YOUTH RIDE FREE ON TRANSIT

Anyone 18 and under can ride free on buses, ferries and trains across the Puget Sound. Participating agencies include Kitsap Transit, King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Everett Transit, Pierce Transit and Washington State Ferries.

How does it work?

You can pick up a pass at Kitsap Transit’s Customer Service Office at the Bremerton Transportation Center. Kitsap Transit also distributed Youth Passes to participating school districts in Kitsap County. Additionally, you can order a Youth Transit Pass online at myORCA.com.

To ride for free, just tap your Youth ORCA card when you board one of our buses or ferries!

Note: Current youth ORCA cards will stop working if you have not registered before January 31, 2024. Once registered, Youth ORCA cards will be valid for free transit until the customer’s 19^th birthday, after which it will turn into an Adult ORCA card.  

We’ll be putting out more information on the Youth Transit Pass as it becomes available. For the latest info, sign up for our Rider Alerts! Click this link, enter your email and select “Free Youth Transit Pass” from the menu.

Move Ahead Washington and the Free Youth Pass

The Free Youth Transit Pass program was made possible by Move Ahead Washington – a $16.9 billion transportation package passed by the Legislature in March 2022. The package includes investments in public transportation, carbon reduction, multimodal expansion, hybrid-electric ferries, ultra-high-speed rail, complete streets and local transit projects.

Move Ahead Washington incentivized local public transit agencies to provide free rides to youth by tying funding to a free youth transit pass. Kitsap Transit will receive an estimated $4.7 million each year in grant funding over the next 16 years after Kitsap Transit’s Board of Commissioners passed a resolution in July approving the fare-free policy.

If you have questions, contact Kitsap Transit’s customer service at 360.377.2877 or 800.501.RIDE.