Pay with CashExact change is accepted on buses that do not have All-Door Boarding. Transfers are not included. To ride Metro Rail, you must pay with a TAP card. Alert Metro tokens are no longer accepted as payment.
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All transit rates start at a base fare of $1.75. In addition to a single-ride fare, options include the Metro Day Pass ($7) and the 7-Day Pass ($25). On the Metro Rail and the Metro Orange Line, single-ride fares, passes and stored value must be loaded on a Metro TAP card.
All fares can be pre-paid by loading a pass or Stored Valued (cash) on a TAP card and then tapping each time you board. On buses you can also pay for a single ride with a token or cash using exact change. Note: New TAP cards are $1 at TAP vending machines and onboard buses, or $2 at pass vendor locations.
The Los Angeles Metro is affordable, relatively easy to use, and services most of Los Angeles County and its top attractions. The public transit system consists of Metro Buses, DASH Buses, and Metro Rail Trains. To ride these buses, trains, and subways, we recommend purchasing a reusable TAP Card.
Actually, Los Angeles is a fantastic walking city. Exploring it on foot is how I started to make sense of things. Of course, L.A. isn't concentrated like Manhattan, or pedestrian-friendly like Tokyo. It's not aesthetically breathtaking like Rome.
We encourage all our cash-paying riders to get a TAP card. Load Stored Value (money) on a TAP card to pay per ride. (Metro base fare for buses and trains remains $1.75 and includes two hours of free one-way transfers on Metro with each paid ride.) Once you reach your 1-Day or 7-Day cap, your rides are FREE!
Make sure your device is turned on (it doesn't need to be connected to the internet). As you approach a fare gate or board a bus, do one of the following: On an iPhone with Face ID: Double-click the side button, then glance at iPhone to authenticate with Face ID, or enter your passcode.
TAP is your ticket to ride transit in greater Los Angeles! It is accepted on 26 systems including LA Metro, providing a vast network of buses and trains.
In March 2020, Los Angeles' public-transit agency, Metro, stopped collecting fares on its buses as a COVID-19 safety precaution. For the next 22 months, Metro waived fares for anyone who wanted to keep riding its buses, anywhere they wanted to go (as long as they wore a mask, of course).
The L.A. Metro subway and over-ground train system can take you within walking distance of many attractions. L.A. Tourism also has some resources for car-free Itineraries of specific neighborhoods or following specific themes.