Fares

$1.75 Within City of Cincinnati (Zone 1)
$2.65 Hamilton County, outside City limits, plus Rt. 23X (Zone 2)
$3.00 Harrison, Ohio (52X)
$3.50 Butler County (Zone 4)
$3.75 Clermont County (Rts. 28, 29X, 82X)
$4.25 Warren County (Zone 5, Rts. 71X, 71)
50 cents Rt. 85 Riverfront parking shuttle

If traveling between zones or if you’ll need a transfer, please let the driver know when paying your fare.

Reduced Fares

• Children under 35 inches ride free
• Children 35-45 inches pay half fare

If you’re in one of these qualifying groups, your fare is half-price on any trip:

• Fare Deal ID cardholders (65+, on Medicare or disabled). The Fare Deal Monthly Sticker is $38.50 (all zones). Please visit the Fare Deal page for complete information.
• Access ID cardholder (ADA-eligible only)
  
  

Half-price fares are:

85 cents Within City of Cincinnati (Zone 1)
$1.30 To, from or within Hamilton County (Zone 2)
$1.50 To, from or within Harrison, Ohio (Harrison)
$1.75 Butler County (Zone 4)
$1.85 Clermont County (Clermont)
$2.10 Warren County (Zone 5)

Pay-as-you-go Routes

Fares are paid when exiting the bus on the following routes; outbound P.M. trips only.
3X   14X23X 29X30X
42X 52X71X74X75X 
81X 82X

Transfers

A transfer costs 50 cents.

Please request your transfer when paying fare.

Good on any route, any direction for 120 minutes.

Good for up to two bus changes per transfer or until time expires.

Buy Online

Purchase a Metro pass online through Metro’s secure payment system.

Buy In Person

Purchase Metro passes at locations throughout Cincinnati.

Metro's new Ticket Vending Machine
5th and Walnut Streets at Metro's Information Booth in Government Square
The machine accespts cash (exact amounts only) or credit cards.
Open 24 hours a day.  Learn more

Metro sales office

Mercantile Center arcade
120 E. Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Open weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open first two days and last day of each month 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed weekends and major holidays.

Free schedules and bus information are also available.

Buy by Phone

You can also purchase bus passes by phone using your Visa or MasterCard, simply call Metro’s sales office at 513-632-7699 during business hours noted above.

Buy by Mail

Call Metro’s information line 513-621-4455
(TDD 800-750-0750)
6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays
Closed Sundays and major holidays

Please note that your pass will arrive from the address:
Mercantile Center Ste 1
120 E Fourth St.
Cincinnati, Oh 45202

 Cash is ALWAYS accepted.