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Commuting from McLean, Virginia: Easy Drive to Almost Everywhere

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President

Whether you are "Top Brass" coming to work at the Pentagon, a new White House appointee, an undercover CIA agent, airline pilot, the top draft pick for the Washington Wizards, a college professor, or the 3rd baseman for the Washington Nationals, you should know that if you decide to make McLean, Virginia your home, you'll have an easy commute to your place of employment.

McLean Virginia 10 mile radius

In the map above, I've drawn a ten mile radius with McLean, Virginia in the center.  Some of the areas within this circle are within a 25 minute commute.  I can't promise that for all areas -- much depends upon traffic and which route and which direction you travel.  Additionally, there are areas outside this 10 mile radius that may take less time to get to than some that are within the circle due to highway travel versus local roads.

Nonetheless, here are commuting distances and approximate times from McLean, Virginia to popular areas of employment within the metro-D.C. area.

 

Location

Distance

Commute Time

 

 

 

American University

5.7 miles

15 minutes

Bethesda, Maryland

7.3 miles

14 minutes

Central Intelligence Agency

2.1 miles

4 minutes

Dulles International Airport

16.4 miles

22 minutes

Georgetown University

8.2 miles

14 minutes

Nationals Park

13.0 miles

22 minutes

Pentagon

9.5 miles

14 minutes

Reston, Virginia

10 miles

15 minutes

Ronald Reagan National Airport

11.7 miles

18 minutes

Tysons Corner

4.0 miles

9 minutes

U.S. Capitol

11.0 miles

19 minutes

Verizon Center

10.6 miles

19 minutes

White House

9.4 miles

15 minutes

Commuting times can certainly be an important consideration of where to live.  To help you make your decision about choosing McLean, Virginia as your home, here are some other helpful articles:

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Meet McLean, Virginia: The Fourth Most Affluent Community in the U.S. (UPDATE: McLean has recently been named THE most affluent community)

Making Money in McLean

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Comments (3)

James Downing - Metro DC Houses Team REALTORS®, CRS, GRI, ABR,MRP, MilRes
Real Living | At Home - Washington, DC
When Looking to Buy or Sell - Make the Right Move

19 minutes to the Verizon Center?  With no traffic maybe.  Like at 3am!

May 18, 2009 02:17 PM
Cynthia Tilghman, Realtor® Onslow County NC Home Specialist
Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC

Brian,
To my brother's house in Great Falls about 10 minutes.  He works in McLean.

May 18, 2009 11:05 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Fortunately my house is well outside your 10-mile circle!

May 29, 2009 09:23 PM