Great station…read more Parking is located on the street or in a local parking garage that is easy to get to the station. I think the parking garage is free on the weekends. The station waiting area can be cold. Some people wait above, others below behind walls to protect themselves from the elements. The line used is the silver line to get into other various stations. The location of this station is good for the Dulles Airport. There is also a lot around this station, like restaurants, bars, businesses etc. There is some shopping nearby including a CVS. The station was very clean. The employees I came in contact with were so helpful to others. I ended up buying an all days pass for $13.50, and was charged a small fee for the card. I think I spent just under $16.

Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station is clearly a new station. It has that new look and feel to it with…read moreviews of the area. It's an open-air station so plan accordingly if you ride it during rainfall. One advantage to this station is the 12-minute bus to Dulles Airport for $5!

A nice eco friendly way to get to Dulles Airport without the headache. While helping family…read morenavigate to get from and to the airport, I discovered this gem. Pick up is Lfant plaza. The cost is $7 each way. Drop off in front. However plan ahead like for any trip, get here at least 2 hours early in case of traffic. And don't be a seat hog. Put your luggage in the luggage compartments. Your luggage shouldn't be rolling down the aisles, hitting my feet.

Quick and convenient sums it up most of the time. This is an express bus with 4 total stops: Dulles…read moreAirport, Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride, Rosslyn Metro Station, and L'Enfant Plaza Station. The two metro stops are transfer points to other lines. Note that the pick up and drop off locations at L'Enfant are different. Depending on traffic, the trip can be from 30-60 minutes. Other than not having many stops, this bus is able to take Dulles Toll Road in the express lane. While this is an express bus to Dulles, it is essentially a commuter bus. This, there really isn't a place to put your luggage like the airport buses. If you intend to take the bus to catch a flight, plan accordingly. If major accidents/inclement weather occurs or its rush hour, the arrival time of the bus may vary. If there are people waiting, then the bus operators do their best to fit everyone on board. However, this can lead to people standing for the commute until the last stop. If you are pretty short and the bus is packed, aim to stand near the doors where the poles are or hold on to the headrests of the seats. Otherwise it's painful to hold on to the overhead bars for so long. The fare is $7.50 via SmartTrip card (can be bought at any metro station) or exact change. There is no metro operated vehicle parking at the two metro stations. The parking at Herndon-Monroe is currently free, but I imagine that will change once the silver line station there opens up. Then it will be $4.95. Dulles Airport has its own paid parking. Note that WMATA is considering ending Bus 5a when the silver line metro station at Dulles Airport opens. This is still a proposal and not yet decided upon as of February 2020.

What will $40 coupled with a dashing smile and a charming personality get you ? Well maybe that,…read morebut a more surprising answer awaits you at the end of this review. Yelp events always seem to be downtown and I live in Reston Town Center. It is clearly enlightened social consciousness rather than the furtive whispers one hears of proactively planning to partake of free wine that drives my use of public transportation to get to these events. Good planning by Miriam results in many of the events being located within walking distance of an Orange line stop. Bus Route 505 is the link between Town Center and the West Falls Church Metro station. Other than only having a $1 cover charge the best thing about this bus is that one can now use their SmartPass to pay. This aspect needs more publicity. I cite the female lollygaggers who flaunt all the principles of topology by managing to deposit well over 100 coins one by one into the boarding vending machine while everyone on the bus noticeably ages. There is no way a purse can actually hold all of those coins, then again this could be a masculine bias in volumetric perception. The relative bang for the buck that you get for your cover charge is highly correlated with the time of boarding. Basically be sure to ride after 10 pm. If your concept of value is more Swiss then don't board between 5pm and 6 pm. ESOL ? Anytime works. So in addition to Yelp parties this is also the bus one takes to get to Wolf Trap. Take the 505 to West falls Church and then get the shuttle. No problem, unless it is Sunday night. I learned the hard way that the shows let out after the last bus back to Reston. The shuttle bus driver said relax all will be good. After everyone else got off he actually drove us and 4 other friends back to Reston. The $40 tip made his day.

You can purchase a senior Smartrip card and EZ Passes at this location. Add value to smartrip card…read moreand provide bus information.

