DC Transportation & Mini Tours

 

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Subway – Metro (MTA for Baltimore)

 Interactive map: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm

 Metro Stations: http://www.wmata.com/rail/stations.cfm

 Metro Trip Planner: http://www.wmata.com/

 

a. Regular fare: $1.95 minimum to $5.00 maximum

(Weekdays from opening to 7:30 a.m.; 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; 3 to 4:30 p.m. 6-7 p.m.; Weekends midnight to closing)

 

b. Peak fare:  20¢ plus Regular fare

(Weekdays 7:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m.), based on the starting time of the trip.

SmarTrip (card cost $5) receive a 25¢ discount.

 

c. Reduced fare: $1.60 minimum to $2.75 maximum

 (All other times)

 

Example: 

From Glenmont to Shady Grove

Take Red line on 9/10, a weekday

6am   $5.00 (with SmartTrip card) or $5.25 (cash/ fare card)

8 am  $5.20 (with SmartTrip card) or $5.45 (cash/ fare card)

10am  $2.75 (with SmartTrip card) or $3.00 (cash/ fare card)

Take Redline on 9/11, a weekend

8 am  $2.75 (with SmartTrip card) or $3.00 (cash/ fare card)

 

d. One Day Metrorail Pass $9.00

Valid for one day of unlimited Metrorail travel on weekdays after 9:30 a.m. or all day on Saturdays, Sundays or federal holidays. The pass expires at 4:00 a.m. on the day following first day of use.

 

e. 7 Day Pass $47 and 7 Day Short Trip Pass $32.35 (each trip may not over $3.25)

 

f. Transfer Fee

●      Metrobus to Metrobus. Bus-to-bus transfers with a SmarTrip® card are valid for free, unlimited Metrobus connections (including round trips) within a two-hour period.

●      Metrobus to Metrorail. discount of 50¢ if they use a SmarTrip® card.

●      Metrorail to Metrobus. discount of 50¢ if they use a SmarTrip® card.

 

 

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Bus – Metro Bus and Ride-ON

Metro Bus – need exact change to ride if not with SmartTrip

Time table: http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/

Metro Bus Route Map: http://www.wmata.com/bus/maps/

a.     Regular routes -- $1.50 using SmarTrip; $1.70 using cash

b.     Express routes -- $3.65 using SmarTrip; $3.85 using cash

c.     Airport express routes  -- $6 (5A service to Dulles and B30 service to BWI)

d.     Special Fare Route -- $ 1.00

e.     7 Day Pass $15.00 -- Pass is valid for 7 days of unlimited travel on regular Metrobus routes and for $1.50 off the $3.65 fare on express routes.

f.      Transfer:  Free with SmartTrip within 2 hours

 

Ride-On Bus

Time table -- http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/tsvtmpl.asp?url=/content/DOT/transit/routesandschedules/rideonroutes.asp

Map and Trip Planner – use Metro’s Planner or Google Map (select “public transit”)

a.     Regular fare:  $1.70; with SmartTrip $1.50

b.     Accept weekly and monthly Metro Rail or Metro Bus Pass

c.     Accept same transfer rule as Metro (only with SmartTrip)

 

Bethesda Circulator: http://www.bethesdatransit.org/transit-Bethesda-Circulator.shtml

Free; Ride from Bethesda Metro Station

 

Greyhound http://www.greyhound.com/

·          Silver Spring Station: 8100 FENTON ST, Silver Spring, MD 20910

·          Washington: 1005 1ST ST NE, Washington, DC 20002

 

Peter Pan Express:  http://www.peterpanbus.com/new-low-fares-dc-nyc/

Bolt Bus: https://www.boltbus.com/

Chinatown Bus Lines: http://www.staticleap.com/chinatownbus/  (I Street between 6th and 7th)

 

 

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Rail

Student Advantage Discount Card: https://www.studentadvantage.com/enrollment/

15% on Amtrak, MARC Rail, others.

 

Amtrak -- http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage

USA Rail Pass $389/15 days 8 segments – also works with Canadian Rails.

