Transportation

Easy access, combined with the emergence of high technology and a low cost way of doing business, has created a hotbed of local professional opportunities. Stafford is located centrally on the East Coast of the United States, only 25 miles south of the Washington, DC capital beltway on I-95. Located between Washington, DC and Richmond, VA, Stafford offers multiple modes of access to lucrative markets.

Interstate 95 bisects Stafford from North to South, as does US Route 1. US Route 17 provides easy access to West I-66 and I-81 to the Midwest. Route 3 provides easy access to the Virginia Tidewater Region and the East. The County Administrative offices and the Courthouse are located off of I-95, Exit 140, at the intersection of US1 and Route 630. Go to our maps page to see more detailed maps of Stafford.

Air
The major national and international airports of Dulles, Reagan National, BWI and Richmond are located as close as 45 minutes away. These airports are easily accessible via major highways of the Greater Washington DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area.

Stafford Regional Airport: opened in 2002, with a 5,000-foot runway. This state-of-the-art facility has a fully functioning Instrument Landing System (ILS) and a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) which makes the facility an "all weather airport." The airport serves as a reliever to Dulles and Reagan National Airports. The facility is currently receiving over 800 flights a month, a third of which is corporate traffic.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: 45 minutes north via I-95.
Dulles International Airport: One-hour northwest via I-95 to I-495 or U.S. 17 to VA 28.
Richmond International Airport: One hour south via I-95 to I-295.
Baltimore-Washington International Airport: One and one half hours northeast via I-95 or VA 3 to U.S. 301.
Shannon Airport: is located in Fredericksburg, 10 miles south of Stafford Regional Airport. The airport has a 3,000-foot runway.
Hartwood Air Field: (Recreational) Stafford

Deep Water Ports

The Port of Richmond: 1 hour south via I-95.
- Closer than any other port to 77% of Virginia's industrial locations.
Virginia Inland Port: 1-1/2 hours northwest in Front Royal via U.S. 17 to I-66.
- Weekly container liner service to Antwerp, Belgium and Liverpool, England, as well as container and general cargo service to and from the Mediterranean, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
- Over 300,000 square feet of warehouse storage area and 40 acres of open storage area.
- CSX provides rail service direct, and by Norfolk Southern via switch.
Port of Hampton Roads: 2 hours southeast via I-95 to I-64.
- The world's largest natural deep-water harbor.
Baltimore Harbor: 2 hours northeast via I-95 or VA 3 to U.S. 301.
Virginia Port Authority

Highways

Stafford has 597.35 miles of state maintained roadways that include 16 miles of interstate, 46 primary and 535.35 miles of secondary roads.

Interstate 95 bisects Stafford from north to south. (Interchanges are at mile markers 148, 143, 140, 136 & 133)
Interstate 66 and Interstate 81 are easily accessed via US 17.
U.S. Route 1 provides additional north-south highway alternatives in the County.
State Route 3 offers additional east-west connections to the Tidewater region and Route 301.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Rail Service
The East Coast's primary north-south rail line bisects Stafford. CSX Transportation is linked to the nation's network of freight and passenger service. Convenient Virginia Railway Express (VRE) - Commuter Service to Washington began along this line in July 1992. CSX provides freight service. Amtrak provides passenger service with multiple trains daily.

Trucklines
Stafford is served by 32 short and long-haul trucking companies. Estes Express, Wilson Trucking, Southeastern Freight and Consolidated Freightways have terminals in Stafford.

Parcel Service
All major overnight delivery services are available in Stafford. The regional Federal Express collection center is located in Stafford; United Parcel Service has also built a major facility in the region. Daily pick-up service is available to businesses from DHL, Federal Express, and United Parcel Service.