Community Transit reduced fare changes start March 1

Pictured above: A person pulling their ORCA card out of their wallet.

Community Transit will lower costs for riders who qualify for reduced fares starting March 1, 2025. Additionally, riders who qualify will be able to use the Subsidized Annual Pass with Community Transit. Here’s what you need to know.

Lowered reduced fare rate

We’re lowering our reduced fare from $1.25 to $1 to align with other transit agencies in the region.

Rider eligible for reduced fares include:

• People with an ORCA ORCA LIFT card (income-based qualification)
• People 65 and older*
• People with disabilities*
• Medicare recipients*

*Eligibility requirements apply.

Use your ORCA card for reduced fares

Eligible riders must have an ORCA card to pay reduced fares. ORCA is the easiest way to pay for transit and allows riders a two-hour transfer window. People who qualify for reduced fares should make sure they pay the new rate if they buy a monthly pass since passes are non-refundable. The reduced fares monthly pass will drop from $45 to $36. Learn more about reduced fares here.

Subsidized Annual Pass will be accepted

If you qualify, you can start using the Subsidized Annual Pass to ride Community Transit buses at no cost to you on March 1. This pass also works on Everett Transit, King County Metro, and Sound Transit.

You may already qualify for the Subsidized Annual Pass if you live in King, Pierce, or Snohomish counties and are enrolled in one of these benefit programs:

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• State Family Assistance (SFA)
• Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
• Aged, Blind, or Disabled Cash Assistance (ABD)
• Pregnant Women Assistance (PWA)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Housing and Essential Needs (HEN)

How to sign up for the Subsidized Annual Pass:

• Online through the Reduced Fare Portal  (Note: This will take you to a King County website.)
• By calling the Seattle & King County Community Health Access Program at (800) 756-5437 (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Learn more about the Subsidized Annual Pass here.

DART fares will remain $2.50

The reduced fare is not accepted on DART paratransit. People who ride DART will continue to pay $2.50. However, if a DART rider qualifies for and gets a Subsidized Annual Pass, they will be able to use it on DART starting March 1.

Learn more
For full details about Community Transit fares , visit our Fares & Passes webpage.