Metrorail
- Metro to add more buses, more trains and extended hours as part of Covid-19 Recovery Plan beginning Sunday, August 16. Click here for more information.
- Metrorail operates from 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
- Red Line trains operate every 15 minutes, Orange, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains operate every 20 minutes. Stations served by multiple lines have more frequent service.
- Free shuttle buses replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Friendship Heights stations. Medical Center and Bethesda stations are closed.
- Orange Line trains operate between Ballston and New Carrollton only.
- Metrobus operates from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on a Modified Sunday Schedule.
- For your safety, all customers are required to wear face coverings when riding.
- Red Line: Plan for 24/7 Trackwork in July & August 2020
MDOT MTA
Ways To Pay Your Fare
How We're Enhancing Cleaning
What Riders Can Do
- Front-door bus boarding resumes July 12
- Use contact-free fare payment: CharmPass, CharmCard, or paper tickets
- Cash fares will be accepted
How We're Enhancing Cleaning
- MDOT MTA vehicles are disinfected daily
- Interior surfaces of Light Rail and Metro Subway vehicles receive additional midday wipe-downs
- High-touch surfaces at stations like ticket vending machines and fare gate readers are disinfected daily
What Riders Can Do
- Minimize unnecessary travel
- If you are sick, stay home, except when seeking medical care
- Be alert for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19
- Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds
- Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol if soap and water are not available
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, your sleeve or your elbow
- Limit touching surfaces like seat backs, stanchion bars or handles
- Follow social distancing decals on Light Rail, Metro Subway and MARC Train platforms
MDOT MVA
Which branch offices are open to customers?
All MDOT MVA branches are open to customers by appointment only. To enter to a branch office, all customers and staff are required to answer three health screening questions and have a temporal scan of body temperature. View health screening questions prior to your appointment, here.
How can I make an appointment?
To make an appointment visit our Central Scheduling System. See how to use our scheduler to make an appointment. Transactions that will be available for scheduling include:
Can I still do transactions online?
Yes! MDOT MVA is encouraging customers to take advantage of the many services that can be completed online from the comfort and safety of home. The MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk and 24/7 VEIP kiosks have remained available throughout the COVID-19 emergency, and many customers have used these services to complete transactions.
In fact, all vehicle registration transactions should be completed through the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
Online services include:
What if I cannot renew my vehicle registration because I have a flag?
Due to challenges customers may face while trying to clear vehicle registration flags in jurisdictions with modified operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, MDOT MVA is extending the opportunity for customers to purchase a one-year renewal during the state of emergency. Customers will still be responsible for clearing the flags once the jurisdiction where the flag occurred is able to receive payment. The flags will remain on the vehicle record and will prevent future renewals if not satisfied after the state of emergency is lifted. To apply for a one-year registration, visit the MDOT MVA eStore. **Please note, this option is only available through the eStore.**
My driver’s license or ID card is about to expire or has expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
Governor Larry Hogan has ordered an extension of all driver’s and business licenses, identification cards, permits (including handicap parking permits) and registrations that expire or are eligible for renewal during the state of emergency. As a result, they will not expire until the 30th day after the state of emergency has been lifted. If the expiration date for your driver’s license or identification card is some time in the future, MDOT MVA is asking you to hold off scheduling an appointment for that service right now. This will allow customers whose products are facing expiration to obtain appointments first.
My vehicle registration is about to expire or has expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
If you would like to renew your vehicle registration, you should complete it on the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
My tags/temporary tags on a new car I purchased are about to expire or have expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
You can review your vehicle registration on the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
Will my date to bring in REAL ID documents be extended?
Yes, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the national deadline for REAL ID compliance to October 1, 2021. That means all Marylanders who are not yet REAL ID compliant should check the REAL ID Lookup Tool for the next steps to take.
I have an upcoming VEIP emissions test date. What do I do?
At this time emissions inspection dates March through September 2020 have been postponed. MDOT MVA will provide you with your new test date. ALL VEIP stations are closed until further notice, however you can use one of the 24-hour VEIP self-serve kiosks in the meantime if you would prefer.
I heard some VEIP locations are now testing sites for COVID-19. Where can I find out more information?
