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Riding Metro | Paying Your Fare | Ticket Machines at Stations

Ticket Machines at Stations

  • Self-service ticket vending machines are located at each Metro Rail station. Step-by-step instructions are displayed on the screen.

    The first step is to select a ticket option: One Way, for a single boarding on a single line; Day Pass for all day travel on all Metro Bus and Metro Rail lines; and Metro to Muni Transfer, for transfer to a non-Metro connecting bus.
    Be sure to select the senior/disabled/Medicare option if you have valid proof of senior/disabled/Medicare status.

  • Now insert payment (bills, coins or discount tokens). You will receive a ticket along with any change. A one-way ticket is good for up to two hours from the time purchased in any direction from the station of origin on one line only. NOTE: Ticket is NOT valid for transfer to other lines; another ticket must be purchased when changing lines. A Metro Day Pass can be presented for fare all day on Metro Bus or Metro Rail line on the date purchased. Zone charges may apply on some lines.

  • If you have a TAP card, Metro's newest form of fare payment, you may reload your card at any Metro ticket vending machine. Check out the official TAP website at taptogo.net, and learn how to reload and protect the balance on your TAP card.

  • There are no conductors to collect tickets or gates to pass through. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department fare inspectors randomly check to see that passengers have valid tickets or passes. If you cannot show proof of payment, the fare inspector may issue a citation and you may be fined.

  • All Metro passes are honored as proof of fare on Metro Rail and Metro Orange Line. You need not buy a ticket in addition to your pass.