# List of Metrobus routes in Washington, D.C.

This is a list of bus routes operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), branded as Metrobus in Washington, D.C. Many are the descendants of streetcar lines operated by the Capital Transit Company or its predecessors.

## Numbering

Most Metrobus routes in DC begin with a letter followed by a number but some routes can have double digit numbers.
Odd-numbered routes are typically part-time variants of even-numbered routes. At one time, odd numbered routes were express routes, but that distinction has been abandoned. Most odd-numbered routes operates during rush hours and or limited stops with a few of them running into the off peak hours and weekends.

## History

Many current routes operate under former streetcar routes. The streetcars provided the main transportation in the Washington, D.C. area from the 1800s to the 1960s. DC Transit would also operate on the former streetcar routes when the Streetcars ended service. In 1973, WMATA acquired DC Transit along with other bus companies to form its current Metrobus system.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, service was mostly reduced to Sunday service schedules during the weekdays with select routes suspended from March 18 until August 22, 2020. Routes 54, 70, 90, A6, A8, B2, H4, S4, V4, W4, and X2 were the only routes that ran during the weekends with the rest of the routes suspended. On August 23, 2020, more routes came back during the weekdays and weekends returning Metrobus service to 75%. Most service and routes resumed on September 5, 2021.
On November 21, 2024, WMATA approved its Better Bus Network Redesign, which began in 2022. Under the plan, all routes will be renamed with easier to understand route designations, and modify most of its existing routes with the goal of making the bus system easier to use, faster, and more reliable. Changes are expected to start on June 29, 2025. All Washington D.C. routes will be renamed with a C (for crosstown routes) or D (routes entering Downtown) route designation.

## Routes

Most DC Metrobus routes operate inside the Washington DC borders. However, some routes would venture into small parts of Montgomery County and Prince George's County to connect to various stations in the Hub-and-spoke system via the old Streetcar routing.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Terminals | Streets traveled | Service notes | Divisions |
| 31, 33 Wisconsin Avenue Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | 31 Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) 33 Washington Union Station | Wisconsin Avenue NW | 31: Weekday peak-hour service only 33: 24-hour service | Western Montgomery (Route 33 late nights only) |
| 32, 36 Pennsylvania Avenue Line | Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | ↔ | 32 Southern Avenue station 36 Naylor Road station | Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW Branch Avenue SE (36) Alabama Avenue SE (32) Naylor Road SE | 32: 24-hour service | Andrews Federal Center |
| 42, 43 Mount Pleasant Line | Mount Pleasant (Lamont & Mount Pleasant Streets NW) | ↔ | Kennedy Center | Columbia Road NW Connecticut Avenue NW | 42 serves Dupont Circle station 43 travels underneath Dupont Circle via the Connecticut Avenue underpass and skips the Dupont Circle station Select 43 trips ends at Potomac Park | Western Bladensburg |
| 52, 54 14th Street Line | Takoma station 14th Street & Colorado Ave NW | ↔ | 52 L'Enfant Plaza station (D & 7th Streets SW) 54 Metro Center (F & 12th Streets NW) | 14th Street NW/SW | 52: 24-hour service | Western Bladensburg |
| 59 14th Street Limited Line | Takoma station | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW) | 14th Street NW | Weekday peak hour service only Limited stops only | Bladensburg |
| 60 Fort Totten–Petworth Line | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Georgia Avenue–Petworth station | Rock Creek Church Road NW Upshur Street NW | Weekday service only | Bladensburg |
| 62, 63 Takoma–Petworth Line | Takoma station | ↔ | 62 Georgia Avenue–Petworth station 63 Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) | 5th Street NW Kansas Avenue NW New Hampshire Avenue NW (63) 11th Street NW (63) | 63: Weekday peak hours only | Bladensburg |
| 64 Fort Totten–Federal Triangle Line | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) | New Hampshire Avenue NW 11th Street NW | | Bladensburg |
| 70 Georgia Avenue–7th Street Line | Silver Spring station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Archives station L'Enfant Plaza station (D Street & 7th Street SW) (late night service) | Georgia Avenue NW 7th Street NW | 24-hour service | Montgomery |
| 74 Convention Center–Southwest Waterfront Line | Walter E. Washington Convention Center (6th Street & Massachusetts Avenue NW) | ↔ | Buzzard Point (2nd & R Streets SW) | 7th Street NW/SW | | Bladensburg Shepherd Parkway |
| 79 Georgia Avenue Limited Line | Silver Spring station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Archives station | Georgia Avenue NW 7th Street NW | Limited Stops Only | Montgomery Bladensburg |
| 80 North Capitol Street Line | Fort Totten station | ↔ | McPherson Square station Foggy Bottom-GWU station (late night service) | 12th Street NE Michigan Avenue NE North Capitol Street H Street NW | 24-hour service | Bladensburg |
| 90, 92 U Street–Garfield Line | Duke Ellington Bridge (90), 92 (during late nights only) Frank D. Reeves Center (U & 14th Streets NW) (92) | ↔ | 90 Anacostia station 92 Congress Heights station | 18th Street NW (90) U Street NW Florida Avenue NW/NE 8th Street NE/SE Good Hope Road SE (92) | 92: 24-hour service | Andrews Federal Center (92 only) Shepherd Parkway |
| 96 East Capitol Street–Cardozo Line | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Tenleytown-AU station | East Capitol Street Massachusetts Avenue New Jersey Avenue NW U Street NW Wisconsin Avenue NW | | Andrews Federal Center |
| A2 Anacostia–Washington Highlands Line | Southern Avenue station | ↔ | Anacostia station | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Mississippi Avenue SE Atlantic Street SE | | Shepherd Parkway |
| A4 Anacostia–Fort Drum Line | D.C. Village (North Parking Lot) Fort Drum (Irvington & Joliet Streets SW) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Martin Luther King Avenue SE/SW (A4) | | Shepherd Parkway |
| A6, A7, A8 Anacostia–Livingston Line | Livingston (4501 3rd Street SE) (A6, A8) Southern Avenue & South Capitol Street, SE (A7) | ↔ | Anacostia station L'Enfant Plaza station (A6, A8 late nights only) | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Wheeler Road SE (A6, A7) South Capitol Street (A8) | A6, A8: 24-hour service A7: Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Anacostia, PM to Southern Avenue & South Capitol Street, SE). | Shepherd Parkway |
| B2 Bladensburg Road–Anacostia Line | Mount Rainier Terminal (Rhode Island Ave & 34th Street) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Bladensburg Road NE 14th Street NE (to Anacostia) 15th Street NE (to Mount Rainier) Minnesota Avenue SE Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE | 24-hour service Some peak hour trips terminate at Bladensburg Road & V Street NE | Bladensburg Shepherd Parkway |
| C25 Stanton Road-Anacostia Line | 2500 Pomeroy Rd. SE | ↔ | Anacostia station | Sheridan Road SE Stanton Road SE | | Shepherd Parkway |
| D2 Glover Park–Dupont Circle Line | Glover Park (41st St & Davis Pl NW) | ↔ | Dupont Circle station (20th & Q Sts NW Entrance) | Q Street NW | | Western |
| D4 Ivy City–Franklin Square Line | Ivy City (Okie & 16th Streets NE) | ↔ | McPherson Square station (Franklin Square Entrance) | K Street NW/NE | | Bladensburg |
| D6 Sibley Hospital–Stadium Armory Line | Sibley Hospital | ↔ | Stadium–Armory station (north entrance) | MacArthur Boulevard NW Q Street NW I Street NW (to Sibley Hospital) K Street NW (to Stadium-Armory) E Street NW C Street NE (to Sibley Hospital) D Street NE (to Stadium-Armory) | | Andrews Federal Center Bladensburg Western |
| D8 Hospital Center Line | Washington Hospital Center | ↔ | Union Station | Franklin Street NE Brentwood Road NE Mount Olivet Road NE K Street NE | | Bladensburg |
| E2 Ivy City–Fort Totten Line | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Ivy City (Okie & 16th Streets NE) | South Dakota Avenue NE 18th Street NE | | Bladensburg |
| E4 Military Road–Crosstown Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Fort Totten station Riggs Park (Eastern Ave & Jamaica St NE) | McKinley Street NW Military Road NW Kennedy Street NW | Every other trip begins/terminates at Fort Totten station. | Western |
| G2 P Street–LeDroit Park Line | Georgetown University (37th & O Streets NW) | ↔ | Howard University (301 Bryant Street NW) | P Street NW | | Western |
| G8 Rhode Island Avenue Line | Avondale (Eastern & Michigan Avenues NE) | ↔ | Farragut Square | Monroe Street NE Rhode Island Avenue NW/NE 9th Street NW (to Farragut Square) 11th Street NW (to Avondale) H Street NW | Some trips operate from Brookland–CUA station to Farragut Square during weekday AM peak hours and between Brookland-CUA station and Avondale during weekday PM peak hours. Late night trips operate between Farragut Square and Brookland-CUA station only. | Bladensburg |
| H2, H4 Crosstown Line | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Brookland–CUA station | Wisconsin Avenue Porter Street NW (H4) Van Ness Street NW (H2 to Brookland) Veazey Street NW (H2 to Tenleytown) Connecticut Avenue (H2) Columbia Road NW (to Tenleytown) Irving Street NW (to Brookland) Michigan Avenue NW/NE | H4: 24-hour service | Bladensburg |
| H6 Brookland–Fort Lincoln Line | Fort Lincoln (Petersburg Apartments) | ↔ | Brookland–CUA station | Franklin Street NE 14th Street NE | | Bladensburg |
| H8, H9 Park Road–Brookland Line | H8 Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant & 17th Streets NW) H9 Archbishop Carroll High School | ↔ | Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station | Irving Street NW (H8 to Rhode Island Avenue) Columbia Road NW (H8 to Mount Pleasant) Rock Creek Church Road NW (H8) 12th Street NE | H9 only operates when Carroll High School is open | Bladensburg |
| K2 Takoma–Fort Totten Line | Takoma station | ↔ | Fort Totten station | North Capitol Street Kansas Avenue NE Eastern Avenue | Weekday peak hour service only | Bladensburg |
| L2 Connecticut Avenue Line | Chevy Chase Circle | ↔ | Farragut Square | Connecticut Avenue NW Calvert Street NW Columbia Road NW | | Western |
| M4 Nebraska Avenue Line | Knollwood (Knollwood Retirement Home) Tenleytown-AU station | ↔ | Sibley Hospital | Nebraska Avenue NW Western Avenue | Weekday service only. | Western |
| M6 Fairfax Village Line | Fairfax Village (Alabama & Pennsylvania Avenues SE) | ↔ | Potomac Avenue station | Pennsylvania Avenue SE Alabama Avenue SE Southern Avenue SE | | Andrews Federal Center |
| N2, N4, N6 Massachusetts Avenue Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Farragut Square | Western Avenue (N4, N6) Wisconsin Avenue (N2) Massachusetts Avenue New Mexico Avenue NW (N2, N6) | N2, N4: Weekday service only N6: Late night and weekend service only replacing Routes N2 and N4 | Western |
| P6 Anacostia–Eckington Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | Rhode Island Avenue – Brentwood station | M Street SE/SW Pennsylvania Avenue NW North Capitol Street | | Shepherd Parkway |
| S2 16th Street Line | Silver Spring Station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) L'Enfant Plaza station (D Street & 7th Street SW) (late night service) | Colesville Road Eastern Avenue NW Alaska Avenue NW 16th Street NW | 24-hour service | Montgomery |
| S9 16th Street Limited Line | Silver Spring Station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | McPherson Square Station (Franklin Square Entrance) | 16th Street NW | Limited stops only | Bladensburg Montgomery |
| U4 Sheriff Road–River Terrace Line | River Terrace and Sheriff Road | ↔ | Minnesota Avenue station | Sheriff Road NE Minnesota Avenue NE Benning Road NE | Order of terminals (north to south): River Terrace to Minnesota Avenue then Minnesota Avenue to Sheriff Road NE, then reverse. | Bladensburg |
| U5, U6 Marshall Heights Line | Marshall Heights Lincoln Heights | ↔ | Minnesota Avenue station | Minnesota Avenue NE Texas Avenue SE Ridge Road SE | | Bladensburg |
| U7 Deanwood–Minnesota Ave Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Deanwood station | Minnesota Avenue NE Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE Kenilworth Avenue Service Road NE | Weekday & Saturday service is extended to Minnesota Avenue and Ridge Road SE. | Bladensburg |
| V2, V4 Capitol Heights–Minnesota Avenue Line | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | V2 Anacostia station V4 Navy Yard–Ballpark station | Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE Minnesota Avenue NE/SE Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE (V2) M Street SE (V4) | V2: 24-hour service | Andrews Federal Center Shepherd Parkway |
| V7, V8 Benning Heights—Alabama Avenue Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | V7 Congress Heights station V8 Benning Heights (H & 46th Streets SE) | Benning Road NE/SE Southern Ave SE (V7) Alabama Ave SE (V7) | V7: Weekday peak hour service only | Andrews Federal Center (V7 only) Bladensburg (V8 only) |
| W1 Shipley Terrace–Fort Drum Line | Southern Avenue station | ↔ | Fort Drum (Irvington & Joliet Streets SW) | Alabama Avenue SE Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SW | Weekday service only. | Shepherd Parkway |
| W2, W3 United Medical Center–Anacostia Line | United Medical Center Southern Avenue station (W2) | ↔ | Washington Overlook (Malcolm X Ave & Oakwood St SE) (AM Terminal) Mellon St & Martin Luther King Ave SE) (PM Terminal) Anacostia station | Southern Avenue Alabama Avenue SE Morris Road SE Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE | W3: Monday-Saturday service between 9am-3pm only via Good Hope Marketplace (No Sunday service) W2 skips the United Medical Center Roadway and end/begin at Southern Avenue station after 9pm daily, passengers wishing to visit the hospital must alight/board on Southern Ave. Late night W2 service operates between Anacostia station and Naylor Road & Alabama Avenue only | Shepherd Parkway |
| W4 Deanwood–Alabama Avenue Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | Deanwood station | Division Avenue NE Benning Road SE Alabama Avenue SE | 24-hour service | Shepherd Parkway |
| W5 Anacostia–Blue Plains Line | D.C. Village (North Parking Lot) | ↔ | Anacostia station | South Capitol Street | Weekday peak hour service only (AM to DC Village, PM to Anacostia via the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant) | Shepherd Parkway |
| W6, W8 Garfield–Anacostia Loop Line | Garfield (Stanton Road & Alabama Avenue SE) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Good Hope Road SE Alabama Avenue SE Stanton Road SE | W6: Clockwise loop W8: Counterclockwise loop | Shepherd Parkway |
| X2 Benning Road–H Street Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Lafayette Square Foggy Bottom-GWU station (late night service) | Benning Road NE H Street NE/NW | 24-hour service | Bladensburg |
| X8 Maryland Avenue Line | Carver Terrace (21st Place & Maryland Ave NE) | ↔ | Union Station | Maryland Avenue NE | | Bladensburg |
| X9 Benning Road–H Street Limited Line | Capitol Heights station Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Gallery Place station | Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE Benning Road NE H Street NE/NW | Weekday service only Serves Capitol Heights station during rush hour only. Midday service operates between Gallery Place & Minnesota Avenue station only. Limited stops only | Southern Avenue |

