Student & School Passes

A number of Utah's colleges and universities offer transit pass programs for their students, faculty, and staff. Click on your school for specific transit pass information.

• University of Utah
• Brigham Young University
• Weber State University
• Westminster University
• Utah Valley University
• Salt Lake Community College
• Davis Tech College
• Ensign College
• Mountainland Technical College (MTECH)
• Salt Lake City School District

Monthly Paper Passes to be Discontinued

• Monthly UTA paper passes will be discontinued and no longer for sale after April 12, 2026.
• Note: If you have an April 2026 monthly pass, you can still use it to ride UTA through April 30.
• Visit the Fare Payment System Upgrades page for more information.

Reduced Fare Ticketing Changes

• Beginning April 12, reduced fare will no longer be sold/available through ticket vending machines, the bus farebox, or on the Transit app.
• Reduced fare will be available for qualified customers who apply.
• Visit the reduced fare web page for more information.

FAREPAY Card

FAREPAY Card users can benefit from fare capping when they use their FAREPAY or Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card to pay for their trip.

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 (including UVX), 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 (including UVX), UTA On Demand, S-Line, and TRAX. 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 learn more about FAREPAY Cards, click here.

Transit App:

• Download the Transit app.
• Set up your account to purchase a ticket.
• Follow the steps to set up your account.
• Click "Buy Ticket" at the bottom of the main landing screen to buy a ticket.
• You can purchase multiple fares at one time.
• Purchase and use tickets for multiple riders.
• Purchase and store tickets on your phone for future use.
• For more information on the Transit app, click here

For more information on UTA Student Pass programs, please email passprograms@rideuta.com.