Washington
DC Public transport
Main
Office
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).
