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ORCA LIFT Card
Who is it for?
ORCA LIFT – fares and passes at even lower cost
Customers with lower incomes.
$0 new card / $3 replacement card
Get the most out of transit with reduced fares and ORCA LIFT! This pass offers a convenient, more affordable way to get anywhere participating transit agencies can take you in the Puget Sound area.
Household income amount
To qualify, your gross household income (before taxes are taken out) must be no more than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, as established by the US Health and Human Services Department.
Adding fares to your ORCA card
No matter the application method, there is no card fee for the first ORCA LIFT card, and replacement cards are just $3.00 each.
Your ORCA LIFT card gives you a reduced fare on certain transit systems in the Puget Sound region. ORCA LIFT cards will also work on other ORCA transit agencies that don’t offer a reduced fare, but you’ll need to pay the full fare.
One way fare prices with ORCA Lift
DART Service
Community Ride
Ride Pingo to Transit
Via to Transit
Seattle Streetcar
ST Express Bus
Sounder Train
How and where to apply?
Online
Use the Reduced Fare Portal. Receive your card in 7-10 days.
By Phone
Call the Community Health Access Program (CHAP) at 1-800-756-5437. Receive your card in 7-10 days.
In Person
Visit one of the authorized enrollment offices. Receive your ORCA LIFT card that day.
Documents that prove who you are
Current Government-issued photo ID
- Driver’s license (any state or country)
- Photo ID card from any state, province, county or country
- Armed Services ID with photo
- ID card from any foreign consulate
- Passport from any country
- School photo ID—university, college, high school
- Tribal ID
- US certificate of citizenship, naturalization (signature, photo)
- Any other form of photo ID issued by a government agency of any country
Or, a combination of two or more of these documents:
Non-government-issued document with name and a photo of you as an adult, and a document that indicates your name and birthdate, such as:
- Adoption papers
- Baptismal records
- Birth certificate
- Border crossing card
- Court order
- DHS “Trusted Traveler” cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- Driver’s instruction permit
- DSHS identification letter for those in custodianship
- Employee ID card
- Immigration ID
- Marriage license
- School records / transcript (certified)
- Social Security card
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Unemployment card
Acceptable income verification documents
Proof of enrollment in the following State programs:
- Apple Health/Medicaid (ProviderOne)
- Washington Basic Food (EBT Card)
- WIC (Women Infants Children)
Award Letters
- Statement from Unemployment
- L & I statement
- Other award letters: Social Security, Supplemental Security Income
If you currently do not have any source of income
- Employment Security verification form (or screen shot from website) showing no income
If you are employed and paid by an employer
- Proof of gross income for last 30 days (paystubs, screen shot showing income before any deductions taken)
- If paid in cash, a statement signed and dated by employer stating gross income for the last 30 days; or a bank statement showing money deposited into your account
Self-employed
- Copy of your most recent tax return. Income is based on the modified adjusted gross income on your most recent tax return: Form 1040 line 37; Form 1040 A, line 21; Form 1040 EZ, line 4; or completion of the self-employment worksheet
- Gig Workers (such as Uber, Lyft, Door Dash): proof of your income (after expenses) for last 30 days
