Fares

The Ride On Monthly Pass costs $45 per month. See Monthly Pass details.

We only honor these additional passes:

• Metrobus 7-Day Regional Bus Pass
• MARC Weekly Pass, Monthly Pass, or Transit Link Card
• MTA Commuter Bus Pass

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 [*K9 service will be restored in September 2021]
• Riders should "show" their identification and NOT 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.
• The time limit for all these transfers is 2 hours. Transfer as often as you need during this time.

Effective July 1, 2019, 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.

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

See details for Montgomery College students.

$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

The fare is FREE at all times.

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.