Fares

Fare policies apply to Ride On, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex, and Flash service.

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Regular Fare

$1.00, using SmarTrip, cash, or token

Free, when boarding with one of these passes:
Route 28 (VanGo Circulator) - Downtown Silver Spring: Free
Flash rides cost the regular bus fare. All discounts apply. Paying your Flash Fare

Where to add money, and buy passes and SmarTrip® cards

Pay with SmarTrip® in your Apple Wallet and Google Pay.

Buy Ride On Pass - see pass details

Yes: Online at www.smartrip.com
Yes: TRiPS Commuter Stores - See TRiPS Commuter Store locations
Yes: Montgomery County Division of Treasury - See Treasury location
Yes: Sales Outlets - See Sales Outlet Locations

Add money to SmarTrip® card

Yes: Online at www.smartrip.com
Yes: Metrorail stations - See Metrorail station locations
Yes: Metrobuses
Yes: Ride On buses (except Ride On extRa and Flex)
Yes: TRiPS Commuter Stores - See TRiPS Commuter Store locations
Yes: Montgomery County Division of Treasury - See Treasury location
Yes: Sales Outlets - See Sales Outlet Locations

Buy regular SmarTrip® card

Yes: Online at www.smartrip.com
Yes: Metrorail stations - See Metrorail station locations
Yes: TRiPS Commuter Stores - See TRiPS Commuter Store locations
Yes: Montgomery County Division of Treasury - See Treasury location
Yes: Sales Outlets - See Sales Outlet locations

Buy Senior SmarTrip® card - see Senior SmarTrip® card details

Yes: TRiPS Commuter Stores - See TRiPS Commuter Store locations
Yes: Montgomery County Division of Treasury - See Treasury location
Yes: Libraries - See Library locations

Get Youth Cruiser SmarTrip® card - Youth Cruiser SmarTrip® card details

Yes: TRiPS Commuter Stores - See TRiPS Commuter Store locations
Yes: Montgomery County Division of Treasury - See Treasury location
Yes: Libraries - See Library locations
Yes: Schools - See School locations

Product	Available at these locations
Product	Online at www.smartrip.com	Metrorail stations See Metrorail station locations	Metrobuses	Ride On buses	TRiPS Commuter Stores See TRiPS Commuter Store locations	Montgomery County Division of Treasury See Treasury location	Sales Outlets See Sales Outlet Locations	Libraries See Library locations	Schools See School locations
Buy Ride On Pass	Buy pass now
Add money to SmarTrip® card	Add money now			except Ride On extRa and Flex
Buy regular SmarTrip® card	Buy card now
Buy Senior SmarTrip® card
Get Youth Cruiser SmarTrip® card

Paying fare with cash

Ride On fare boxes accept coins (except pennies) and bills.

If you pay your fare with cash, the exact fare is required. Bus operators cannot make change or accept money.

Regular Fare

$1.00 using SmarTrip, cash, or token

Free, when boarding with one of these passes:
Route 28 (VanGo Circulator) - Downtown Silver Spring: Free
Flash rides cost the regular bus fare. All discounts apply. Paying your Flash Fare

Passes

The Ride On Monthly Pass costs $22.50 per month. See Monthly Pass details.

We only honor these additional passes:

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

Free at all times on all MCDOT buses.

Eligible passengers:

Seniors age 65 years or older, with
- Senior SmarTrip® card, or
- Medicare Card and Photo ID
Persons with disabilities with Metro Disability ID card and their attendants (now called the Reduced Fare SmarTrip Card)
Metrobus Routes included are:
- C2, C4, C8, F4, J1, J2, K6, K9*, L8, Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, T2, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8
Riders should tap the farebox

MetroAccess Customers

Free at all times.

Eligible passengers:

MetroAccess Certified or Conditional Customer with ID
Companion of MetroAccess Certified or Conditional Customer with ID

Transfers

You must use a SmarTrip card
- to get a rail-to-bus or bus-to-rail discount or
- to transfer free from bus to bus
  - Ride On to Ride On
  - Metrobus to Metrobus
  - Metrobus to Ride On
The time limit for all these transfers is 2 hours. Transfer as often as you need during this time.

For this transfer type	The fare is
SmarTrip Transfer from local bus	Free
SmarTrip Transfer from Metrorail	$0.50 to Metrobus for Seniors & Persons with disabilities; FREE to Ride On

Kids / Youth

All Montgomery County youth ages 18 and under ride FREE all the time on MCDOT buses. Select Metro bus routes are also free. See Kids Ride Free details.

Montgomery College students

Free, with Montgomery College student ID card with current semester sticker.

See details for Montgomery College students.

WMATA Express buses

Cost to ride WMATA buses

For this transfer type	The fare is
Ride On to WMATA Express bus	Pay the upcharge above $1.00
non-Ride On bus to WMATA Express bus	Pay the full Express fare

Transfers to or between Ride On buses

You must use a SmarTrip card
- to get a rail-to-bus or bus-to-rail discount or
- to transfer free from bus to bus.
The time limit for all these transfers is 2 hours. Transfer as often as you need during this time.

For this transfer type

The fare is

SmarTrip Transfer from local bus

Free

SmarTrip Transfer from Metrorail

$1.00

Seniors & Persons with disabilities: FREE to Ride On; $0.50 to Metrobus
Kids - FREE

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