County Council Approves Change to Ride On Fares that began July 1

To keep Ride On bus fares consistent with rates approved by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Montgomery County Council approved the following transit rate changes:

• Ride On cash fare or token - $1.75 
• Ride On fare paid with SmarTrip Card - $1.75 
• Metrorail-to-Ride On bus transfer with SmarTrip Card - $1.25 
• Route 70 bus fare paid with SmarTrip Card - -$4.00 
• Kids Ride Free Program 2 to 8 p.m. weekdays – Expanded from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free 
• Metrorail-to-Route 70 bus transfer with SmarTrip Card - $3.50 
• Local bus-to-Route 70 bus transfer with SmarTrip Card - $2.25 
• Boarding Route 70 with weekly or monthly pass - $2.25 
• 'U' Pass (for Montgomery College students who pay the transportation fee) except for express bus Route 70 - $2.25 
• Senior* with identification card (except from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, when free) with cash fare or token or with SmarTrip Card - $0.85 
• Metrorail-to-Ride On bus transfer (SmarTrip only) - $0.35 
• Local bus transfer (SmarTrip Card only) - Free (no change) 
• Senior* with identification card for express Route 70 (except from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, when free) with SmarTrip Card - $2.00 
• Metrorail-to-Route 70 bus with SmarTrip Card -$1.50 
• Local bus-to-Route 70 bus with SmarTrip Card - $1.15 
• Boarding with weekly or monthly pass with SmarTrip Card -$1.15 or with cash fare or token - $2.00 (no change) 

The following rates will remain the same:

• Route 70 bus cash fare or token - $4.00 
• Ride On Monthly Pass - $45 
• VanGo Route 28 and Route 94 MARC shuttles - Free 
• MetroAccess Certified and/or Conditional Customer with identification card - Free 
• MetroAccess companion of Certified and/or Conditional customer with identification card - Free 
• Children under age 5 (Limit two per paying passenger) - Free 
• Local bus to bus transfer (SmarTrip Card only) - Free 
• Metrobus weekly pass accepted on board - Free (Cost of the pass is - $17.50) 
• MARC weekly, monthly, TLC passes transfer to Ride On - -Free 
• MTA Commuter Bus Pass transfer to Ride On - Free 
• Youth Cruiser Pass - $11 per month 
• Youth SmarTrip Card (one-time fee) - $2.00 
• Summer Youth Cruiser pass (for June, July, and August) - $18 
• ‘C' Pass (for current County employees) - Free 
• Senior* with identification card from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays - Free 

* With identification card. Also includes persons with disabilities who have identification cards.

See Ride On’s website for more information, call 311 (outside Montgomery County, call 240-777-0311; TTY 301-251-4850), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or visit the MC311 website.