### School Routes

These routes connect schools to Washington Metro stations or other local points. They are primarily intended for students, but are open to anyone, and stop at all stops along their routes. These routes will only operate when District of Columbia Public Schools are open.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Terminals | Streets traveled | Service notes | Divisions |
| A31, A32, A33 Minnesota Ave–Southeast Line | Anacostia High School | ↔ | A31 Minnesota Avenue station A32 Southern Avenue station A33 Anacostia station | Minnesota Avenue (A31) Martin Luther King Jr Ave (A33) Naylor Road (A32) | Introduced in November 2005 | Andrews Federal Center Shepherd Parkway |
| D31, D32, D33, D34 16th Street–Tenleytown Line | D31 16th St. and Eastern Ave. N.W. D32 Columbia Heights station D34 14th St. and Colorado Ave. N.W. D33 16th St. and Shepherd St. N.W. | ↔ | Tenleytown–AU station | 16th Street (D31, D33) Military Road (D31, D33, D34) Nebraska Ave Connecticut Ave (D32) Wisconsin Ave (D32) | Via Deal Middle School | Bladensburg Western |
| D51 Congress Heights–Georgetown Line | Congress Heights station | ↔ | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | Pennsylvania Avenue | | Shepherd Parkway |
| H9 Park Road–Brookland Line | Archbishop Carroll High School | ↔ | Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station | 12th Street NE | | Bladensburg |
| S35 Fort Dupont Shuttle Line | Branch Ave. and Randle Circle | ↔ | Fort Dupont | Southern Ave Minnesota Ave | | Shepherd Parkway |
| S41 Rhode Island Ave–Carver Terrace Line | Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station | ↔ | Carver Terrace | Rhode Island Ave Montana Ave Bladensburg Road | Via Phelps High School | Bladensburg |
| W45, W47 Mt. Pleasant–Tenleytown Line | W45 16th St. & Shepherd St. N.W W47 14th St. & Colorado Ave. N.W | ↔ | Tenleytown–AU station | Nebraska Ave Wisconsin Ave (W47) 14th Street 16th Street (W45) | Via Woodrow Wilson High School | Bladensburg Western |
| X3 Benning Road Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Brentwood Parkway & Penn Street NE (KIPP DC College Prep) | Benning Road NE | | Southern Avenue |
Additional trips are added to the following routes during school hours: 62, 90, A2, A7, B2, H4, K2, M4, P6, U6, W1, W4, X2.

