 It's getting more expensive to ride the Fairfax Connector. Fairfax Now reports the County Board of Supervisors approved the bus system's first fare increase in seven years. Starting later this month, base rate fares will jump by a quarter from $2 to $2.25. Express fares go up from $4.25 to $4.80. Fairfax County's Department of Transportation proposed the increase to bring its rates in line with MetroBus, which saw fares go up earlier this month.