Fares and Hop Fastpass on LIFT
Valid fares and information about Hop Fastpass on LIFT.
LIFT Fare
$2.80
Per ride
Ride free after spending $74 in a calendar month
Month Pass
If you are transferring to a bus, train or streetcar within 2½ hours of boarding the LIFT bus, simply tap your LIFT Hop card on the validator of the vehicle you are boarding and you will not be charged for the transfer. If it is more than 2½ hours since you originally boarded the LIFT vehicle, your Hop card will be charged the Honored Citizen fare of $1.40 when you tap your Hop card on the bus, train or streetcar. See the full list of fares
How to pay
Each LIFT ride costs $2.80. Customers must pay a fare or show proof of payment when boarding. Valid fares include:
- A LIFT personalized Hop card with valid fare loaded
Request your personalized LIFT Hop Card by calling LIFT Customer Service: 503-962-8000, option 2, or apply online - Cash fare in exact change (operators cannot give change)
- A TriMet issued badge
Companions/Personal Care Attendants
A Personal Care Attendant (PCA) riding along with a LIFT customer does not pay a fare. Customers may bring along one companion in addition to a PCA, this companion would pay the full $2.80 fare. Companions cannot pay with a Hop card on board LIFT.
Children age 6 and under ride for free when accompanied by a fare paying adult. If the accompanying adult is serving as a PCA, then the rider must pay fare, regardless of age.
Hop Fastpass on LIFT
Once you are determined eligible for LIFT you will receive your own personalized LIFT Hop card, which can be used onboard TriMet buses, trains, and LIFT vehicles.
Getting Started
- Register your LIFT Hop card at myhopcard.com and transfer any balance you have on another card.
- Make sure to add money to your card before traveling.
- Schedule your LIFT trips and select Hop as your payment method.
- Show your LIFT Hop card to the driver when boarding to pay your $2.80 fare.
- Use your card on TriMet buses, MAX Light Rail, C-TRAN and Streetcar.
Benefits of Your LIFT Hop Card
- Ride more, pay less. Earn a month pass after spending $74 on LIFT rides in a calendar month. Make sure you always have funds loaded to your card before you take a trip. Any extra balance rolls over.
- For other TriMet buses and trains, pay a reduced fare of $1.40 per ride and unlock a monthly pass after spending $28.
- Show the driver your LIFT Hop card when you board your vehicle.
- Tap and go! Simply “tap” your card on the reader when boarding the bus or at MAX platforms.
- Balance protection. Lost your card? Get a replacement by calling 503-962-8000, option 2.
- Add money easily. Check your balance or add money anytime at myhopcard.com, on the app, at a TriMet ticket vending machine or in stores. Set up auto-load on the app or online to refill your card when it drops below $5.
Non-accepted fares
LIFT does not accept the following as valid payment of fare:
- Honored Citizen, Adult or Youth Hop cards
- Adult, Honored Citizen or youth paper Hop tickets
- Personal checks
- Non-US currency
- Electronic credit cards such as Apple Pay or Android Pay
- Credit cards
- Personalized universal pass Hop cards (contact LIFT at 503-962-8000, option 2, to find out how to convert to a LIFT Hop card)