ORCA Announces Limited-Time Promotional Day Pass Fare: Ride More for Less!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024 – ORCA is excited to announce a special promotional offer that will help our riders save more on their daily ride or commute. Starting August 30, 2024, ORCA cardholders can take advantage of a new promotional day pass fare, offering significant savings for the next six months.

For a limited time, the Adult ORCA Day Pass will be reduced from $8.00 to just $6.00, while the reduced fare day pass (Seniors, ORCA LIFT for customers with lower incomes, and customers with disabilities) will drop from $4.00 to $2.00.  To purchase an ORCA Day Pass, you will need to have a plastic ORCA card or digital ORCA card for Android users in Google Wallet. Adult ORCA cards cost $3.00 and ORCA LIFT and RRFP Senior and Disabled cards are free.

Youths 18 and under will continue to ride for free. This special offer is designed to simplify travel throughout the Puget Sound and help riders make the most out of their ORCA card by allowing unlimited* rides and transfers between all participating ORCA agencies throughout the day for the cost of just two trips.

“The ORCA Day Pass is now even more affordable,” said Christina O’Claire, the ORCA Joint Board Chairperson and King County Metro’s Mobility Division Director. “The ORCA Day Pass is quick and easy, and takes the guesswork out of which fare product to put on your ORCA card. As we expand the Link 1 Line, RapidRide network and other transit service this fall, there’s no better time to take transit.”

Key Details of the Promotional Day Pass Fare:

• Adult Day Pass: Reduced from $8.00 to $6.00
• Reduced Fare Day Pass (Customers who are seniors, have a disability or have lower incomes): Reduced from $4.00 to $2.00
• Promotion Duration: August 30, 2024 to February 28, 2025 (6 months)
• *Unlimited Travel: Ride and transfer between all ORCA agencies all day, excluding Washington State Ferries and Kitsap Fast Ferries. Some additional E-purse funds may be required to cover trips on King County Water Taxi and Sounder trains.

How to Purchase the Promotional ORCA Day Pass on Your ORCA Card

Purchase Online:

• Visit myORCA.com or download/open the myORCA app
• If you have a myORCA account, log into your account.
  • On the myORCA app, select the card you wish to add the pass to, click “add money”, then “add a pass”, and then select “All Day Puget Pass”. Choose your quantity and add it to your shopping cart to check out.
  • On myORCA.com, click “manage this card”, select “passes” and choose “Regional” under pass type. Next, select “Daily $3.50” or “Daily $1.75” if you are a reduced fare customer, and adjust your quantity under “frequency”. Tap “add to cart” to checkout.

If you don’t have a myORCA account, you can still add the pass to your ORCA card here: https://www.myorca.com/reload-my-card/

If you have a digital ORCA card on Google Wallet, you can add the pass to your ORCA card via the Google Wallet app. Riders can also purchase an ORCA Day Pass in person at an ORCA Ticket Vending machine, at an ORCA customer service location, or by contacting us at 888-988-6722 / TTY: 711.

This promotional offer is part of ORCA’s broader initiative to enhance the customer experience and ensure that public transportation remains a convenient and cost-effective option for everyone. This limited-time promotion is also intended to simplify the complexity of deciding which fare is right for your ride, as service and fare changes, such as Sound Transit’s link light rail flat $3.00 fare, take effect this August and into the Fall. Whether you’re commuting to work, running errands, or exploring the city, the ORCA promotional day pass is your ticket to unlimited travel for the cost of just two trips.

After February 2025, the ORCA Joint Board will review options for extending the promotional day pass fare.

For more information on the promotional day pass and other fare or service changes coming to the ORCA regional network this year, please visit  https://info.myorca.com/news/2024-fare-changes/

Contact: David Jackson, Public Information Officer, (202) 486-1750; Email: david.jackson2@soundtransit.org