Originally Posted by
warreng24
It appears that if you primarily use the WMATA you can save some money on the card cost by using the MTA's CharmCard instead. Any caveats to using the CharmCard vs the SmarTrip card?
I got a free CharmCard last year when the Maryland Transit Administration sponsored a conference I attended and provided them as swag to all attendees. It works on everything in DC that takes a SmarTrip: Metro, Circulator buses, rechargeable in Metrorail stations, etc.