SmarTrip

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

About this app

This app is an OPTIONAL tool that allows you to manage your SmarTrip® card and account. This app can NOT be used to pay your transit or parking fares. You do NOT need to setup a SmarTrip account to use SmarTrip in Google Wallet.

Add SmarTrip to Google Wallet:

- Open Google Wallet, tap “+ Add to Wallet”, choose “Transit Pass”, then “SmarTrip”

- In less than a minute you’ll have a new SmarTrip card in your Google Wallet and be ready to tap to pay for rides or parking anywhere SmarTrip is accepted.

If you need to do account management, then:

- Install this optional SmarTrip app to register your card for account balance protection, check SmartBenefits, setup Auto-Reload, or buy money-saving unlimited transit passes.

Chat with us at WMATA.COM/CHAT or call 888-SMARTRIP (888-762-7874)

Ratings and reviews

A serviceable app with strange inconsistencies. The setup does take an unusual amount of time (and information), and I'm pretty sure there is a mismatch between the create-account password and the actual password requirmenys (i.e. USE TWO NUMBERS IN THE PW OR YOU'LL HAVE TO RESET IT). Once you're past that it is straightforward though, more or less. I wish there wasn't a card setup fee - makes the digital app kinda pointless when you need to "buy a card" anyway.

While not fully intuitive (and having to go through the terms and conditions a few times was annoying) I was able to configure my existing metro card and transfer it to my Google wallet in less than 10 minutes from start to finish. As that will be my primary way to access it moving forward, that's all I needed this app to do.

Edit: I appreciate the quick response. Yes your suggestion works, but remains unintuitive. Typing in Rockville needs to provide anything and everything with Rockville in its name, especially in an app dedicated to the Metro! Searching for Bethesda lists every bus and Metro station with Bethesda in its name, why not Rockville? OP: Stations not showing up in searches (Rockville to name one), app acts like they don't exist. How are we supposed to plan and save favorites if they can't find them?

What's new

The latest version of this app contains bug fixes and performance improvements