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Ride, Respect & Relax
You have the power to make a positive difference in your community. Just remember that when you RIDE MTA, RESPECT everyone around you and RELAX to get there quickly, safely and enjoyably.
Take the MTA Pledge to RIDE, RESPECT and RELAX:
- To honor your family, school, peers and community by showing leadership in word, deed and attitude.
- To be careful when walking to a bus stop, be ready to board the bus before the bus arrives, and stay out of the street while waiting to board the school bus.
- To present your fare or pass before riding.
- To board the bus in a safe, calm and orderly manner, to move safely to your seat, and to keep entrances and exits clear.
- To remember that the driver is in complete charge of the bus and students must respect his/her directions.
- To talk in a normal manner without name-calling or loud, profane, or obscene language.
- To not extend any part of your body through the bus windows, and to always consider your safety and that of others around you.
- To not eat, drink, smoke, and play radios or tape recorders, or other music devices without headphones while in or on board MTA vehicles and facilities.
- To respectfully discourage others who may engage in negative activity because you recognize this issue alone can jeopardize your safety and the safety of others.
- To Ride, Respect and Relax.
Student Transit ID
Student Transit ID For K-12 Parochial and Private School Students
Whether you're new to school and ride MTA with your parents or you're an experienced rider and can ride by yourself, you can use the MTA Student ID card!
As a student with an MTA Student Transit ID card, you can pay a reduced Student Fare of just $1.30 per trip (with transfer privileges) when traveling to and from school. The Student ID card is issued to students by participating parochial and private schools, public schools in Baltimore County and some in Baltimore City.
Who can use the Student ID card?
Students in grades K- 12 attending day or night school can use the Student ID card.
When can I use the Student ID card?
If you go to school during the day, you can use the ID card to purchase the $1.30 Student Fare between the hours of 5:00 AM and 8:00 PM. If you are a night school student, you can use the ID card between the hours of 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Remember, the Student ID card is only valid for one school term. You will need to replace your ID card for each school term.
For example, if your school year begins in August, that is when you should ask for a new Student ID card; or if you go to school in the summer, you will need to ask for a new ID card at the beginning of summer school.
Where can I use my Student ID card?
You can use the Student ID card to pay for a Student Fare on all MTA local services: CityLink, LocalLink, Metro SubwayLink, and Light RailLink. If you travel on Express BusLink service, you will be charged the $1.30 Student Fare plus the 50 cent surcharge.
How do I get the Student ID card?
Visit your school’s office to request an MTA Student Transit ID card.
What if my school does not participate in the program?
Ask your school administrators to contact the MTA Reduced Fare Certification Office at 410-767-3441 or 410-767-4659, or TTY 410-333-2051. It is easy for schools to apply.
Rules for using the MTA Student ID card:
- Present your ID card each time you pay for an MTA $1.30 Student Fare.
- Each ID card is valid for the one time period circled on the front of the card, either 5:00 AM- 8:00 PM or 6:00 PM-11:00 PM. You can use the ID during the circled time period only.
- The ID card is valid only for the school term printed on the front. The color of the card changes with each school year and for summer school. You will need to request a new MTA Student ID card each school year.
- Your ID card must have your name, address, gender, the name of your school, and the date it was issued to you printed on the front. ID cards without this information will be confiscated by the MTA Operator or other MTA official and you will be required to pay the full fare to travel.
- The expiration date (“Void After”) is printed at the bottom of each ID card.
- Students can purchase the Student Fare any day schools are open and the MTA designates as an eligible school day. Usually student fares are not applicable on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
- If you need to travel on more than one vehicle for your trip to or from school: on the first vehicle, you must request a Continuation Pass from the bus operator or Metro SubwayLink station manager to present as payment of fare for travel on the following vehicle. If your trip begins on Light RailLink, purchase your $1.30 Student Fare at the Light RailLink stop. To board the second vehicle, either swipe the ticket on the bus farebox or insert it into a Metro SubwayLink faregate.
- Always be prepared to present your Student ID Card upon request by a Light RailLink Fare Inspector or MTA official.
- At the beginning of each school year, to allow students ample time to obtain an MTA Student ID card, students are permitted to ride without the ID for the first few days of the school year.
- If a student chooses to withdraw from a school, they are required to surrender their Student ID card to the school.
- Students attending St. Elizabeth School in Baltimore are eligible to purchase the $1.30 Student Fare until completion of their education.
- MTA Student Transit ID cards are non-transferable and subject to all MTA regulations.
