Reduced Fare Application Guide
Keep Your Free OC Bus Rides Active
The Youth Ride Free program provides youth aged 6 to 18 with free travel on safe, clean and reliable buses.
Free Rides Expire on September 30
To keep rides free, you must submit this form and provide:
- Your Wave card number
- A document showing your name and birthdate, grade or school year, such as a Student ID card
- A recent photo of yourself
- A signed parental consent form if under 18.*
*Youth accounts without a parental consent form will be closed.
Once approved, your Youth Ride Free benefit will be linked to the Wave card provided.
Without approval, the rider’s Wave card will be charged the regular fare.
Do you have a Wave account?
Wave is OCTA's fare payment system. Learn more about Wave.
Great! Please enter the email address associated with your Wave account. This will allow us to add your reduced fare to your account.
You must create a Wave account before proceeding with the reduced fare application. Please visit the Wave account sign-up page to create an account and then return here and select “Yes” above to continue.
