You may pay your Sounder fare using an ORCA card, or a pass such as PugetPass or FlexPass, or you may buy a ticket at the Ticket vending machine (TVM) on the train platform.
TVMs accept cash, VISA or MasterCard. How to use the TVM >>>
Rider news:
- ORCA card has replaced most transit passes. Learn more about ORCA >>>
Sounder Commuter Rail Fares
Base Fare: $2.55
Cost per mile: 5.5 cents
| Mukilteo | Edmonds | Seattle | ||
| Everett | Adult | $2.75 | $3.50 | $4.50 |
| Youth | $2.00 | $2.50 | $3.25 | |
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.25 | $1.75 | $2.25 | |
| Mukilteo | Adult | $3.25 | $4.00 | |
| Youth | $2.25 | $3.00 | ||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.50 | $2.00 | ||
| Edmonds | Adult | $3.25 | $3.50 | |
| Youth | $2.25 | $2.50 | ||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.50 | $1.75 |
| Tukwila | Kent | Auburn | Sumner | Puyallup | Tacoma | ||
| Seattle | Adult | $3.25 | $3.50 | $3.75 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.75 |
| Youth | $2.25 | $2.50 | $2.75 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.50 | |
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.50 | $1.75 | $1.75 | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.25 | |
| Tukwila | Adult | $2.75 | $3.25 | $3.50 | $3.75 | $4.00 | |
| Youth | $2.00 | $2.25 | $2.50 | $2.75 | $3.00 | ||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.25 | $1.50 | $1.75 | $1.75 | $2.00 | ||
| Kent | Adult | $2.75 | $3.25 | $3.50 | $3.75 | ||
| Youth | $2.00 | $2.25 | $2.50 | $2.75 | |||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.25 | $1.50 | $1.75 | $1.75 | |||
| Auburn | Adult | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.50 | |||
| Youth | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.50 | ||||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.50 | $1.50 | $1.75 | ||||
| Sumner | Adult | $2.75 | $3.00 | ||||
| Youth | $2.00 | $2.25 | |||||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.25 | $1.50 | |||||
| Puyallup | Adult | $3.00 | |||||
| Youth | $2.25 | ||||||
| Sr/Disabled* | $1.50 |
*Requires a Regional Reduced Fare Permit. Medicare card holders are eligible for a permit.
Using an ORCA pass on Sounder
ORCA monthly passes are accepted on Sounder commuter trains, Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro Transit (Metro), Pierce Transit and ST Express buses. Purchase a transit pass for an amount that represents the typical price of the trip you are likely to take. Sound Transit sells transit passes only at ticket vending machines (TVM). Learn more about ORCA here>>>
Please refer to the chart above to determine which denomination transit pass you should purchase for travel on commuter rail. If the value of your pass is less than the cost of your one-way fare, add epurse value to your ORCA card at a TVM prior to boarding. The required additional fare will be deducted from your epurse when you tap your ORCA card at the card reader on the train platform.
If you pay a reduced fare you must show the conductor a valid Regional Reduced Fare Permit.
Using the Ticket Vending Machine
Riders can use cash, VISA or MasterCard to buy single-ride tickets or to add value to the ORCA smart card. Machines are located on Sounder train platforms.
What are distance-based fares?
Distance-based fares are based on miles traveled. The price of a ticket starts with a base fare of $2.55. A per-mile charge of 5.5 cents is added to the base fare. Fares are rounded to the quarter to determine the final cost of the trip.
