Senior SmarTrip® Card

The bright yellow Senior SmarTrip® card for citizens age 65 and older enables seniors to get the discounted fare on Metrobus and Metrorail. A SmarTrip® card is easy to use and faster than a farecard. Just touch it to the target on a faregate or farebox. Reduced fare will automatically be deducted. SmarTrip® eliminates the need to carry cash, coins, and transfers. You don't lose the value of a registered SmarTrip® card if the card is lost or damaged. For a $5 replacement fee, you'll get a new card with the value of the lost card at the time you notify Metro.

To purchase the card, seniors need to show a valid government issued photo ID with proof of age at Metro sales offices, commuter stores, and some public libraries located in the Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The Senior SmarTrip® card costs $5. Purchase a SmarTrip® card online or see sales locations.

Frequently asked questions regarding Senior SmarTrip®

Note: Effective June 29, 2008, Metro no longer accepts applications for the copper senior ID card, and will not renew any expiring senior cards. All active Metro senior ID cards will be honored at sales locations until the active card reaches its expiration date. All Senior SmarTrip® cards will also be honored whether the color is yellow or blue. For locations of sales offices, regional commuter stores and local libraries, see Metro sales locations or call the SmarTrip® Regional Customer Service Center at 1-888-762-7874 or TTY 202-638-3780.

Visiting Seniors

If you are visiting the area, you may pay the reduced bus fare of 75¢ by showing the bus operator a valid Medicare Card and photo ID or you may show a valid government issued photo ID card with your date of birth at one of our sales locations to purchase the $7.50 Weekly Metrobus Weekly Senior Pass or the $10 Senior Metrorail Farecard.

Please note: Reduced fare SmarTrip® cards for senior citizens are not sold in vending machines located in Metro stations nor are parking fees reduced. In addition, the $5 fee for the Senior SmarTrip® card is the cost of the card. This card has no monetary value. To add value, you must load value using a blue Passes/Farecards machine at any Metrorail station or a bus farebox that accepts SmarTrip®.