VTA fares
VTA accepts cash and offers various passes and tokens.
List of monthly pass and token vendors
All types of tokens and monthly passes are available at the VTA Customer Service Center in downtown San Jose and at the VTA administrative offices at 3331 North First Street in San Jose.
Day pass can be purchased onboard buses and at light rail stations.
Contents
Local bus, Community bus, Light Rail routes
<tab sep=comma class="wikitable"> , One way, Community Bus one way*, 8-hour light rail pass**, Day pass, Monthly pass Adult, $1.75, $1, $3.50, $5, $61.25 Youth (5-17), $1.50, $0.50, $3, $4, $40 Senior (65 or over) and Disabled, $0.75, $0.50, $1.50, $2, $20 (sticker for RTC Discount card) </tab>
To ride light rail, pay fare at the ticket machine before boarding and keep the ticket for the whole trip. The one way light rail ticket is valid for 4 hours throughout the system (no need to get another ticket when transferring between light rail).
* Fares apply only on Community Bus routes.
** 8-hour light rail pass is available at all light rail stations and is not valid on buses.
Express bus routes
<tab sep=comma class="wikitable"> , Single ride, Express day pass, Express Monthly pass Adult, $3.50, $10, $122.50 Youth (5-17), $1.50, $4, local pass applies Senior (65 or over) and Disabled, $0.75, $2, local pass applies </tab>
Express day and monthly passes are valid on local, Community Bus and light rail routes. Riders with a valid local day pass or monthly pass receive fare credit on express routes.
Tokens
VTA offers tokens for local adult and youth day passes. They are sold in a package of 5. Tokens cannot be used for fare upgrades or substituted for cash.
<tab sep=comma class="wikitable"> , Package of 5 tokens Adult, $22.50 Youth (5-17), $18.00 </tab>
Interagency transfer arrangements
The following passes are accepted for local fare credit on all VTA routes anywhere:
- BART Plus tickets
- Caltrain monthly pass with 2 zones or more
- Highway 17 Express day pass and monthly pass
- Monterey-Salinas Transit All-zone day and monthly pass
Passengers with any valid ACE ticket or pass can ride free on all VTA local and express routes anywhere.
Capitol Corridor passengers can request a transit transfer from a conductor that is accepted as local fare credit on VTA.
AC Transit and Dumbarton Express passes are accepted as local fare credit at shared stops only.
SamTrans monthly passes are accepted as local fare credit at all bus stops in Palo Alto, which are specially marked.
