Visitors to D.C. for World Pride, the Fourth of July and other summer events won’t have to line up at fare machines to pay for Metro. Starting Wednesday, riders can pay with their credit cards. “The ...

A Metro bus pulls onto a snow covered Main Street from Government Square in the early morning hours of January 7, 2025. Metro is preparing to change what it charges to ride the bus. But before it does ...

The bus is approaching, and you don’t have cash — or forgot to load your SmarTrip card. Soon that may not be a problem. Metro is preparing to launch its “Tap. Ride. Go.” payment system on all ...

D.C.-area commuters no longer need a SmarTrip card to use the Metro system. As of Tuesday, all bus fares and rail rides can now be paid with credit cards.