Foothill Transit Class Pass

All currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students with at least 1 credit unit at Cal Poly Pomona are eligible to get a Class Pass. Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Online Learning, CPGE, and Certificate enrolled students are not eligible at this time.

Class Pass is a program that gives current students unlimited rides on Foothill Transit buses all school year long. It also helps the entire community by reducing traffic and parking congestion around campus. Not bad for a piece of plastic.

The Class Pass is a digital card (TAP card) that is accepted on all Foothill Transit Local and Silver Streak buses, which connect you to 22 different cities throughout the San Gabriel Valley and downtown Los Angeles. Your Class Pass does not include the Commuter Express Lines 490, 493, 495, 498, 499 and 699.

Your class pass is loaded onto a TAP card that is accepted on 26 transit agencies across LA County. If you want to transfer to another agency, you can load cash value onto your card.

Download the TAP App to get your Class Pass today!

1. Download the app. Search “TAP LA” on the App Store or Play Store.
2. Create an account. Follow the prompts on the app to create your account.
3. Click the Cards section to add a TAP card. Click the icon at the top of the screen then select
   1. Add a TAP Card to Apple Wallet (iPhone)
   2. Add a TAP Card to my phone (Android)
4. Enter your code. In the app, select “Add Stored Value or Pass” then select “Redeem Code”. Next, enter your eligibility code that you can find in your student portal.
5. Claim your Class Pass. The Class Pass will be added to your cart – don’t worry it’ll be free. Press “purchase” and you’re all set to ride! Make sure to use your pass within two weeks to activate it.

Need more help? Click here for more information using the TAP App to load your pass.

Make sure to use your pass on the bus within two weeks of registering online to activate your pass for the school year.

Don’t have a smartphone? Don’t worry. Stop by the BRIC to pick up a TAP card and check your eligibility. Make sure to note down your eligibility code from your student portal, too. You’ll need that to sign up.

Anywhere Foothill Transit goes, you can go too! Here are the buses with stops near campus and where they can take you.

Line 190
Schedule: buses leave approximately every thirty minutes

Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Mt. SAC
• San Gabriel River Trail
• Eastland Center
• Covina Square Shopping Center
• Rio Hondo Bike Path
• El Monte Station, where you can transfer to Metro, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Line 194
Schedule: buses leave approximately every twenty minutes
Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Mt. SAC
• Five Points Plaza Shopping Center
• Rio Hondo Bike Path
• Montclair Place (Target, Best Buy, etc.)
• El Monte Station, where you can transfer to Metro, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Line 195
Schedule: buses leave approximately every hour
Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Pomona Civic Center
• Pomona Community Center
• Pomona Transit Center, where you can transfer to Omnitrans and Metrolink, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Line 289
Schedule: buses leave every hour
Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Mt. SAC
• Walnut Public Library
• Walnut City Hall
• Eastwood Village Shopping Center
• Puente Hills Mall

Line 295
Riding to class has never been easier. This new service makes direct connections from Metro A Line at the San Dimas station to Cal Poly Pomona with no additional stops.

Schedule: Buses run every 20 minutes from 6 am to 7 pm on weekdays.

Stops include:

• • • San Dimas Station at Bonita Ave. and San Dimas Ave. (connect to the A Line and Line 492)
    • Cal Poly Pomona at Temple Ave. and S Campus Dr.
    • Mt SAC Transit Center

Line 480
Schedule: buses leave approximately every twenty minutes
Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Mt. SAC
• Plaza West Covina
• Eastland Center
• Montclair Place (Target, Best Buy, etc.)
• Pomona Transit Center, where you can transfer to Omnitrans and Metrolink, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Line 482
Schedule: buses leave approximately every thirty minutes
Stops include:

• Pomona Community Center
• Pomona Civic Center
• Pomona Library
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Bonelli Regional County Park
• Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch
• So. Cal. AQMD
• Diamond Bar Library
• Eastwood Village Shopping Center
• Puente Hills Mall
• Pomona Transit Center, where you can transfer to Omnitrans and Metrolink, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Line 486
Schedule: buses leave approximately every fifteen minutes
Stops include:

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Bonelli Regional County Park
• Mt. SAC
• Galster Park
• El Monte Expo Center
• El Monte Community Center
• El Monte Public Library
• Rio Hondo Bike Path
• El Monte Station, where you can transfer to Metro, and make FREE TRANSFERS to the Silver Streak, with stops at:
  • Cal State LA
  • USC Medical Center
  • Union Station
  • Downtown LA
  • Staples Center

Here are some additional destinations you can get to on a Foothill Transit bus.

• Disney Concert Hall
• Staples Center
• LA Live
• Olvera Street
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Rio Hondo Bike Path
• Galster Park
• Plaza West Covina
• Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
• Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area
• San Gabriel River Trail
• Claremont Village
• Old Town Monrovia
• Westfield Santa Anita
• Old Town Pasadena
• Pasadena Museum of California Art
• Eastland Center
• Pomona Fairplex
• Legg Lake
• Whittier Narrows Natural Area
• Puente Hills Mall
• Brea Mall
• Montclair Plaza
• Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch
• Huntington Gardens

Click here to plan your trip or call 1-800-RIDE-INFO (743-3463) to plan your trip with the help a Foothill Transit Customer Service Representative.

Yes. You can use Class Pass on the Metro Silver Line if you board between El Monte and downtown Los Angeles/STAPLES Center. Visit this website for more information on the Silver2Silver partnership.

Note: If you board the Metro Silver Line outside of these locations, you will had to pay the faire on the Metro Silver Line.

1. Use Google Transit or the Trip Planner at the top of our website to find out what bus line you need and where your nearest bus stop is located — then check NEXTRIP for real-time updates that show exactly when your bus will arrive.
2. Go to your bus stop — it’ll be marked with a large sign in Foothill Transit blue and green.3. Make sure you board the right bus — when a bus pulls up to the stop, look at its line number and destination on the sign above the windshield.
3. Pay your fare — just touch your Class Pass to the “TAP” symbol right on the farebox and listen for the beep.
4. Move as far to the back as you can, and find a seat or hold onto the handrail — please leave seats at the front open for elderly and disabled passengers.
5. Request a stop — when the bus approaches your stop, pull the cord or press the tape running along the windows, then exit through the doors in the back.

Still have questions? Check out Bus Basics, call at 800-RIDE-INFO (743-3463), or visit our the Foothill Transit website at foothilltransit.org anytime!