Ride On (bus)
The current logo for Ride On | |
Ride On bus at the Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center | |
| Formerly | Ride-On |
|---|---|
| Parent | Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) |
| Founded | March 31, 1975 |
| Headquarters | 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Service area | Montgomery County, MD |
| Service type | fixed-route bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, and bus rapid transit |
| Routes | 82 |
| Depots | Nicholson, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring |
| Fleet | 400 |
| Daily ridership | 66,200 (weekdays, Q4 2025) |
| Annual ridership | 19,640,400 (2025) |
| Fuel type | CNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, and battery electric |
| Operator | Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Route 301 and FLEX operated by external contractors. |
| Manager | Christopher Conklin |
| Website | www |
Ride On, formerly Ride-On, is a local bus transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. 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 a bus service in Montgomery County, along with a rail service.
In fiscal year 2018, it operated with a US$112.3 million budget. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 19,640,400, or about 66,200 per weekday as of the fourth 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 on 82 routes throughout Montgomery County.