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Public Transit
Petaluma buses are now free. The SMART train is free to those 65 and older.
COTS sometimes has a few bus passes for the county. If you have a doctor's appointment or a job interview, please ask your case manager if COTS can provide you with a bus pass.
Luma Go is a free door-to-door shuttle in Petaluma. To schedule a ride, download the app here.
Paying Your Fare
Paying Your Fare
To promote safety during the pandemic, most transit systems encourage the use of passes and Clipper Cards. In most cases, if you pay cash for your fare, you must pay the exact amount.
Discount Programs
Discount Programs
It is likely that you will qualify for discounted transit rates. See below for programs for which you might qualify.
Important note: the stimulus payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act do not count as income in eligibility calculations for discount programs.
Clipper Cards are cards that you load with amounts of your choosing. You can use them to pay fares on public transit all across the Bay Area. See below for information about discounted Clipper Cards and other discount programs.
Low income adults
Low income adults
If you are an adult between the ages of 19 and 64, you may be eligible for a Clipper Start Card that automatically discounts most of your trips on Bay Area Public Transit. Some Bay Area systems will discount your fares by 50 percent; others will discount your fares by 20 percent. To be eligible for a Clipper Start Card, your income must not exceed more than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Line. For a single adult, that threshold is $25,760 per year. You will not qualify for the Clipper Start Card if you are eligible for other discounts--for example, the student discount or the discount for those with disabilities. To learn more and to apply for a Clipper Start Card, click here.
Clipper Cards are cards that you load with amounts of your choosing. You can use them to pay fares on public transit all across the Bay Area.
Students
Students
College students from any college or university with a current and valid student ID (with picture) ride free on Sonoma County transit. For Petaluma Transit and Santa Rosa City Bus, Santa Rosa Junior College students ride free.
Children and teens may also obtain a Youth Clipper Card. Find out more here.
People living with disabling conditions
People living with disabling conditions
If you have a disabling condition you will likely be eligible for a Regional Transportation Connection Clipper Card. These are also known as RTC Cards. On most modes of transit, an RTC card gives you a 50 percent fare discount.
Click here to learn more and to apply for an RTC Card.
If you only use Petaluma Transit, you may choose to buy a monthly pass for $15. Click here for a list of places to buy passes.
Seniors
Seniors
Seniors can apply for Senior Clipper Card. Click here for more information.
If you don't want to get a card, Sonoma County Transit, Petaluma Transit and Santa Rosa Transit provide a 50 percent fare discount when you board with photo I.D. with proof of age.
The SMART train is free to those 65 and older.
Veterans
Veterans
U.S. Veterans ride free on Sonoma County Transit. You will need to show one of the following: Veterans Administration (VA) identification card, Sonoma County Veterans identification card or a California Driver’s License with Veterans designation.
Need help obtaining any of those forms of identification? The Sonoma County Veterans Services Center (707-565-5960) can assist eligible Veterans in obtaining an identification card.
Medicare card holders
Medicare card holders
Sonoma County Transit provides a 50 percent discount to those who have a Medicare Card.
Mapping your route on public transit
Mapping your route on public transit
You can use these platforms to map your route:
Can I take my bike on public transit?
Can I take my bike on public transit?
Yes!
With the exception of San Francisco cable cars and street cars, bicycles are allowed on all Bay Area transit lines.
Mapping my bike route
Mapping my bike route
Bikemap.net allows you to plan your route. So does www.google.com/maps
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