 

MARC Train

Map: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/marcTrainSystemMap.cfm

Connection: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/marc/serviceInformation/connectingServices.cfm

Fare: 

●      Camden and Brunswick Lines http://mta.maryland.gov/services/marc/brunswickcamdenconversion.cfm

●      Penn Line: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/marc/pennconversiontable.cfm

 

VRE Train: http://www.vre.org

Map: http://www.vre.org/service/staloc.htm

Connection: http://www.vre.org/service/connections.htm

Fare: http://www.vre.org/service/buyval.htm

 

 

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Airports:

BWI (Baltimore Washington International) http://www.bwiairport.com/en

1. Red Line Metro to Green Line – exit at Greenbelt – Take Metro Bus B30 to BWI

2. Red Line Metro – exit at Union Station – Take MARC train Penn Line to BWI

DCA (Reagan National) http://www.metwashairports.com/reagan/reagan.htm

                Yellow Line or Blue Line exit at Reagan National

IAD (Dulles International) http://www.metwashairports.com/dulles/dulles.htm

                1. Red Line Metro Transfer to Orange Line – exit at Rosslyn Station – Take Metro Bus 5A

                2. Red Line Metro Transfer to Orange Line – exit at West Falls Church – Take Washington Flyer

 

 

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Mini Tours Near DC

 

Millionaires Row and Embassy Row: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Row

Free by walking:

Take Red Line exit at DuPont Circle then follow the Massachusetts Avenue (north bound) to Sheridan Circle or go opposite direction to Scott Circle. 

Plan your own trip:

 http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Washington_DC/Things_To_Do-Washington_DC-DUPONT_CIRCLE_EMBASSY_ROW-BR-1.html

 

Smithsonian Museums:  http://www.si.edu/visit/hours.htm

Free except for IMAX or special exhibits.  Most of the museums are at the MALL. 

List of Museum and Metro Stops: http://www.si.edu/visit/infocenter/mallmap.htm#floorplans

 

Holocaust Museum:  http://www.ushmm.org/museum/

Free; Metro stop is Smithsonian (Orange/Blue lines)

 

Newseum: http://www.newseum.org/

$19.95 plus tax (good for 2 days) ; Red Line Metro exit at Judiciary Square

 

Spy Museum: http://www.spymuseum.org/

General admission $18;  Metro Red Line exit at Gallery Place/Chinatown

 

Tidal Basin:  http://dc.about.com/od/touristattractions/a/TidalBasin.htm

Includes Jefferson Memorial and Franklin Roosevelt Memorial,

Free; Metro at Smithsonian (Orange/Blue Lines)

 

National Memorial Parks: http://www.nps.gov/nama/

Includes Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, World War II Memorial

Free; Metro at Smithsonian (Orange/Blue Lines)

 

Washington  Monument: http://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm

Free but require a ticket; Metro at Smithsonian (Orange/Blue Lines)

 

U.S. Capitol: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/

Free; you must book a tour first (can do it online)

 

C&O Canal – Georgetown 202-653-5190: http://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/georgetownvisitorcenter.htm

Great Falls 301-767-3714

Boat tour -- $5 per person from May to October (need to call to check water level)

Metro rail to Foggy Bottom then walk about 10 minutes to Georgetown entrance

 

Great Falls  -- C&O Canal on Maryland Side and Great Falls Park on Virginia Side (http://www.nps.gov/grfa/)

$3 per person for 3 days and $5 per car for 3 days

 

Arlington Cemetery: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

Includes Arlington House – Robert E. Lee Memorial and John Kennedy Grave

Metro Blue Line exit at Arlington Cemetery

 

Mount Vernon (George Washington’s Home) : http://www.mountvernon.org/

General admission $15; Metro Yellow Line to Huntington Station then take Fairfax Connector Bus #101 (Fort Hunt Line)

 

Performing Arts

Kennedy Center ; Wolf Trap, National Theater, Glen Echo Park (Ride-On #29 from Friendship Heights)

 

Sports

Verizon Center, DC Armory, RFK Stadium, FedEx Field.