Fares / Passes

Current Fares

Effective October 1, 2023 - May 16, 2024

One-Way Fares

During the Off-Season fares are $1.25 per town, each way, including town of origin.

Off Season Fares

How to Purchase Fares and Travel Passes:

Purchase 1 Day, 3 Day, 7 Day, 31 Day, 100 Day and 365 Day travel passes from your smartphone at app.vineyardtransit.com.  Purchase your pass online and store it in your Apple Wallet or Google Pay App for easy, contactless boarding.  Just hold your phone up to the reader, scan and board!  Passes are activated upon first use on the bus, and good for that number of consecutive days.  Digital passes can be refilled through your wallet/pay app as needed.  Reduced rate passes cannot be purchased digitally at this time.  If you qualify for a reduced rate pass, please call 508-693-9440 x2 or email tickets@vineyardtransit.com.

1, 3, 7 and 31 Day Passes can still be purchased as physical cards -  100 Day and 365 Day Passes are completely digital (with qualifying exceptions).  Physical passes that are lost must be repurchased for the full amount.  The VTA is not responsible for lost or stolen passes.  Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable.  

1, 3 and 7 Day Passes

  • Purchase a digital pass online at app.vineyardtransit.com
  • On the bus with exact change from the electronic farebox (these passes are non-refillable)
  • Steamship Authority Terminals (these passes are non-refillable)

  • VTA main office at 11 A Street in the Airport Business Park, Monday-Sunday 8:00am - 5:00pm (cash or check only)

  • From Memorial Day thru Columbus Day - from Ticket Sellers at Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs; Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority Bus Circle; Visitors Center, Church Street, Edgartown (cash or check only)

31 Day Passes

  • Purchase a digital pass online at app.vineyardtransit.com
  • VTA main office at 11 A Street in the Airport Business Park, Monday-Sunday 8:00am - 5:00pm (cash or check only)
  • From Memorial Day thru Columbus Day - from Ticket Sellers at Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs; Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority Bus Circle; Visitors Center, Church Street, Edgartown (cash or check only)
  • Physical passes that are lost must be repurchased for the full amount. 

100 Day and 365 Day Passes (formerly "Annual") 

100 Day and 365 Day Pass (Annuals) are available only in digital form and are good for 100 or 365 consecutive days from first date of use and are refillable each year. 

  • Purchase a digital pass online at app.vineyardtransit.com
  • If you do not have email, a credit card or a smart phone, you can call our main office at 508-693-9440 ext. 2 to request a physical pass.
  • Physical passes that are lost must be repurchased for the full amount

Please note: VTA passes are good for calendar days ONLY, beginning on the first day of use. For example, if you purchase a 3 Day Pass and use it on Friday at 2:00pm, it will be good for that day (Friday), Saturday & Sunday. The same holds true for all travel passes, digital or physical.

Pay as You Go Fares

VTA buses are still equipped with electronic fareboxes - cash fares will be accepted. Exact fare is strongly suggested.  Please do not ask the driver for change, as they are not permitted to handle fares.  No cash is returned from the farebox.  Change is given in the form of stored value cards for future ride usage ONLY and is not redeemable for cash.  Fares are non-refundable and non-transferable.  

Persons with disabilities, veterans and senior citizens (age 65 and older) are eligible for a discount on all fares and passes with proper documentation.

Children (age 6 and under) ride for free, when accompanied by an adult.

Returned Check Policy

If a check is returned from the bank, the VTA will contact the rider to alert them. The rider will then have fourteen (14) days to re-pay the full amount of the pass. Payment must be paid (cash or money order only) at the VTA's main office at 11 A Street, Edgartown. If the pass is not paid for within 14 days, it will be disabled in the system until payment is received.

 

In-Season Fares 

Effective May 17, 202 - September 29, 2024

One-Way Fares

During the Peak-Season fares are $2.00 per town, each way, including town of origin.


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