Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority*
600 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Metro
general information: 202/962-1234
Administrative offices and general information, not including
schedules and fares. Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Customer
assistance: 202/637-1328
Suggestions, commendations, comments
Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Customer information: 202/637-7000 (TTY 638-3780)
Metrobus and rail schedules, fares, parking, Bike-On-Rail
program and more.
Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Metrobus
fares
* $1.25
using SmarTrip®
$1.35 using cash
* $3 express routes using SmarTrip®
$3.10 express routes using cash
* Senior/disabled fare is 60¢
Express
Buses: B30, P17, P19, W13, 5A, 11Y, 17A, 17B, 17G, 17H, 17K,17L,
17M, 18E, 18G, 18H, 18P, 29E, 29G, 29H, 29X.
Exact
change: Bus drivers do not carry money. Please have your pass,
transfer or exact fare ready when you board.
Children's
fares: Up to two children, 4 years and younger, ride
free with each adult paying full fare. Children 5 and older
pay adult fares. Special discounted student farecards and
passes are available for District of Columbia residents.
Senior
citizens 65 and older, persons with disabilities
and customers with a Medicare card and valid photo ID ride
for half the regular fare.. On Metrobus, use fare media specifically
created for use by senior citizens age 65 and older and persons
with disabilities to pay the reduced fare. The senior and
persons with disabilities fare products include SmarTrip®,
$6 weekly bus pass and a $10 farecard. Or, show a valid ID
to the bus operator to pay the reduced Metrobus fare.
Seniors
and people with disabilities ride free anytime on Metrobuses
in Montgomery County (C2, C4, C7, C8, C9, D5, F4, F6, J1,
J2, J3, J4, J5, J7, J9, K6, L7, L8, Q2, T2, Y5, Y7, &8,
Y9, Z2, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z11, Z13, Z29).
Acceptable
valid forms of ID to participate in the reduced fare program
include:
* Metro
Senior ID (Effective June 29, 2008, no new applications accepted.)
* Metro Disability ID
* Government-issued ID with photo
* Medicare card and photo ID
For more
information about purchasing a SmarTrip® card and buying
passes, see Metro Senior SmarTrip® card or Metro Disability
ID information or call 202-637-7000 (TYY 202-638-3780).
Metro
will issue visitors a one-time courtesy Metro Disability ID
card good for up to one month. You must present a valid transportation
ID card from another transit agency along with a valid government-issued
photo ID. Bring them to our Metro ID Card Office located at
600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC. Visitors, 65 years of
age or older, may get the senior citizen discount by showing
a photo ID card including date of birth and address.
Free
orientations on how to use accessible Metrobus and Metrorail
services are available to persons with disabilities and senior
citizens by calling 202-962-1100 (TTY 202-962-2033).
Transfers
Metrobus
to Metrobus — If you pay your fare with cash or tokens,
ask your driver for a free transfer. It’s valid for
unlimited Metrobus connections (including round trips) within
a two-hour period. If you pay your fare with a SmarTrip card,
you don't need to use paper transfers.
Metrorail
to Metrobus — Rail-to-bus transfers are worth 90¢
off your bus fare, whether you ride a regular or express route
and whether you pay with cash or a SmarTrip® card.
Bus
fare with transfer:
* Regular
route using SmarTrip® 35¢
* Regular route using cash 45¢
* Express route using SmarTrip® $2.10
* Express route using cash $2.20
Seniors
and customers with disabilities with a Metro ID or Medicare
card and valid photo ID ride free with this transfer.
Other
fares and transfers —MARC Transit Link cards, MARC weekly
and monthly passes and VRE passes and tickets are valid for
regular fares. Transfers from other buses are valid for full
or partial fares on Metrobus.
Special fares
In Fairfax
County, Virginia:
$1.00
Rts.
2T, 2W, 3T, 12C-D-E-F-L-M-R-S, 18R-S, 20F-W-X-Y, 24T and 28T.
Transferring
to a regular Metrobus from one of these buses is free. Transferring
to an Express bus costs $1.75.
In Anacostia:
75¢
Rts.
94, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, M8, M9, W2, W3, W6, W8, W9 and
southbound B2, P1, P2, P6, U2 and 90 at stops at or south
of Good Hope Road. On these buses, you must pay the full regular
fare to get a transfer.
D.C.
public school fares
School
tokens in the District of Columbia only for eligible students.
Rail-to-bus transfers are free for eligible D.C. school students
within the District of Columbia and at Silver Spring, Friendship
Heights, Naylor Road, Southern Ave and Capitol Heights stations.
Metrobus hours of operation
Metrobus
operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but service intervals
vary by time of day and by weekday/weekend to best meet demand.
Please consult Metrobus timetables for service details on
specific routes.
Metrorail
fares
Regular
fare (In effect on weekdays from opening to 9:30 a.m., 3-7
p.m. and 2 a.m. to closing)
* $1.65
minimum
$4.50 maximum
Reduced
fare (All other times)
* $1.35
minimum
$1.85 mid-range
$2.35 maximum
For fares
between stations, go to Metrorail station page and click on
the station where you are starting your trip.
Children's
fares: Up to two children, 4 years and younger, ride free
with each adult paying full fare. Children 5 and older pay
adult fares. Special discounted student farecards and passes
are available for District of Columbia residents.
Metrorail
senior-disabled fares (All times)
* 1/2
of the regular fare
Senior
citizens 65 and older, persons with disabilities and customers
with a Medicare card and valid photo ID ride for half the
regular fare. On Metrorail, use a SmarTrip® card or farecard
for seniors or persons with disabilities to pay the reduced
fare.
Acceptable
valid forms of ID to participate in the reduced fare program
include:
* Metro
Senior ID (Effective June 29, 2008, no new applications accepted.)
* Metro Disability ID
* Government issued ID with photo
* Medicare card and photo ID
For more
information about qualifying for a disability ID card and
buying a reduced fare SmarTrip® card or farecards, see
Metro Senior SmarTrip® Card or Metro Disability ID information
or call 202-637-7000 (TYY 202-638-3780).
Metro
will issue visitors a one-time courtesy Metro Disability ID
card good for up to one month. You must present a valid transportation
ID card from another transit agency along with a valid government-issued
photo ID. Bring them to our Metro ID Card Office located at
600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC. Visitors, 65 years of
age or older, may get the senior citizen discount by showing
a photo ID card including date of birth and address.
Free
orientations on how to use accessible Metrobus and Metrorail
services are available to persons with disabilities and senior
citizens by calling 202-962-1100 (TTY 202-962-2033). |
