Fares & passes
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 60ยข
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).
