Discount Fare Eligibility
Proper identification is required at the time of boarding for all Student, Reduced Fare (Senior, Disabled, and Medicare) and Legally Blind customer fares.
Student Monthly Passes
Super Stamps are issued to schools that belong to the Long Beach Transit Student Discount Program. Check with your school administration office or call Long Beach Transit at 562-591-2301 to see if your school is a member. Student monthly passes require:
9th - 12th Grade
- Long Beach Transit Student ID Card with current square “Super Stamp.”
- Local High School photo ID card with current square “Super Stamp.”
Note:Middle School students may be required to show school ID upon request.
Student College/Vocational
- Long Beach Transit College/Vocation ID with current round “Super Stamp.”
- CSULB or LBCC or LB Adult School student photo ID card with current round “Super Stamp.”
Reduced Fare (Senior, Disabled, and Medicare) Customers
All Long Beach Transit Reduced Fares require one of the following photo ID cards:
Seniors (62 & older) and Medicare Customers
- For reduced cash fare: a Medicare Card, DMV “Senior Citizen” ID card, Senior Citizen ID card from Long Beach Transit or OCTA, or
a Metro Senior TAP ID Card.
- For Long Beach Transit Reduced Fare Day, 5-Day, and Monthly Passes: a Medicare card, Senior Citizen ID card from Long Beach Transit or OCTA, or
a Metro Senior TAP ID Card.
To qualify for a Long Beach Transit Senior ID, present current proof of age such as DMV ID. Call Metro at 800-266-6883, or OCTA at 800-636-7433
for qualifications for their Senior Citizen ID cards.
Disabled Customers
Note: Access Services Inc. (ASI) ID's are not accepted for free fare on Long Beach Transit.
To qualify for the LA County Transit Operators Association (LACTOA) Disabled TAP ID, which allows the bearer to ride public transit in Los Angeles
County for a discount, view the metro.net LACTOA Disabled TAP ID Application, or call Long Beach Transit at 562-591-2301 and we will mail you one.
Applications are also available at the Long Beach Transit Center at 130 E. 1st St., Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Return your completed application by mail directly to: Metro Reduced Fare Office, 1 Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Please remember that a $2 non-refundable application fee must be included with your completed application, and this fee must be paid by either
a personal check or a money order.
Legally Blind Customers
To qualify for Long Beach Transit's legally blind pass:
- Complete a legally blind application, available by clicking here or request an application by visiting the Transit & Visitor Information Center at 130 E. 1st Street or call 562-591-8753.
- Call Long Beach Transit’s Eligibility Analyst at (562) 591-8753, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to schedule your in-person application review and training.
- Bring a valid photo identification (such as California ID, Passport or a Braille Institute ID), your completed application, and a $2 pass processing fee to your appointment. Appointments are held at Long Beach Transit's administrative offices at 1963 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Upon a successful application review, a legally blind pass will be issued allowing the bearer to ride Long Beach Transit at no cost. This is the only pass that is valid to ride Long Beach Transit buses as a blind person for free.
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