Beginning January 1, 2026, Once You Hit the Cap – You Ride Free!
Starting January 1, 2026, Santa Clarita Transit is launching Fare Capping — meaning once you hit the daily or weekly cap, the rest of your local rides are FREE. Instead of buying local daily or monthly passes in advance, you use Stored Value on your TAP card or TAP app, or purchase Single Ride Passes on the Token Transit app, and your rides accumulate toward a 1-Day cap and a 7-Day cap. Once you hit one of those limits, you ride free for the rest of that period! This makes fare payment easy, as there is no upfront cost for a pass, and frequent riders benefit the most.
When you board a Santa Clarita Transit vehicle for a local route, you will tap or flash your pass as normal. Each tap deducts from your Stored Value — until you reach the 1-Day cap or 7-Day cap. After reaching a cap, any further rides in that period will be free. The 7-Day cap starts on your first tap in a new seven-day window, so the start is flexible (not tied to a particular weekday). This means if you begin riding mid-week, your “week” will start then.
You don’t need to sign up for anything special — just use your TAP card, TAP app or Token Transit app as usual, and you’ll automatically be enrolled. You can check your fare capping progress online via the TAP Card Status Page or in your TAP account online or in the TAP mobile app. You can also check your fare capping status in person at any TAP vendor location or at the fare box when boarding. If using Token Transit for your fare capping progress, tracking is also available in the Token Transit app.
For more information on Fare Capping, please visit SantaClaritaTransit.com.
