Single-Ride Fares
Paying Your Fare
On buses, you can pay for a single ride with cash using exact change or a TAP card loaded with cash to pay as you go. On Metro Rail and the Metro Orange Line, single-ride fares must be loaded on a TAP card; purchase your fare before you board at self-service TAP vending machines, then tap your card as you enter the station.
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Regular
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Senior/
Disabled/
Medicare*
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Base Fare
Required for each boarding
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$1.50
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$0.55
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Metro-to-Muni Transfer
Required for transfer to municipal lines; Not valid on Metro Bus and Metro Rail
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$0.35
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$0.10
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Freeway Express Add-Ons
Bus only on freeway routes
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Zone 1
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$0.70
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$0.30
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Zone 2
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$1.40
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$0.60
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Seniors Age 62+/Disabled
Off-Peak Base Fare
Weekdays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 5 a.m.;
All day on weekends and Federal holidays.
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$0.25
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Metro Silver Line
See complete Silver Line fare structure.
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$2.45
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$1.15 peak
$0.85 off-peak
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- Metro bus operators do not carry change. If using cash, please have exact fare when you board.
- Two children under age 5 may travel free with each fare-paying adult on bus or rail.
- Eating, drinking or smoking is not permitted in Metro Rail trains or stations or in Metro buses.
Warning: Failure to pay the proper fare is violation of Section 640 Penal Code and may result in a fine up to $250 and 48 hours community service.
*See Reduced Fare eligibility requirements
