Ride On (bus)
Ride On bus at the Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center | |
| Parent | Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) |
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| Founded | March 31, 1975 |
| Headquarters | 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Service type | Local, express, and limited stop bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, bus rapid transit |
| Routes | 81 |
| Fleet | 350 |
| Daily ridership | 58,000 (weekdays, Q1 2025) |
| Annual ridership | 19,097,700 (2024) |
| Fuel type | CNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, battery electric |
| Website | www |
Ride On, formerly Ride-On, is the local bus system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On primarily serves Montgomery County, with short segments of service crossing borders into Prince George's County and Washington, D.C. It is a separate entity from WMATA, which also provides rail and bus service in Montgomery County.
In fiscal year 2018, it operated on a US$112.3 million budget. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 19,097,700, or about 58,000 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025, making it one of the most heavily ridden suburban bus systems in the United States.
Ride On has a fleet of about 400 buses and operates 81 routes, including operating two Metrobus routes on weekends.