| | | Riding the bus is easier than ever… | 
Riding the Skagit Transit bus is easier than ever because you can now pay on board. Electronic fare boxes have been installed on all fixed route buses.
| - Drop in coins, except pennies
- Pay with any amount up to $20 and receive change in the form of a ride card
- Purchase day bus passes
- Purchase a 31-day bus pass
Fare boxes are on fixed route buses only. Dial-A-Ride service is provided on a donation basis for the time being.
| Ways to Use Skagit Transit's New Farebox
Cash Fares
Passes
Where to Purchase Passes
Where to get Regional Reduced Fare Permits
IMPORTANT NOTE - Caring for Your Pass
Read the News Release
| | There are many ways to use Skagit Transit's fare box | Dunk and Ride
Good for future fares if you don’t have exact change. While drivers cannot make change, our fare boxes issue a change card for the difference between what you owe and what you deposit in the fare box. For example, if you pay a $1.00 fare with a $5 bill, the fare box will issue a Skagit Transit Change Card for $4.00. The next time you ride Skagit Transit, dunk the card in the slot. The fare box will deduct $1.00 each time you use it, print the dollar value on your card and return it to you.
Skagit Transit Change Cards are good only on Skagit Transit fixed-route buses. The card cannot be redeemed for cash and is not valid on Skagit Transit Dial-A-Ride or Pocket Service.
The new farebox accepts 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1.00 coin, $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 bills.
Swipe & Go 1-Day and 31-Day Passes
1-Day Passes: Good for unlimited rides until midnight of that day. When you board the bus for the first time, you will notify the driver that you want a 1-Day Pass. He will push the appropriate button and then notify you that you can now insert your money. Within seconds, a 1-Day pass will appear at the top of the fare box for you to take. When it is time for you to get on the second bus, you will swipe the card along the magnetic reader located at the top right corner of the fare box. You will do this each time you need to ride that day.
31-Day Passes: Good for unlimited rides for 31 consecutive days. The first time you use a 31-Day Pass, remember to first dunk it in the slot on the top left of the fare box with the front of the pass facing you, to activate it. From that point on, the card is swiped when boarding. The fare box will print the dates the pass is valid so you will know when it is time to purchase a new one. You also have the option of purchasing a 31-Day Pass on the bus. You will need to notify the driver of your intent prior to inserting your money.
Skagit Transit 1-Day and 31-Day Passes are good only on Skagit Transit fixed-route buses. The card cannot be redeemed for cash and is not valid on Skagit Transit Dial-A-Ride and Pocket Service. The 1-Day Pass is not valid on the 80X Bellingham Connector or the 90X Everett Express.
Transfer Card
As always, ask the driver for a transfer when you board the bus. The farebox will print a transfer card for you to take. Transfers are valid on local routes only for 90 minutes in any direction of travel.
Skagit Transit Transfer Cards are good only on Skagit Transit Fixed Route buses. The card cannot be redeemed for cash and is not valid on Skagit Transit Dial-A-Ride, Pocket Service, 80X Bellingham Connector or 90X Everett Express routes.
| | Cash Fares | Dial-A-Ride - Donations
Local Routes
Regular Fare - $1.00
Youth Fare - 0.50
Reduced Fare - 0.50
80X Bellingham Connector & 90X Everett Express
Regular Fare - 2.00
Youth Fare - 1.00
Reduced Fare - 1.00
People 65 years of age and older, people with a Medicare Card and people with a disability qualify to receive a Reduced Fare Card from Skagit Transit. This card, or a Medicare Card, must be shown to the driver when boarding and paying a reduced fare.
| | Passes | 31-Day Pass
Replaces the Skagit Transit 30-Day Card. This pass allows you to ride all Skagit Transit Fixed Routes as often as you like for 31 consecutive days, starting the first day you use it – no matter when you buy it.
Local Routes
Regular 31-day Pass - $25
Youth Fare Pass - $12.50
Reduced Fare Pass - $12.50 80X Bellingham Connector & 90X Everett Express Regular Pass - $50
Youth Fare Pass - $25
Reduced Fare Pass - $25
People 65 years of age and older, people with a Medicare Card and people with a disability qualify to receive a Reduced Fare Card from Skagit Transit. This card, or a Medicare Card, must be shown to the driver when boarding and paying a reduced fare.
1-Day Pass
Good for unlimited rides for 1 day – ends at midnight. The 1-Day Pass is not valid on the 80X, Bellingham Connector or the 90X, Everett Express.
Regular 1-Day Pass $2.00
Regular Youth 1-Day Pass $1.00
Reduced 1-Day Pass $1.00
People 65 years of age and older, people with a Medicare Card and people with a disability qualify to receive a Reduced Fare Card from Skagit Transit. This card, or a Medicare Card, must be shown to the driver when boarding and paying a reduced fare.
| | Where to Purchase Passes | On the bus
- Stop by:
Skagit Station
105 E Kincaid, Mt. Vernon
Weekdays 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Stop by or mail to:
Skagit Transit
600 County Shop Lane
Burlington, WA 98233
Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm
| | Where to Get Regional Reduced Fare Permits | Skagit Transit honors the Regional Reduced Fare Permit program. If you qualify and wish to apply for the Regional Reduced Fare permit, you can:
- Contact Skagit Transit at 360-757-8801, or
- Pick up an application packet from customer service at Skagit Station at 105 E Kincaid, Mt. Vernon, or
- Pick up an application packet from Skagit Transit base at 600 County Shop Lane, Burlington 98233, or
- Download the application in PDF format.
| | | IMPORTANT NOTE | Your pass, card or transfer must be in good condition to be read by the fare box. The fare box may not accept damaged cards or passes. Therefore:
- Do not bend your pass, card or transfer.
- Keep them away from heat.
- Carry your pass in a pass holder.
- Do not get them wet.
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| | Children 5 & Under Free | Children, five years and younger, can travel for free on Skagit Transit when they are accompanied by an adult. | |
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