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Service AlertsTemporary Bus Stop Closure - ART 41, 56 & 77: Effective immediately, bus stop 6000652 (Wilson Blvd, WB @ N Barton St, NS), ART 41 SB to Arlington Mill, ART 56 WB to Madison Community Center & ART 77 SB to Shirlington is temporarily closed due to construction. The stop will be closed until Mon. Jun. 15, 2026. 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 and OmniRide 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.

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