Fare Types
CHILDREN:	Children under six ride free with a fare paying passenger.
YOUTH:	age 6 to 18
ADULT:	age 19 to 64
SENIOR/DISABLED*:	age 65 or older, qualifying disability
* Requires Regional Reduced Fare Permit. Medicare cardholders are eligible to receive a permit.

Learn more:

• Transfer Information
• Ticket Vending Machines
• Puget Pass Information
• ORCA Card: One Regional Card for All
• Ride Free Area

Regional Reduced Fare Permit

Senior citizens (age 65 and older) and persons with disabilities may ride the bus or train at a reduced rate with a valid Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP). On the bus, the permit is must be shown to the driver when paying the reduced fare. On the train, the conductor will ask you to show the permit when inspecting passes and tickets. An RRFP used alone is not valid for fare payment on any Sound Transit service.

One personal care attendant (PCA) may ride for free but must board and leave with the reduced fare passenger. In addition, the reduced fare passenger must possess a RRFP with ‘'PCA'’ indicated.

Senior/disabled fare permanent permit eligability requirements

• sixty-five years of age or older; or
• currently certified by the Veterans Administration at a 40 percent or greater disability level; or
• possess valid Regional ADA paratransit card; or
• possess an obvious physical impairment(s) meeting the medical criteria for the program; or
• have certification from a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, advanced registered nurse practitioner, physician assistant or audiologist as meeting one or more of the medical criteria established for this program. 

You may download the RRFP Eligibility Criteria (PDF414 kb) and RRFP Application Form (PDF 435 kb) The documents are in .pdf format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Temporary permit eligability requirements

• currently eligible for Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI) or Supplemental Social Security (SSI) due to a disability; or
• possess valid Medicare card from the Social Security Administration; or
• possess valid ADA paratransit card from outside the region; or
• currently participate in a vocational career program with the Washington State Individual Education Program (IEP). 

Visit your local transit agency to obtain an RRFP. A senior citizen needs proof of age (65+), a person with a disability provides a valid Medicare card or proof of qualifying condition. The permit cost is $3.

For more information or to buy a Regional Reduced Fare Permit, please contact our partner agencies:

In King County call Metro (206) 624-7277 / (206) 684-1739 TTY  or view
King County Metro Transit Pass Sales Outlets>>

In Pierce County call Pierce Transit (253) 581-8000  / (253) 582-7951 TTY or view
Pierce Transit Pass Sales Outlet >>

In Snohomish County, call (425) 348-2350  (425) 778-2188 TTY or view
Community Transit Pass Sales Outlets>>

In the City of Everett call (425) 257-7777  / (425) 257-7778 TTY or view
Everett Transit Pass Sales Outlets>>

Ride Free Area

You can ride free on any Community Transit, King County Metro or Sound Transit within downtown Seattle's Ride Free Area (RFA) between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. You do not pay when you board the bus inside the RFA; fares will be collected when exiting the bus outside the RFA. Some buses from Snohomish and Pierce Counties may not make stops in the Ride Free Area if they are not dropping off passengers.

The RFA does not apply to Central Link.