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Washington Metro

Getting Around DC

Live next-train arrivals at the stations you'll actually use. Data from WMATA, updated every 30 seconds.

Live arrivals

Next Trains

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Metro Center

Red · Blue · Orange · Silver

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Gallery Place / Chinatown

Red · Green · Yellow

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L'Enfant Plaza

Blue · Orange · Silver · Green · Yellow

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Union Station

Red

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Dupont Circle

Red

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Foggy Bottom / GWU

Blue · Orange · Silver

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Metro basics

Before You Ride

Get a SmarTrip Card

Pick one up at any station kiosk ($2 card fee). Reloadable, cheaper per trip than single-use paper tickets, and works on Metro, Metrobus, and the DC Circulator.

Fares & Hours

Base fare from $2.25. Peak hours (Mon–Fri 5–9:30am and 3–7pm) cost more and vary by distance. Metro runs 5am–midnight weekdays, until 1am Fri–Sat nights.

Airports

Silver line to Dulles (IAD) — 60–75 min from downtown. Blue/Yellow line to Reagan National (DCA) — 20 min from Metro Center. BWI: take MARC Penn Line or a shuttle from New Carrollton.

Six lines

The Metro at a Glance

Red

Shady Grove ↔ Glenmont

Orange

Vienna ↔ New Carrollton

Blue

Franconia ↔ Largo

Green

Branch Ave ↔ Greenbelt

Yellow

Huntington ↔ Greenbelt

Silver

Ashburn ↔ Largo