College/Vocational

• If using cash, please have exact fare when you board the bus. Metro bus operators do not carry change.
• 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 stations, buses or trains.
• Warning: Failure to pay the proper fare is a violation of Section 640 Penal Code and may result in a fine up to $250 and 48 hours community service.

• 30-Day Pass : Valid for 30 consecutive days from the first tap. Expires at 3am on the day following expiration. Add’l charges apply to ride: Metro Silver Line, Metro Express Buses.
• 30-Day + Zone 1 Pass : Ride Metro for 30 consecutive days from the first tap. Includes: All Metro Services

If your school participates in this program, U-Pass is the quickest and most economical choice.

Metro is partnering with a growing number of colleges to offer reduced fare to a broader range of college students. Participating colleges expedite the process by administering the U-Pass enrollment and TAP stickers.  Rates will vary depending on each college's fare subsidy program and will either match the College/Vocational Reduced Fare TAP card rate or provide even greater savings.

• Apply at a Metro Customer Center .
• Make sure you have proper documentation and an image of yourself in the correct size.
• College/Vocational hard copy application and requirements.

• Gather all the requirements and apply online. College/vocational TAP cards will be mailed to eligible applicants within 20 business days after verification has been completed.
• Online Application for College/Vocational

A TAP card costs $2 plus fare and includes transfers to Metro rail and bus. For additional TAP questions please visit taptogo.net or call 866.827.8646

• Buy a regular TAP card online
• Reload, check your balance + expiration date of your TAP card
• Register your TAP card by calling 866.TAPTOGO for:

• Balance protection : If your card is lost or stolen you can recover the balance and transfer it to a new card.
• Ability to transfer a remaining balance from one TAP card to another
• Consolidation of remaining balances from several TAP cards to one

• Online at taptogo.net
• By phone at 866.TAPTOGO ( 866.827.8646 )
• At over 450 TAP Vendor Locations
• At TAP Vending Machines located at all Metro Rail, Silver Line and Orange Line stations

Exact change is accepted on buses that do not have All-Door Boarding . Transfers are not included.

To ride Metro Rail, you must pay with a TAP card.

Metro’s Rider Relief Program is now the LIFE (Low-Income Fare is Easy) program. Qualifying riders can save even more on fares on Metro and participating transit systems with LIFE benefits.

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