S-Pass - Baltimore City Public School Students
Baltimore City Public School Students participating in the City’s schools sponsored Student Transportation Program are issued non-transferable monthly S-Passes and a Baltimore City Public Schools Student Transit Identification Card.
To ride MTA local services students must show the Student Transit Identification Card and S-Pass to a Bus Operator, Metro SubwayLink attendant, or Light RailLink fare inspector.
The student to whom the S-Pass and Transit Identification Card is issued is entitled to ride MTA Local Services on school days only between the hours of 5:00 AM and 8:00 PM, and agrees to observe and comply with the following policies:
- The S-Pass is not valid on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or days when schools are closed, including weather related closings.
- The identification card must contain the student’s name, age, gender, address, school name and last four digits of the S-Pass serial number.
- If the ID and/or S-Pass are used by anyone other than the student to whom it was issued, they will be confiscated by the Bus Operator, Metro SubwayLink attendant, Light RailLink Fare Inspector or any MTA official, and the rider will be required to pay the full fare.
- The Student Identification Card must be shown upon request to bus operators, station attendants, fare inspectors, or other MTA officials when using an S-Pass for travel.
Safety
Stay alert, stay safe!
- Bus Stop: On your way to your bus stop, keep as far away from traffic as possible. If there’s snow around, be extra careful, especially around ice and related debris.
- Clothing: Wear bright colored clothing, especially if you’re waiting for the bus before sunrise or getting home after dark. Reflective tape on your hat and coat can help you stand out.
- Boarding: Wait until your bus comes to a complete stop and the driver opens the door before you move toward it. Line up as you wait your turn to get on the bus.
- Seating: Once you’re on the bus, please stay in your seat and face forward. Look around to see where the emergency door and windows are located.
- Exiting: When you get off the bus, move far away from the vehicle to allow the driver to see that you have cleared the bus and are safely away from traffic. Stay way clear of the bus wheels at all times.
- Awareness: Be aware of other traffic in the area. Don’t assume that traffic will stop for you or even that drivers will see you. Look both ways when you cross the street until you’re safely on the other side. Please!
Kids Attractions
Here’s a partial list of some of the more popular attractions in the Baltimore area – and you can get to nearly all of them using the MTA!
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Arundel Mills
- Arundel Mills Mall
Local Bus #17
- Arundel Mills Mall
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Belair
- Clifton Park
Local Bus #15, #19, #22
- Clifton Park
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BWI
- Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport
Light Rail, Local Bus #17, #99
- Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport
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Cultural Center
- Bolton Swim & Tennis (1100 Park Avenue)
Light Rail, Local Bus #27 - Eubie Blake Jazz & Cultural Center
Light Rail, Local Bus #19, #27 - Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Light Rail, Local Bus #11, #21, #27
- Bolton Swim & Tennis (1100 Park Avenue)
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Downtown (Central Area)
- City Hall
Local Bus #5, #8, #15, #19,#20, #23, #30, #36, QB40, QB48, #91 - 1st Mariner Arena
Light Rail, Metro, Local Bus #1, #3, #5, #7, #8, #10, #11,#19, #20,#35, #36, #QB46, #QB48,#120, #150, #160,#310 - Holocaust Memorial
Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #19, #30 - Jewish Museum of Maryland
Charm City Circulator
- City Hall
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Druid Hill
- Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Local Bus #53 from Mondawmin Metro
- Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
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Dundalk
- Charm City Skateboard Park (4401 O'Donnell Street)
Local Bus #20 @ Ponca & O'Donnell
- Charm City Skateboard Park (4401 O'Donnell Street)
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East Baltimore
- The Baltimore Skateboard Park, Rosedale
Local Bus #35 @ Maryland & Philadelphia - Dipietro Family Skating Center (200 South Linwood Avenue)
Local Bus #7, #10, #13, #30 - Mount Pleasant Ice Arena (6101 Hillen Road)
Local Bus #3 @ Loch Raven - Mustang Alleys Bowling and Bistro (1300 Bank Street)
Local Bus #21 Closest service @ Caroline St., Charm City Circulator - Patterson Bowling Center (2105 Eastern Avenue)
Local Bus #10, #13, #30 - Patterson Park
Local Bus #7, #10, #13, #30 - Skateland North Point (1113 North Point Road)
Local Bus #4
- The Baltimore Skateboard Park, Rosedale
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Federal Hill / South Baltimore
