Suburb to suburb varies a lot, especially by time of day. I go from Annapolis to Tysons a few times per month. 47 miles.
At 8 am, it can easily be two hours. At 10:30 am, it is often about an hour, not infrequently under 55 minutes, and once in 48 minutes flat.
At 4 in the afternoon, the return trip can easily exceed 2 hours, and has occasionally stretched to nearly 3 hours. At 1:30 pm, the return trip can be an hour and ten minutes.
Yep, it’s nuts.
As soon as I read “Annapolis to Tysons” I couldn’t help but to laugh, sorry.
Time of day is important but time of year as well. Next week you will be screwed.
And Tysons during Christmas? It could take you an hour to go 2 miles just to get on the Beltway.
And if it’s raining?
Forget about it.
I commute from Alex/Falls Church to Rockville. About 25 miles and it takes 45 min to an hour in the morning and afternoon.
Next week I’ll be screwed as well.