Youth Pass

You can load cash value and LinkPasses onto your Youth Pass CharlieCard at:

• Fare vending machines
• The Charlie Service Center
• Retail sales locations
• Fare boxes on buses and trolleys at street-level stops (cash value and one-way fares only)

To pay your fare, simply tap your card on the fare target at any fare gate or onboard fare box.

Your Youth Pass CharlieCard makes you eligible to purchase discounted Commuter Rail tickets and passes:

• On board (show your card to the conductor)
• At ticket windows (show your card to ticket window staff)
• At fare vending machines (tap your card to pay 50% of the standard one-way fare or purchase a monthly pass)
• Retail sales locations (show your card to the cashier)
• mTicket: Enter your card serial card number on the Reduced Fares page under the “My Account” section in your mTicket app. The reduced fare will then automatically appear when purchasing a ticket.

For Zone 1A travel on the Fairmount Line, Youth Pass cardholders can tap their CharlieCard at the Fairmount Line validators before boarding, just like for the bus or subway. Please remember to take the proof-of-purchase receipt from the validator to show to conductors.

Your Youth Pass CharlieCard makes you eligible to purchase discounted ferry tickets and passes:

• On board (show your card to the ticket agent or ferry official)
• At ticket windows (show your card to ticket agent)
• mTicket: Enter your card serial card number on the Reduced Fares page under the “My Account” section in your mTicket app. The reduced fare will then automatically appear.

Please note: The Salem ferry is operated seasonally by its municipality. Prices and discount options may vary depending on what time you take your trip.

Learn more about taking the ferry

You can request a replacement card online. You will receive your card in the mail within 5 days of your request being approved, and any stored value or passes will automatically be transferred to the new replacement card.

You can request a replacement card in-person at your city or town's Youth Pass location.

You will receive your new replacement card on the spot. To transfer stored value or passes onto your new card, you’ll need to visit the Charlie Service Center. You must have both your old and new card serial numbers with you.