Discover everything you need to know about using your ORCA card and paying for transit in the Puget Sound region!
Visit our guide to find which card is right for you, pay your fare, and manage your card and account.
Can’t login? Not getting your account verification email? Card not working? Get answers to these questions and more.
Android users, using ORCA with Google Pay is here!
Now you can get around Puget Sound on transit with just your phone or WearOS device.
Simply add or convert an ORCA card to Google Wallet™, add money or passes, and go!
Grab your contactless credit or debit card and simply Tap to Pay, or tap your phone to use Apple Pay™, Google Pay™, or Samsung Pay™.
May 27, 2026
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Read more about Behind the Scenes of the Limited-Edition SEA26 ORCA CardMay 18, 2026
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FEBRUARY 19, 2026 – On February 23, ORCA is launching a new Tap to Pay feature allowing riders to use…
Read more about Tap to Pay: Puget Sound Region Transit Systems to Accept Credit and Debit Cards, Digital Wallets as Fare PaymentJanuary 29, 2026
Update as of Feb. 23, 2026. Tap to Pay using a credit or debit card is now available across the…
Read more about ORCA to Soft Launch Tap to Pay FeatureJanuary 22, 2026
The regional ORCA team conducted their third annual Customer Satisfaction Survey in October and November, 2025. The survey, which is…
Read more about 2025 ORCA Customer Survey ResultsCreated in 2003, the ORCA Joint Board serves as the governing, policy-setting body that oversees all activities related to the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the ORCA system.
Membership on the Joint Board consists of one executive from each of the following ORCA Agencies: Community Transit, City of Everett, King County, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, and Washington State Ferries.
Click the button below to read about the Joint Board members.
All Joint Board Documents (i.e., meeting agendas, action items, briefings, and minutes) dated after June 1, 2022 will be posted on this site and will remain available for the public.
Meeting agendas and documents will be posted at least 24-hours in advance of each scheduled meeting.
Attend the meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Please fill out the Public Records Request form via Sound Transit to make a request.
Public comments should be relevant to an ORCA Joint Board meeting agenda and they are provided to the Joint Board prior to each meeting.
If you would like to contact us with general feedback or if you need technical support, please contact customer service.
Created in 2003, the ORCA Joint Board serves as the governing, policy-setting body that oversees all activities related to the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the ORCA system.
Membership on the Joint Board consists of one executive from each of the following ORCA Agencies: Community Transit, City of Everett, King County, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, and Washington State Ferries.
