Now your Premium Express Bus Pass is available on the Compass Card – San Diego’s new smart card technology for transit! As part of the Compass Card introduction, your Compass Card is free (a $5 value – while supplies last).

The Compass Card is reusable, reloadable and it offers new flexible pass choices. When you first purchase your Compass Card, it will be a calendar monthly pass. From then on, you can reload your card as either a calendar monthly pass or a 30-day pass.

• Calendar monthly passes are valid from the first to the last day of the month.
• 30-day passes can be reloaded on any day of the month to receive 30 consecutive days of riding

You decide what works best for you!

Easy to reload your compass card

• Use a Ticket Vending Machine at any transit station
• Go to a MTS Transit Store or NCTD Customer Service Center
• Reload on this site
• For auto-reload call 511 and say “Compass” to speak to a customer service center representative; you can automate your monthly pass payments with your credit or debit card

Description: The Premium Express monthly pass or 30-day pass is good for rides on MTS Bus, MTS Shuttle, Express, and Premium Express buses, all Trolley Lines, NCTD BREEZE Bus Routes and SPRINTER. The Premium Express Pass also is good for a $2.00 discount on COASTER fares. The Premium Express Monthly Passes are not valid on ADA Complementary Paratransit Services, Stadium Special Routes, or on Rural Routes.

Pass must be retained by user during trip and shown upon request. No transfers issued with pass use. Issuer not responsible for lost or stolen passes. Improper use may result in confiscation and/or legal action. MTS and NCTD reserve the right to replace/confiscate pass at any time. Willful damage of equipment will result in the confiscation of the pass. The pass is not transferable. Not for resale. No refunds. Fare prices subject to change. 

For Compass card inquires, please call 511 and say “Compass”
For paper monthly pass sales inquiries, please contact Francisca Cortez at 619-699-6993