UTA’s Field Trip Program strives to provide the opportunity for educators to safely use the public transportation system and streamline the transit experience with a complimentary fare and training materials.
Field Trip Guidelines:
Fare: One (1) complimentary fare is allowed per class per school year, which will be one –round-trip pass on the UTA system for your group, which includes students, chaperones, and teachers.
If you are with Salt Lake City School District or another school with a transit pass agreement, please include this information in the School name and mailing address box in the form below. Schools and school districts with transit pass agreements for students are not limited to one trip per year.
Transit services: We cannot make route or schedule changes or provide additional vehicles (no special/chartered buses) for field trips. All groups will use regular transit services with other commuters. Buses and rail vehicles will not wait for group(s). Please ensure you and your group are on time for your trip by arriving early.
- Regular scheduled buses can accommodate 25 riders.
Process:
- Requests must be submitted two weeks in advance; if not, we will not consider your field trip request.
- A UTA representative will contact the requester within 3 business days to confirm the scheduled field trip and provide instructions to access the field trip pass.
- One (1) field trip group pass for your entire group will be sent to the requester via Transit app.
Chaperone-to-Student Ratio: We recommend 1 chaperone for every 10 students or youth in your group.
Training Materials: Please review the training materials prior to your field trip with your entire group. This is an essential step to success with riding UTA with your group.
Transit App: Transit app is used to issue fare through the requester’s Transit account. It helps riders access the UTA’s system with an easy-to-use app for trip planning, real-time vehicle tracking, and multimodal connections.
Lagoon Days Field Trip Requests
We are excited to welcome students and chaperones onto UTA transit services for their trips to Lagoon amusement park.
Many school groups request a group pass for their trips, sometimes more people than seats are available on our trains. To accommodate the high volume of riders during these days, we have developed a separate request process for Lagoon Days. This process will help our team at UTA ensure we are able to get riders to where they are going and have the capacity in our operations for requested times.
If your school is scheduled for Lagoon Days with the dates below and you are planning to use UTA services for your trip, please complete the online sign-up form to request a field trip pass. Our team will review your request and follow-up to confirm your request.
Trip requests fill up quickly and the time you request may not be available; you can add your name to a wait list, and we will do our best to accommodate or confirm as close to the requested time as possible.
2025 Lagoon Days
Last day to submit a request is Friday, May 2nd. There will be no further or late requests after this date.
Online Form to Schedule a Field Trip