Metro transit fares went down as the new year kicked in yesterday with a cheaper and simpler fare structure. For local bus rides and light rail adults will pay just $2 while seniors and youth and those on Medicare will pay $1. The fare applies to any time of the day and there will be no different fares for rush hour or peak times.
A seven-day pass will cost you $20 with all-day passes averaging $2-$4.
The lowered and simpler fare structure only applies to local bus service and does not apply to express buses, Northstar, or Metro micro.
If you are a Metro Mobility-certified rider, you can ride for one cent through June 30, 2025.
The 17-member Metropolitan Council, which is in charge of Metro Transit, approved the new changes at its Nov. 13 meeting.
According to the Council, Metro transit took in $54 million in fare revenue in 2023 which is slightly above 8 percent of its $558 million budget. The fares changes for 2025 are expected to drop its revenue by $4 million, but ridership is expected to climb by 926,000 rides.
This is the first time since 2017 that Metro Transit is changing fares. In 2017 they increased local buses and light rail fares by 25 cents.
Rad more about the fare changes here.
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