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How to Pay
There’s more than one way to pay your fare on Metro, including cash or a TAP, credit or debit card. Simply tap your card at the validator on buses and at rail stations to board.
Metro riders paying with a TAP, credit or debit card get two hours of free transfers and can earn free rides with fare capping.
For help with fare payment questions, please call 866.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646).
Pay with a Credit or Debit Card
Tap your card at the validator on buses and at rail stations. Cards accepted (digital and physical): Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB and Union Pay — as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Riders should tap the same digital or physical credit/debit card during a trip to enjoy the following benefits and features:
Two hours of free transfers on Metro
Discounted interagency transfers within 2.5 hours from the first tap
Pay for yourself and up to four additional riders with one credit or debit card.
- Earn free rides when the 1-Day and 7-Day fare cap is reached on Metro and Santa Clarita Transit.
This payment option is available to regular fare riders who travel on Metro and 25 additional transit agencies in LA County.
Credit and debit fare payment will be available to Reduced Fare riders in 2027.
How to buy a TAP card
TAP is a reloadable fare card that offers a flexible way to pay your fare on Metro bus and rail. It’s also valid for travel with 25 transit agencies across LA County.
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.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646).
- Buy a regular TAP card
- Get the TAP app to pay your fare and manage your TAP account, available in the App Store and Google Play
- Reload, check your balance + expiration date of your TAP card
- Register your TAP card by calling 866.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646) 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
Where to buy/reload a TAP card
- Online at taptogo.net
- On the TAP app, available in the App Store and Google Play
- By phone at 866.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646)
- At over 450 TAP Vendor Locations
- At TAP Vending Machines located at all Metro rail, J Line and G Line stations. View step by step tutorials on how to purchase fare at a TVM here:
- Buy EZ Transit Passes
- Buy Multiple TAP cards Loaded With $5 Stored Value
- Buy a Regular TAP card + Load a 1-Way Trip with a Token
- Buy a Regular TAP card + Stored Value
- Buy TAP card With Custom Stored Value Amount
- Reload Senior Fare 1-Way Trip on Reduced Fare TAP card
- Reload Stored Value on a Senior Reduced Fare TAP card
- Transfers With Stored Value
How to add a TAP Card to Apple Wallet
- Open Apple Wallet and tap the add icon at the top of your screen
- Select “Transit Card,” then select “TAP”
- Add money to cover one-way fare or more
- Tap your iPhone or hold your Apple Watch near validators on buses and at train stations
Pay with Cash
- 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.