12/6/19 Thanks to Jasmine, she gave me an idea on something…read morethat is going on today. Today and yesterday the Fairfax Connector  went on strike. Why?  Bathroom breaks, lunch breaks, wages and just maybe RESPECT. Now maybe its one of these things, all of these things or something else all together. Whatever is going on, negotiations between both parties failed.   30,000.00 passager will be affected or more. I am sure the number are higher an the actual percentage of people effected is larger. I have ridden the Connector before, but not as much as others so I don't  feel I can comment on that aspect.  Still, as a professional driver,  I have seen what impact the strike has caused in this shirt time.  We will see how long this lasts. I hope problem aside from wages get fixed and BATHROOM BREAK will be part of the new phase going forwards.

The buses are late because the bus drivers are chilling doing whatever they want to do so now the…read morepatrons are late getting to work and everywhere else. Not even because of traffic. I'm literally watching the 494 bus driver that was here on time take her precious time pulling off. I hate public transportation already. And making ppl late because of whatever reasons is insane

So easy to navigate. You have the metro and buses. Easy drop off and pick up. To get to the trains…read morethere is a covered escalator to go up then the bridge walkway that goes over the highway. When I was there on a Saturday 1pm it was not crowded one bit. There are metro cars ticket machines available for use. The station is very clean, and beautiful. It is outside so dress for the weather or in layers.

I usually pass through this station to get to other stations, but this time, I had to get off here…read more It's a fairly nice station, typical of a newer station... clean, empty. I got off here to go to attend a Yelp event at the town center. Luckily, the train I was on was a newer one; however, the one I rode back on was an older train. The employee I went up to was really nice when directing me on which way to go. One thing to note: this station closes earlier than most of the stations, most likely because it doesn't have a lot of foot traffic.

Living in the city, I don't often go to Tysons, but I'm glad there's a public transportation option…read moreif I did. The Metro Station is clean and easy to navigate. Signs point you through walkways over the highway to get to Tysons.

My favorite metro station! Its on the Silver Line!…read more I live in Mocoville... and driving to NOVA stresses me out. It gives me migraines and heartburn. No matter what day it is, or time. There's traffic! So much bumper to bumper traffic! However now I can save my wear and tear on my car. Its about an hour ride. Which is fine by me. There's a lot stores and shopping centers nearby besides Tysons Mall. The station is well lit and has pedestrian bridge. Now I can visit my VA friends more ! Only downside is riding metro ain't cheap. Can you believe rush hour ends at 9pm?!!! However its cheap to ride the metro on the weekend.

First of all it's a Metro station so there is only so much that can be said. However, this is one…read moreof the new Silver Line stations that we've all been waiting ages for, so it's worth some notes. First of all, multiple bathrooms that are easy to find. The stations in the District do have bathrooms but over the years they've for all practical purposes been shut for customer use. So having two or three bathrooms in a visible location and clean is a big plus. Hopefully the "clean" part is kept up. This location is also where the shuttle bus to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum leaves from. Getting to the museum has always involved driving and paying $15 to park, or a long bus ride with potential traffic issues. This hopefully opens up the museum to those who might not otherwise have an opportunity to visit. There isn't much else around the station yet but given all the growth that sprung up around the older 1st phase stations of the Silver Line, that won't be the case for long.

The manager on duty weekday evenings is always friendly and helpful to myself and other riders. Big…read morefan of metro. Keep up the great work!

I called at midnight for a 4:30 AM pick up, and not only was the phone answered quickly, but I was…read moretold who would be my driver and what color and type of car he'd be driving within 10 minutes making the reservation. Everything went perfect. It could not have gone better.

Hector is always on time. very friendly and reliable! He is also a very safe driver. I recommend…read morehis for getting to and from the airport where timing is important

First stop on the extended Silver Line Metro. Long time in the making. Opening of the station you…read morewill find lots of parking (multi tier parking garage next to station and across the way at Loudoun Station). New facility = clean facility. Well lighted platforms and turn style area. Clean restrooms. Happy that this Silver Line stop is now operational. Can get to all places via metro in Reston, Tysons and Washington

Wow! Love the new Silver Line out of Ashburn. Tons of covered parking including electric car…read morespaces. Everything about this place feels new. Download the smart card on to your phone. This is the start of the Silver Line. Took us about 60 min to get to Metro Center. We saw all the traffic on the highways and were glad not to be in that mess.