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
Local Bus #1 - Cross Street Market
Local Bus #1, #64 - Fort McHenry National Monument
Local Bus #1
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
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Harbor East
- Baltimore Civil War Museum
Local Bus #11, Charm City Circular-Orange - Flag House and Star Spangled Banner Museum
Local Bus #7, #10, #30 - Little Italy
Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #30
- Baltimore Civil War Museum
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Inner Harbor
- American Visionary Art Museum
No direct bus. Local Bus #64 and walk from Harborplace) - Baltimore Maritime Museum
Local Bus #11, Charm City Circulator - Baltimore Public Works Museum
Local Bus #11, Charm City Circulator - Harborplace & The Gallery
Local Bus #1, #7, #10, #11, #19, #30, #64, Charm City Circulator - National Aquarium in Baltimore
Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #30 - Pier Six Concert Pavilion
Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #30 - Port Discovery - The Kid-Powered Museum
Metro (Shot Tower), Local Bus #20, #23, QB40 - Power Plant / Power Plant Live
Walk from Lombard. Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #30, Charm City Circulator - Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
Local Bus #7, #10, #30, Charm City Circulator - USS Constellation
Local Bus #1, #7, #10, #11, #19, #30, #64, Charm City Circulator - Visitors Center
Local Bus #1, #7, #10, #11, #19, #30, #64, Charm City Circulator - World Trade Center (Top of the World)
Local Bus #7, #10, #11, #30
- American Visionary Art Museum
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Maryland State Fairgrounds Area
- Baltimore County Skate Park (Gallow Avenue and York Road)
Local Bus #9
- Baltimore County Skate Park (Gallow Avenue and York Road)
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Mount Vernon
- Basilica of the Assumption
Local Bus #3, #11 - Center Stage
Local Bus #61, #64 - Contemporary Museum
Light Rail, Local Bus #3, #11 - Lyric Theater
Light Rail to Mt. Royal, Local Bus #3,#11 - Maryland Historical Society
Light Rail, Local Bus #19, #27 - Peabody Conservatory of Music & Library
Local Bus #3, #11, #61, #64 - Walters Art Museum
Local Bus #3, #11, #64, Charm City Circulator - Washington Monument
Local Bus #3, #11, #61, #64, Charm City Circulator
- Basilica of the Assumption
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North Charles
- Baltimore Museum of Art
Local Bus #11 - Pimlico Race Course
Local Bus #54, #27, #91 - Robert E. Lee Park
No direct transit service-closest service available on Local Bus #60 on Falls Rd
- Baltimore Museum of Art
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Owings Mills
- Owings Mills Mall
Local Bus #56, #59
- Owings Mills Mall
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Parkville
- Parkville Bowling Lanes (7605 Harford Road)
Local Bus #19
- Parkville Bowling Lanes (7605 Harford Road)
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Reisterstown
- Reisterstown Plaza
Local Bus #44, #53, #58, #59, #60, Metro Subway
- Reisterstown Plaza
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Security
- Security Square Mall
Local Bus #15, #20, #44, #57, #77
- Security Square Mall
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South Baltimore
- Lansdowne Skatepark (Bero Road)
Local Bus #36, #77
- Lansdowne Skatepark (Bero Road)
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Stadium Area
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Light Rail, Local Bus #14(Sundays Only), #17, #27 - M&T Bank Stadium
Light Rail, Local Bus #14(Sundays Only), #17, #27 - Old Otterbein Church
Light Rail, Local Bus #1, #7, #11, #19, #64 - Carroll Park Skatepark (1500 Washington Boulevard)
Local Bus #36, #51 - Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
Light Rail, Local Bus #14(Sundays Only), #17, #27
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Station North Arts & Entertainment District
- Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Local Bus #13
- Great Blacks in Wax Museum
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Towson
- Stoneleigh Lanes Duckpin Bowling Center (6703 York Road)
Local Bus #8, #12 - Towson Town Center
Local Bus #3, #8, #11, #12, #55, QB48
- Stoneleigh Lanes Duckpin Bowling Center (6703 York Road)
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West Side (Lexington Market Area)
- Antique Row
Light Rail, Local Bus #27, #19 - B&O Railroad Museum
Local Bus #10,#20,#35 - Bromo Seltzer Tower
Local Bus #7, #10, #19, #27, #35 - Hippodrome Theatre
Light Rail, Local Bus #1, #5 #8, #10, #19, #20, #27, #30, #36, #91 - Lexington Market
Metro Subway, Local Bus ,#5, #7, #8, #20, #27,#30, #36, QB40,QB48, #91 - Shake and Bake Family Fun Center (Bowling) 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue
Metro Subway, Local Bus #7 - Westminster Hall
Local Bus #1, #7, #8, #20, #30, #36
- Antique Row
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks I Aquatics I Public Pools Listing
