TheBus (Prince George's County)

TheBus
Route 14 at College Park UM Station
FoundedJanuary 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01) [1]
Service areaPrince George's County, Maryland, U.S.
Service typeBus service
Routes22
FleetGillig, ElDorado National
Daily ridership7,300 (2022)
Annual ridership1,300,000
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorRATP Dev (WMATC 3226)
WebsiteTheBus

TheBus (stylized as THE BUS) is a bus transportation system serving Prince George's County, Maryland, providing Monday-Saturday service. There are 29 bus routes, with most operating between Washington Metro stations in the county, with two routes running to Upper Marlboro. The fare is $1.25, but seniors (age 60+), the disabled, one child under five years old, and students (between 2:00PM and 7:00PM) ride free.[2][3] On October 13, 2008, TheBus began accepting payment using SmarTrip regional farecards.[4] The county has contracted operations and maintenance of THE BUS system to RATP Dev.[5] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,129,000 or about 8,200 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ Rowlands, DW; Loh, Tracy Hadden (April 16, 2018), TheBetterBus: Prince George’s County is working on a plan to improve "TheBus" service, Greater Greater Washington
  2. ^ "TheBus: Routes and Schedules". Prince George's County government. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  3. ^ "Public Notice" (PDF). Prince George's County government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  4. ^ "Public Notice: Prince George's County TheBus will begin using new fareboxes..." (PDF). Prince George's County government. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  5. ^ "RATP Dev USA Begins Operations as New Contract Provider for TheBus". 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.