Pierce Transit Fares & Other Information

Sound Transit Regional Service:

Seattle Express
(590, 592, 593, 594, 595)

Sound Transit fare information here.

574 Lakewood-SeaTac Express

578 Puyallup-Seattle/Tacoma

586 Tacoma-U District Express

599 Lakewood-Tacoma

Discounts for seniors, individuals with a disability and Medicare Card holders: If you are 65 or older, have a qualifying doctor-verified disability, or have a Medicare card you may ride for a discounted fare. You must show a valid Regional Reduced Fare Permit when paying a discounted fare.

Regional Reduced Fare Permit applications and permits are available at all Bus Shop locations (the application can be downloaded as a pdf). All permits are $3. Please bring proof of age, S.S. I. disability award letter, VA paperwork with 40% or more disability, or a valid Medicare card.

More RRFP information:

• 2009 RRFP Brochure.
  In brief: who's eligible, what it costs, how long it 's valid, where you can use it, etc.
• RRFP Medical Eligibility Criteria and Conditions.
  An in-depth look at what qualifies a person to use the Regional Reduced Fare Permit, plus all the information in the brochure AND the application, all in one convenient package.

Transfers

Pierce Transit transfers are good for one hour past the time your bus reaches the end of its route. For example, if you took the Route 1 bus leaving Tacoma Community College at 6:05 am and got off in Downtown Tacoma at 6:27 am, your transfer would be good until 8:22 am — an hour after the bus reaches the end of the line at the Wal-mart on Mountain Highway at 7:22 am.

If using ORCA e-purse* to purchase your fare, your transfer is good for two hours.

Pierce Transit transfers have a value of $1.75 toward local Pierce Transit fares (75¢ for Discounted‡ or Youth). 

There are no paper transfers between bus systems (Pierce Transit, Metro, Sound Transit, etc.)

Sound Transit Express, Link Light Rail and Sounder Train information.

*Short for electronic purse, E-purse is stored transportation value used like cash to pay your fare. You can store value from $5 to $300 on your ORCA card.
‡To be eligible for discount fare, passenger must be a senior, have a disability or be a Medicare Card holder (RRFP card required).

Class Pass – ideal for field trips

Up to 30 people can make a one-day round trip on regularly scheduled local service for just $36. We can’t guarantee that all members of a group will get a seat or be able to board the same bus but we’ll do our best to accommodate your group. Pierce Transit requests 7 days notice prior to the departure date. More...

The Class Pass must be purchased in advance at The Bus Shop Lakewood, The Bus Shop Downtown, Tacoma Dome Station, at our online store, or by mail. Valid on local service only. Call 253.581.8000 for details.

Special Event Family Fare

Up to four children (ages 13 and younger) ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying passenger. Just let the driver know you want a Family Fare when you board. Valid for special event service like the Puyallup Fair. Not good on Sound Transit or Olympia express services or on SHUTTLE.

Weekend All-Day Pass

All-Day Passes are good for unlimited rides on local Pierce Transit service on the day the pass is purchased. They can be purchased on all Pierce Transit buses on weekends, and on any holiday that Pierce Transit operates Saturday or Sunday service.

Tell your driver you want to buy an All-Day Pass and put the appropriate fare in the farebox. Adult All-Day Passes are $3.50, discounted All-Day Passes (for Discounted‡ or Youth riders) are $1.50.

The pass is an uncut bus transfer. Show the transfer when you board a Pierce Transit bus and ride as much as you like, all day.

All-Day passes are not valid on ST Express, King County Metro or Intercity Transit. If you need to transfer to another transit system, you will have to pay that system's fare.

‡To be eligible for discount fare, passenger must be a senior, have a disability or be a Medicare Card holder (RRFP card required).

Discounts for Youth

Youth 18 and younger are eligible for Pierce Transit’s youth fare of 75¢ cash and our $27 youth fare monthly pass.

With a Summer Youth Pass, youth can ride local service all summer (June 1-Aug. 31) for just $36.

To load a youth pass on a youth ORCA card, click here.

If you’re a teenager, please carry an ID that shows your age. A driver may want to know if you are eligible.