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Cherry Hill Splash Park
101 Reedbird Ave.
(443) 984-7308
Local Bus #14 (Sundays Only), #27, #51, #64 - Clifton Park
2013 Sinclair Ln.
(410) 396-9330
Local Bus #13, #19 - Druid Hill Park
800 Wyman Park Dr.
(410) 428-9130
Local Bus #27 (15 minute walk from #27) - Patterson Park
148 S. Linwood Ave.
(443) 677-2618
Local Bus #7, #10, #13, #30 - Riverside Park
1800 Covington St.
(410) 396-8059
Local Bus #64 (5 minute walk from #64) - Roosevelt Park
3500 Poole St.
(410) 396-6487
Local Bus #22
Indoor Swimming Facilities
- Callowhill Aquatics Center
2821 Oakley Ave.
(410) 396-0677
Between Local Bus #54 and #1 - Cherry Hill Aquatics Center
2600 Giles Rd.
(410) 396-1938
Local Bus #27, #29, #51 - Chick Webb Aquatics Center
623 N. Eden St.
(410) 396-7593
Local Bus #5, #21, #35
Walk-to Pools
- Ambrose Kennedy
100 Ensor St.
(410) 752-7566
Local Bus #21 - C.C. Jackson
4910 Park Heights Ave.
(443) 677-1227
Local Bus #54 - Central Rosemont
2621 Winchester St.
(443) 677-2120
Near Local Bus #51 at Bentalou - City Springs
1500 E. Baltimore St.
(410) 396-9195
Local Bus #21, #23, #40 - Coldstream
1400 Fillmore St.
(443) 984-3165
Local Bus #36 at Kirk Ave - Farring-Baybrook
4501 Farring Ct.
(443) 677-1028
Local Bus #64 - Greater Model
1055 W. Saratoga St.
(410) 396-0213
Local Bus #15 - Harford/Lanvale
1641 N. Spring St.
(410) 396-3137
Local Bus #19 - Liberty
3901 Maine Ave.
(443) 677-2558
Local Bus #52,#91 - O'Donnell Heights
1200 Gusryan St.
(410) 396-9355
Local Bus #20 at Boston St. - Towanda
4100 Towanda Ave.
(410) 446-9574
Local Bus #53, #97 @ Reisterstown Rd & Quantico - Walter P. Carter
820 E. 43rd St.
(443) 677-2477
No direct transit service. Closest service on Local Bus #8, #36 - William McAbee
1323 N. Gilmore St.
(410) 396-0255
Local Bus #21
Wading Pools
- Ambrose Kennedy
100 Ensor St.
(410) 752-7566
Local Bus #19 - Canton Playfield
1239 S. Ellwood Ave.
(443) 677-2726
Local Bus #11, #13 - C.C. Jackson
4910 Park Heights Ave.
(443) 677-1227
Local Bus #54 - Central Rosemont
2621 Winchester St.
(410) 396-0414
Near Local Bus #51 at Bentalou - Clifton Park
2013 Sinclair Ln.
(410) 396-9330
Local Bus #13 @ North Ave. - Coldstream
1400 Fillmore St.
(443) 984-3165
Local Bus #36 at Kirk Ave - Curtis Bay
Curtis Ave. and Filbert St.
(410) 396-1811
Local Bus #64 - Druid Hill Park
800 Wyman Park Dr.
(410) 396-6477
Local Bus #98 Shuttle - Farring-Baybrook Park
4501 Farring Ct.
(443) 677-1028
Local Bus #64 - John E. Howard
2100 Brookfield Ave.
(410) 396-7849
Local Bus #5 - Joseph Lee
5900 E. Pratt St.
(410) 396-3838
Local Bus #10, #23 @ Eastern & Cornwall - Lillian Jones
1300 N. Stricker St.
(410) 396-3838
Local Bus #21 - North Harford
6800 Hamlet Ave.
(410) 396-6707
Local Bus #19, #55 - O'Donnell Heights
1200 Gusryan St.
(410) 396-9355
Local Bus #20 at Boston St. - Riverside Park
1800 Covington St.
(410) 396-8059
Local Bus #1 @ Fort Ave - Roosevelt Park
1221 W. 36th St.
(410) 396-6487
Local Bus #27 - Traci Atkins
401 S. Sticker St.
(410) 396-3838
Local Bus #35 @ Wilkens - Towanda
4100 Towanda Ave.
(410) 545-3200
Local Bus #53, #97 @ Reisterstown Rd & Quantico - Willow
798 Willow Ave.
(410) 396-3838
No direct transit service. Closest service on Local Bus #8, #33, #36