Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Trip Planner (Computer access) Click to View
Trip Planner for Mobile Devices Click to View
To use the trip planners you have to know your starting street address and
destination street address OR LANDMARK. There are several different
criteria you can choose for routing, such as minimize time or minimize walking distance, but you basically type in the starting address and starting day and time or arrival time you want. Once the information is entered, one or more itinerary options are made available for you to choose from. YOU CAN HAVE THE ITINERARIES E-MAILED TO YOU BY CLICKING ON THE "Email
Itinerary" BUTTON. What could be easier for advance planning!
These are known addresses some will be using:
Best Western Pentagon
2480 S. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22206-2576
Greyhound Bus Terminal Washington
1005 1st St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Washington, DC 20001
NOTE: Direct Metro Retail stop "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport"
on Yellow Line and Blue Line. (This information was obtained from an
operator at the Airport telephone number.)
Virginian Suites
1500 Arlington Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Washington Dulles
International Airport
1 Saarien Cr
Chantilly or Sterling, Va 20166
(NOTE: West Falls Church Metro Station (Orange Line). Shuttle Bus from airport to West Falls Church Metro Station $9.00, runs every 30 mins.)
Map of Metrorail routes overlaid on Google Map of Washington, D.C. Click to View
Clickable Metrorail Map
Click on your station of interest and all connecting busses will be listed. Click to View
Download the Metrorail system map to your Apple iPod. Click to View
"We also have bus maps for each of our jurisdictions: District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia." Distric of Columbia Click to View
Maryland Click to View
Virginia Click to View
"Detailed station neighborhood maps are available from the station
pages."
DISPLAY BY ROUTE: ALL | Red line | Orange line | Blue line | Green
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PURCHASING FARES AND PASSES
The following can be purchased online allowing 5 to 7 business days for
arrival (Pretty much too late to order online now):
Metrobus Passes
Metrobus Weekly Pass $11 (For a specific week Monday through Sunday,
not seven consecutive days as with Metrorail seven day pass.)
Metrorail Passes
One Day Pass $6.50
7-Day Short Trip Pass $22.00
7-Day Fast Pass $32.50
SmarTrip card
(A permanent, rechargeable farecard that can hold up to $300 in Metrobus,
Metrorail and Metro parking value. The card costs $5 and can be recharged
like a farecard. For more information, see the SmarTrip page.)
The following can only be purchased at three official Metro Sales Offices
and 400 approved retail outlets (for locations see "Where to buy Metro fares
and passes" Click to View
(There is also a Google Map of some locations.)
Metrobus Passes Regional One Day Pass $3 [NOTE: If I have been correctly informed, you can purchase the Regional One Day Pass from the bus drive when you board the bus by telling him you want the one day pass before you pay your fare.
REMEMBER EXACT CHANGE ONLY.)
Metrobus Weekly Disabled Pass $6
Metrobus Weekly Senior Pass $6
Metro sales offices
Metro Headquarters (Main Entrance)*
600 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open weekdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Metro Center Sales Office*
12th and F Street, NW
(Metro Center station)
Washington, DC 20005
Open weekdays 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Metro Pentagon Sales Office*
Pentagon Transit Center
Upper level bus bay
Arlington, VA 22202
Open weekdays 7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
NOTE: Some Metrorail passes, fare cards, and other options can be purchased from vending machines in Metrorail Stations.
APPROVED RETAIL OUTLETS NEAR KEY SITES
Vicinity of Best Western Pentagon (Zip Code 22206)
1. Giant Food
2901-11 S. Glebe Rd.
Arlington, VA 22206
Passes Sold
Disabled Farecards,
Metrorail One Day Pass,
Senior-Disabled Farecard,
Weekly Disabled Bus Pass,
Weekly Bus Pass,
Weekly Senior Bus Pass,
7-Day Short Trip Rail Pass,
Vicinity of Greyhound Bus Terminal Washington (Zip Code 20002)
1. J&B Liquor Inc./Mac Wine & Liquor
401 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Passes Sold
Weekly Bus Pass,
2. Gallaudet Student Bank
7th and Florida Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Passes Sold
Disabled Farecards,
Vicinity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Zip Code 20001)
1. Big Ben Liquors
1300 N. Capitol St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Passes Sold
Weekly Bus Pass,
2. 800 Corner Store
800 N. Capitol St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Passes Sold
Adult Tokens,
School Tokens,
Weekly Bus Pass,
3. Giant Food
1414 8th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Passes Sold
Adult Tokens,
Disabled Farecards,
Metrorail One Day Pass,
School Tokens,
Senior-Disabled Farecard,
Weekly Disabled Bus Pass,
Weekly Bus Pass,
Weekly Senior Bus Pass,
7-Day Short Trip Rail Pass,
Vicinity of Virginian Suites (Zip Code 22209)
1. The Commuter Store at Rosslyn
1700 N. Moore St. Mall #2
Arlington, VA 22209
Passes Sold
Adult Tokens,
Disabled Farecards,
Metrorail One Day Pass,
Regular Metrorail Farecards,
Senior-Disabled Farecard,
SmarTrip Cards,
SmarTrip Senior/Disabled Cards,
Weekly Disabled Bus Pass,
Weekly Bus Pass,
Weekly Senior Bus Pass,
7-Day Short Trip Rail Pass,
7-Day Rail Fast Pass
2. Safeway
1525 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Passes Sold
Metrorail One Day Pass,
Regular Metrorail Farecards,
Senior-Disabled Farecard,
Weekly Bus Pass,
7-Day Rail Fast Pass
Information research contributed by James Roger Brown, Director,
THE SOCIOLOGY CENTER. |