## Routes History

This table gives background knowledge of how routes were created and the overall changes it has gone through the years.
| Route | History |
| 31, 33 | 31 was created on June 29, 2008, to operate between the Foggy Bottom and Friendship Heights stations when 30 was discontinued. (see Pennsylvania Avenue Line) 33 was introduced on August 24, 2014, to replace the 32 and 36 between Friendship Heights and Archives & is a "reincarnated" route 30. 31 weekend service has been suspended since March 21, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. Late night 33 service was extended to L'Enfant Plaza station on May 29, 2022. 24-hour service for the 33 was introduced on December 17, 2023. All 31 non-peak hour service was discontinued on December 15, 2024. 33 was extended to Washington Union Station on December 15, 2024 partially replacing the DC Circulator Georgetown–Union Station line. |
| 32, 36 | 32 and 36 replaced almost all of 30, 34, and 35's routing between Naylor Road & Friendship Heights Metro stations on June 29, 2008. (See Pennsylvania Avenue Line) 34 originally operated between Naylor Road & Friendship stations until June 29, 2008, when it was discontinued being replaced by new Route M5. M5 renamed to route 34 when it was "reincarnated" and was extended to Archives station in December 2008. 32 and 36 have been truncated from Friendship Heights station to Foggy Bottom station as of August 24, 2014, and no longer operate via Wisconsin Ave NW being replaced by the 30N, 30S, 31 and 33. As of March 27, 2016, Weekday Route 34 service after 9:19 PM & all weekend service were discontinued. Alternative service is available on routes 30N and 36. 34 was suspended on March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. 24-hour service for the 32 was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| 42, 43 | See Mount Pleasant Line |
| 52, 54 | 52 & 54 originally terminated at Navy Yard until the Navy Yard station opened in December, 1991. When it opened, 52 was truncated to only operate up to L'Enfant Plaza station & Route 54 was truncated to only operate up to Federal Triangle. 54 was later extended to terminate at L'Enfant Plaza. Route 53 was introduced on September 18, 1999, several years after the former route 50 was discontinued, operating at first to Bureau Of Engraving before being shortened to Federal Triangle and now to Franklin Square. Route 54 discontinued service between L'Enfant Plaza and Federal Triangle on June 26, 2016. Route 53 was discontinued on December 17, 2017, and replaced by Route 54, which in turn, was truncated to Metro Center on the same date. Route 52 was rerouted to 12th Street & Maine Avenue SW via The Wharf on December 17, 2017. Also see 14th Street Line 24-hour service for the 52 was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| 59 | Began service on January 8, 2018. |
| 60 | 60 originally operated between Fort McNair and 11th Street NW & Monroe Street NW (Petworth). However; around December, 1991, 60 was rerouted to operate between the Fort Totten station & Federal Triangle instead of operating between Buzzard Point and Petworth. On September 18, 1999, both 60 & 64 were truncated even further to only operate between the Fort Totten & Georgia Avenue stations with the portion replaced by the 66. Route 60 was split from the 64 remaining as the Fort-Totten Petworth Line on June 6, 2021. |
| 62, 63 | 62 originally operated all the way between the Takoma station and Buzzard Point (Half & O Sts. SW) In December, 1991, 62 was truncated to only operate between the Takoma station & Federal Triangle. On September 18, 1999, 68 took over the portion of 62's routing between the Georgia Avenue station and Federal Triangle that had been discontinued. On December 28, 2008, route 68 was extended from Georgia Avenue to Takoma station via the 62's routing and renamed to a new route 63. 63 operates through the portion of the 62 that operated to Federal Triangle until Georgia Avenue–Petworth station opened on September 18, 1999. 63 service along Sherman Avenue and 13th, H, and I streets NW was eliminated on September 5, 2021. Route now follows the 64 routing to Federal Triangle. |
| 64 | 64 originally operated between Half Street SW & O Street SW (Buzzard Point) and 11th Street NW & Monroe Street NW (Petworth) alongside 60 until December, 1991 when it was rerouted to operate between the Fort Totten station & Federal Triangle to replace the K4. On September 18, 1999, both 60 & 64 were truncated even further to only operate between the Fort Totten & Georgia Avenue stations with the portion replaced by the 66. In 2008, 64's original routing between Fort Totten and Federal Triangle was restored and replaced the 66. 64 also runs on the old 11th Street Streetcar Line. 64 was rerouted on 11th Street between Florida Avenue & S Street NW to Florida & Vermont Avenues NW to directly serve the U Street Station on June 24, 2018. Route 64 was split from the 60 and renamed as the Fort Totten–Federal Triangle Line on June 6, 2021. |
| 70 | Since September 25, 2011, route 71 service was discontinued, while the 70 was shortened to Archives. For service to Southwest Waterfront, see route directly below this one (74). Late night service was extended to L'Enfant Plaza station on May 29, 2022. 24-hour service was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| 74 | Introduced on September 25, 2011, as a replacement of DC Circulator's discontinued Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront route, as well as the discontinued portion of the 70 and 71 lines between Archives and Buzzard Point. Service was extended back to Buzzard Point beginning on August 23, 2020. |
| 79 | 79 is a "reincarnation" of the old 73 (Brightwood Express Line) that was discontinued on June 25, 2000, only with the exception that unlike 73, which operated between Georgia & Alaska Aves. NW and L'Enfant Plaza, 79 would operate between the Silver Spring Station and Archives Began service originally as a rush hour/peak period only route on March 19, 2007 Mid-Day non-rush hour/peak period service began on June 24, 2007 Saturday service began on March 24, 2013. Sunday service began on December 29, 2013. Cash-free route from June 24, 2018, until June 23, 2019. Passengers wishing to use cash would have to use Route 70. Southbound service was rerouted along 7th Street discontinuing service along 9th Street beginning on August 23, 2020. |
| 80 | 80 operated on the North Capitol Street Streetcar Line, alongside 81 between Brookland & West Potomac Park 80 & 81 later extended to Riggs Road NE, via 12th Street NE and South Dakota Avenue NE during the early 1970s although both routes were eventually truncated to the Fort Totten Metro Station on February 19, 1978, shortly after it opened 81 operated alongside 80 until sometime around 1996/1997. 81 was then shifted over to operate as part of the College Park Line operating via 83's former routing between Rhode Island Avenue station & Cherry Hill via Greenbelt station, once 83 was rerouted to operate to serve the College Park - U of MD Station instead of the Greenbelt Station. Unlike Route 83, 81 would only operate on Sundays to avoid duplicating C2's already existing Metrobus Service between the University of Maryland and Greenbelt Station, Monday-Saturday, as well as much of 83's already existing Metrobus Service Monday-Saturday between the Rhode Island Avenue Station & Cherry Hill. Every other weekday trip operates between Fort Totten and McPherson Square only as of March 30, 2014. All service to Kennedy Center was eliminated on September 5, 2021, being replaced by the 42 and 43. Service now terminates at McPherson Square. Early morning and late night service was extended to George Washington University Hospital on June 25, 2023. 24-hour service was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| 90, 92 | 90 replaced all portions of the 94 north of Anacostia station which became the 94's northern terminal after it opened in 1991 93 originally operated as part of the Garfield-Owl Line alongside the former 91 route until January 13, 2001 when it was discontinued. 93 was shifted over to operate as part of the U Street-Garfield Line and extended from its original Stanton Road terminus, to operate to the newly opened Congress Heights station during late nights only. 90, 92, and 93 operated all the way up to McLean Gardens from the mid-1990s until June 24, 2007, when all three routes were truncated to only operate up to Duke Ellington Bridge being replaced by Route 96, which was extended from its original terminus at Duke Ellington Bridge to the McLean Gardens on June 24, 2007. Beginning June 22, 2014, all northbound Route 92 service was truncated from Duke Ellington Bridge to U and 14th Streets, NW terminus and all Route 92 southbound service begins at U & 13th Streets, NW (U Street station, 13th Street NW entrance). Route 93 was discontinued March 27, 2016. 24-hour service for the 92 was introduced on December 17, 2023, which was extended back to Duke Ellington Bridge. Also see U Street Line, New Jersey Avenue Line and Florida Avenue Line |
| 96 | Formerly known as the New Jersey Avenue Line 96 originally operated as part of the "U-Street - Garfield Line", between DC General Hospital and McLean Gardens alongside Routes 90, 92, 94, & 98 up until December 28, 1991, when only Routes 90 & 92 were retained as part of the line, while 94 was split into its own line known as the, "Stanton Road Line", alongside the 95 route (which was eventually discontinued on January 13, 2001) between Anacostia Station and Stanton Road, while 98 was discontinued, and 96 was split into its own line known as the, "New Jersey Avenue Line", and truncated to only operate up to Duke Ellington Bridge instead of McLean Gardens 96 replaced the segment of the former routes 40 and 44 routing between Stadium Armory and Capitol Heights station in March, 1995 96 was once again extended from Duke Ellington Bridge back to its original terminus at McLean Gardens on June 24, 2007, to replace the segment of 90, 92, & 93's routing between the Duke Ellington Bridge & McLean Gardens 96 was then later on extended from McLean Gardens to Tenleytown-AU station September 30, 2012. 97 was suspended since March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| A2 | Formerly known as the Anacostia Line (along with A4, A6, A7, A8) until 1991 Routes A42, A46, & A48 created as brand new Metrobus Routes on December 28, 1991, to provide the same level of service that Routes A2, A4 A6, A7, & A8 formerly did to Archives in Downtown Washington D.C., only with the exception that they would only operate late night service when the P6 Metrobus Service was unavailable. Routes A42, A46 and A48 was discontinued on June 26, 2016, and replaced by new late night/early morning P6 trips between Anacostia Station & Archives, as well as extended service on the A2, A6, and A8 Metrobus Routes. Route A2 skips the United Medical Center Roadway during late nights, passengers wishing to visit hospital must alight/board on Southern Ave. Route A2 was split into the Anacostia–Washington Highlands Line on June 6, 2021. |
| A4 | A4 and A5 operated to Archives station (as part of the Anacostia Line) until Anacostia station opened in 1991 The route north of Anacostia is now served by route P6 The A5 covered the A4 route but excluded Fort Drum. It was discontinued on March 24, 2013, replaced by the W5 which runs on South Capitol Street (SB) and DC-295 (NB). Route W5 was separated from the line on June 6, 2021. Service to the US Coast Guard Headquarters was discontinued on December 17, 2023. |
| A6, A7, A8 | Destination signs on A7 evening rush hour buses reads "Livingston via Wheeler Road", but it does not serve 4501 3rd Street, SE. It serves Southern Avenue & South Capitol Street, SE instead. Formerly known as the Anacostia Line (along with A2, A4, A5) until 1991 A7 originally operated between L'Enfant Plaza station and Bolling Air Force Base as the South Washington Line until Anacostia opened in 1991. A42, A46 and A48 replaced the old portions of the A2, A4, A6 and A8 north of Anacostia station to Archives as of December 28, 1991, when Anacostia opened and Routes A2, A4, A6, and A8 Metrobus Routes were truncated to only operate up to the Anacostia Station Routes A42, A46 and A48 was discontinued on June 26, 2016, and replaced by routes A2, A6 and A8 respectively. Routes A6, A7 & A8 were split into the Anacostia-Livingston Line on June 6, 2021. 24-hour service for the A6 and A8 was introduced on December 17, 2023, which was also extended to L'Enfant Plaza station. |
