OC Bus App
Fares
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Pricing
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Regular Fare
Single Fare (One Way)
$2.00
Ride FREE after spending:
$4.50
in a day
$69.00
in a calendar month
Up to three children (age 5 and under) ride free with each fare-paying customer. Use your Wave card to receive a free 2-hour transfer.
Ways to Pay
Reduced Fares
Riders can apply for reduced fares on OCTA's transit system if they meet the eligibility requirements. About reduced fares
Youth Ride Free Program
Single Fare (One Way)
FREE Requires reduced fare status
Requires reduced fare statusYouth 6 to 18 ride free throughout Orange County. Youth 5 and under ride free with a paying adult. About Youth Ride Free.
Ways to Pay
College Student
Single Fare (One Way)
$2.00 Requires reduced fare status
Ride FREE after spending:
$4.50
in a day
$46.00
in a calendar month
Students enrolled in 9 or more units a semester can enjoy reduced monthly fares. About College Fares. Also available for students are the Community College and University programs.
Senior and Disabled Fares
Single Fare (One Way)
$0.75 Requires reduced fare status
Ride FREE after spending:
$1.35
in a day
$22.25
in a calendar month
Riders 60 years and older and persons with disabilities can apply for reduced fares. If asked, you must show proper identification. About reduced fare status.
OC ACCESS Eligible Fixed Route Cash Fare
Single Fare (One Way)
$0.25 Requires enrollment
Ride FREE after spending:
$1.35
in a day
$22.25
in a calendar month
Available to qualified riders whose disabilities prevent them from using OC Bus fixed routes. About OC ACCESS.
Specialty Programs
OC Bus offers specialty fares that are designed specifically for college and university students and employers.
Community College Program
Single Fare (One Way)
FREE Registration required
Registration requiredStudents at all nine Orange County community colleges ride free on OC Bus. About the Community College Program.
University Program
Monthly Fare
$45.00 Registration required
Registration required
Chapman, Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine students can ride OC Bus all day, every day at a discounted rate. About the University Program.
Perk Program
Single Fare (One Way)
$1.25 Requires employer enrollment
Monthly
$69.00
per calendar month
Eligible employers provide employees with affordable bus fares that help reduce their transportation costs. About the Perk Program
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A wide range of payment and pass options
No matter what trip you plan to take, there are bus fares and passes that will make travel convenient and affordable. Choose from paper passes or enjoy the ease of the OC Bus mobile app.
OC Bus offers a variety of regular fares to meet your bus travel needs. From single rides to 30-day passes.
OC Bus offers many options for younger riders beginning with free rides for those 5 and under with a paying adult. Customers ages 18 and under can also enjoy savings.
Customers 60 years and older and persons with disabilities are offered reduced fares when riding OC Bus. Proper identification is required when purchasing and using a reduced fare.
Express buses travel between Orange County and neighboring counties utilizing freeways and making fewer stops. Express Routes 701 and 721 service Los Angeles and Route 794 serves Riverside/Corona. Special fares apply.
OC Express buses travel within Orange County utilizing freeways and making fewer stops. OC Express Route 206 connects Santa Ana and Lake Forest and Routes 211 and 213 connect Irvine to Brea and Huntington Beach. Special fares apply.
Specialty Passes
OC bus offers specialty bus passes and fares throughout the year. They are design specifically to meet the needs of college and university students, employers, and youth.
The 30-day College Pass is a reduced fare pass available to students enrolled in 9 or more units a semester at participating colleges. Proper identification is required when purchasing and using a reduced fare.
OC Bus has partnered with California State University, Fullerton, UC Irvine and Chapman University to provide a low-cost University pass for students and faculty.
This program is a partnership between OCTA and local participating colleges that provides all registered students with an OC Bus pass for the semester.
Offered through eligible employers, the OC Bus Perk Pass offers affordable bus passes that can reduce employee transportation costs and stress levels!
Beginning in March 2022, youth ages 6 to 18 will be able to ride all OC Bus every day for free through September 2022.