How to Buy
We have a few ways to purchase valid fare before you ride CapMetro, check them out below!
Umo app for digital payments
- Download Umo and create your account. Read instructions on setting up the app here.
- Add money to your wallet balance to pay as you ride. To take advantage of daily and monthly fare capping, customers must use their wallet balance. Reload on your phone, at the Transit store or at one of our participating retailers.
- To use: Simply scan the QR code on your phone on the scanner while boarding. Daily and monthly fare capping is automatic!
NOTE: You cannot use both the reloadable fare card and Umo app. You must choose one.
Get a CapMetro Reloadable Fare Card
To use: Simply tap your card at our scanners - contactless payment is safer and can get you on the bus faster.
Get and register a CapMetro Reloadable Fare Card at the Transit store. Purchase preloaded cards at select HEB locations or add cash to your card at participating retail locations. You can also register your card and load money at umopass.com
NOTE: You cannot use both the reloadable fare card and Umo app. You must choose one.
Cash & Paper Passes
Buy a Commuter Single Ride and paper day passes at a Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) at Republic Square, East Side Bus Plaza or any CapMetro Rail station. You can pay with cash or credit/debit cards at TVMs.
Commuter passes with a magnetic stripe on the back are no longer valid. Visit the Transit Store at 1705 Guadalupe St to apply the value of retired passes to your Umo acccount instead.
You can buy a Local single ride ticket or a paper day pass with exact change at the farebox at the front of the bus. The pass will print out from the top of the farebox with the date, time you boarded and expiration time.
Paper passes are available for purchase at the Transit Store and participating retailers*.
*Availability of passes may vary depending on location, so please contact your local store to find out what they carry.
*TVMs do not give exact change when using cash to purchase.
Participating Employer/ School Pass Program
If you work for a participating employer or are part of a School Pass program, here's how to use your pass:
- Swipe your pass or tap your UT ID on the farebox.
- If asked, show your employee or school ID card to the bus operator.
Paying for Pickup fare
Pay on the vehicle with cash or use the Pickup app.
If you ride our other services as well, download the Umo app and create an account. To validate your fare, show the QR code to the vehicle operator.
Paying for Access Fare
Access customers can ride Bus and Rail services at the reduced rate and they can setup autopay through the Access RiderApp or RiderWeb.
To use and receive reduced fares on bus or rail, tap your Access ID card on the farebox, then pay your fare with cash or swipe your paper pass when you board the vehicle. Access monthly passes* are valid for use on all CapMetro bus and train services at no additional cost. Customers pay a separate fare for our Access shared-ride paratransit service.
Get full details on paying for Access rides
*CapMetro Access monthly passes are not available at HEB. You can buy those passes at the CapMetro Transit Store.
UT Rides FREE
Good news, Longhorns! UT students, faculty and staff members ride our buses and trains for free through an agreement with the university. All you need is a valid UT ID. To use:
- Tap your UT ID at the validator.
- The farebox will alert you and the bus operator if your card can't be read.
- If your ID card is rejected, you'll need to pay the full fare.
Note: Any issues with the UT ID card must be addressed with the University of Texas Flawn Academic Center (FAC) ID office on campus.