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Tap

Pasadena Transit & Pasadena Dial-A-Ride are on TAP!

What is TAP?

TAP (Transit Access Pass) is a durable, plastic card that can be used again and again. Load your EZ transit pass or Stored Value for seamless travel throughout Los Angeles County. Stored Value is money stored on your card that can be deducted each time you board the bus. It eliminates the hassle of coins and ticket books.

If you load an EZ transit pass or Stored Value on your TAP card, you can easily move among all TAP-enabled transit agencies with just your TAP card. No need to buy multiple passes from multiple agencies.

Contactless Credit/Debit Payment

Riders can now use any contactless credit or debit card for trips aboard Pasadena Transit buses and other transit providers in Los Angeles County. Eligible payments include:

• Physical credit or debit cards (supported brands include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UnionPay and JCB)
• Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay across all mobile wallets or smartwatches

All credit/debit cards will automatically be charged the regular, full fare. Reduced Fare payments on credit/debit cards are expected to be available in 2027.

Benefits such as interagency transfers are available on contactless credit/debit card payments so long as the same card is used for each trip.

For more information on contactless credit/debit card payments, visit https://www.taptogo.net/TAPFAQ

EZ Transit Pass holders and Access members

You are able to use your TAP card to board Pasadena Transit. All buses have fare boxes, so you can still use change or your ticket book to board the bus. Access cards and EZ Passes are already TAP-enabled, so you can simply tap your card on the TAP validator as you board.

For reduced fare details and application forms, visit taptogo.net or call 1-866-TAPTOGO.

• Seniors (60 years of age or over) and Disabled
• Students (K-12)
• Students (attending college in Pasadena)

Pasadena Dial-A-Ride

For fast and convenient boarding, just tap your card on the validator and look for the green screen that shows your card is valid.

Where can I buy TAP and add funds?

TAP cards can be purchased:

• Online at taptogo.net
• By phone at 866.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646)
• At one of nearly 400 TAP sales outlets (for locations, check taptogo.net)
• At Metro Rail station TAP Vending Machines. Here, your TAP card is $1 plus fare. There are six Metro Gold Line stations in Pasadena where TAP cards can be purchased. For locations visit metro.net
• If you qualify as a Senior, Disabled, Medicare, College/Vocational, or K-12 Student rider, you can purchase passes on TAP at a reduced rate, but you will need a special TAP card. For details and applications visit taptogo.net.

Where is TAP accepted?

Once loaded with fare, TAP cards can be used to board all buses and trains throughout LA County, excluding Metrolink.

• Access Services
• Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
• Baldwin Park Transit
• Beach Cities Transit
• Burbank Bus
• Carson Circuit
• Compton Renaissance Transit Systems
• Culver City Bus
• Foothill Transit
• Glendale Beeline
• GTrans (Gardena)
• Huntington Park Transit Unlimited
• LA County Department of Public Works
• LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports)
• LADOT
• Long Beach Transit
• Metro
• Montebello Bus Lines
• Monterey Park Spirit Bus
• Norwalk Transit
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
• Pasadena Transit
• Santa Clarita Transit
• Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
• Torrance Transit

Protect your TAP

You can sign up for free Balance Protection for your TAP card. If your card is lost or stolen, you can report it to receive the unused balance on a new card for a $5 service charge. To sign up, visit taptogo.net or call 866.TAPTOGO. Seniors, people with disabilities and students are automatically signed up with the purchase of the Reduced Fare TAP card.

Local Transfers

• Local (Pasadena Transit buses only) – FREE: If you will transfer to other Pasadena Transit routes, use your TAP card when boarding the first bus and you get unlimited trips on Pasadena Transit within 2.5 hours of the first tap. Do not forget to tap when boarding each new bus you take so that your (free) transfer is validated.

Interagency transfers

• Inter-Agency (from Metro buses, Metro Gold Line, Foothill Transit, LADOT Commuter Express):
  • When transferring onto Pasadena Transit
    • Full fare & Youth = 25 cents
    • Senior & Disabled = 10 cents

TAP help

If you have additional questions or need further assistance, check out the TAP Frequently Asked Questions by visiting www.taptogo.net/TAPFAQ

You can also visit the Pasadena Transit office, located at (not a sales outlet):
221 East Walnut Street, Suite 210
Pasadena, CA, 91101

You can also contact TAP directly at 866-TAPTOGO (866-827-8646) or visit TAP online at www.taptogo.net.

For reduced fare details and application forms, visit taptogo.net or call 1-866-TAPTOGO.

Metro Senior Fare Subsidy

The City of Pasadena offers a $5.00 subsidy for the purchase of $20 Stored Value ($15.00 total cost). Seniors that regularly ride Metro and other public transportation services that accept TAP can purchase Stored Value at City of Pasadena Municipal Services located at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Pasadena Transit also accepts Stored Value loaded on the TAP card.

To purchase the discounted Stored Value, you must be a Pasadena resident aged 62 and over.

The discounted fare can only be purchased between the 1st and 10th of each month at City of Pasadena Municipal Services, located at 100 N. Garfield Ave. Their office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.