FARES INFO

Introducing Tap2Ride, Ventura County’s new contactless fare payment system, allowing you to pay fares on VCTC Intercity Bus routes with Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards. Click here for more info.

The VCbuspass is the new contactless regional transit pass for Ventura County. Start today and get onboard with contactless payment! Click here to learn more.

The Youth Ride Free Promotional Program will allow youth 18 and under and those over 18 enrolled in high school to ride any public transit bus in Ventura County for free, anytime, anywhere. High school aged youth should be prepared to show ID to board for free. The program will run through the 2025-26 academic year. Click here for more information.

The College Ride Pilot Program will allow students enrolled at California Lutheran University, California State University Channel Islands, Moorpark College, Oxnard College, Ventura College, Santa Barbara City College, or University of California, Santa Barbara to ride any public transit bus in Ventura County for free. Students will need to show the driver or tap their school ID in order to board for free. The pilot program will continue through the 2025-26 academic year.

Ventura County transit operators offer transfers between two buses traveling in a single direction.  While most transfers are free, transfers to VCTC Zone 2 routes (Coastal Express/Conejo Connection) are $1.50 ($0.75 reduced). Transfers to Valley Express Fixed-Route are free. Transfers to Valley Express Dial-A-Ride are $0.50. All applicable fees are payable upon boarding your second bus with your transfer.

To use a transfer, follow these steps:

1. Upon boarding the first bus, ask the driver for a transfer. (You will not be able to get a transfer when you exit the bus.)
2. Exit the bus at your transfer point and wait for your second bus. Transfer is valid for 120 minutes from the time it is issued.
3. When your second bus arrives, insert your transfer into the farebox along with any applicable fees.
4. Transfers using VCbuspass occur automatically, no paper transfer will be given.

Transfers may not be used for stopovers and cannot be used for a return trip.
You must transfer at the first point of contact with the route you want to transfer to.

Transfers must be kept in a clean, presentable condition.

You may not sell, trade, exchange, give away, or offer for passage a transfer in violation of the rules of VCTC.

In case of dispute, you are required to pay the full fare and notify the Regional Transit Information Center at 800.438.1112 or send us a message.

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

• Gold Coast Transit District (Fixed-Route Only)
• Moorpark City Transit
• Ojai Trolley
• Thousand Oaks Transit
• Simi Valley Transit
• VCTC Intercity – $1.50 ($0.75 reduced) upcharge for Zone 1
• Valley Express Fixed-Route – Free, Dial-A-Ride – $0.50 upcharge