Arlington Transit is a bus

Bus

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 transit

Public transport

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 company that operates in Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...

. It includes part of the Pike Ride

Pike Ride

Pike Ride is a combination of bus routes along Columbia Pike in Northern Virginia, United States. It consists of service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Arlington Transit , connecting the Pentagon and Pentagon City Washington Metro stations in Arlington County...

 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

Falls Church, Virginia

The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...

, ran that municipality's GEORGE bus system from 2009 to 2010, which had served as a feeder to Metrorail

Washington Metro

The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

 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 fare

Fare

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s are $1.50 for riders using cash

Cash

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 and the SmarTrip

SmarTrip

SmarTrip is a plastic contact-less stored-value smart card used for payment within the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system in Washington, D.C...

 card. 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.

Routes

• 41 - Columbia Pike-Ballston-Court House
• 42 - Ballston-Pentagon
  Pentagon (Washington Metro)
  Pentagon is a split platformed Washington Metro station located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
  
   Shuttle
• 45 - Columbia Pike, DHS-Sequoia, Rosslyn
  Rosslyn (Washington Metro)
  Rosslyn is a rapid transit station on the Blue and Orange Lines of the Washington Metro in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. One of three interchange points on the Metrorail system west of the Potomac River and located in a growing business district, Rosslyn is the busiest station...
  
  
• 51 - Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center
• 52 - Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
  East Falls Church (Washington Metro)
  East Falls Church is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange Line.-Location:The station serves the suburban communities of Falls Church and Arlington, Virginia and is located in the median of Interstate 66 near Lee Highway . Service began on June 7, 1986...
  
  
• 53 - Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church
  East Falls Church (Washington Metro)
  East Falls Church is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange Line.-Location:The station serves the suburban communities of Falls Church and Arlington, Virginia and is located in the median of Interstate 66 near Lee Highway . Service began on June 7, 1986...
  
   Metro
• 61 - Rosslyn-Court House Metro Shuttle
• 62 - Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro
• 74 - Douglas Park-Arlington Village-Arlington View-Pentagon City
  Pentagon City
  Pentagon City may refer to:* Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia, a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia* Pentagon City , a Washington Metro station serving the Pentagon City neighborhood...
  
  
• 75 - Wakefield-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
• 77 - Shirlington-Lyon Park-Court House
• 84 - Douglas Park, Nauck, Pentagon City
• 87 - Pentagon Metro
  Pentagon (Washington Metro)
  Pentagon is a split platformed Washington Metro station located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
  
  -Army Navy Drive-Shirlington

External links

• Washington Commuter Page information on ART