  • Bus Bay Diagram (PDF, 442 KB Adobe Reader Required)
  • Commuter Store Hours
    Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (closed 1:30-2 p.m.)
  • Commuter Store Phone
    Voice: 703-820-4981, Fax: 703-820-4984, TDD: 711

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