Metro Tap Card Application
Request MTA Passes (TAP Cards). Step 2: Complete the K-12 Student TAP Card Application; Spanish. Step 3: Submit Attachment H and TAP Application to Transportation Services Division. Step 4: Review the TAP Instructions Manual to Load Passes & Link Cards to School Account. Other Resources. Metro Bike Share Discounts Fare Subsidy (LIFE) Reduced Fares Group Sales. Your TAP card knows whether or not you qualify for a reduced fare on each individual TAP system, and will deduct the correct amount! Complete the application online or download the printable application and mail. College/Vocational TAP Card Application The College/Vocational TAP Card Program makes it easier for passengers in college or vocational school to qualify for reduced fares on TAP-participating transit operators in Los Angeles County. Reduced fare TAP cards automatically enroll qualified applicants in the TAP Balance Protection Program.
We offer reduced fares to some riders. Others, like military personnel and children 11 and under, ride all services for free.
No matter which type of reduced fare card you have, all reduced fare prices are the same. The types of MBTA services you have access to may vary by your card type.
MyCharlie
Add value to your reduced fare card.
Please note that reduced fare passes cannot be purchased online.
Children 11 and under who are accompanied by a paying adult ride the MBTA for free. Up to 2 children per adult are allowed.
People who are blind or have low vision, as well as an accompanying guide, ride the MBTA for free with a Blind Access CharlieCard. Service animals are always allowed on the MBTA.
Active-duty military personnel ride the MBTA for free. If in plainclothes, please present a valid military ID to MBTA staff. If in uniform, no identification is necessary.
Massachusetts State Police troopers and police officers and firefighters in towns within the MBTA’s service area ride for free when in full uniform and wearing an official badge. Plainclothes detectives ride for free if they present their official badge.
Commonwealth Department of Public Utilities employees, anyone accompanying them, and state elevator inspectors ride the MBTA for free when they present a Public Official ID.
Who is Eligible for Reduced Fares?
People with disabilities
If you're a person with a disability, you may be eligible for reduced fares with a Transportation Access Pass (TAP).
People 65 and older
If you are are 65 or older, you are eligible for reduced fares when you use a Senior CharlieCard.
Some middle and high school students
If you attend one of the schools enrolled in the MBTA’s Student Pass Program, you are eligible for an S-Card or M7 Card.
People 18 – 25 with low income
If you are a low-income young adult who lives in a participating city, you may be eligible for a Youth Pass. The Youth Pass qualifies riders for reduced fares on subway and local bus, but not on express buses, commuter rail, or ferry.
Accessibility
Learn more about accessibility on each mode of transit, and the work we're doing to make the MBTA accessible to everyone.
The RIDE
The RIDE is a paratransit service for people who are unable to use the MBTA's other modes.
Metro Tap Card
Subway One-Way
with a reduced fare card
Local Bus One-Way
with a reduced fare card
Inner Express Bus One-Way
with a reduced fare card
Outer Express Bus One-Way
with a reduced fare card
Inner Express Bus Routes: 170, 325, 326, 351, 424, 426, 428, 434, 448, 449, 450, 459, 501, 502, 503, 504, 553, 554, 556, 558
Outer Express BusRoutes:352, 354, 505
Commuter Rail One-Way
with a CharlieTicket or mTicket
Ferry One-Way
with a CharlieTicket or mTicket
Reduced Fare Passes
Reduced Monthly LinkPass
$30.00
Unlimited travel for 1 calendar month
Valid on:
Subway
Local Bus
10-ride on Commuter Rail
$11.25 – $62.50
- 10 one-way tickets for a specific zone
- Tickets expire 90 days after purchase date
- Available on mTicket or as paper tickets
mTicket valid only on:
Commuter Rail
10-ride ferry
$17.50 – $92.50
- 10 one-way tickets for a specific route
- Tickets expire 90 days after purchase date
- Available on mTicket or as paper tickets
Metro College Tap Card Application
mTicket valid only on:
Ferry
Senior CharlieCard
If you are 65 or older, you are eligible for reduced MBTA fares with a Senior CharlieCard. These cards are valid for 8 years.
Senior CharlieCard