Crystal City Exxon

Like Bruce, 2−12−15, very narrow pump area when busy like it was the 31^st, but near DCA.

I am not usually an Exxon fan but this one is the closest to the airport and therefore it bumps to the top of my queue. And there really aren’t many gas stations in this part of Arlington!
Very narrow pump area, very little other services. But it’s right next to the ramp to DCA.

Horrible gas prices and I’m pretty sure the clerk was on heroin… he kept nodding off and I found dirty syringes in the restroom…

About the only gas station in the area. Important to know if you are returning a rental car to Reagan National. Horrible arrangement when there is traffic. It is very hard to get in and out of the driveways.

This is convenient if you’re going southbound (toward Potomac Yard and Old Town Alexandria) on Jefferson Davis Highway (Route 1) off of 395. I found the pump buttons legible (not blurred out by grimy hands), the pump handles comfortable and ergonomic, the squeegee stations well stocked with plenty of soapy water, and the trashcans not bustling with stanky trash. I am not pleased with the prices, but this is a complaint to The Man, rather than to the man behind the counter in the adjacent convenience store.

This gas station is within spitting distance of National Airport. That is it is there to gouge fraidy cat tourists who were afraid to stop in DC neighborHOODs to get gas. «Oh honey, wait till we’re near the airport.» Since they have so much money to throw around they should have rented the GPS unit to take them a few blocks down the road for gas that’s a bit more reasonably priced. Don’t come here to get gas unless you have bux deluxe to throw around. Also, the layout is incredibly stupid. Also, I paid at the pump yet had to walk up to the little kiosk to get my receipt because the pump printer was out of paper. Really? With this markup on the gas, I was sort of expecting my receipt to be in calligraphy on parchment paper. It was an emergency when I came to this station and I can truly say it will have to be an emergency for me to ever return. Booo Crystal City Exxon you price gouging rats maze with no paper in the pump printers! You suck!

Sure its expensive but it makes sense. This is where all the rental cars fill up before being returned, so if you put off filling up until this moment, its just a consequence. For as expensive as it is, it sure was busy, we were running late and almost missed our flight but it worked out, we were in and out in less than 5 minutes.

More expensive than other stations and almost always crowded, but I go because it’s close. I see some complaints about getting out of the lot, so just another option (rather than going far down Rte 1 after filling your tank)… I circle through the CVS parking lot onto S Eads… right onto 23^rd St then left back onto Rte 1 toward DC.

This is the closest gas station to Reagan National airport.
Don’t go here unless you really need gas because it is expensive, hard to maneuver around and busy with people filling up before they return rental cars.

This gas station is positioned horribly at the apex of three intersecting roadways. Knuckleheads trying to cut across several lanes of congested traffic just to purchase their overpriced fuel have been the cause of several accidents on the corner of Route 1 and 23^rd St. S. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen someone zip into the gas station’s lanes, only to leave their rear bumper hanging precariously into Route 1, effectively blocking the southbound lane of traffic due to their impatience to fuel up, putting their own needs ahead of every other motorist. I always hope some uninsured driver will come along in their beater and remove the rear end of the inconsiderate driver’s car, but have yet to see this, much to my chagrin.

Horrible location. Horrible prices. And the premium gas screwed up my car. It ran slower and more sluggish. If you need gas, drive down the street for a mike or so to the other exxon. Prices are cheaper and it’s easier in and out.

This is the only gas station open to the public in all of Pentagon and Crystal City. Unfortunately, it is in a horrendous location. At the very busy corner of Route 1 and 23^rd Street, you are limited in how you can get in and out of the gas station. Additionally, the pump lanes are very narrow and if you have a small gas tank, take the middle pump behind someone in an SUV, then someone takes the last pump, boxing you in, you have no choice but just sit there while some dreg of society fills up their 55 gallon Suburban gas tank. Great. Then you are forced to make a right onto Route 1 even if you want to go the other way. When I stop here in the morning for gas, after it being the complete opposite way from I-​66, I then have to go even further down Route 1 from my intended direction. How annoying. Oh, also prices tend to be at least 10 cents a gallon higher than everywhere else in Arlington. This station in particular may be responsible for Exxon’s windfall profits.
It’s too bad this is the only choice for gas in this area. I now know why monopolies are bad.