| B2 | B2 was extended from Mount Rainier to Chillum (Eastern Ave & Rittenhouse Sts. NE), during the 1960s to replace the former DC Transit Route K6 "New Hampshire Avenue - Chillum Road Line" routing between Mount Rainier and Chillum, via 34th Street, Rainier Avenue, Upshur Street, 28th Place, Russell Avenue, Arundel Road, 25th Street, Queens Chapel Road, Carson Circle, La Salle Road, 19th Avenue, and Chillum Road. However; on February 19, 1978, the F2 "Chillum Road Line" Metrobus Route took over this particular segment of B2's routing between Mount Rainier and Chillum, once it began operating between Mount Rainier and the Takoma Station. Once this happened, B2 was then truncated back to its original terminus at Mount Rainier. B2 kept much of its historical streetcar routing the same, only with the exception that it was rerouted to serve Stadium Armory and Potomac Avenue stations when they opened in 1977 and also extended from its previous terminus at 16 Street & W Street in Anacostia all the way up to the Anacostia station in the adjacent neighborhood of Barry Farms when Anacostia station opened in December, 1991. B2 covered the portion of the former B4 & B5 routes to Barry Farms after the station opened. 24-hour service was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| C25 | Introduced on December 15, 2024. First route created under brand new Better Bus network. To be fully extended to Skyland Town Center on June 29, 2025. Partially replaced the DC Circulator Congress Heights–Union Station via Barracks Row line. |
| D2 | D2 operated to Stadium-Armory station (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until replaced by the D6 east of Dupont Circle in January,1999. |
| D4 | D4 at first operated to Sibley Hospital (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until replaced by D1 It then operated to Union Station (as the Ivy City-Union Station Line) until 2010, when it was extended to Franklin Square. Beginning June 26, 2016, some extended peak D4 trips end (AM)/begin (PM) at Dupont Circle. D4 replaced the D3 on June 26, 2016. Service to Dupont Circle was eliminated on September 5, 2021, which wasded on March 16, 2020. |
| D6 | D6 originally operated between Glover Park and Washington Hospital Center (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until March 1995 when the line was discontinued. D6 was later "reincarnated" to operate as part of the Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory Line in January 1999 to replace the segment of D2's routing between Stadium-Armory and Dupont Circle that had been discontinued and the segment of D4's routing between Dupont Circle and Sibley Hospital that had been discontinued. |
| D8 | D8 originally operated between Friendship Heights to Distaff Hall and then rerouted between Sibley Hospital & Washington Hospital Center, via Downtown Washington D.C. until March, 1995 when its routing was truncated to only operate between the Washington Hospital Center & Union Station. Route D6 replaced the rest of D8's former routing between the Union Station & Sibley Hospital, via Downtown Washington D.C. |
| E2 | E2 originally operated alongside the E3 & E4, between Ivy City & Friendship Heights station, via Fort Totten station, until June 21, 2015, when its routing was truncated to only operate between Ivy City and Fort Totten station. The rest of E2's routing between the Fort Totten & Friendship Heights was replaced by Route E4. |
| E4 | E3, which operated on weekends only, was eliminated June 21, 2015, replaced by E4. E4 operates daily as of June 21, 2015. |
| G2 | |
| G8 | G8 is a combination of the former G4 & G6 that operated to Lafayette Square (G4) & Avondale (G6) up until March 12, 1995. G8 had a prior "incarnation" as the "Prince George's - Langley Park" Line, operating between Prince George's Hospital and Langley Park. However; G8 was discontinued on December 3, 1978, and replaced by the F8 Metrobus Route, which was extended from Prince George's Hospital to the Cheverly Station. |
| H2, H4 | H2 & H4 originally operated all the way between Westmoreland Circle and Fort Lincoln up until September 18, 1999 Then, on September 18, 1999, H6 replaced H2 & H4's routing between the Brookland-CUA station and Fort Lincoln, while the N8 Metrobus Route replaced the segment of H2 & H4's former routing between the Tenleytown-AU Station and Westmoreland Circle. As a result, H4 was truncated to operate between the Brookland-CUA & Tenleytown-AU Stations, while H2 was truncated to only operating between the Brookland-CUA & Van Ness-UDC Station H3 was created as a brand new route on September 18, 1999, to operate alongside the H2 and H4 between the Brookland-CUA and Tenleytown-AU stations, replacing the segment of H2's routing west of the intersection of Porter Street NW & Connecticut Avenue NW that was discontinued, and H2 was truncated to operate up to the Van Ness-UDC station H2 was later extended to the Tenleytown-AU station, replacing the N8 east of Tenleytown-AU station on December 19, 2010 H3 was suspended since March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. 24-hour service for the H4 was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| H6 | H6 originally operated between the Brookland-CUA station & Kennedy Center as part of the Brookland-Kennedy Center Line from February, 1978 until March, 1995. H6 was eventually reincarnated on September 18, 1999, to operate as part of the 'Brookland-Fort Lincoln Linebetween Brookland-CUA station and Fort Lincoln, in order to replace the segment of H2 & H4's routing past Brookland-CUA station |
| H8, H9 | H8 began serving the Georgia Avenue-Petworth & Columbia Heights stations once both Metro Stations opened in September, 1999 H9 only operates when Archbishop Carroll High School is open. |
| K2 | K2 operated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center until 2005, when it was replaced by K1 north of Takoma station. |
| L2 | L1 serves Dupont Circle station. L2 travels skips Dupont Circle via the Connecticut Avenue underpass The L4 was eliminated on June 17, 2012. L1 was suspended since March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. L2 late-night service to Bethesda and Friendship Heights stations was eliminated on September 5, 2021, which has been suspended since March 2020. |
| M4 | Route M4 was extended to Western Avenue & Oregon Avenue on June 6, 2021, partially replacing the E6. The route was extended to the Knollwood Retirement Home on May 29, 2022, replacing the E6. |
| M6 | Formerly known as the W6 until the early/mid-1990s |
| N2, N4, N6 | N3 was part of the Massachusetts Av-Federal Triangle Line (along with the former N1) until 1996, when N1 was eliminated & N3 merged with the N2, N4 & N6. N4 used to terminate at Westmoreland Circle until the late 1990s. Route N3 was discontinued on June 26, 2016. |
| P6 | P4, P5 & P6 were created to replace the A routes in 1991 when Anacostia station opened, with P5 additionally replacing the B6 between Metro Center & Rhode Island Avenue stations. P4 & P5 later merged with the P6 around March, 1995, giving it the current route. Routes P1 and P2 were discontinued on June 17, 2012. Late night and early morning trips between Anacostia and Archives stations was added on June 26, 2016, to replace routes A42, A46 and A48 which were discontinued on the same date. Late night service was shorten to L'Enfant Plaza station on May 29, 2022. Late night service was discontinued on December 17, 2023, being replaced by Routes A6 and A8. |
| S2 | Trips along 14th Street was discontinued on June 25, 2017. All route S4 service was renamed into route S2 and S9 trips on August 23, 2020. Late night service was extended to L'Enfant Plaza station on May 29, 2022. 24-hour service was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| S9 | S9 was introduced March 30, 2009, replacing the former S3 & S5 lines that were discontinued in the late 1990s. Weekday midday and Saturday service began on June 25, 2017. Sunday service was added on August 23, 2020, and was rerouted to remain on 16th Street replacing all route S4 service. |
| U4 | Formerly known as the M16 (Metro "Mini-Bus") Originally operated between Sheriff Road to Lafayette Square |
| U5, U6 | Runs on a portion of the old M16 (Metro "Mini-Bus") U6 originally operated between Capitol View to Lafayette Square and 60th & East Capital to Lafayette Square U5, U6 segment between Minnesota Ave Station & Mayfair was replaced by the U7 on June 24, 2018. |
| U7 | Introduced on June 21, 2015. U7 replaced the V7, V8 service between Deanwood and Minnesota Ave stations on June 21, 2015. U7 serves Mayfair & Parkside on June 24, 2018, replacing the former U5 & U6 routing. |
| V2, V4 | V2 replaced the U2 between Minnesota Ave & Anacostia stations on June 21, 2015. V4 replaced the V7 & V8 Between Minnesota Ave & Navy Yard stations on June 21, 2015. V2, V4 replaced the U8 between Minnesota Ave & Capitol Heights stations on June 21, 2015. New Sunday service was added to the V2 on June 6, 2021, but only operates after 10:30 PM. Full Sunday service would later be introduced on September 5, 2021. 24-hour service for the V2 was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| V7, V8 | U8 was renamed V8 on June 24, 2018. U8 was created to replace the former X2, X4 & X6 routes east of Minnesota Avenue station in March, 1995 (X2 to Capitol Heights station, X4 & X6 to Benning Heights) on the portion of the former routing between the Minnesota Avenue & Capitol Heights Metro Stations. U8 was shortened to operate between Benning Heights and Minnesota Ave station and was renamed "Benning Heights Line" on June 21, 2015. Service between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Ave stations is now provided by routes V2 and V4 along the route previously served by route U8. Routes V7 and V8 were originally named the Benning Heights–M Street Line |
| W1 | W1 replaced routes M8 & M9 on March 30, 2014. |
| W2, W3 | Portions of the W2 & W3 operate on the old M18 & M20 "Mini-Bus" routes |
| W4 | W4's original routing to Bolling Air Force Base was discontinued and the W4 was extended to Anacostia station on June 29, 2003, due to heightened security at the Bolling Air Force Base Gates. W4 has not operated between Capital Plaza and Deanwood Station since March 24, 2013, when a portion of that route was discontinued. As a result, the W4 was truncated and now operates between Deanwood Station and Anacostia Station. 24-hour service was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| W5 | The A5 covered the A4 route but excluded Fort Drum. It was discontinued on March 24, 2013, replaced by the W5 which runs on South Capitol Street (SB) and DC-295 (NB). Route W5 was split from the A4 and renamed into the Anacostia–Blue Plains Line on June 6, 2021. Service to the US Coast Guard Headquarters was discontinued on December 17, 2023. |
| W6, W8 | Portions of the W6 & W8 operate on the old M18 & M20 (The "Metro-Mini" buses) routes |
| X2 | X2 originally operated between Seat Pleasant and Lafayette Square X2 was extended from Seat Pleasant to Capitol Heights Station on January 4, X2 operated to Capitol Heights station until the March, 1995 when the route east of Minnesota Avenue station (along with the former X4 and X6 route south of the station) were replaced by the U8. Early morning and late night service was extended to George Washington University Hospital on June 25, 2023. 24-hour service for the X2 was introduced on December 17, 2023. |
| X8 | Originally Operated between Carver Terrace & Lafayette Square, but was later truncated around February, 1978 to only operate between Carver Terrace and Union Station |
| X9 | Formerly known as the, "East Capitol Street Express" Line, which Routes X2 & X4 used to operate as part of. This route was discontinued in the late 1980s and then "reincarnated" in December 2010. As of the late 1980s, X2 has only terminated at the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station, while the X4 was discontinued. Midday service was added on June 24, 2018, which is shortened to operate between Gallery Place and Minnesota Avenue station only. |

