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Metro riders who are staying local for the holiday weekend won’t encounter any interruptions on Metrorail due to maintenance work for much of the weekend, but there are some things to keep in mind.

On Thanksgiving Day, like other major holidays, Metro will operate on a Sunday schedule with off-peak fares. On Friday, rail and bus service will run on a regular weekday schedule with normal fare and parking rates in effect. And Saturday and Sunday service will run normal weekend routes.

However, Red Line trains will single track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center from 10:00 p.m. through closing on Friday and Saturday.

Meanwhile, 1.2 million people are expected to flee the D.C. region this holiday weekend, and nearly 115,000 of them will journey by air, train, bus, or other forms of transit besides hitting the road in cars, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. As such, Metro offers ways to get to transit destinations. While you may be able to hop on Metrorail to get to Union Station for Amtrak service and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for flights, other transit ports like Dulles and BWI airports require bus trips, trains rides, or a combination of both.

Service information for Thanksgiving Day

  • Metrorail: Trains will run on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day with no scheduled track work. The system will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day, and parking will be free at Metro-operated facilities.

  • Metrobus: Bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day. Customers should check bus timetables for details.

  • MetroAccess: Paratransit service will operate during the same hours as Metrorail and Metrobus. Subscription trips will be cancelled on Thanksgiving Day unless the MetroAccess customer specifically requests to travel on the holiday.

Traveling to/from Washington Dulles International Airport

  • Metrobus Route 5A provides direct service between Washington Dulles International Airport and L’Enfant Plaza and Rosslyn Metrorail stations.

  • The fare for Route 5A bus service is $7 per person ($3.50 for seniors and people with disabilities).

  • For detailed schedule information, please view timetable or use Trip Planner.

  • Service to Washington Dulles International Airport is also available by taking the Silver Line to Wiehle-Reston East Station and riding Washington Flyer bus service ($5) or the Fairfax County Connector Routes 981 or 983 ($1.75) between the airport and the rail station.

Traveling to/from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

  • Travelers can reach the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport by riding Metro’s Green Line to the Greenbelt Metrorail station and transferring to the B30 Metrobus.

  • The fare for Route B30 bus service is $7 per person ($3.50 for seniors and people with disabilities).

  • For detailed schedule information, please view timetable or use Trip Planner

Traveling to/from Washington Union Station (Amtrak, VRE, MARC and Intercity Bus services)

Traveling to/from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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