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# Passes & IDs

## Learn what passes and discounted fares CATA offers, and where you can get them.

CATA offers several types of Adult, Student, and Value passes:

- 10 one-way rides whenever needed - $10 Adult, $6 Student and Value
- 31-Day - unlimited rides for 31-consecutive days - $35 Adult, $18 Student and Value
- Student Semester - unlimited rides for an entire semester - $50 per semester

Student and Value passes are sold at a discounted rate. Medicare cardholders, seniors, and persons with disabilities qualify for Value passes.

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**Discount ID Cards**   

Visit [this link](https://www.cata.org/Fares/Discounted-Fares) to download a CATAClub application, to receive a free CATAClub annual, or lifetime pass if you have a disability or are a senior.

FREE CATA Student ID cards are available at CATA, or from school administration offices for middle and high school students.

Or you can show the driver your valid school-issued ID, Medicare, or Americans with Disabilities (ADA) card to ride at the discounted rate.

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**Veteran Free Fare**

Veterans from all U.S. Armed Forces and Reserves ride free every day on all CATA services when one of the following is presented upon boarding:

- Valid U.S. Dept. of Defense ID
- Valid U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs ID
- Valid DD 214 form
- Valid driver's license or state ID with Veteran designation
- Valid Veteran bus pass

**Veteran Bus Pass**

CATA’s Veteran pass is free to veterans. The pass, valid for up to 10 years, is accepted on all CATA services for unlimited rides year-round. Visit one of CATA’s three facilities listed below to obtain a pass. The Veteran pass is not available online. A valid form of ID (listed above) will need to be presented.

CATA Facilities:

- CATA Transportation Center, 420 S Grand Avenue, downtown Lansing
- CATA Administrative Offices, 4615 Tranter Street, South Lansing
- Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, 1240 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing

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