iRide for Arlington Teens
Your ride's here.
You've got places to go. People to see. Things to do. You just need a way to get there.
With Metrobus, Metrorail and ART, you’ve always got a ride. No more begging your parents to take you everywhere. No more bumming a ride off your friends.
And the best part is, riding the bus or the train is actually really easy. Check out the links below to find out everything you need to know.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a design for the ARTists for PAL bus design contest! We are currently reviewing all of the designs we received and will narrow them down to 3 finalists. The 3 designs will be posted online for County residents to vote for their favorite. The design with the most votes will be used to wrap one ART bus that will travel throughout the County for everyone to see!
Quick links
iRide Brochure (PDF, 4.53 MB, Adobe Reader required)
This brochure tells you how to read a timetable, how to pay bus fare, where to catch the bus and includes a map that shows you which buses will take you to your school.
Metro Trip Planner
Use this great tool from Metro to plan your trip in Arlington, or anywhere in the DC area, using public transportation.
Online Schedules
Get up-to-date schedules for Metrobus and local bus routes in Northern Virginia.
Mobile Schedules
Get news and current bus schedules delivered to your web-enabled mobile device, wherever you are.
Transit Options Map
(PDF, 4.1 MB, Adobe Reader required)
Map of Arlington showing all of the bus and rail routes and major transfer points.
Get Into ART
Official site of ART-Arlington Transit, Arlington's local bus system. ART will move you! Students with middle or high school IDs pay 75¢ cash fare. Or buy iRide tokens at the Commuter Store or Arlington Rec Centers, 20 tokens for $15.
Metrobus Routes Serving Arlington
The Metro system serves the entire DC area. The ART site has a section with the Metrobus routes that will get you around Arlington.
Tools and Resources
Check out this section for lots more tools to make it easy to get around.