Reduced Fares

T fares and passes are reduced for seniors, persons with disabilities, blind persons and junior-high and high school students. Children 11 and under ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Seniors

Seniors (65+) ride the T for 50% or more off the price of standard T fares and are also eligible for a $20/month Senior Pass good for unlimited travel on Local Bus and Subway. No discounts apply to Express Bus passes, Commuter Rail passes or Boat passes.

Discounted rides and passes require a Senior ID available at the Senior & Access Pass Office located at Back Bay Station or at the Senior/T.A.P. ID Center at Downtown Crossing Station (located on the Summer Street Subway Concourse between Washington and Chauncy Streets). Office hours for both locations are Monday through Friday, 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. (closed on holidays). Call 617-222-5976, 617-222-5854 (TTY), 1-800-543-8287.

Customers with existing MBTA Senior IDs issued prior to May/June 2005, must obtain a new Senior ID, available at the two locations noted above.

To learn more about replacing your existing Senior ID, please read the Senior/T.A.P. brochure:
Download the brochure»

For more information, visit Fares & Passes.

Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities ride the T for 50% or more off the price of standard T fares and are also eligible for a $20/month T.A.P. (Transportation Access Pass) ID good for unlimited travel on Local Bus and Subway. No discounts apply to Express Bus passes, Commuter Rail passes or Boat passes.

Discounted rides and passes require a T.A.P. ID available at the Senior & Access Pass Office located at Back Bay Station. For an application, click here. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. (closed on holidays). Call 617-222-5976, 617-222-5854 (TTY), 1-800-543-8287.

Medicare Card holders are automatically eligible for a T.A.P. ID.

Customers with existing MBTA T.A.P. IDs issued prior to May/June 2005, must obtain a new T.A.P. ID available at the location noted above.

To learn more about replacing your existing T.A.P. ID, please read the Senior/T.A.P. brochure:
Download the brochure»

For more information, visit Fares & Passes.

Students

Students ride the T for 50% off the price of standard T fares and are eligible for a $20/month Student T-Pass good for unlimited travel on Bus, Subway, Express Bus, and Commuter Rail Zones 1A, 1 and 2 until 8p.m. on school days.

Discounted rides or passes require a Student CharlieCard or CharlieTicket, available at participating junior high and high schools. See your school administrator for details.

For more information, visit Fares & Passes.

Children 11 and under

Up to two children ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult. No ID required.

Blind Persons

Free travel on all MBTA service with a Blind Access Card from MBTA. Blind Access Cards require an ID from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind. If accompanied by a guide, free travel does extend to the guide.

Senior/T.A.P. Customers

If your ID doesn't look like the one to the above right, it's time for a new ID. Get one at Back Bay or Downtown Crossing today or call 617-222-5976 or TTY 617-222-5854.