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ART Fares
ART now takes SmarTrip.
Use your SmarTrip card on ART to pay your full fare or for bus-to-bus or rail-to-bus transfers, and save 10 cents off the cash fare. Read more.
Regular ART Cash Fare Increase
Effective July 1, 2008
Effective July 1, 2008, full cash fare for all ART routes is $1.35 and $0.45 for rail transfer cash fare. (ART 67 Lunch Loop is free.) SmarTrip fares remain at $1.25 for full fare and $0.35 for a rail transfer. If not using a SmarTrip card, full fare can be paid with cash, Metrobus token, or gold ART token; rail transfer can be paid with cash or silver ART token with Metrorail transfer (available at your Metrorail boarding station). ART tokens are available at The Commuter Store, the Mobile Commuter Store, or online from CommuterDirect.com.
Reduced Fares
The following discounts are available to ART customers:
- $1.25 cent fare with SmarTrip card
- $0.35 rail transfer with SmarTrip card
- Free ride with valid Metrobus Flash Pass
- Free ride with a valid Metrobus transfer
- Free ride on Metrobus with a valid ART transfer
- Free Ride on days when the air quality forecast is Code Red
- Free ride for Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington employees who show their hospital ID (ART 51-52 only)
- Free ride on ART with a valid regional bus-to-bus transfer (available when boarding Metrobus or other local bus)
- $0.60 for senior citizens (65 years and older) and people with disabilities in possession of a WMATA ID or Medicare card on all buses at all times; rail-to-bus transfers are free. Additional photo ID card may be requested.
- $0.60 for teens with middle or high school ID. Teens may also use iRide bronze tokens available at any Commuter Store in bags of twenty for $10.
SmarTrip is now onboard ART
ART customers now enjoy the same convenience as Metrobus and Metrorail customers. The entire ART bus fleet has been fitted with new fareboxes that accept SmarTrip®. Customers simply touch their SmarTrip® card to a target to pay their fare. And effective July 1, 2008, SmarTrip® card users save 10 cents off the cash fare.
Students using the student discount fare must pay by cash or iRide token. Give the iRide token to the driver—the farebox won’t accept them.
Seniors and persons with disabilities in possession of a WMATA ID or Medicare card using the senior/disabled discount fare can still pay cash. They also can purchase a Senior/Disabled SmarTrip card that deducts a discounted fare from the value of the card each time it is used. Seniors can use any valid proof of age to purchase and use the discounted card. Disabled persons must have a Metro ID on file. Contact The Commuter Store for more information.
FAQs about SmarTrip® on ART
Q: How do I pay my ART fare using SmarTrip?
A: Touch your SmarTrip® card to the SmarTrip decal on the top of the farebox. It will deduct the correct fare. Or pay your fare with cash (no pennies), tokens or show your pass to the driver.
Q: Can I add value to my SmarTrip® card on the bus?
A: Yes. Just follow the ADD VALUE instructions on the farebox. You can add value with bills and coins (no pennies). You can also add value at any Metrorail station using cash, a credit card or a debit card.
Q: Where can I buy a SmarTrip® card?
A: You can buy one at selected Metro stations (those with large parking facilities) from a SmarTrip® dispensing machine. You can also buy SmarTrip cards at any of the three locations of The Commuter Store® or purchased online from Commuter Direct.com® for $5, with no fare value.
Q: How does the SmarTrip® farebox deal with transfers when using a SmarTrip® card?
A: It’s simple and automatic. If you transfer (within two hours) between one ART to another ART, between Metrorail and ART, or between ART and Metrobus or the other local public transit services using the Regional Bus Transfer, the farebox will “read” the transfer information on your card. Every public transit service in the region is using SmartCard except for The Bus, OmniRide, OmniLink, MARC and VRE. Ask for a paper transfer if you are transferring to or from these three services.
Q: Where are the Commuter Stores?
A: The Commuter Store has four Arlington locations: Ballston, Rosslyn, Crystal City, and Shirlington.
For more information about SmarTrip visit www.wmata.com/riding/smartrip.cfm
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