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Service AlertsART and STAR Holiday Schedule for Veterans Day: On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate Saturday service. All other ART routes will not operate, and the ART Customer Call Center will be closed. The STAR Call Center will also be closed on Tuesday, November 11, and all standing orders, except for dialysis, will be canceled. Please call before the holiday to request a trip for November 11, or the day after. Thank you for with ART! View our holiday schedules HERE: https://www.arlingtontransit.com/routes-schedules/schedules/holiday/ View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsMilitary Rd Roundabout Project, Phase 2 - Bus Stop Relocation: Beginning Friday, October 31, due to construction activity, ART 56 bus stops located at Military Rd and 25th Rd N will temporarily relocate to the 4100 block of Nelly Custis Rd in both directions. Thank you for your patience. View all ART Alerts

Shirlington Bus Station

Shirlington Bus Station

Photo: Shirlington Station exteriorShirlington Bus Station 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.-Sat., 5:30 a.m.-12:00 midnight. Closed Sundays and holidays
  • 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