## Upcoming DC Better Bus Routes

These bus routes will begin on June 29, 2025 when WMATA Better Bus Redesign is released.

### Crosstown Routes

| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Terminals | Streets traveled | Service notes |
| C11 | L'Enfant Plaza station | ↔ | National Harbor (St. George Boulevard & Waterfront Street) Eastover Shopping Center | Martin Luther King Avenue SE South Capitol Street Indian Head Highway | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network Late night service terminates at Eastover Shopping Center |
| C13 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Eastover Shopping Center | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Wheeler Road SE | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C15 | Potomac Avenue station | ↔ | Southern Avenue station | Martin Luther King Avenue SE 4th Street SE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C17 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Eastover Shopping Center | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Mississippi Avenue SE | |
| C21 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Minnesota Avenue station | Benning Road NE/SE Southern Ave SE Alabama Ave SE | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C23 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Deanwood station | Division Avenue NE Texas Avenue SE Suitland Road SE Marion Barry Avenue SE | |
| C25, C26 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Skyland Town Center | Sheridan Road SE Pomeroy Road SE (C25) Stanton Road SE Alabama Avenue SE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C27 | Naylor Road station | ↔ | D.C. Village (North Parking Lot) | Branch Avenue SE Barnaby Road SE Mississippi Avenue SE Alabama Avenue SE | |
| C29 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Southern Avenue station | Southern Avenue Morris Road SE Alabama Avenue SE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C31 | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Navy Yard–Ballpark station | Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE Minnesota Avenue NE/SE | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C33 | River Terrace Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Sheriff Road NE | Sheriff Road NE Minnesota Avenue NE Benning Road NE | Order of terminals (north to south): River Terrace to Minnesota Avenue station then Minnesota Avenue to Sheriff Road NE, then reverse. |
| C35 | Deanwood station | ↔ | Fort Dupont Naylor Road station | Kenilworth Avenue NE Minnesota Avenue NE/SE Branch Avenue SE | Peak-Hour service is extended to Naylor Road station. |
| C37 | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Potomac Avenue station | Minnesota Avenue NE Texas Avenue SE Ridge Road SE Pennsylvania Avenue SE Southern Avenue | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C41 | Anacostia station | ↔ | Mount Rainier Terminal (Rhode Island Ave & 34th Street) West Hyattsville station | 38th Avenue Bladensburg Road NE 14th Street NE (to Anacostia) 15th Street NE (to Mount Rainier/West Hyattsville) Potomac Avenue SE Martin Luther King Avenue SE | 24-hour service Trips alternate ending between Mount Rainier and West Hyattsville Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C43 | Carver Terrace (21st Place & Maryland Ave NE) | ↔ | Union Station | Maryland Avenue NE | |
| C51 | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Anacostia station | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Potomac Avenue SE Massachusetts Avenue New Jersey Avenue NW U Street NW Wisconsin Avenue NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C53 | Woodley Park station | ↔ | Congress Heights station | U Street NW Florida Avenue NW/NE 8th Street NE/SE Marion Barry Avenue SE Alabama Avenue SE | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C55 | L'Enfant Plaza station | ↔ | Washington Union Station | 7th Street SW M Street SE | |
| C57 | U Street station | ↔ | Capitol Heights station | Florida Avenue NW/NE Benning Road NE East Capitol Street | Weekday peak-hour service only |
| C61 | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Brookland–CUA station | Wisconsin Avenue Porter Street NW Columbia Road NW (to Tenleytown) Irving Street NW (to Brookland) Michigan Avenue NW/NE | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| C63 | Washington Hospital Center | ↔ | Deanwood station | Franklin Street NE 14th Street NE Michigan Avenue NE | |
| C71 | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Washington Union Station | South Dakota Avenue NE 18th Street NE K Street NE | |
| C75 | Takoma station | ↔ | Georgia Avenue–Petworth station | 5th Street NW Kansas Avenue NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C77 | Takoma station | ↔ | Fort Totten station | North Capitol Street Kansas Avenue NE Eastern Avenue | Weekday peak hour service only |
| C81 | Sibley Hospital | ↔ | Fort Totten station | Nebraska Avenue NW Military Road NW Kennedy Street NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| C83 | Knollwood (Knollwood Retirement Home) | ↔ | Friendship Heights station | Nebraska Avenue NW McKinley Street NW Western Avenue NW Oregon Avenue NW | |
| C85 | Pinehurst Circle | ↔ | Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | Nebraska Avenue NW Wisconsin Avenue NW McArthur Boulevard NW Canal Road NW | Weekday peak-hour service only (AM to Potomac Park, PM to Pinehurst) |
| C87 | Silver Spring station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Van Ness–UDC station | 16th Street NW Military Road NW Nebraska Avenue NW Van Ness Street NW | Weekday peak-hour service only (AM to Van Ness, PM to Silver Spring) |
| C91 | Georgetown University (37th & O Streets NW) | ↔ | Howard University (301 Bryant Street NW) | P Street NW | |

#### Routes History

| Route | History |
| C11 | Combination of the former Route P6 between L'Enfant Plaza and Anacostia, and Route A8 along Martin Luther King Avenue SE and South Capitol Street SE with an extension to National Harbor via Indian Head Highway. |
| C13 | Combination of the former Routes A2, A6, and A7 with an extension to Eastover Shopping Center. |
| C15 | Combination of a modified Route A2 and A8 with an extension to Potomac Avenue station. |
| C17 | Combination of a modified Route A2, A4, W2, and W3 with an extension to Eastover Shopping Center. |
| C21 | Essentially the former Route V7 route while being extended to Anacostia station. |
| C23 | Essentially the former Route W4 with a modified route in Barry Farms. |
| C25, C26 | C25 was introduced on December 15, 2024. Partially replaced the DC Circulator Congress Heights–Union Station via Barracks Row line. Modified routings of the former Routes W6 and W8. |
| C27 | Modified routing of the former Route W1 with an extension to D.C. Village, and terminating at Naylor Road station. |
| C29 | Modified routing of the former Route W2 and W3. |
| C31 | Essentially a combination of the former Routes V2 and V4. |
| C33 | Existing routing from the former Route U4. |
| C35 | Modified routing from the former Route U7 with a peak-hour extension to Naylor Road. |
| C37 | Combination of the former Route M6 and Routes U5 and U6. |
| C41 | Modified routing from the former Route B2 with an extension to West Hyattsville. |
| C43 | Existing routing from the former Route X8. |
| C51 | Existing routing of the former Route 96 between Tenleytown and Union station. |
| C53 | Existing routing from the former Route 92. |
| C55 | Modified routing from the former Route 74 while being extended to Union station. |
| C57 | Combination of the former Routes 96 and X2. |
| C61 | Modified routing from the former Routes H2 and H4 with service through Washington Hospital Center being eliminated. |
| C63 | Modified routing from the former Route H6 between Brookland and Fort Lincoln with extensions to Washington Hospital Center (replacing the former H2 and H4) and Deanwood. |
| C71 | Existing routing of the former Route E2 with an extension to Union station via K Street NE. |
| C75 | Existing routing of the former Route 62 and 63. |
| C77 | Existing routing of the former Route K2. |
| C81 | Combination of the former Route E4 between Fort Totten and Military Road NW, and former Route M4 between Military Road NW and Sibley Hospital. |
| C83 | Combination of the former Route E4 between Friendship Heights and McKinley Street, and former Route M4 between Nebraska Avenue NW and Knollwood. |
| C85 | Modified routing of the former Route M4 between Pinehurst and Tenleytown with an extension to Potomac Park. |
| C87 | Existing routing of the former Route D31 with an extension to Van Ness station. |
| C91 | Existing routing of the former Route G2. |

