Transit Access Pass (TAP)
What it is and How to Get One
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No one wants to be the passenger that makes a bus late, counting and fiddling with change at the farebox.
TAP makes it easy peasy to pay your fare! Plus, students ride for free with GoPass on TAP.
"What's a TAP card?"
A TAP card is a plastic, contactless smart card which you load fare money and passes on to. It's a cashless method to pay your fare.
GoPass for Students
If you're a high school student, you don't have to worry about paying at all! It's free!
Thanks to Metro's Fareless System Initiative (FSI) program, high school students in LA County ride most transit systems for free, including Metro, Montebello Bus Lines, and 17 other systems.
"How do I get one?"
If you're a student... ask for a GoPass TAP card at the front office. He/she will assist you in registering your card. You may also request a new card if your's was lost or stolen.
If you're an adult...
A new adult TAP card costs $2 (with balance protection).
There are multiple ways to purchase one.
at a Metro Rail station TAP vending machine (closest to Schurr is Atlantic Station at Pomona Blvd & Atlantic Blvd)
cash only at any local LA County Library front desk (Montebello Library, Chet Holifield Library, East Los Angeles Library, Pico Rivera Library, click here for more locations)
online at https://www.taptogo.net/TAPPurchase
"Where can I use it?"
TAP is accepted on 27 transit systems across LA County, most accepting GoPass.
In magenta: agencies not accepting GoPass.
In orange: GoPass valid on local routes only.
GoPass is invalid on
Foothill Transit Commuter Express routes 490, 493, 495, 498, 499, 699
LADOT Commuter Express routes 409, 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, 448, 142, 422, 534, 549, 573, 574, Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle
Santa Clarita Transit Commuter Express routes 757, 791, 792, 794, 796, 797, 799
AVTA Commuter routes 785, 786, 787
Cash-Only Services
The following agencies do not accept TAP. Exact change is required.
Outside LA County
TAP is limited to LA County transit systems.
For Metrolink: purchase paper ticket or use Metrolink mobile app
For Amtrak Pacific Surfliner: purchase paper ticket or book trip online
For Omnitrans (San Bernardino County): show student ID to ride for free
For Riverside Transit Agency (RTA): show student ID to ride for free
For OC Bus (Orange County Transportation Authority): Youth Ride Free pass or WAVE card
For San Diego MTS and NCTD: Youth Opportunity Pass to ride for free
For Ventura County transit systems: show student ID to ride for free
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