Fares
Fares are free on all Ride On buses during Essential Plus Service.
Prices effective July 1, 2019
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Log in to your SmarTrip® account
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 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
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 | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Add money to SmarTrip® card |
except Ride On extRa and Flex |
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| Buy Ride On Pass | |||||||||
| Buy regular SmarTrip® card | |||||||||
| Buy Senior SmarTrip® card | |||||||||
| Get Youth Cruiser SmarTrip® card | |||||||||
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.
The Ride On Monthly Pass costs $45 per month. See Monthly Pass details.
We only honor these additional passes:
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
| During these times | The fare is |
|---|---|
|
Monday - Friday,
Saturday,
|
Free |
| All other times |
$1.00 |
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.
- 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 for Seniors & Persons with disabilities |
Effective July 1, 2019, all Montgomery County youth ages 18 and under ride FREE all the time on Ride On buses. Select Metro bus routes are also free. See Kids Ride Free details.
Free, with Montgomery College student ID card with current semester sticker.
$4.25, using SmarTrip, cash, or token
- SmarTrip Transfer from local bus: $2.25
- SmarTrip Transfer from Metrorail: $3.75
$2.25, boarding with one of these passes:
- Ride On Monthly Pass
- Metrobus 7-Day Regional Bus Pass
- MARC Weekly Pass, Monthly Pass, or Transit Link Card
- MTA Commuter Bus Pass
Seniors & Persons with disabilities
| During these times | The fare is |
|---|---|
|
Monday - Friday,
Saturday,
|
Free |
| All other times |
$2.10
|
Kids / Youth
Effective July 1, 2019, all Montgomery County youth ages 18 and under ride FREE all the time on Ride On buses. See Kids Ride Free details.
Montgomery College students
$2.25, with Montgomery College student ID card with current semester sticker.
- 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 |
$1.50
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