Elimination of Paper Transfers & How to use a SmarTrip card

How to purchase, add value and use Metro's SmarTrip card, which will be the only way to continue to receive the free bus to bus, discounted rail to bus and new bus to rail transfers in the Washington DC Metrorail system. (Revised, 1463)

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• WMATA
• Metro
• Metrobus
• Metrorail
• Subway
• Washington
• DC
• Bus
• Rail
• Transfer
• Fair
• Token
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• Paper
• Transportation
• Public

[mdlady24]

Can you add balance on a paper pass onto your SmartTrip card, the same way you add on cash - touch the card, insert the paper pass and touch the card again?? Thnx.

[metroopensdoors]

Not sure what kind of paper pass you are referring to. If it is a MetroChek, then you can transfer any ammount from an unused card, otherwise you can transfer any balance less than $7.00. If you are refering to weekly rail or bus pass, no, those are not transferable.

[megcasablancas]

but is metro going to add more blue ticket machines in metro stations. most only have one or two of these machines. if they expect more people to have smarttrip cards, they will need to add more blue machines. it already takes too long to wait in line for the few machines, and i'm sure the lines are only going to get longer.

[DigitalM45x]

I 2nd that.

Sounds like a bunch of oldheads, scared of technology. They either can catch up, or get left behind.

[2fast4u5]

Does anyone know any promotion codes for purchasing fare cards such as the Smartrip?

[Michael705]

What if I already have a negative balance on my SmartTrip card Can I still use it

[MrBewbie]

@ecpato Yes

[nemosays]

I have Smartrip, Absolutely.

[ecpato]

I could use one Smartrip card to pay two or more persons?

[jonathane28]

@steezyify you only pay the regular fee for the first bus you board and your card automatically knows when you use it within the next 3 hours, so it knows its a transfer and your card wont be charged :)

[steezyify]

wait. i just moved to maryland, so im a newbie. but exactly how do the transfers work? if i use a smartrip to get on a bus, within the next three hours, i probably get on 2 or 3 more buses. do i get charged individually per bus or does it automatically know i transfer? please help! im confused.

[frankiesgirl2468]

I just bought this card today loved using it. Not happy to pay 5 dollar fee just for the privilage of using the card. If the card is lost or stolen it is another 5 dollars what a money racket that is..

[ScarletMinx]

When you're at a farecard machine: To check the available balance on your SmarTrip card, push the CHECK VALUE button before you tap the card to the target. Your card balance will appear on the display screen.