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Service AlertsService Changes on ART Bus Routes Effective January 6, 2025: Starting January 6th, 2025, there will be minor adjustments to ART bus routes 45, 56 and 75. These adjustments are being made to improve on-time performance. We encourage all riders to review the updated schedules as they are posted in the coming weeks. Thank you for riding with ART! View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsART Alert - Holiday Service: In observance of the Christmas Day holiday, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55 & 87 will operate on Sunday schedules. All other ART routes will not be operated. Happy Holidays! View all ART Alerts

ART Bus Fares, Text Only

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ART Bus Fares, Effective July 1, 2024

Adults

  • SmarTrip $2.25
  • Cash $2.25

Senior Citizens (ages 65+)

  • SmarTrip $1.10
  • Cash $1.10

People w/Disabilities (w/WMATA ID or Medicare Card)

  • SmarTrip $1.10
  • Cash $1.10

K-12 Students (w/school ID)

  • Free with Student iRide SmarTrip
  • Cash $1.10

Transfers

  • SmarTrip Card Required
  • Bus to Bus -- Free within 2 hours from first trip

ART to ART

  • Regular Fare Free
  • Senior/Disabled Free
  • K-12 Free

ART to/from Metrobus

  • Regular Fare Free
  • Senior/Disabled Free
  • K-12 Students Free

Metrorail to ART

  • Regular Fare $2.25
  • Senior/Disabled $1.10
  • K-12 Students $1.10

ART to Metrorail

  • Regular Fare $2.25 discount
  • Senior/Disabled $1.10 discount
  • K-12 Students $1.10 discount

Transfers to and from Fairfax County, Loudoun County, DASH, OmniRide and DC Circulator buses may require an additional fare.

Senior citizens age 65 and older, people with disabilities and customers with a Medicare card, pay a reduced fare. K-12 students receive the $1.10 student fare on ART only when paying with cash, a green iRide token or an iRide SmarTrip card. Regular fares can also be paid with a 7 Day Regional Bus Pass (loaded on SmarTrip) or a gold ART token. Children under the age of 5 ride free.