METRO Q® Fare Card
The METRO Q® is our electronic fare card which acts like a “digital wallet.” This unique card contains a microchip that stores your cash balance directly onto your card. Fares are automatically deducted each time you pay to ride, just like a debit card. Customer should maintain possession of the METRO Q® Fare Card or any other fare item upon boarding the bus or train as proof of paid fare. You get free unlimited transfers in any direction for up to three hours.
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Mobile tickets are a contactless fare payment option when riding any of these METRO services:
- Local Bus
- METRORail
- METRORapid
- Park & Ride
You can make purchases with a credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay (on iOS) or Google Pay (on Android). Tickets are then available for immediate activation and use.
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METRO Day Pass
Similar to the METRO Q® Fare Card, the METRO Day Pass is a reloadable card that offers a whole new way to ride, unlimited local bus and METRORail service with just three paid taps of your card – never pay more than $3 a day. Customer should maintain possession of their fare item upon boarding the bus or train as proof of paid fare. You get free unlimited transfers in any direction for up to three hours.
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METRO Money
METRO Money is our disposable smart card that contains a predetermined dollar amount for use in paying METRORail and bus fares. Customer should maintain possession of their fare item upon boarding the bus or train as proof of paid fare. You get free unlimited transfers in any direction for up to three hours.
METRO Money is available in these denominations: $1.25, $2.50, $5, $10 and $20.
NOTE: These cards cannot be reloaded.
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Cash
Riders are welcome to pay with cash; however, exact change is required, and operators cannot make change. Transfers are only available when using the METRO Q® Fare
Card or METRO Day Pass.
Fare Zone Chart
Route Type |
Fares |
Discounted Fares Students, Seniors, Medicare Cardholders and Disabled |
Local Bus / METRORail / METRORapid |
$1.25 per ride |
$0.60 per ride |
Park & Ride Zone 1 |
$2.00 per ride |
$1.00 per ride |
Park & Ride Zone 2 |
$3.25 per ride |
$1.60 per ride |
Park & Ride Zone 3 |
$3.75 per ride |
$1.85 per ride |
Park & Ride Zone 4 |
$4.50 per ride |
$2.25 per ride |
Park & Ride Zone 7 |
$8.00 per ride |
$4.00 per ride |
NOTE: All fares are rounded to the nearest nickel, dime, or quarter.
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