Metro passes - Which one?
Mar 30th, 2005, 06:37 PM
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Metro passes - Which one?
Probably staying in the Key Bridge area. Is a metro ride from Rosslynn to main tourist sites considered a short ride? Or am I better with Fast pass?
7-Day Short Trip Pass $22.00
Valid for seven consecutive days for Metrorail trips costing up to $2.20 between 5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. on weekdays. Pass is valid for any rail trip at other times. If trip costs more than $2.20, you must use the Exitfare machine to pay additional fare. Pass will be returned for continued use during valid period.
7-Day Fast Pass $32.50
Valid for seven consecutive days of unlimited Metrorail travel
7-Day Short Trip Pass $22.00
Valid for seven consecutive days for Metrorail trips costing up to $2.20 between 5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. on weekdays. Pass is valid for any rail trip at other times. If trip costs more than $2.20, you must use the Exitfare machine to pay additional fare. Pass will be returned for continued use during valid period.
7-Day Fast Pass $32.50
Valid for seven consecutive days of unlimited Metrorail travel
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You can purchase a short trip pass (and any other pass/farecard) online at www.wmata.com
You can also purchase them in the dispensers at the entrance of the stations. The machines are a little confusing ... the first thing to look at are the selections, and whether you want to purchase:
Fare cards - have a given value, whatever you wish to put on them, eg: $20. Balance reduced each time you ride somewhere
pass - these can be the $6.50 all-day visitor pass, the $22 short-trip pass, or the $32.50 Fast Pass
I found the first time when I put money in ($5) & waited too long, it just gave me a $5 farecard ... I wanted a all-day pass (the price back then)
Some of the machines take credit cards, and there's a limit to how much change will be returned if you use cash.
I've found that I use the Metro so often that I've purchased a "SmartCard" - a credit-card sized electronic farecard that only has to be held in proximity of the turnstile, rather than actually inserted, and it's much more durable than the paper passes & farecards. Some of the stations sell them for $10 - $5 for the card + $5 fare already encoded on them.
You can also purchase them in the dispensers at the entrance of the stations. The machines are a little confusing ... the first thing to look at are the selections, and whether you want to purchase:
Fare cards - have a given value, whatever you wish to put on them, eg: $20. Balance reduced each time you ride somewhere
pass - these can be the $6.50 all-day visitor pass, the $22 short-trip pass, or the $32.50 Fast Pass
I found the first time when I put money in ($5) & waited too long, it just gave me a $5 farecard ... I wanted a all-day pass (the price back then)
Some of the machines take credit cards, and there's a limit to how much change will be returned if you use cash.
I've found that I use the Metro so often that I've purchased a "SmartCard" - a credit-card sized electronic farecard that only has to be held in proximity of the turnstile, rather than actually inserted, and it's much more durable than the paper passes & farecards. Some of the stations sell them for $10 - $5 for the card + $5 fare already encoded on them.
