Long Beach Transit (LBT) and other transit agencies in Los Angeles County are requiring all interagency transfers to be on TAP cards, effective July 15.
“To enhance the customer experience, Long Beach Transit and other L.A. County transit agencies are requiring that all transfers are made with a TAP card,” said LBT’s President and CEO Kenneth A. McDonald. “This is a big change for our customers and will eliminate wasteful paper transfers.”
Any customer transferring between LBT and Los Angeles Metro or another Los Angeles County transit agency must have a TAP card and enough stored cash value on the card for the transfer fare. When customers board their first bus or train, they tap their card, then tap again on the next bus or train within two and one-half hours. The transfer cost will be automatically deducted from the stored value balance on their TAP card.
Transfers to Orange County Transportation Agency will not change and can still be purchased onboard an LBT bus.
Customers can obtain TAP cards and load them with stored value at LBT’s Transit and Visitor Information Center on the corner of First Street and Pine Avenue or any vendor selling TAP products. A list of vendors is available on Long Beach Transit’s website at lbtransit.com.
Source: LBT