### Downtown Routes

| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Terminals | Streets traveled | Service notes |
| D10 | Southern Avenue station | ↔ | Kennedy Center | Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW Alabama Avenue SE Naylor Road SE | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D1X | Naylor Road station | ↔ | Archives station | Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW Branch Avenue SE Naylor Road SE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D20 | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Lafayette Square Foggy Bottom-GWU station (late night service) | Benning Road NE H Street NE/NW | 24-hour service Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| D24 | Deanwood station | ↔ | McPherson Square station | E Street NW C Street NE (to McPherson Square) D Street NE (to Deanwood) | |
| D2X | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Gallery Place station | Benning Road NE H Street NE/NW | Weekday service only. |
| D30 | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) L'Enfant Plaza station (D & 7th Streets SW) (late night service) | 12th Street NE Michigan Avenue NE North Capitol Street E Street NW | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network Late night service is extended to L'Enfant Plaza station |
| D32 | Gallery Place station | ↔ | Fort Lincoln (Petersburg Apartments) | Rhode Island Avenue NW/NE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D34 | Metro Center station | ↔ | West Hyattsville station | New York Avenue NW Monroe Street NE | |
| D36 | Washington Hospital Center | ↔ | Franklin Square (McPherson Square station) | K Street NE Brentwood Road NE | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D40 | Silver Spring station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Archives station L'Enfant Plaza station (D & 7th Streets SW) (late night service) | Georgia Avenue NW 7th Street NW | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network Late night service is extended to L’Enfant Plaza station |
| D44 | Fort Totten station | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) | New Hampshire Avenue NW 11th Street NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D4X | Silver Spring station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Archives station | Georgia Avenue NW 7th Street NW | Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| D50 | Takoma station 14th Street & Colorado Avenue NW | ↔ | L'Enfant Plaza station (D & 7th Streets SW) (late night service) Waterfront station | 14th Street NW Maine Avenue SW | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network Late-night service operates between Takoma and L'Enfant Plaza stations. |
| D5X | Takoma station | ↔ | Metro Center (F & 12th Streets NW) | 14th Street NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D60 | Silver Spring Station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | McPherson Square Station (Franklin Square Entrance) | Colesville Road Eastern Avenue NW Alaska Avenue NW 16th Street NW | 24-hour service Part of 20-minute frequent service network Late-night service is extended to Federal Triangle and L'Enfant Plaza stations. |
| D6X | Silver Spring Station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Archives station | Colesville Road 16th Street NW | 24-hour service A Part of 12-minute frequent service network |
| D70 | Chevy Chase Circle | ↔ | Farragut Square | Connecticut Avenue NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D72 | Van Ness–UDC station Mount Pleasant (Lamont & Mount Pleasant Streets NW) | ↔ | Lafayette Square | Columbia Road NW Connecticut Avenue NW Porter Street NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network Weekday peak-hour service and early morning weekend service is extended to Van Ness station. |
| D74 | Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station | ↔ | Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | 12th Street NE Taylor Street NE Rock Creek Church Road NW Upshur Street NW Irving Street NW (to Rhode Island Avenue) Columbia Road NW Connecticut Avenue NW New Hampshire Avenue NW | Part of 20-minute frequent service network |
| D80, D82 | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | D80: Washington Union Station D82: Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | Wisconsin Avenue NW | D80: 24-hour service D80: Part of 12-minute frequent service network D82: Weekday peak-hour service only. |
| D90 | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Mount Vernon Square station | Massachusetts Avenue NW New Mexico Avenue NW | |
| D94 | Sibley Hospital | ↔ | Gallery Place station | MacArthur Boulevard NW Q Street NW I Street NW H Street NW | |
| D96 | Bethesda station | ↔ | Dupont Circle station Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | MacArthur Boulevard NW Q Street NW I Street NW H Street NW | Service to Potomac Park operates on weekdays only. |

#### Route History

| Route | History |
| D10 | Existing routing of the former Route 32 with a reroute to Kennedy Center instead of Potomac Park. |
| D1X | Existing routing of the former Route 36 except being cutback to Archives. |
| D20 | Existing routing of the former Route X2. |
| D24 | Existing routing of the former Route D6 between McPherson Square and Stadium Armory with an extension to Deanwood. |
| D2X | Modified routing of the former Route X9, with service to Minnesota Avenue station being discontinued. |
| D30 | Modified routing of the former Route 80, with service ending at Federal Triangle instead of McPherson Square station. |
| D32 | Modified routing of the former Route G8. |
| D34 | Modified routing of the former Route G8 and P6. |
| D36 | Combination of the former Route D4 and D8. |
| D40 | Existing routing of the former Route 70. |
| D44 | Existing routing of the former Route 64. |
| D4X | Existing routing of the former Route 79. |
| D50 | Existing routing of the former Routes 52, 54, and 59 with an extension to Waterfront. |
| D5X | Existing routing of the former Routes 52, 54, and 59. |
| D60 | Existing routing of the former Route S2 with it terminating at McPherson Square instead of Federal Triangle. |
| D6X | Existing routing of the former Route S9 with an extension to Archives station. |
| D70 | Modified routing of the former Route L2 with service along Calvert Street NW and Columbia Road NW being eliminated. |
| D72 | Existing routing of the former Routes 42 and 43 with a reroute to Lafayette Square and an extension to Van Ness station. |
| D74 | Combination of the former Routes 42 and 43 and Route H8. |
| D80, D82 | Existing routing of the former Routes 31 and 33. |
| D90 | Modified routing of the former Routes N2, N4, and N6. |
| D94 | Modified routing of the former Route D6 with service ending at Gallery Place instead of Stadium Armory. |
| D96 | Combination of the former Routes 42, D2, N4, and N6. |

