Student ID Cards for Metro Bus Use

Showing a valid UCSC Student ID card provides students unlimited rides on Santa Cruz Metro buses. Metro service for students is funded through the Student Transit Fee. Please note: UCSC student ID cards are not accepted on Highway 17 Express buses.

Student ID cards are issued through the ID Card Services office located on the first floor of the Bay Tree Bookstore building near the Express Store. Contact ID Card Services by calling 831-459-2990 or idcards@ucsc.edu.

Summer stickers are issued through the Summer Session office located at 140 Hahn Student Services. Contact the Summer Session office by calling (831) 459-2524 or summers@ucsc.edu.

A valid quarter sticker is necessary when showing your UCSC Student ID Card to ride Metro buses; stickers are available each quarter at your college office or board of study.

TAPS provides temporary bus passes to each college at the start of Fall and Winter quarters; these temporary Metro bus passes are distributed to new students by their college or housing unit (if the student hasn't obtained a student ID card).

UCSC Student ID Card Validation Sticker Dates for 2013-14

• Spring 2013 stickers are valid through June 30th, 2013, and from
  September 10 – October 8, 2013
  
• Summer 2013 stickers are valid from June 24 – September 30, 2013
• Fall 2013 stickers are valid September 10, 2013 – January 14, 2014
  
• Winter 2014 stickers are valid January 2 – April 8, 2014
• Spring 2014 stickers are valid March 31 – June 30, 2014
  
• All students must obtain a current sticker for their UCSC ID card by the date of the previous quarter sticker expiration, or pay the regular cash fare to ride Metro buses.