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Service Alerts2025 Columbia Pike Blues Festival -ART 77 Detour: The Columbia Pike Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia, featuring live music, local vendors, and family-friendly activities. Due to street closures on S Walter Reed Drive @ Columbia Pike and also 9th St. S, ART 77 will detour. Customers traveling northbound towards Court House Metro Station can access service at S. Walter Reed Drive/6th St S. Southbound, service will be available on S. Walter Reed Dr. at Columbia Pike in the direction of Shirlington Transit Center. View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsART Route 45 - Bus Stop Closure: Stop at Columbia Pike @ S Walter Reed Dr (Northbound) will not be served 4/28/2025 - 7/28/2025 due to construction. Transit customers can board ART Arlington and Metrobus at Columbia Pike and S Highland St. (across from McDonalds). View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsART Route 42 - Bus Stop Relocation: Stop at Columbia Pike @ S Scott St (Eastbound) will not be served 4/28/2025 - 7/28/2025 due to construction. Customers can board ART Arlington and Metrobus beside the "Lancaster Bldg." View all ART Alerts

Fares

ART offers a wide range of fares for a variety of needs. Fares can be paid with a SmarTrip card, 7-Day Regional Bus Pass (loaded on a SmarTrip card), or cash. If you ride ART and Metrobus on a regular basis, you may consider purchasing a 7-Day Regional Bus Pass, available at The Commuter Store, which offers convenience and savings.

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Regular Fare $2.25

  • Payment types: SmarTrip® card or cash
  • Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington employees with hospital ID ride free on ART 51 and ART 52 only
  • Free transfers for two hours with SmarTrip card

Acceptable Cash Fare:

  • Coins: Nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars, dollar coins
  • Bills: $1, $2, $5, $10
  • No change is available on ART buses
  • No refunds or exchanges on fares

Where to Buy SmarTrip Cards and Passes

Purchase SmarTrip Card Online From CommuterDirect.com

Reload SmarTrip Card Online

Discounted Fares

Children Under Five Ride Free

  • Free ride for all children under five

Virginia Hospital Center Employees

  • Virginia Hospital Center employees with hospital ID ride Free on ART 51 and ART 52 ONLY

Senior Discount

  • The fare for Senior citizens and people with disabilities with a Senior SmarTrip card or proper ID is $1.10. The discounted fare will automatically be charged to the Senior/Disabled SmarTrip card. Senior citizens can also show any ID that shows their date of birth or a Medicare card.
  • Payment types
    • Senior SmarTrip Card (The discounted fare will automatically be charged
    • Senior citizens paying by cash can also show any ID that shows their date of birth, or a Medicare card

Persons With Disabilities Ride Free

  • Free ride with a MetroAccess Photo ID Card

iRide Student Discount

Transfers

Customers using SmarTrip cards get free or discounted transfers within a two-hour time period between ART buses, Metrobuses and Metrorail. Discounts are:

  • Transferring from ART to Metrorail or Metrorail to ART: $2.25 discount
  • Transferring from ART to ART or ART to/from Metrobus: Free
  • Transfers from Fairfax County, Loudoun County, DASH and OmniRide may require an additional fare.

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