Currently, testing is located at Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) sites in:
All MDOT MVA branches are open to customers by appointment only. To enter to a branch office, all customers and staff are required to answer three health screening questions and have a temporal scan of body temperature. View health screening questions prior to your appointment, here.
How can I make an appointment?
To make an appointment visit our Central Scheduling System. See how to use our scheduler to make an appointment. Transactions that will be available for scheduling include:
- learner’s permits,
- commercial driving tests,
- non-commercial driving tests,
- renewing driver’s license and identification cards and
- vehicle services.
Can I still do transactions online?
Yes! MDOT MVA is encouraging customers to take advantage of the many services that can be completed online from the comfort and safety of home. The MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk and 24/7 VEIP kiosks have remained available throughout the COVID-19 emergency, and many customers have used these services to complete transactions.
In fact, all vehicle registration transactions should be completed through the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
Online services include:
- obtaining duplicate or additional registration cards,
- vehicle registration renewals,
- insurance compliance payments,
- identification card renewals,
- title replacements,
- change of address,
- driving records,
- license plate purchases and replacements,
- temporary registrations,
- information on administrative flag fees,
- Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) test date extensions,
- driver’s license renewals,
- substitute stickers and
- NEW! Renewal, correction or duplicate copy of a CDL as long as the CDL holder has a valid Medical Certificate and REAL ID documents on file.
What if I cannot renew my vehicle registration because I have a flag?
Due to challenges customers may face while trying to clear vehicle registration flags in jurisdictions with modified operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, MDOT MVA is extending the opportunity for customers to purchase a one-year renewal during the state of emergency. Customers will still be responsible for clearing the flags once the jurisdiction where the flag occurred is able to receive payment. The flags will remain on the vehicle record and will prevent future renewals if not satisfied after the state of emergency is lifted. To apply for a one-year registration, visit the MDOT MVA eStore. **Please note, this option is only available through the eStore.**
My driver’s license or ID card is about to expire or has expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
Governor Larry Hogan has ordered an extension of all driver’s and business licenses, identification cards, permits (including handicap parking permits) and registrations that expire or are eligible for renewal during the state of emergency. As a result, they will not expire until the 30th day after the state of emergency has been lifted. If the expiration date for your driver’s license or identification card is some time in the future, MDOT MVA is asking you to hold off scheduling an appointment for that service right now. This will allow customers whose products are facing expiration to obtain appointments first.
My vehicle registration is about to expire or has expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
If you would like to renew your vehicle registration, you should complete it on the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
My tags/temporary tags on a new car I purchased are about to expire or have expired since the state emergency started (on or after March 12, 2020). What do I do?
You can review your vehicle registration on the MDOT MVA eStore, self-service kiosk or by mail. Please note that due to the COVID-19 emergency, the delivery of products, like driver’s licenses and registration stickers, is taking longer than expected. Track your delivery.
Will my date to bring in REAL ID documents be extended?
Yes, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the national deadline for REAL ID compliance to October 1, 2021. That means all Marylanders who are not yet REAL ID compliant should check the REAL ID Lookup Tool for the next steps to take.
I have an upcoming VEIP emissions test date. What do I do?
At this time emissions inspection dates March through September 2020 have been postponed. MDOT MVA will provide you with your new test date. ALL VEIP stations are closed until further notice, however you can use one of the 24-hour VEIP self-serve kiosks in the meantime if you would prefer.
I heard some VEIP locations are now testing sites for COVID-19. Where can I find out more information?
Currently, testing is located at Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) sites in:
- Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County), 721 E Ordnance Rd, Curtis Bay, MD 21226
- Waldorf (Charles County), 28 Henry Ford Cir #2787, Waldorf, MD 20602
- Bel Air (Harford County), 1631 Robin Cir #3068, Forest Hill, MD 21050
- Columbia (Howard County), 6340 Woodside Ct #1071, Columbia, MD 21046
- White Oak (Montgomery County), 2121 Industrial Pkwy, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Prince Frederick (Calvert County), 1035 Prince Frederick Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
- Hagerstown (Washington County), 12100 Insurance Way, Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Owings Mills (Baltimore County), 11510 Cronridge Drive, Owings Mills, MD 21117
TheBus
Hours of operation: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday through Friday
Click here for bus schedules, maps, and service updates.
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