MST fares

MST fares are charged according to the length of the route, regardless of how far the rider is travelling. <simpletable sep=comma class="wikitable"> , Local Routes, Primary Routes, Regional Routes, Commuter Routes Regular, $1.50, $2.50"$" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.5., $3.50, $13.00 Discount, $0.75, $1.25, $1.75, $6.00 </simpletable > Discount fares are available to the following riders:

• Youth (46" tall to 18 years old)
• Seniors (age 65 or older)
• Individuals with disabilities
• Medicare cardholders
• Active-duty military
• All riders (on Sundays and holidays)

Appropriate ID may be required to prove eligibility. MST offers free "Courtesy Card" IDs to individuals with disabilities and to Medicare cardholders, and honors equivalent cards issued by other transit systems.

MST does not issue transfers between its own routes. However, free transfers to Santa Cruz METRO are available by request on lines 26/27/28/29. Simply ask the MST coach operator at the time you board (transfers are not issued at Watsonville Transit Center).

Cash

Insert cash into the farebox. MST fareboxes do not give change, but instead issue a fare credit for use on future trips.

GoPasses

Magnetic-strip GoPasses are MST's daily/weekly/monthly pass media. 1-Day Super GoPasses are purchased from the coach operator and expire at 11:59pm. All other GoPasses must be purchased in advance from MST's Customer Service locations or community Pass Outlets, and expire 7 or 31 days from their first use. 31-Day GoPasses are available at group discounts of 10–35% to organizations with 3 or more riders (maximum discount with 31 or more riders).

The first time you use a GoPass, insert it into the slot on the top-left of the farebox with the front of the pass facing you. This will print an expiration date on the pass and activate it. On future trips, swipe the GoPass through the slot on the top-right of the farebox. <simpletable sep=comma class="wikitable"> , 31-Day Super, 31-Day Basic, 7-Day Super, 1-Day Super Regular, $190, $95, $50, $10, -- Discount, $95, $47, $25, $5, $38 </simpletable> 31- and 7-Day Super GoPasses are valid on all MST routes.

31-Day Basic GoPasses are valid on all MST local and primary routes, and count as a $2 fare credit ($1 discount) on regional and commuter routes.

1-Day Super GoPasses are valid on all MST local, primary, and regional routes, and count as an $8 fare credit ($4 discount) on commuter routes.

Summer Youth GoPasses are available only to youth age 18 & under, and are valid for one summer, June 1 through August 31. Like 1-Day Super GoPasses, they are valid on all MST local, primary, and regional routes, and count as a $4 discount fare credit on commuter routes.

GoCard

Contactless, stored-value GoCards are available in $10 increments as a cash alternative, and include a 10% bonus fare credit built in. GoCards do not expire. As such, they are a good choice for occasional riders who don't ride regularly enough to save money with a GoPass. GoCards are purchased and reloaded at MST Customer Service locations, but not at community Pass Outlets nor aboard buses.

To pay fare using your GoCard, tap it on the farebox just below the screen. <simpletable sep=comma class="wikitable"> Amount paid, $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90, $100 Amount loaded, $11, $22, $33, $44, $55, $66, $77, $88, $99, $110 </simpletable> GoCards cannot be used towards the purchase of GoPasses. Lost cards carry a $5 replacement fee.

Inter-agency fare arrangements

Santa Cruz METRO

• MST and METRO both issue free transfers upon request for riders who are connecting at Watsonville Transit Center. Simply ask the coach operator at the time you board the first bus (transfers are not issued at Watsonville Transit Center). A transfer is valid for a single ride from Watsonville Transit Center and cannot be applied toward the purchase of any other fare media.
• Neither MST nor METRO honor each other's daily/monthly passes.

Santa Clara VTA

• MST 7- and 31-Day Super GoPasses are accepted by VTA as a local fare credit.
• VTA Local daily/monthly passes and Summer Blast Pass are accepted by MST as a $2 fare credit ($1 discount).
• VTA Express daily/monthly/Eco passes are accepted by MST for unlimited travel on all routes. (Note that a VTA Express monthly pass is cheaper than an MST 31-Day Super GoPass, but offers the same benefits. However, VTA's pass is valid only for one calendar month instead of a floating 31-day window.)
• MST does not currently accept the Clipper card.

Caltrain

• Caltrain monthly passes of three or more zones are accepted by MST for unlimited travel on all routes. This privilege is currently useless since Caltrain monthly passes are available only on the Clipper card, which MST does not accept.
• Caltrain does not accept MST passes.