What is an ORCA card in Seattle?
What is an ORCA card in Seattle?
The ORCA card is the easiest, healthiest way to pay your transit fares in the Puget Sound region. After loading your ORCA card with E-purse (electronic purse) funds, and/or a monthly pass, you’re ready to ride! The ORCA card will automatically track paid fares and transfers, so you don’t have to.
How do I get an ORCA card at Seattle airport?
If you aren’t planning ahead, ORCA cards can be purchased from machines at any light rail or Sounder (commuter rail) station, plus some other places.
Do ORCA cards expire?
Reduced fare ORCA cards are free, but replacement cards cost $3. Once you have your ORCA card, all customers can load a pass or E-purse value online, by mail, at an ORCA Customer Service Office or at a ticket vending machine. Cards last 3-5 years.
Can you fill an ORCA card online?
How to add value to an ORCA card. You can add value to an ORCA card at myORCA.com, at Ticket Vending Machines, by phone at 888-988-6722, by mail, or at an ORCA customer service office.
Can you use an ORCA card for more than one person?
A single ORCA Card can be used to pay for two or more people traveling together, except on Community Transit’s Swift service.
Are Seattle buses still free?
Sound Transit requires fares on all buses and trains, with the exception of Tacoma Link light rail. Use your ORCA card or the Transit GO Ticket app for touch-free payment.
Can ORCA card be shared?
How much does it cost to uber from Seattle airport to downtown?
Prices of ubers vary significantly according to surges, but you can expect to spend between $40 and $100 to take an Uber from SeaTac airport to downtown Seattle. Taking the light rail train, however, costs $3.25 and makes the trip in about 40 minutes, even when traffic is heavy.
Can I get a refund on my ORCA card?
8.2 A refund may be requested for the E-purse value that remains unused on a registered ORCA card, less the applicable administrative fee (as specified in Section 16.0). Card fees and pass products are non-refundable. 8.3 To obtain a refund, the ORCA card must be surrendered to an ORCA customer service office.
What happens if I forget to tap my ORCA card?
When you get off the train and tap off at your destination station, ORCA calculates the correct fare to charge against your card. If you don’t tap off, your card will be charged the maximum fare.
Can I scan my ORCA card twice?
It is possible to share one ORCA card between two or more people, provided that (1) you load it with e-Purse value, and (2) you alert the bus drivers BEFORE the first tap, so they can reconfigure the fare box.to accept multiple taps from the same card.
Does Orca card work on monorail?
7, ORCA cards can be used to pay for your monorail fare. This makes the already popular mode of transport (with 2 million annual passengers) an even better option for commuters and students traveling between the Seattle Center and Westlake Station in downtown Seattle.