Latest responses to “How To Save Money When You Take the Subway To Work” Copyright 2012, MoneyBlueBook.com 432450 2009-03-04T20:45:17-08:00 Raymond Renae, It really depends on how far you are traveling. The DC Metro charges by the number of subway stations you pass through on your way to your final destination. There are also different pricing charts for peek rush hour time and off peak/weekend times. Thus, you can see subway ticket prices for a single person to range anywhere from $2.50 to $3.75 per trip. Of course, they also have all day unlimited Metro riding passes...I think it's something like $5.00+ 432440 2009-03-04T18:35:14-08:00 Renae This spring break my family and I are going to take a seven day trip to Washington D.C. and were wondering 'How much are subway tickets?' Thanks for you help! =) Renae 432390 2007-11-24T18:23:43-08:00 Shannon I live in LA, and we have monthly passes that run in the $60-$70 range, depending. The regional stamps will add to that, but unless you live a ways out, you don't generally need them. And I have a benefit at work (sounds like something else described above) that buys my pass pre-tax and mails it to me automatically. $62 for unlimited LA metro area travel? Can't beat it. 432420 2007-11-22T10:19:25-08:00 southerngirl Hello, fellow DC-er. :) What I've found nice, as well, is using your company benefits to make Metro a bit cheaper - if your company offers MetroChecks or the Smart Trip benefit - my company has the latter, it's not overwhelmingly amazing, but it does help reduce your taxable income a little bit if you have a set amount automatically routed to your SmartTrip card each month. And it ends up being a bit cheaper as well, I believe. I complain about Metro all the time - the constant breakdowns and delays are really annoying and I know it's going to get very bad this winter once it starts snowing or sleetin gand they (again) don't know how to handle it, but on the whole, it's a pretty solid system. 432430 2007-11-18T21:38:25-08:00 Dividends4Life We vacationed in DC last summer. We parked our car at the hotel and didn't drive it for a week. We were able to get everywhere we wanted to go on the Metro with "minimal" walking. The Metro has to be one of the best run systems that I have used. Best Wishes, D4L 432410 2007-11-15T15:42:15-08:00 Raymond Irish beer, Well in Washington D.C. we don't have express lanes, but sometimes you can take another train and get routed to another station to bypass train accidents for example. You might have to end up walking a bit more than usual, but it beats just sitting there. Mrs. Micah, I work at Metro Center and I hate the Red Line too... I remember 2 years ago I was stuck on the subway train for 1-2 hours during morning rush hour because another train had collided with another. There's also lots of crazy people on the subway...I've seen pretty much everything. 432400 2007-11-15T12:15:12-08:00 guinness416 Here in Toronto the "alternate route" is fairly essential - unlike the NYC subway, we don't have express and local tracks here, so if one breaks down they all break down. I live close enough to bike to work if I have to though, and even walk if the subway gets me part of the way. I save cost by pre-ordering a years worth of passes. They're charged and mailed to me every month, have a 10% discounted cost built in, and are tax deductible. When I lived in New York, our passes were bought from pre-tax money too, automatically by my employer. 432380 2007-11-15T08:26:56-08:00 Mrs. Micah I should buy them online too (though next month I'm going to be recharging my SmarTrip with pre-tax money, courtesy of a program at my new job). Unfortunately, I have to start work at 9, so I'm always at peak hours. And I like getting off at 5, but again--peak. My problem with getting stuck on the red line is that the worse normally happens between stations. But then again, I've also never been stuck for hours. Just half hours. Stupid metro system can't take care of their own trains and I get to work late every day for a week even though I allow more and more extra time. :(