Traffic & Transit
Raleigh Teens Can Now Ride Buses For Free: Here's How
Transit agencies are joining forces to allow everyone 18 and under to ride buses free. The pass works with GoTriangle, GoRaleigh and GoCary.
RALEIGH, NC — Several local transit agencies are making it easier for Raleigh teens to get around. Beginning Monday, teens ages 13 to 18 can get a Youth GoPass and ride GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoCary or GoDurham buses at no charge. Children 12 and younger could already ride for free, so this means any child or 18-year-old can now do so.
Interested? Click here to print out the application. Fill it out and take it — along with proof of age, such as a copy of your birth certificate, a valid school ID, license or any other government-issued ID — to an approved location. Once it's approved, your new Youth GoPass will work immediately. You just need to swipe your pass through the scanner on the fare box.
If you lose the pass — we were all kids, once — you can replace it by visiting your local transit agency. They'll charge you $3 for replacement cards.
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Pickup Locations:
- Local Transit Agencies
- GoRaleigh Station: 214 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC. | M-F: 7 a.m - 6 p.m.; Sat-Sun: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Regional Transit Center: 901 Slater Road, Durham, NC. | M-F: 7 a.m - 6:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Town of Cary, Transportation & Facilities Department, 2nd Floor, Cary Town Hall: 316 N. Academy Street, Cary, NC. | M-F: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Park and Recreation Community Centers
- City of Raleigh Community Centers
- Abbotts Creek, Barwell Road, Biltmore Hills, Brier Creek, Carolina Pines, Courtney Johnson, John Chavis, Green Road, Greystone, Halifax, Hill Street, Jaycee, Lake Lynn, Laurel Hills, Lions, Marsh Creek, Method, Millbrook Exchange, Optimist, Peach Road, Pullen, Ralph Campbell, Roberts, Sanderford Road, St. Monica Teen Center, Tarboro Road, Top Greene, Worthdale
- City of Raleigh Community Centers
- Wake County Regional Centers
- Eastern Regional Center: 1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon NC 27597
- Northern Regional Center: 350 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest NC 27587
- Southern Regional Center: 130 N. Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina NC 27526
- Wake County Public Libraries
- Athens Drive Community Library
- Cameron Village Regional Library
- Cary Community Library
- Duraleigh Road Community Library
- East Regional Library
- Eva Perry Regional Library
- Express Library - Fayetteville Street
- Fuquay-Varina Community Library
- Green Road Community Library
- Holly Springs Community Library
- Leesville Community Library
- Middle Creek Community Library
- North Regional Library
- Northeast Regional Library
- Olivia Raney Local History Library
- Richard B. Harrison Community Library
- Southeast Regional Library
- Southgate Community Library
- Wake Forest Community Library
- Wendell Community Library
- West Regional Library
- Zebulon Community Library
- Durham County Public Libraries
- Orange County Public Libraries
Photo credit: GoTriangle
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