Student Life

Transportation

If St. Anselm's opens two hours late due to weather or other emergency, the shuttles will run two hours later as well.

Shuttle Bus to the Metro at Ft. Totten

Morning
School buses will pick up students from the Fort Totten Metro in a continuous shuttle service between 7:20 am and 7:40 am. The cost for this shuttle is $150/year.

If you do not need the Fort Totten Metro morning shuttle service daily, but would prefer to use it occasionally, you may buy a 5-ride ticket for $10 in the main office and present the ticket to the driver.

Afternoon

School buses leave the school at 3:30, 5:00, and 6:00 pm to take students to the Fort Totten Metro. The 3:30 leaves from the Upper Building and the other two leave from the lower building.

Shuttle Program from Northern Virginia and Bethesda/NW Washington

For the 2023-2024 academic year, St. Anselm’s Abbey School will provide the following shuttle services: 
  • To and from Fort Totten Metro Station
  • From Bethesda/Chevy Chase
  • From Northern Virginia (McLean/Arlington and Alexandria) 
All shuttles start on August 23, 2023, and they run every day School is in session. On days when School opening is delayed, the shuttle times will be also delayed by one hour.
 
To register and pay: Go to the School’s website, click on the Student Life drop-down menu, select Transportation, and use the PayPal link to pay for the shuttle. Please sign up by August 22, 2023.  (If you would like to pay by check, please let us know so we can add your son to the rider list and send in a payment ATTN: Business Office).
 
If you have questions, contact Mark Commins
(at 202-281-1645/mcommins@saintanselms.org) or
Maria Vo (at 202-281-1656/dvo@saintanselms.org).

Cost for Shuttle

Bethesda &  NW Washington, DC:    $1,300 / year
NoVA Shuttle:                                         $1,500 / year
 

Shuttle Times and Pick-Up Locations

  •  Bethesda/Upper Northwest DC Shuttle 
The cost of this shuttle is $1,300/year, one-way, morning only.  Service will be provided by Fleet Transportation. 
The locations and times of the shuttle will be the same as last year:
 
  1. The Church of the Little Flower parking lot 7:00 am
2.  Friendship Heights (Metrobus stop on Western Ave in front of McDonald's) 7:10 am
3.  Glover Rd NW parking lot (By the Rock Creek Park Nature Center) 7:20 am
 
  • Northern Virginia Shuttle 
 The cost of this shuttle is $1,500/year, one-way, morning only.  Service will be provided by Fleet Transportation. 
The locations and times of the shuttle will be the same as last year: 

The McLean/Arlington route: 
  1. Chesterbrook Shopping Ctr, 6234 Old Dominion Dr, McLean
(Next to Starbucks) 6:35 am 
  1. St. Thomas More Cathedral, Route 50 & Glebe, Arlington
(Parking Lot off of N. Cathedral Lane, behind KFC) 6:50 am
  1. Pentagon City Metro, 1101 S Joyce St, Arlington (Pentagon Row by Fountain/Ice Skating Rink Winter) 7:10 am
 
The Alexandria route: 
  1. Belle View Shopping Ctr, 1632 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria
(In front of Safeway) 6:35 am
  1. Bradlee Shopping Ctr, King St & W Braddock Rd, Alexandria
(Next to McDonalds) 6:55 am

Fleet Transportation offers a text service where they can push out texts concerning any morning shuttle run problems or issues to families.
If you would like to sign up for the service, follow the instructions below. 
Text (844) 612-2165.
Depending on the route, text the highlighted keyword to the number. 
McLean Route – saasmclean 
NW DC Route – saasnwdc 
Alexandria Route- saasalex
 
 

Fort Totten Metro Station Shuttle ($150)

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Bethesda/Chevy Chase Shuttle ($1300)

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McLean/Arlington Shuttle ($1500)

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Alexandria Shuttle ($1500)

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