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  • Photo of several hands holding an ORCA transit fare card and credit cards
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    Tap to Pay: Puget Sound Region Transit Systems to Accept Credit and Debit Cards, Digital Wallets as Fare Payment

    February 19, 2026
  • Image: A person taps their ORCA transit card on a reader. Text: Fares change starting Sept. 1, 2025
    News

    King County Metro, Water Taxi and Seattle Streetcar adult fares change Sept. 1, 2025

    July 28, 2025September 12, 2025
  • ORCA boop mascot character holding ORCA transit cards
    News

    ORCA Regional Day Pass improves transit affordability

    March 4, 2025
  • Graphic with text: Youth ORCA card fees waived; image of a pencil eraser erasing a $5 circle
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    ORCA cards now free for youth riders

    May 21, 2021September 24, 2021
  • What card is right for you? graphic showing adult full fare, reduced youth, regional reduced fare permit for seniors over age 65 and those who are disabled and on medicare, ORCA LIFT for income qualified riders and subsidized annual pass for riders on state benefit programs TANF, SFA, ABD, HEN, PWA, SSI, RCA
    News

    Which fare is right for you? King County and Sound Transit offer new subsidized annual pass for riders in greatest need

    October 15, 2020August 31, 2022
  • Graphic: Happy New Year celebrate New Year's Eve with free rides on all Metro buses (logos of King County Metro and cosponsor Seattle Center)
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    Celebrate New Year’s Eve with free rides on King County Metro

    December 17, 2019December 19, 2019

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