The City of Alhambra Finance Department sells Metro bus and rail tokens at its main customer service counter. Each bag contains ten tokens at a cost of $12.50.
The City of Alhambra provides a subsidy program for MTA bus passes that are available to qualifying low-income Alhambra residents. The following
chart provides subsidized bus pass fare information for low-income, seniors/disabled, and students (kindergarten-12th grade and college/vocational students). Passes are sold from the 25th of the month to the 10th of the following month. To qualify, the resident must provide proof of Alhambra residency and eligibility (i.e., valid school I.D. for students, proof of age for senior citizens age 65 or older, Medi-Cal card, SSI, I.H.S.S., ATD, General Relief, AFDC or current tax return). Once the resident qualifies for the program, a photo identification card is issued. The card is the resident's proof of qualification in the program and must be presented each month when purchasing the monthly pass. A yellow card is given to seniors; non-seniors receive a blue card. Non-seniors must also obtain a card from the MTA. A sticker is placed on the MTA card indicating that the individual has paid for a particular month.
The regular Metro base fare is $1.35.