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Cost: $36.00

NOTE: It takes up to three business days for a transit pass to be loaded on a Compass Card.

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NOTE: Please call 511 and say "Compass" to convert from a Calendar to a 30-day pass.

I understand that it takes up to three business days for a transit pass to be loaded on a Compass Card.

Only reload of Senior, Disabled, Medicare, and Youth transit passes on Compass Cards is available online. Initial purchases of Senior, Disabled, Medicare, and Youth transit passes on Compass Cards must be made in person and require I.D. Locations selling transit passes on Compass Cards are shown on this list.



Now your Regional Monthly Pass is available on the Compass Card—San Diego’s new smart card 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 the MTS Transit Store or a NCTD Customer Service Center
  • Reload on this site
  • For automatic 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
  • At Vons

Description: For persons 6 through 18 years only. Proper photo identification (MTS Youth Picture ID Card, current high school student picture ID; or drivers license) required to ride the MTS system with this pass. You may add your photo to the Compass Card and that can serve as your identification for transit discount passes.

For stated month unlimited riding on all regular Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) BREEZE buses, and the Trolley/SPRINTER. Valid on San Diego County Rural Routes with a $1.00 cash upgrade. Cash upgrade required on COASTER. Not valid on special service buses or ADA Complementary Paratransit Service.

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"


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