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Can kids ride the DC metro for free?

Metro Fare Basics Each passenger must pay a fare; however, two children under age five may travel free with a paying passenger. SmarTrip® cards are used to pay fares on both Metrorail and Metrobus.



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Up to two children, four years and younger, ride free with each adult paying full fare. Children five and older pay adult fares. Do any large US cities have a network of secret tunnels and subways underneath their streets, similar to Washington DC's Metro system?

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Tap your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card on the faregate or farebox target on Metrorail, Metrobus or DC Circulator. Be sure to tap your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card by itself. Flashing the card to ride Metrorail, Metrobus or DC Circulator is never permitted.

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During peak hours, the minimum fare is $2.25, but the maximum fare is $6.00. That goes down to $2.00 and $3.85 in off-peak hours. What is the subway system like in Washington D.C.?

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Metro Fare Basics Each passenger must pay a fare; however, two children under age five may travel free with a paying passenger. SmarTrip® cards are used to pay fares on both Metrorail and Metrobus. Metrorail fares are variable depending on time-of-day and distance traveled.

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If you have a stroller, you can keep it open in the priority seating area. It cannot block the aisle or door. Ensure the child is strapped in the stroller, the wheel brakes are on, and hold the stroller at all times. Make sure that your child has no dangling clothing, untied shoelaces or unbuckled shoes.

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Most passes are good for three free rides each school day, between 5:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Four-ride passes and extended hours are also available for students whose trip to school requires more than one transfer each way and for special programs upon request to the school's transportation coordinator at the student's ...

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