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Real-Time Commuter Bus Status
- Bus Time provides:
- Real-time information for Loudoun County's commuter buses
- Estimated arrival time of each run to the specified stop, either in a tabular format or a map-based format
- Route numbers noted in Bus Time are the same route numbers listed on the public schedule and displayed on the dashboard of the bus, e.g., 101, 203, 406, 503, etc.
- The system describes the morning routes as "inbound" and the afternoon/evening routes as "outbound".
- Runs starting or ending at Ashburn North and Loudoun Station are Route 100
- Runs starting or ending at Dulles South or Brambleton are Route 200
- Runs starting or ending at Dulles North are Route 300
- Runs starting or ending at Purcellville, Harmony or Leesburg are Route 400
Example- Dulles South: In Bus Time the morning and afternoon/evening routes are the same, Route 200. On the printed schedules, the morning runs are the 200 series and the afternoon/evening runs are the 600 series. Please note that this distinction is only used when viewing the routes in Bus Time. The displays on the front of the buses will continue to show the appropriate run (201E, 202W, 601, 602, etc.).
Metro Connect Routes
- Morning Runs from Broad Run Farms, Cascades, Our Lady of Hope and Lowes Island are Route 901
- Morning Runs from Leesburg and Harmony are Route 921
- Morning Runs from Goose Creek Village and Broadlands are Route 923
- Morning Runs from Loudoun Station are Route 925
- Morning Runs from the Dulles Town Center are Route 87X
- Morning Routes from East Gate are Route 88X
- Evening Runs to Broad Run Farms, Cascades, Our Lady of Hope and Lowes Island are Route 902
- Evening Runs to Leesburg and Harmony are Route 922
- Evening Runs to Goose Creek Village and Broadlands are Route 924
- Evening Runs to Loudoun Station are Route 926
- Evening Runs to the Dulles Town Center are Route 87X
- Evening Runs to East Gate are Route 88X
- From the Bus Time web page, select the "Estimated Arrival Times" box.
- Select the route Number, the direction and the stop. These choices are located at the top of the web page. All of the buses that are running the selected route will show up in order of estimated arrival/departure times at the selected stop.
- If you want to view all of the routes going through a particular stop as opposed to just your selected route, then check the box that says "Show All Vehicles For This Stop." The check box is located just below "Select Route." This is helpful for users of park and ride lots like the Dulles North Transit Center where several afternoon runs drop off at Dulles North and then proceed to other park and ride lots, i.e. Loudoun Station, Ashburn North, Brambleton, Dulles South and Leesburg, Using the current run 653 as an example, simply select '653' in the "Select Route" drop down menu. The direction will be pre-selected for you based on the route number. Then select the stop at which you plan to catch the bus, for example "14th St & F St.". Then select the "Show All Vehicles For This Stop" checkbox. The user will then see all of the buses approaching that stop on their screen. Please note that "checking" the checkbox shows all buses going through the stop, including those that aren't going to your park and ride lot.
- From the Bus Time web page, select the "Estimated Arrival Times" box.
- Select the Routes Box on the top right hand side of the web page and then select the route again, the direction and the stop.
- If you check the stops and vehicles boxes, then all of the stops for the selected routes and all of the vehicles that are running the selected routes will show on the map.
- Hovering over the route, stop or the bus will provide options for looking at the route and provide estimated arrival times of the next stop of the bus.
User Notes
- The real-time information system will only show predicted times for buses that are scheduled to arrive at the selected stop within 30 minutes. Any bus that is due to arrive at the stop between 30 and 45 minutes will show the scheduled time, not the predicted arrival time. Buses scheduled to arrive after 45 minutes are not shown on the real-time information screen.
- If you are looking at a particular bus stop and the predicted arrival time of the bus doesn't seem to be changing, it is likely that the bus is stopped for an incident (flat tire, accident, presidential motorcade, etc).
For More Information
For questions about the Bus Time system, call 703-771-5665, 877-465-2287 (877-GO-LCBUS) or email the Transit team..