## Former Routes
### Routes eliminated prior to 2025 Bus Redesign

These routes have been served by Metrobus at one point but have since been discontinued due to either low ridership, duplication of another route, simplification to other routes, combined into another route, low funding, or transferred to another bus company as it would be cheaper to maintain cost and for another carrier to operate the line. However some routes would be reincarnated into new routes for Metrobus. Examples of reincarnations were the 34, V7, and V8.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Terminals | Streets traveled | History |
| 30N, 30S Friendship Heights–Southeast Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | 30N Naylor Road station 30S Southern Avenue station | Wisconsin Avenue NW Pennsylvania Avenue NW/SE Branch Avenue SE (30N) Alabama Avenue SE (30S) | Originally Routes 32 (30S) and 36 (30N) Discontinued on September 5, 2021; replaced by 31, 32, 33, and 36. |
| 30, 34, 35 Pennsylvania Avenue Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | 30: Potomac Avenue station 34, 35: Naylor Road station | Wisconsin Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue | Discontinued June 29, 2008; replaced by 31, 32, 36, and M5. The 34 was reincarnated as the Naylor Road Line as a replacement to the M5 on December 28, 2008. |
| 33 | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Southwest Mall | | |
| 34 Pennsylvania Avenue Line | Archives station (10th St & Pennsylvania Avenue NW) | ↔ | Naylor Road station | Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW Naylor Road SE | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| 37 Tenleytown–Federal Triangle Line | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Archives station | Wisconsin Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue | Discontinued around the 1990s. Originally operated to Washington Union Station 37 was reincarnated in the Wisconsin Avenue Limited Line on June 29, 2008. |
| 38 | Rosslyn station | ↔ | Washington Union Station | | |
| 37 Wisconsin Avenue Limited Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Archives station (AM End) Federal Triangle (10th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW) (PM Start) | Wisconsin Avenue NW Massachusetts Avenue NW Pennsylvania Avenue NW | A prior "incarnation" of the 37 was once known as the Wisconsin Avenue Express Line, running from Tenleytown-AU station to Archives until the early 1990s when it was discontinued. 37 was then later "reincarnated" on June 29, 2008, to operate as a limited stop Route on the former segment of 34 and former Metrobus Route 35's original routing between the Archives Navy Memorial & Friendship Heights station which was discontinued. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| 39 Friendship Heights–Van Ness–UDC Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Van Ness–UDC station | | |
| 39 Pennsylvania Avenue Limited Line | Naylor Road station | ↔ | Potomac Park (Virginia Avenue & E Street NW) | Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW | 39 was introduced on June 29, 2008, to provide weekday peak hour only, limited stop service between the Naylor Road & Foggy Bottom stations, but was eventually extended to operate to Potomac Park. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| 40, 44 Mount Pleasant Line | Mount Pleasant | ↔ | 40: Capitol Heights station 44: Stadium–Armory station | | Discontinued in March 1995 and replaced by routes D1, D3, and D6. |
| 45 Mount Pleasant Line | Mount Pleasant | ↔ | Bureau of Engraving | Columbia Road NW Connecticut Avenue NW | |
| 46 Mount Pleasant Line | Mount Pleasant | ↔ | Kennedy Center | Columbia Road NW Connecticut Avenue NW | |
| 50 14th Street Line | Bureau of Engraving Building | ↔ | Takoma station | 14th Street | |
| 53 14th Street Line | Takoma station | ↔ | McPherson Square station (Franklin Square Entrance) | 14th Street | Discontinued on December 17, 2017, and replaced by the Route 54. |
| 56 | Summit Hills Apartments | ↔ | Bureau of Engraving Building | | |
| 58 | Takoma station | ↔ | Bureau of Engraving Building | | |
| 61 | | ↔ | | | |
| 65 Petworth-11th Street Line | Buzzard Point (Half & O Sts. SW) | ↔ | Fort Totten station | 11th Street West | |
| 66, 68 Petworth-11th Street Line | Georgia Avenue–Petworth station | ↔ | Federal Triangle station | 11th Street West (66) Sherman Avenue 13th Street West (68) | Extended to Fort Totten and Takoma stations and renamed routes 63 and 64 on December 28, 2008. |
| 67 | | ↔ | | | |
| 71 Georgia Avenue–7th Street Line | Silver Spring station | ↔ | Buzzard Point | Georgia Avenue 7th Street | Discontinued September 25, 2011. Replaced by Route 74, which also took over the southern portion of Route 70. |
| 72 | Takoma station | ↔ | Southwest Mall | | |
| 73 Brightwood-Petworth Line | Silver Spring station | ↔ | L'Enfant Plaza station | Georgia Avenue 7th Street NW 9th Street NW | Discontinued on June 25, 2000. Reincarnated as the 79 in 2006. |
| 74 | Soldiers Home | ↔ | Fort Lesley J. McNair | | Reincarnated into the "Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront Line" in 2011 |
| 76 | Rock Creek Cemetery | ↔ | | | |
| 77 Georgia Avenue Express Line | Silver Spring station | ↔ | Waterside Mall | | |
| 91 Garfield–Owl Line | McLean Gardens | ↔ | Alabama Avenue & Stanton Road | Florida Avenue North Capitol Street Good Hope Road Alabama Avenue | Via Union Station and the US Capitol Discontinued on January 13, 2001. Replaced by routes 90, 92, and 93. |
| 93 U Street–Garfield Line | Duke Ellington Bridge | ↔ | Congress Heights station | Stanton Road Florida Avenue 8th Street | Discontinued on March 27, 2016. |
| 94 Stanton Road Line | Stanton Road (19th & Savannah Streets SE) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Stanton Road SE | Discontinued on June 24, 2018, and replaced by DC Circulator Congress Heights – Union Station route. |
| 95 Stanton Road Line | Stanton Road (19th & Savannah Streets SE) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Stanton Road SE Morris Road | Discontinued on January 13, 2001 and replaced by route 94. |
| 97 East Capitol Street–Cardozo Line | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Union Station | East Capitol Street | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| 98 D.C. Superior Court Annex Shuttle | Superior Court | ↔ | | | Operated as a loop |
| 98 U Street–Garfield Line | | ↔ | | | Discontinued on March 22, 1981 replaced by Route 96. |
| 98 Adams Morgan-U Street Link | Woodley Park station | ↔ | U Street station | Calvert Street U Street North | Discontinued March 29, 2009. Replaced by DC Circulator Woodley Park/Adams Morgan-McPherson Square Metro route. |
| 99 Columbia Heights–Woodley Park Line | Columbia Heights station | ↔ | Woodley Park station | Calvert Street Columbia Road | Discontinued on September 2, 2001, and replaced by Routes H5 and H7 |
| A1 Anacostia–Congress Heights Line | Potomac Park | ↔ | Livingston (4501 3rd Street SE) | | |
| A3 Anacostia–Congress Heights Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | Shipley Terrace | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Mississippi Avenue SE (A2) Atlantic Street SE Southern Avenue | Discontinued on January 13, 2001 and replaced by route A2. |
| A5 Anacostia-Fort Drum Line | D.C. Village (North Parking Lot) | ↔ | Anacostia station | Martin Luther King Jr Ave | Discontinued on March 24, 2013, replaced by W5. |
| A9 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Limited Line | Livingston (4501 3rd Street SE) | ↔ | McPherson Square station (Franklin Square Entrance) | Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE | A9 is now a MetroExtra Bus service as of March 24, 2013. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| A34 Anacostia High School/Kramer Junior High School Line | | ↔ | | | |
| A42, A46, A48 Anacostia-Congress Heights Line | A42 Southern Avenue station A46, A48 4501 3rd Street SE | ↔ | Archives station (10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW) | Martin Luther King Avenue SE Mississippi Avenue SE, Atlantic Street SE (A42) Wheeler Road SE (A46) South Capitol Street (A48) | Discontinued on June 26, 2016, replaced by A2, A6, A8 & P6. |
| B4, B5 Barry Farm Line | B4 Fort Stanton B5 Barry Farm | ↔ | Mount Rainier Terminal | | |
| B6 | Metro Center | ↔ | Rhode Island Avenue | | Replaced by the P5 Route on December 28, 1991 (which was discontinued in 1995) and replaced by the P6 Route |
| B7, B8 | Carter Barron Amphitheatre | ↔ | B7 Southwest Mall B8 Federal Triangle | | |
| B9 | Carter Barron Amphitheatre | ↔ | Federal Triangle | | |
| B8, B9 Fort Lincoln Shuttle Line | B8 Fort Lincoln (Petersburg Apartment Complex) B9 Colmar Manor (Newark Rd & 40th Pl) | ↔ | Rhode Island Avenue station | Bladensburg Road (B9) Franklin Street NE Rhode Island Avenue NE | B8 originally operated between the Rhode Island Avenue station & Fort Lincoln, while B9 originally operated between only Fort Lincoln & Colmar Manor B9 was later extended from Fort Lincoln, to operate up to the Rhode Island Avenue Station via B8's routing, in 1999 The B9 was extended to Wesley House Senior Citizen Residence on June 28, 2009. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| B41 Backus Middle School Line | Backus Middle School | ↔ | Brentwood Village (Saratoga Avenue & Brentwood Road) | South Dakota Avenue | Discontinued on September 2, 2001 |
| B51 Brookland and Bunker Hill (Elementary) School Line | | ↔ | | | Discontinued on August 21, 2016. |
| B52, B53 Brookland and Bunker Hill (Elementary) School Line | Michigan Park (12th Street & South Dakota Avenue NE) (AM) Michigan Park (Buchanan Street & 12th Street NE) PM) | ↔ | B52 Brookland Elementary School B53 Bunker Hill Elementary School | 12th Street | |
| C40 Capitol Hill Cluster Line | Peabody Elementary School (E Street & 12th Street SE) | ↔ | Watkins Elementary School | Pennsylvania Avenue SE | Discontinued on August 21, 2016. |
| D1 Glover Park–Franklin Square Line | Glover Park (41st St & Davis Pl NW) | ↔ | McPherson Square station (Franklin Square Entrance) | Q Street NW K Street NW 13th Street NW | D1 was created as a brand new route in 1999 to replace the portion of D4's former routing between Union Station & Glover Park that had been discontinued when D4 was truncated to only operate between Ivy City and Union Station D1 operated all the way between Ivy City & Glover Park until 2010 when its route was truncated to only operate between Federal Triangle & Glover Park. D1 was shortened even further from Federal Triangle to only Franklin Square on June 26, 2016. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| D1, D3, D9 Glover Park–Trinidad Line | | ↔ | | | |
| D3 Ivy City-Dupont Circle | Ivy City (16th Street & New York Avenue NE) | ↔ | Georgetown (35th St. & Reservoir Rd. NW) | K Street NW/NE | Discontinued on June 26, 2016. |
| D5, D6 Loughboro–Chevy Chase Line | | ↔ | | | |
| D5 MacArthur Boulevard–Georgetown Line | Little Flower Church Sangamore Road (Bethesda, MD) | ↔ | Farragut Square | Sangamore Road MacArthur Boulevard NW M Street NW Pennsylvania Avenue NW | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| D9 MacArthur Boulevard-Federal Triangle Line | Sangamore, Maryland | ↔ | Farragut Square | | |
| E3 Military Road–Crosstown Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Ivy City (New York Ave & Fenwick St NE) | Military Road NW Kennedy Street NW Missouri Avenue NW Riggs Road NE South Dakota Avenue NE 18th Street NE | Discontinued on June 21, 2015, replaced by E2 and E4. |
| E5 | Ivy City | ↔ | Alta Vista, Bethesda MD | Military Road | |
| E6 | Lafayette Square | ↔ | Lewisdale, Maryland | | |
| E6 Chevy Chase Line | Knollwood (Knollwood Retirement Home) | ↔ | Friendship Heights station | Western Avenue McKinley Street NW | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021, and replaced by Route M4 on June 6, 2021. |
| E7, E8 Chevy Chase Line | Knollwood (Knollwood Retirement Home) (E8) Pinehurst (E7) | ↔ | Friendship Heights station (E8) Tenleytown–AU station (E7) | | |
| E8 | | ↔ | | | |
| E32 Eastern High School Line | Eastern High School | ↔ | Benning Road station | Capitol Street | |
| G4, G6 | Lafayette Square | ↔ | | | Discontinued in March, 1995 and replaced by the G8 Route |
