Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
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Under the current operating schedule, buses are supposed to (but do not always) run every 12 minutes or less from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Buses are then scheduled to offer service every 30 minutes until 2 a.m. They currently do not offer service from 2 a.m. to 4 or 5 a.m., depending on the route.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) provides bus and rail transit service to Washington, DC and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Metrobus operates 24-hours-a-day, 7 days a week with approximately 1,500 buses. Service intervals vary by time of day and by weekday/weekend to meet demand.
Metrorail, Metrobus and the DC CirculatorTrips are paid through a SmarTrip account, either by a reloadable plastic card or mobile pay. This national capital area system includes Metrorail, Metrobus and the DC Circulator. For specific directions in utilizing WMATA services, check out their Trip Planner.
Also, Metro's tunnels tend to be deeper than those in most other cities because of the area's topography (kind of swampy). This means they're longer than most escalators. The longest, at the Wheaton (Md.) station is 230 feet long.
One reason that Metro charges riders so much to use the rail system is the funding situation in the region. With a lack of a dedicated funding source, WMATA has to go to the jurisdictions each year to ask for money.
All told, the commute cost using the IRS rate and a more average parking rate downtown comes out to about twice the cost of Metro even riding at the most expensive times and parking at a Metro lot. The mistakes in the original reflect a miscalculation that many commuters are making on a daily basis.
Cash – DC Circulator accepts coins and dollar bills in exact change only. The driver does not carry cash to make change. Simply place your fare in the farebox located near the driver.