Train and Bus Passes for Students
Bus Pass Information
The Rideshare office can assist students in finding the best route and schedules for taking Metro or Foothill Transit to Cal Poly Pomona. Full-time students receive a discount when purchasing their pass. Students must first obtain a date stamped from the Registrar's Office (located in the Student Services Building 121) and present it in person to a Metro or Foothill Transit location where they will be issued a transit photo ID.
Because we want you to get the most out of your college experience, we’ve partnered with Foothill Transit to bring you the Class Pass. The Class Pass is a pilot program that gives students at Cal Poly Pomona free and unlimited rides on Foothill Transit local and Silver Streak lines all semester long! Visit foothilltransit.org/cpp to learn more.
Students are also able to get discounted Metro bus passes. Reduced fare passes are only available on a TAP card. A TAP is a durable plastic card you can use again and again. If you’re a senior, disabled, or student rider, you can load your TAP card online, at a Foothill Transit Store, Metro Customer Center, pass vendors throughout the county, at any Metro Rail station, or through the new TAP app. Visit taptogo.net or call 1-866 TAP TOGO for more information.The Foothill Transit Class Pass and LA Metro monthly passes can be reloaded at the ASI Games Room in Building 35. Please call the ASI Games Room for information at x4467.
In addition, TAP offers you these benefits:
- As a reduced-fare rider, you are automatically signed up for free Balance Protection so you won't need to worry if your card is lost or stolen.
- You can sign up for Autoload to automatically purchase your pass each month.
- TAP is a better choice for the environment because you reuse the same card each time.
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. Just bring your Bronco student ID to the Bronco Student Center, Games Room, Etc. (Bldg. 35-1110) and we’ll take care of the rest.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Online Learning and Certificate enrolled students are not eligible at this time.
Metro Bus Riders
To qualify for a College/Vocational discount, you must complete the College/Vocational TAP ID application. The Rideshare Office, located in Building 35 - office 2131, has applications available for students. Instructions are provided on the application. Submit the completed application at any Metro Customer Center or mail it to:
Upon receipt of your College/Vocational TAP ID, you can load a pass onto your TAP card every month at any Metro Customer Center or area pass vendors.
Undergraduate and graduate students must provide proof of enrollment in an accredited school in Los Angeles County for a minimum of 12 units or 12 hours of in-classroom study per week for a minimum of 3 consecutive months. If you are enrolled in a summer program that meets for less than 3 months and/or 1 units, you can still qualify only if you met the eligibility requirements in the preceding spring term.
Please note that there is a non-refundable $1 application fee. If applying by mail, please send check or money order made payable to Metro.
Metrolink fares are calculated with a distance-based formula using the shortest distance between stations. To find out exactly what the fare will be for your trip, contact the Rideshare office or check out any of the following links:Automated ticket vending machine (located at every Metrolink station) Call 800-371-LINK (5465) http://www.metrolinktrains.com/
Students receive a 25% discount and may purchase tickets at the ticket vending machine at the Metrolink stations.
For schedules and information, visit Metrolink at http://www.metrolinktrains.com/