Fare Pricing

Your fare is determined by your mode of travel, time of day, and how many zones you travel in.

Journeys starting after 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, across the entire Metro Vancouver region only require a 1-Zone fare.

Buses are a one-zone fare, all day, every day. Cash fares on buses are not transferable to SkyTrain, West Coast Express, or SeaBus.

transferable to SkyTrain, West Coast Express, or SeaBus. SkyTrain and SeaBus require a 1-, 2-, or 3-Zone fare, depending on the time of day and number of geographical zone boundaries you cross during your trip.

A single fare is valid for 90 minutes on bus, SkyTrain, and SeaBus.

Compass Cards and Tickets provide seamless transfers across bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express (within the applicable transfer and in-system time).

Concession fare eligibility: HandyCard holders, seniors 65 years and older and youth 14 to 18 years with valid photo identification proving age, and children 5 to 13 years. Children under 5 years ride free when accompanied by a passenger possessing Proof of Payment (maximum of 4 children per passenger).

Fare Product Zones Adult

Concession Single/Cash

Fares 1 $3 $1.95 2 $4.25 $2.95 3 $5.75 $3.95 Contactless Payment

(Tap to Pay) 1 $3 - 2 $4.25 - 3 $5.75 - Stored Value

(Compass Card) 1 $2.40 $1.95 2 $3.45 $2.95 3 $4.50 $3.95 Monthly Pass

(Compass Card) 1 $98 - 2 $131 - 3 $177 $56 DayPass All $10.50 $8.25 HandyDART Service

- $3 - West Coast Express West Coast Express Fares

Remember:

Your fare is calculated from the time you tap at a card reader. Make note of the time you tap your card when starting your journey.

Always carry your proof of payment, and ID if travelling on a concession fare, when in a Fare Paid Zone.

Single/Cash Fares With a single fare, you can transfer as many times as you need for up to 90 minutes. There are three ways to purchase single fares: Tap to Pay You can tap a contactless American Express, Mastercard, or Visa credit card or mobile wallet on card readers to pay an adult, cash fare. You don’t need to purchase additional fare when transferring from bus to rail.

Visit the Tap to Pay page for details. Compass Tickets Sold from a Compass Vending Machine (CVM). Locate a CVM nearest you using our Where to Buy map.

You can transfer across all modes of transit with a Compass Ticket for 90 minutes.

Compass Tickets purchased from a Compass Vending Machine expire at the end of service on the day they’re purchased, even if not tapped. Paying cash on a bus Exact coin fare is required.

You can transfer to other buses with your bus transfer for 90 minutes, but you'll need a Compass Card or Compass Ticket to transfer to SkyTrain, SeaBus or West Coast Express. Remember You're required to purchase the correct number of zones for your journey before you travel into another zone. Visit our Paying Your Fare page for details.

Stored Value (Compass Card) Using Stored Value on your Compass Card is just like adding cash to your card, so you can pay-as-you-go. It gives you a discounted rate over a cash fare and offers added flexibility since you don't need to specify a zone or zones in advance. When you tap in and tap out, Compass automatically calculates your fare for the number of zones travelled and deducts the correct amount. You can transfer for up to 90 minutes across all modes on a Stored Value fare (up to 120 minutes for West Coast Express fares). Note: The Canada Line YVR AddFare is applied to Stored Value trips departing Sea Island stations eastbound and continuing to Bridgeport Station and beyond. Buying Stored Value You need a Compass Card to purchase and load Stored Value. Visit our Where to Buy page for information on where to get a Compass Card, and how to load it with the fare product of your choice.

Monthly Pass (Compass Card) Monthly Passes provide unlimited travel on SkyTrain and SeaBus within the number of zones purchased, plus unlimited travel on buses at any time, and across all zones on all modes on weekends, statutory holidays, and after 6:30 p.m. on weekday evenings. Passes are sold for 1-, 2-, or 3-Zone travel. Passes for West Coast Express must be purchased separately as they are priced differently. Buying a Monthly Pass To purchase a Monthly Pass, you need to have a Compass Card. Monthly Passes are transferrable and valid for the calendar month in which they are activated. Passes must be tapped before the 15th of the calendar month to be valid for the current month. You can pre-purchase your next month's pass at a Compass Vending Machine, by phone, or in person starting on the 20th of each month until the 15th of the next. Visit our Where to Buy page for information on where to get a Compass Card. You can purchase a Monthly Pass at any time online. Your credit card will be charged at the time of purchase, and passes are activated the first time you tap during the period for which your pass is valid. Monthly Passes are not pro-rated for purchase at any point. Fare Upgrades If you have a 1- or 2-Zone Monthly Pass on your Compass Card, but need to travel through extra zones on rail or SeaBus, just load Stored Value onto your Compass Card in advance of your trip and your upgrades will be seamless. Compass will deduct the correct amount for your trip when you tap out. Monthly Pass

Upgrade to Travel... 2 zones 3 zones 1-Zone $1.25 $2.75 2-Zone $0.00 $1.50 3-Zone Valid for all zones Concession Valid for all zones