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Fares and how to pay for your ride

For the most up-to-date ticket and fare information, please visit How to Ride the Line at www.metrotransit.org.

fares.

Children ages 5 and under ride free (limit 3) when accompanied by a paid fare.

Paying for your ride

Fares must be purchased before boading the train; tickets cannot be purchased onboard. Customers must be prepared to show proof of payment on the train. Those without a valid ticket or pass are subject to a $180 fine.

There are ticket machines at each station. Purchase a ticket from the machine using cash or a credit card. Learn how to use a ticket machine.

Frequent riders will want to get a Go-To Card. Just touch your card to a reader at the station and the fare is paid instantly. Add value to your card online or at a station ticket machine.

Metropasses, U-Passes, Go-To College Passes are accepted at Northstar stations. To use one of these passes, you must validate it by touching it to the card reader before boarding. These passes are valid for $3 toward your Northstar fare; the remaining fare is paid using stored value, which you can add to your card here.

Ticket kiosk.