Service area Arlington County, VA Alliance WMATA | Service type Bus service | |
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Parent Arlington County, Virginia Founded November 1998 (1998-11) Headquarters 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 | ||
Arlington Transit (ART) is a bus transit system that operates in Arlington County, Virginia, and is managed by the county government. It includes part of the Pike Ride service along Columbia Pike, shared with WMATA. Most of its services are designed to connect city neighborhoods with nearby Metro stations. ART, under contract with the neighboring City of Falls Church, ran that municipality's GEORGE bus system from 2009 to 2010, which had served as a feeder to Metrorail stations at the east and west ends of that City, until the city's suspension of the service due to budget constraints.
Fares
ART's fares are $1.75 for riders using cash or SmarTrip cards. Students, senior citizens and disabled patrons only pay $0.85. As of January 4, 2009, ART no longer issues or accepts paper transfers. Riders must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus discount or to transfer free from bus to bus. Starting September 3, 2013, students of Arlington Public Schools that attend a middle or high school may obtain an iRide Smartrip Card that allows students of Arlington County to ride ART Buses for $0.85.