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Coming Soon: All-Door Boarding on Metro Bus
Get ready for faster boarding! Starting winter 2024, riders with TAP cards can board through any door on Metro buses.
All-door boarding will make your trip better in a few ways.
- Quicker boarding
- Faster commute
- More reliable bus schedules
How all-door boarding will work
- Load fare quickly and easily onto your TAP card. If you’re paying with cash, you must board at the front of the bus.
- Enter the bus through any door
- Tap the validator located at the front of the bus or near middle and back door entrances
Still paying with cash?
Pay with a TAP card to receive benefits like earning free rides, faster boarding, balance protection and two hours of free transfers on Metro, and more.
How to buy and reload a TAP card
Choose a convenient option:
On a smartphone or watch
- Use the TAP app for iPhones and Android phones. Fare is ready to use immediately.
Credit card, cash, TAP account cash, cash, Apply Pay and GPay accepted.
Use your phone to tap and pay, and manage your TAP card through the app.
At a TAP vendor
- Buy and reload at hundreds of locations in LA County. Fare is ready to use immediately. Find a TAP Vendor.
- Credit card and cash accepted.
At a TAP vending machine
- TAP vending machines are located at Metro rail stations. Fare is ready to use immediately. Find a TAP vending machine.
- Credit card and cash accepted.
At a bus farebox
- Reload fare onboard Metro and select TAP agency buses. Check your local agency for details. Fare is ready to use immediately.
- Credit card and cash accepted.
Online at taptogo.net
- Sign in or create a TAP account. Check fare availability below.
- Credit card, TAP account cash and PayPal accepted.
Call TAP Customer Service at 866.TAPTOGO (866.827.8646)
- Credit card and TAP account cash accepted.
- Check fare availability below.
When you buy your fare online or by calling TAP Customer Service, the following wait times apply:
Bus Farebox – Up to 1 hour
Bus Mobile Validator – Up to 1 hour
Rail Station Gate and Validator – Up to 1 hour
Are you eligible for Reduced Fares?
To find out about fare discounts, visit our Fares page for eligibility and application details for various Reduced Fare Programs.
You can save big if your household income is less than $41,400, with the LIFE Program. Learn more here.
