Bus Transportation
Daily Bus Routes
Barrie School offers affordable daily bus transportation for students in Grades 1-12. The cost is $1,350 per year, per family (no cost for additional children). Please note that the same rate applies even if you choose to only take advantage of morning or afternoon service.
Free Shuttle
Barrie offers a free shuttle in the morning and bus transportation in the afternoon for students in grade 6 and up to Poplar Run and the Glenmont Metro station. Please see the routes below for more information.
2026-2027 School Year Bus Routes
- Route 1 (College Park, Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Kensington) - Morning
- Route 1 (College Park, Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Kensington) - Afternoon
- Route 2 (Glenmont Metro, Poplar Run Shuttle) - Morning
- Route 2 (Glenmont Metro, Poplar Run Shuttle) - Afternoon
Route 1 (College Park, Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Kensington) - Morning
Route 1 (College Park, Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Kensington) - Afternoon
Route 2 (Glenmont Metro, Poplar Run Shuttle) - Morning
Route 2 (Glenmont Metro, Poplar Run Shuttle) - Afternoon
Want to Ride the Bus or Shuttle?
To sign up for Route 1 or Route 2, contact our Admissions team.
For more information about Barrie’s transportation program, please contact Dan Hayden at dhayden@barrie.org.
Barrie Transportation Rules and Expectations
Barrie School's Transportation Map
Special Bus Schedules
- If only the Lower School OR only the Middle and Upper School is closed, the buses will run as normal.
- If the Lower School OR the Middle and Upper School have a half day, there will be two departure times.
• One will follow the half day dismissal routes and times with buses departing Barrie at 12:15 pm.
• One will follow the normal dismissal of 4 pm.
- Half day professional or conference days will have normal morning and half day bus times. Please note: If there are no classes due to a full-day professional development day or conference, there is no bus transportation.
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In the event that Barrie School closes early due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the school will communicate bus departure times to parents once a decision is made.
Time may fluctuate 5 to 10 minutes depending on traffic and road conditions. Please be at your respective stop 5-15 minutes before the scheduled time to greet your child(ren).