Metro Trip Planner help and tips
Search examples
New: See a short animated tutorial on using the Trip Planner. (Requires Flash.)
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Note: city, state and zipcode are not used.
Trip Planner coverage
Metro's Trip Planner provides instant itineraries for trips on Metrorail, Metrobus and local bus and rail systems. Itineraries provide door-to-door fares and travel times, complete with walking directions and transfers.
Transit providers covered by Metro's Trip Planner
- Metrorail
- Metrobus
- Local bus service*, including CUE, U-MD Shuttle, Howard County Transit, DASH, Arlington, Frederick County Transit, RIBS Fairfax Connector, Annapolis Transit, Connect-a-Ride, Prince William County-OmniRide/OmniLink, Loudoun County Transit, Ride-On, Tysons Shuttle, The Bus.
- Local rail service* including MARC Train and Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
*See our regional transit providers page for phone numbers and links to Web sites for these non-Metro transit providers.
Line by line instructions
- Enter your starting point in the "travel from:" field. You may enter an address, intersection, or landmark. Do not include city, state or zip code.
- Enter your final destination in the "travel to: " field. You may enter an address, intersection or landmark/tourist attraction. Do not include city, state or zip code.
- Select travel mode to use: Bus and/or rail, Bus only, and Rail only.
- Select the month and day you plan to travel
- Select the time you want to depart from your location or time you want to arrive at your destination. Enter the time in HH:MM format and select am or pm. Note: Entering the time and date of travel are very important for receiving accurate itineraries. Service, particularly bus service, may vary greatly depending on the day of the week and time of day.
- Select the travel option you want to minimize from among:
- Traveling time
- Walking (Note: The maximum walking distance provided by the Trip Planner is 1 mile)
- Transfers
- Then click "Submit" to view your trip plan itinerary.
Click on the "Help/Tips" button to view help and tips for using Metro Trip Planner.
