Fairfax Connector Fare Chart

Effective January 2008

Fares Subject to Change Without Notice

Fare media accepted and fares charged on Fairfax Connector bus routes are shown in the Fare Chart Below.

Using SmarTrip, Cash, Bus Passes, VRE Passes, or Translink Passes	Cost
All local routes except express routes using SmarTrip or cash	$1.00
Express routes 380, 595 & 597 Using SmarTrip or cash	$3.00
All routes using regional systems' bus passe, VRE passes or Translink passes	FREE
All routes using MetroAccess ID card (valid for card holder & 1 companion)	FREE
Using Metrorail-to-Bus Transfers
All local routes except express routes using SmarTrip or cash	$0.35
Express routes 380, 595 & 597 using SmarTrip or cash	$2.10
All routes using Senior/Disabled SmarTrip & MetroAccess ID cards	FREE
Using Senior/Disabled SmarTrip, cash, valid Metro ID card or valid Medicare card * (see details under Senior Disabled Fares)
All routes except express routes	$0.50
Express routes 380, 595 & 597	$2.00
Using Paper Transfers
Local-to-local, express-to-express & express-to-local routes	FREE
All local-to-express routes	$2.00
Children's Fares
Up to 2 children ages 4 and under traveling with an adult paying full fare	FREE
Children age 5 and older	Adult Fare

Please have your fare media (SmarTrip cards, cash, passes, transfers) ready when boarding the bus. Exact fare is required when paying by cash. Pennies are not accepted. Drivers do not carry cash and do not make change.

Fare media may be purchased at Connector Store locations.

Swipe your SmarTrip card separately from other electronic-readable media to avoid malfunctions and misreads, including reading of information embedded in other media.

Paper transfers are issued FREE when using cash. Paper transfers are not needed when using SmarTrip, bus passes issued by regional bus systems, VRE passes, Translink passes or MetroAccess ID cards. On most regional bus systems, a paper transfer, SmarTrip card or MetroAccess ID card is valid for making an unlimited number of bus-to-bus transfers, including round trips, within two-hours of the first boarding. An additional fare may have to be paid when transferring between transit systems. A transfer cannot be redeemed for another transfer.

Senior/Disabled Fares

Full fares are discounted to the amounts on Fare Chart for customers 65 years of age and older and persons with disabilities with Metro ID or Medicare card. A photo ID may be requested by the driver. Senior citizens can obtain an ID application at all Fairfax County libraries. Persons with disabilities can arrange to obtain an ID card at WMATA headquarters, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2693, or by calling (202) 962-1245, TTY (202) 628-8973.