| G9 Rhode Island Avenue Limited Line | McPherson Square station (Franklin Square entrance) | ↔ | Mount Rainier Terminal (Rhode Island Ave & 34th Street) | Rhode Island Avenue NW/NE | G9 was introduced on March 20, 2017. G9 had a prior incarnation as the Queens Chapel Road Line along with the former G7 until February 6, 1978, when both routes were discontinued and replaced by the R2, R4, R6, and R7 G9 temporarily had daily service on July 21, 2018, to September 3, 2018, due to Rhode Island Avenue & Brookland-CUA being shut down. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| H1 Brookland–Potomac Park Line | Brookland–CUA station | ↔ | West Potomac Park (17th & C Streets NW) | Michigan Avenue NW/NE Columbia Road NW Irving Street NW (to Brookland) 23rd Street NW | H1 was created as a brand new route on September 18, 1999, to operate as a "reincarnation" of the former H6 "Brookland - Kennedy Center" Line that was discontinued around March 1995 Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| H3 Crosstown Line | Tenleytown–AU station | ↔ | Brookland–CUA station | Wisconsin Avenue Porter Street NW Columbia Road NW (to Tenleytown) Irving Street NW (to Brookland) Michigan Avenue NW/NE | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| H5, H7 Mount Pleasant-Adams Morgan Line | Columbia Heights station | ↔ | Woodley Park station | Calvert Street Porter Street Connecticut Avenue Columbia Road Mount Pleasant Street | Operated as loops (H5 clockwise, H7 counter clockwise) Discontinued on September 24, 2006. |
| H31 Harris Elementary School Line | Harris Elementary School (53rd Street & D Street SE) | ↔ | Benning Heights (Benning Road & Hanna Place (AM) Benning Heights (H Street & Southern Avenue SE) (PM) | | Discontinued on September 2, 2001 |
| J43 Janney Elementary School Line | Friendship Heights (Military Road & 43rd Street NW) | ↔ | Janney Elementary School | 47th Street NW Fessenden Street | Discontinued on September 2, 2001 |
| K1 Takoma-Walter Reed Line | Walter Reed Army Medical Center | ↔ | Takoma station | Butternut Street NW, Blair Road NW Georgia Avenue NW | Discontinued September 25, 2011, due to the BRAC plan for relocation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center facilities to Maryland and Virginia. |
| K4 | Metro Center station | ↔ | Fort Totten station | Butternut Street NW, Blair Road NW Georgia Avenue NW | Route originally operated to Chillum, Maryland |
| K8 | Takoma station | ↔ | Fort Totten station | | |
| L1 Connecticut Avenue Line | Chevy Chase Circle | ↔ | West Potomac Park (17th & C Streets NW) | Connecticut Avenue NW 23rd Street NW | Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| L3, L5, L9 Connecticut Avenue Line | Potomac Park | ↔ | | | |
| L4 Connecticut Avenue Line | Dupont Circle | ↔ | Chevy Chase Circle | Connecticut Avenue 23rd Street | Discontinued on June 17, 2012. |
| L6 | Wheaton station | ↔ | Federal Triangle | | |
| L30, L31, L32, L33, L34 Oyster/Lewis Elementary School Line | | ↔ | | | Discontinued on September 2, 2001. |
| M1 Suitland Road Line | | ↔ | | | |
| M1, M2 Capitol Hill-Fourth Street Line | Washington Union Station | ↔ | M1 Harry S Truman Building M2 Buzzard Point | | |
| M2 Fairfax Village-Naylor Road Line | Fairfax Village (38th St & Alabama Av SE) | ↔ | Naylor Road station | Southern Avenue | Introduced on January 13, 2001. Discontinued on March 30, 2014. |
| M3 | | ↔ | | | |
| M5 Naylor Road Line | Naylor Road station | ↔ | Eastern Market station | Naylor Road | Renamed Route 34 on December 28, 2008. |
| M8 Downtowner Line | | ↔ | | | |
| M8, M9 Congress Heights Shuttle | Washington Highlands | ↔ | Congress Heights station | Alabama Avenue SE Wheeler Road SE | Introduced on January 13, 2001. Discontinued on March 30, 2014, replaced by W1. |
| M12 Kennedy Center–Georgetown Line | Kennedy Center | ↔ | Georgetown | Wisconsin Avenue NW | Discontinued on January 22, 1984. |
| M14 | L'Enfant Plaza station | ↔ | Half and O streets SE | | Discontinued on January 22, 1984. |
| M16 Mayfair–River Terrace Loop | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Mayfair | | Replaced by route U5 and U6 |
| M18, M20 Garfield Shuttle Line | Southeast Washington | ↔ | Naylor and Good Hope Road | | Also known as Metro "Mini-Bus". |
| M20, M22 Southeast Community Hospital Shuttle | Naylor Road & Good Hope Road | ↔ | Greater Southeast Community Hospital | Naylor Road Southern Avenue | Discontinued on January 13, 2001 and replaced by routes W2 and W3. |
| M31 McKinley High School Line | Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station | ↔ | | | Discontinued on June 25, 2017, and replaced by modified P6 trips. |
| N1 Massachusetts Ave Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Foggy Bottom–GWU station | Massachusetts Avenue | Discontinued in 1996. |
| N3 Massachusetts Avenue Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Federal Triangle station | Massachusetts Avenue | Discontinued on June 26, 2016, and replaced by route N4. |
| N5, N9 Montgomery Suburban Express Line | Montgomery Mall | ↔ | | 12th Street Constitution Avenue | Consolidated into route N7 on December 29, 1991 |
| N7 Montgomery Mall-Federal Triangle Express Line | Federal Triangle station | ↔ | Montgomery Mall | Massachusetts Avenue New Hampshire Avenue | Discontinued on December 27, 2003. |
| N8 Friendship Heights-Glen Echo Line | Friendship Heights station | ↔ | Glen Echo Park | | Discontinued in the 1990s, replaced by Ride On Route 29 Reincarnated into the Van Ness-Wesley Heights Line in the late 1990s to early 2000s. |
| N8 Tenleytown–Glover Park Line | Glover Park (41st St & Davis Pl NW) | ↔ | Van Ness–UDC station | Massachusetts Avenue NW Yuma Street NW | Discontinued September 25, 2011. Formerly known as the Van Ness-Wesley Heights Line which ran into Glover Park. |
| N11 | | ↔ | | | |
| N22 Navy Yard Shuttle Line | Navy Yard–Ballpark station | ↔ | Washington Union Station | Pennsylvania Avenue | Discontinued March 29, 2009. Replaced by DC Circulator Union Station - Navy Yard Metro route. |
| P1 Petworth-Potomac Park Line | Petworth | ↔ | West Potomac Park | | Renamed route 61 in 1991 |
| P2, P7 Petworth Line | Petworth | ↔ | P2: Takoma station P7: Federal Triangle | | Renamed route 62 and 67 in 1991 |
| P1, P2 Anacostia–Eckington Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | P1: Potomac Park/State Dept P2: Archives station | P1: Constitution Avenue P2: Pennsylvania Avenue | Discontinued on June 17, 2012, replaced by P6. |
| P4 Anacostia–Eckington Line | Federal Triangle | ↔ | Decatur & Illinois | | |
| P4, P5 11th Street Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | | | Merged into the P6 around the late 1990s |
| P5, P7 Takoma–Petworth Line | Takoma station | ↔ | | | Now Route 64 |
| P61 | | ↔ | | | |
| S1 16th Street–Potomac Park Line | 16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW | ↔ | West Potomac Park (Virginia Ave & E St NW) | 16th Street NW 18th Street NW (to 16th & Colorado) 19th Street NW (to Potomac Park) | Suspended as of March 18, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| S3, S5 16th Street Line | Silver Spring station | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) | 16th Street | Discontinued in the mid-1990s Later reincarnated as Route S9 |
| S4 16th Street Line | Silver Spring Station (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center) | ↔ | Federal Triangle (10th St & Constitution Ave NW) | Colesville Road 16th Street NW | Discontinued on August 23, 2020, and replaced by routes S2 and S9. |
| S6 | Summit Hills Apartments | ↔ | Federal Triangle | | |
| S7 | Wheaton Plaza | ↔ | Federal Triangle | | |
| S8 | Takoma station | ↔ | Silver Spring station | | Originally operated to Fort Totten station |
| S51 St. Benedict the Moor School Line | St. Benedict the Moor School | ↔ | Capitol Heights station | Benning Road East Capitol Street | Discontinued on September 2, 2001 |
| S71 St. Thomas More School Line | | ↔ | | | |
| T31 Taft Junior High School Line | | ↔ | | | |
| U2 Minnesota Avenue–Anacostia Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Anacostia station | Minnesota Avenue NE/SE | Originally operated between Kenilworth to Lafayette Square Discontinued on June 21, 2015, replaced by V2 & V4. |
| U8 Benning Heights Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Benning Heights (H & 46th Streets SE) | Benning Road NE/SE | Renamed V8 on June 24, 2018. |
| V1 Benning Heights–M Street Line | Benning Heights (H Street & Benning Road SE) (PM end) Hanna Place & Benning Road SE (AM start) | ↔ | Bureau of Engraving | Minnesota Avenue SE M Street SE/SW 7th Street SW | V1 replaced the V7 between Bureau of Engraving & Navy Yard Station on June 21, 2015, which was introduced on the same day. V9 was renamed the V1 on June 21, 2015. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. |
| V1, V3 Douglass Bridge Line | V1 Naylor Gardens V3 United Medical Center | ↔ | L'Enfant Plaza station | | |
| V4, V6 South Washington Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | Bureau of Engraving | | |
| V5 Fairfax Village-L'Enfant Plaza Line | Fairfax Village (Alabama Ave & 38th St SE) | ↔ | L'Enfant Plaza station (D & 7th Streets SW) | Alabama Avenue SE Good Hope Road SE SW/SE Freeway | Discontinued on June 24, 2018. |
| V6 Minnesota Ave-M St Line | Deanwood station | ↔ | Half & O Streets SW | Minnesota Avenue NE/SE M Street SE/SW | Discontinued in 1996 and replaced by routes 70, V7, V8, and V9. |
| V7, V9 11th Street Bridge Line | L'Enfant Plaza station | ↔ | V7: Southern Avenue & South Capitol Street, SE V9: Stanton Road | | |
| V7, V8, V9 Minnesota Ave-M St Line | V7, V8: Deanwood station V9: Benning Heights (H St & 45th Pl SE) | ↔ | V7: Bureau of Engraving V8: Archives station V9: Navy Yard–Ballpark | Minnesota Avenue NE/SE M Street SE/SW 7th Street SW/NW | Discontinued on June 21, 2015, and replaced by V1, V2, and V4. V7 & V8 were reincarnated as the Benning Heights—Alabama Avenue Line on June 24, 2018. |
| W1 Fort Stanton–Washington Overlook Line | Naylor Gardens: Gainesville & Alabama (AM) Hartford & Alabama (PM) | ↔ | Washington Overlook | Morris Road Martin Luther King Jr Avenue | Discontinued on January 13, 2001 and replaced by route W2. |
| W3 Defense Intelligence Agency Shuttle Line | L'Enfant Plaza station | ↔ | Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters | | |
| W9 Defense Facilities Shuttle Line | Anacostia station | ↔ | Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters | South Capitol Street SE | Discontinued on September 24, 2006. |
| W9 South Capital Street Limited Line | L'Enfant Plaza Station | ↔ | Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building (Full time) Livingston (4501 3rd Street SE) (AM Peak only) | South Capitol Street SW/SE 7th St SW M St SW | Discontinued on June 24, 2018, replaced by the A4, A8 & W5. |
| W46 Wilson High School Line | 14th Street & Colorado Ave NW | ↔ | Wilson High School | 14th Street Military Road Nebraska Avenue | |
| W54 Woodson High School | Woodson High School | ↔ | Benning Heights (Alabama Avenue & F Street SE) | Benning Road | |
| X1, X3 Benning Road Line | Minnesota Avenue station | ↔ | X1 Foggy Bottom – GWU station X3 Duke Ellington Bridge | Benning Road NE H Street NE (X1) Florida Avenue NE/NW (X3) Constitution Avenue NW (X1) U Street NW (X3) | X3 was discontinued for several years before it was brought back to service on June 25, 2000 X3 was extended from McLean Gardens to Tenleytown-AU station on September 30, 2012 but was truncated to Duke Ellington Bridge on June 26, 2016. Suspended as of March 16, 2020; later discontinued by September 5, 2021. Route X3's school trip remains active. |
| X4 | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Lafayette Square | Minnesota Avenue Benning Road H Street NE Union Station H Street NW New York Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Jackson Place | Discontinued on March 12, 1995 |
| X5 | Seat Pleasant via Jackson Place | ↔ | Lafayette Square | Benning Road East Capitol Street Southern Avenue Eastern Avenue | Discontinued on November 22, 1980, once the Addison Road, Capitol Heights, and Benning Road stations opened. |
| X6 National Arboretum Line | National Arboretum | ↔ | Washington Union Station | Bladensburg Road Maryland Avenue | Discontinued on June 24, 2007. |
| X7 Benning Road Line | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | | | |
| X9 East Capitol Street Express Line | Capitol Heights station | ↔ | Federal Triangle | | Discontinued around the late 1980s. X9 was reincarnated in 2010 as the Benning Road-H Street Limited Line |