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Enroll in a Reduced Fare Program
If you're eligible, enroll in a Reduced Fare Program and earn another $30.
Eligibility required See if you qualifyTap. Ride. Earn
Community Mobility Program Tap. Ride. Earn
Earn rewards for riding transit. Get up to $80 added onto your ORCA card.
Take a short survey, get an ORCA card, and earn rewards as you learn how to ride and pay for public transportation.
The Community Mobility Program helps people get started with ORCA, save money on transit and discover ways to earn more rewards.
Takes less than 5 minutes
How it works
Follow these simple steps to start earning rewards you can use to ride transit.
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Take the survey
Complete a short survey and start your rewards journey.
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Get your $30 ORCA card
Receive your reward on an ORCA card and start riding transit.
Already have a card? Your $30 will be added to your card in 3 to 5 business days after taking the survey. -
Continue earning rewards
Complete more activities to add more value to your ORCA card.
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Learn to ride
Get tips, tools and resources to ride with confidence.
Ways to earn more rewards
After completing the survey and getting your ORCA card, complete these activities and earn up to $50 more on your ORCA card.
Create a myORCA account
Create a myORCA account, link your ORCA card and earn another $10.
For all participants Create your accountReload your ORCA card
Add $5 or more to your ORCA card and earn another $10.
For all participants Learn how to reloadReady to claim a reward?
Once you've completed one of the activities above, return to this page to submit your claim. Rewards are added to your ORCA card within 3 to 5 business days.
Start exploring transit
Your ORCA card works across the Puget Sound region. Learn about the types of transit you can ride and where to get more information.
Learn how to ride
Find step-by-step information about planning a trip, paying your fare, boarding, transferring and getting off at your stop.
How to rideExplore ways to ride
Learn about the different types of transit you can use with your ORCA card, including buses, light rail, streetcars and foot ferries.
Explore transit optionsGet help at an event
Attend a workshop, field trip, ORCA card event or reduced fare enrollment event hosted by community partners.
View upcoming eventsFAQ
The purpose of the Ways to Earn promotion is to increase awareness about how to use ORCA cards.
Anyone is eligible to participate in the Ways to Earn promotion. The purpose is to boost awareness about how to use and manage an ORCA card.
Yes! Even participants who already have an ORCA card can participate. If you provide information about your current ORCA card on the survey, $30 will be added to your card within 3-5 business days.
Each incentive has different eligibility requirements. You can earn all incentives if you meet the eligibility requirements for all of them.
After you complete the survey, you can pick up your ORCA card at participating locations. Please call ahead to schedule your pick-up or check out our events calendar to find an ORCA card distribution event. Our partners:
Casa Latina
206-956-0779
317 17th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
Chinese Information and Service Center
206-624-5633
611 S Lane St
Seattle, WA 98104
Mother Africa
253-277-7625
1209 Central Ave S #120
Kent, WA 98032
Muslim American Youth Foundation
206-291-7487
125 S 156th St
Burien, WA 98148
ORCA cards allow you to pay for transit faster, save money, and transfer easily between buses, trains, and ferries.
The ORCA funds (E-purse) can be used on most types of public transportation in the Puget Sound region including buses, commuter trains, ferries (walk and bike only), light rail, monorail, and street cars, though different rates apply for each type of transportation.
In most cases, ORCA funds will be available to use within 3 to-5 business days, but if you receive a new $30 ORCA card from one of our partners then you may begin using the card immediately.
No, ORCA funds (E-purse) do not expire and will remain on your card until they are used.
Please contact Mary Herman at mherman@kingcounty.gov for questions about adding incentives to ORCA cards.
All SMS text and email subscriptions can be managed on King County’s subscription management webpage. While SMS text recipients may also unsubscribe by replying STOP to any message, note that this will unsubscribe numbers from all King County messages including Metro rider alerts.