Fares

SacRT offers a variety of fare options to meet your travel needs.

Tickets and Passes

Single, Daily and Monthly Passes

All fares are subject to change. 

Exact change required only on bus; operators do not carry cash. Light rail station fare vending machines accept both cash/credit or debit. Pre-paid tickets and passes must be validated at the fare vending machines before boarding.

Monthly passes cover the full month, and semi-monthly passes can be purchased for the 1st – 15th or 16th – end of the month.

All passengers must pay basic fare unless eligible for discount fare or free fare. View the fare categories page to see if you qualify for senior, disabled or student fare.

Age 19-61 - Basic

Senior (age 62+) - Discount

Person with Disabilities - Discount

Students (TK - 12) - Discount**

*Discount (senior, disabled or student) monthly or semi-monthly stickers must be affixed to a valid SacRT photo ID, with the exception of the student stickers, which may be attached to a school issued photo ID.

**Many students in grades TK through 12, are eligible for free transit passes. Check with your school district for details or visit RydeFreeRT.

Transfers

Bus

Passengers are required to pay a basic or discount single fare for each trip or may purchase a daily pass valid for unlimited rides on that day.

Light Rail

Single ride tickets are valid for 90 minutes from time of validation on light rail only, or pay the 25 cent transfer fee when boarding a bus.

Fare Accepted by Other Transit Agencies

Your SacRT ticket or pass maybe eligible to transfer to and from other transit agencies. For more detailed fare info or a list of SacRT fares accepted by other transit agencies, click here.

Connect Transit Card

Connect Transit Card is the region's electronic transit fare payment system. You can now purchase your transit fare online, never have to carry exact change again AND use the card on more than one agency!

ZipPass App

Our mobile fare app ZipPass allows you to pre-purchase, store and activate SacRT tickets and passes instantly on your smartphone for both bus or light rail. Simply download the app from either the App Store or Google Play to get started.

Fare Vending Machines

Need a ticket for your next SacRT Light Rail trip?

Our fare vending machines located at all SacRT light rail stations are simple to use!

Tap2Ride

Tap your contactless card, mobile device or mobile wallet on Tap2Ride devices on bus and SacRT GO vehicles to pay fare.

Student Passes

SacRT offers fare-free transit for students in Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade with the RydeFreeRT program and has a partnership with Los Rios and Sacramento State for college students to ride SacRT.