Fairfax Connector rides will cost more

A Fairfax Connector bus on Columbia Pike in Annandale.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 20 approved fare increases for the Fairfax Connector, to take effect on June 25.

Regular bus fares will increase from $1.75 to $2, if paying by SmarTrip or cash. The base fare for seniors and people with disabilities will increase from 85 cents to $1.
Express fares will also increase, from $4 to $4.25 for routes 393, 394, and 395. The senior and disabled fare will rise from $2 to $2.10 for those routes and from 85 cents to $3.75 for route 599.

The fare for bus-to-bus transfers will increase from $1.75 to $2 for regular routes and from $4 to $4.25 for express routes.

The Metrorail-to-bus transfer rate will increase from $1.25 to $1.50 if paying by SmarTrip card and from $1.75 to $2 if using cash. For seniors and the disabled, the Metrorail-to-bus fare will go from 35 cents to 50 cents with a SmarTrip card and to $1 if paying cash. Metrorail-to-bus transfers for express routes will increase, too.

The Connector fare increases are being made in conjunction with Metrobus and Metrorail fare increases that also take effect on June 25.