Fares & Pass Sales Locations

Due to the flooding at the CyRide office, pass sales at CyRide have been suspended effecting 8/12/10 until our lobby is usable again. See below for other locations to purchase a pass or ticket book. City Hall is temporarily selling the ISU subsidized passes for staff/faculty. 
A printable mail order form for purchasing passes by check or credit card can be accessed
here and mailed into CyRide. 

Fixed Route Cash Fares

ISU students with a current ISUCard
     Any ISU student who has paid fees for the current semester
Free
Regular fare
     All riders who are not current ISU students
     Visiting scholars/scientists
     Spouses of ISU students
$1.00
Reduced fare 
     K-12 students
     Medicare cardholders
     65 or older
     Persons with a disability
50 cents
Children 5 years and younger (maximum of 3 children per passenger) Free
Coins and bills accepted. Drivers do not carry change.



Ticket Books

10 ride Regular Fare ticket book ($1.00 /ride) for Fixed Routes and Dial-A-Ride $10.00
10 ride Reduced Fare ticket book (50 cents/ride) for Fixed Routes only $5.00

Reduced Fare tickets may be used by K-12 students, persons with a disability, Medicare cardholders, and persons over 65 years of age




Unlimited Ride Passes

Regular
Fare
Reduced
Fare
ISU*

Monthly Pass (valid for a calendar month)
On sale the 20th of the previous month

$35 NA $35
Summer Pass (valid 5/1/10 to 8/31/10) 
On sale April 20
$80 $40 $55
Fall Semester Pass (valid 8/15/10 to 12/31/10)
On sale August 6
     
Purchase before September 18 $130 $65 $90
Purchase from September 18 to November 7 $100 $50 $70
School Year Pass (valid 8/15/10 to 6/3/11)
On sale August 6
     
Purchase before September 18 $260 $130 $180
Purchase from September 18 to December 10 $230 $115 $160
Purchase from December 11 to February 11 $130 $65 $90
Purchase from February 12 to April 2 $100 $50 $70
Winter Pass (valid 11/6/10 to 3/21/11)
On sale October 20
     
Purchase before December 10 $120 $60 $85
Purchase from December 11 to February 16 $80 $40 $55
Click here for a printable mail order form
Reduced Fare passes may be used by K-12 students, persons with a disability, Medicare cardholders, and persons over 65 years of age. Reduced Fare passes are not available for Monthly passes.
* ISU Parking Systems subsidizes passes for staff and faculty members. The subsidized passes are available at University Bookstore, or at the CyRide office, or through the mail. Any person who does not have a "Staff/Faculty" ID card must show a current ISU pay stub to be eligible for the subsidized pass.

A printable mail order form for purchasing passes by check or credit card can be accessed here.

Pass Sales Locations

  Reduced Fare  Regular Fare
Ticket Book Fall
Pass
School
Year
Pass
Summer
Pass
Winter
Pass
Ticket Book Monthly Fall
Pass
School
Year
Pass
Summer
Pass
Winter
Pass
CyRide (CLOSED; SEE ABOVE) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HyVee (West Ames) Yes Yes   Yes   Yes Yes        
University Book Store           Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HyVee (Lincoln Center) Yes         Yes Yes        
HyVee Drugstore Yes         Yes Yes        
Cub Foods Yes         Yes Yes        
First Nat. - Cub Foods Yes Yes   Yes   Yes Yes        
City Hall Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes