Transportation Services at Potomac

The Potomac School offers an extensive school bus transportation program, allowing us to attract students from throughout the Washington metro area. Our entire fleet of Neighborhood and Shuttle Buses runs on biodiesel, illustrating our commitment to model environmental stewardship.

In order to meet our traffic reduction commitments to our neighbors and to Fairfax County, and to improve the quality of life on our campus, we require all students in grades 1 through 10 to take the bus to and from school. Parents may drive their Kindergarten students, and students in grades 11 and 12 may drive themselves and their siblings, but all other students take either our Neighborhood Bus Service or our Shuttle Bus Service.

Neighborhood Bus Service

Potomac provides friendly, convenient, and safe round-trip bus service to neighborhoods in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. We offer over 20 distinct bus routes, as well as Late Bus service at 5:45 pm for students participating in after-school sports and other activities. The Potomac School is proud of our outstanding safety record and the high standard of service provided by our transportation staff. Trained, certified commercial bus drivers conduct an orderly, safe, and enjoyable journey to and from campus. We offer service to the neighborhoods listed on the right:

Free Shuttle Service

We offer nine convenient drop-off locations close to school and in Washington, DC. The free Shuttle Bus Service is staffed with a professional bus driver who greets students, takes attendance and accompanies students on the brief drive to campus.

Metro

Potomac buses pick up students at the Eastern Market, Union Station and East Falls Church Metro shops.

Car

Students in Kindergarten may be driven to school by their parents. Students in grades 11 and 12 may drive their own cars to school. We encourage carpools for Kindergarten families. All other students are required to take the bus.