Fare Capping
As of August 18, 2024, the FAREPAY Card and Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card switched to a fare capping system with daily and weekly maximum charges.
Fare Cap Rates
| Regular Fare | Reduced Fare | ||||
| Service | Daily | Weekly* | Daily | Weekly* | |
| Local | $5 | $20 | $2 | $8 | |
| Premium | $10 | $40 | $4 | $16 | |
*Calendar week: Sunday-Saturday
Tap and Go and Save
Using your FAREPAY Card, the more you ride, the more you save with fare capping! Regular FAREPAY Card users are charged the regular rate of $2.50 per trip. Charges are capped at $5 per day for regular fare, which is two paid trips on local bus, BRT, UTA On Demand, S-Line, and TRAX. The weekly cap is $20, which is two paid trips a day for four days. For premium service (FrontRunner, Ski Bus, and Express Bus), the daily maximum is $10, and the weekly premium maximum fare is $40.
The Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card is available to youth, seniors, people with disabilities, and people with qualifying income.
Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card users are charged $1 per trip. Charges are capped at $2 per day and $8 per week for local bus, BRT, UTA On Demand, S-Line, and TRAX. This fare maintains the current reduced-fare rate and offers a higher discount than the monthly pass or cash options. For premium service (FrontRunner, Ski Bus, and Express Bus), the daily reduced fare maximum is $4 per day and the weekly maximum is $16.
To check the status of your fare cap, use this tool.
Paratransit service is not part of the fare capping system.
Reduced-fare FAREPAY cards can be applied for here or at UTA Customer Service locations. For details, click here.
Buying a FAREPAY Card
Purchase FAREPAY cards here, at UTA Customer Service centers, and from participating retailers.
To find a FAREPAY vendor near you, click here.
Your FAREPAY Card May Need To Be Replaced
Due to system updates, some of the older FAREPAY Cards will stop working in January 2025. UTA will replace your card at no charge if you need a new one.
Check the serial number on the back of your FAREPAY Card:
If your serial number is within the ranges listed below, your FAREPAY Card will need to be replaced.
FAREPAY Cards
000000000-000004904
000005510-000055549
000060870-000060919
000062980-000068989
000083000-000089919
000092020-000116022
000116030-000129459
Contact UTA Customer Service
If your card falls within these ranges, contact UTA Customer Service at 801-RIDE-UTA (801-743-3882) and use option 2 to request your free replacement card. You can also visit a customer service location to speak to a representative in person.
If your card does not fall into these ranges, it does not need to be replaced.
How to Use FAREPAY
- Activate your card by following instructions in packaging for cards purchased online. Retailers activate cards at checkout for in-store purchases. There is a one-time card issuance fee of $3.
- Create a web account at farepay.rideuta.com and add your card to the account for loss and theft protection as well as for convenient account management.
- Tap card on card reader when boarding, exiting or transferring between UTA bus, TRAX, FrontRunner and street car services. When transferring between TRAX lines (i.e. Blue Line to Red Line), only tap card at first and last stations. Card readers are located inside buses near doors and at UTA rail stations.
- Remember to Tap Off your card so that you get charged the correct amount. If you forget to Tap Off, you will be charged for the maximum FrontRunner trip.
- Use FAREPAY Card for fare payment only after activation and when the card reader has given a green light. If the card reader gives a red light, card is not valid for fare payment and another form of payment is required.
- Present card to UTA police when asked to present proof of fare.