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What is an ORCA card?

Get an ORCA card to pay your transit fare on buses, trains and ferries throughout the Puget Sound!

Which ORCA fare is right for you?

Choose an option below or use our Eligibility Tool to find the right fare.

Certain state
benefit programs ABD, HEN, PWA, RCA, SSI, TANF, and SFA

Subsidized Annual Pass

No Cost

Children ages 5 and younger can ride free with an adult and do not need an ORCA Card.

About ORCA

The ORCA card is all you need to pay your fare on buses and trains in the Puget Sound region. After you load E-purse (electronic purse) value or a monthly pass on it, your ORCA card works like cash or a pass, automatically tracking the value of different fares and transfers so you don't have to.

ORCA adult and youth cards cost $5*

Once you have a card, you can add between $5 and $300 onto the card's E-purse, which works similarly to a pre-paid debit card and deducts the correct fare each time you tap. When the card's E-purse balance gets low, just add additional value.

If you are a frequent rider, you can add a regional monthly pass good for an unlimited number of trips on designated transit agencies during the valid calendar month. You can have E-purse and a monthly pass on the same ORCA card. The E-purse can be used in combination with a pass in the event the pass value is less than the fare for a ride.

If you are an infrequent rider, please be aware that E-purse added online or by phone is available to activate within 24-48 hours of your purchase. To activate you must tap your ORCA card. If you do not tap within 60 days, reactivate that E-purse by contacting ORCA customer service at 888-988-6722 or sending an email.

*Your first ORCA Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP) card (Disabled, Senior), and ORCA LIFT card is issued free of charge. Replacing a lost or stolen RRFP or LIFT card costs $3.