Fares

Zone	Ages 13 - 59	Disabled and 60+	Ages 5-12
Gloucester	0	0	0
Rockport, Magnolia, West Gloucester	0	0	0
Danvers and Peabody Malls
Round-trip	0	0	0
One-way	0	0	0

All CATA services, with the exception of CATA On Demand, are currently fare free. This includes the regular bus, the Mall Bus, school trippers, ADA, dial-a-ride, and dialysis service.

You do not need a pass to board the bus while buses are free.

Statewide Transportation Access Pass (TAP Pass)

The Statewide Transportation Access Pass program is a reduced-fare program for Massachusetts residents who have a disability and use the public transportation system. This pass allows you to pay a reduced fare in your local service area and use other transit authority services across the state at a reduced rate, including the MBTA.

Forms can be printed out from this HERE or picked up from the CATA Administration and Operations Center in Gloucester at 3 Pond Road. Customers can also request an application be mailed, faxed, or emailed.

Once you have completed the form, please call 978-283-1886 to schedule an appointment.
Completed applications cannot be emailed or faxed to the office. There is a $5 processing fee for new and renewal TAP passes. There is a $5 fee for replacement/lost cards. For additional information about the TAP pass, please call 978-283-1886.

Senior Charlie Cards

Seniors (60+) can apply for a senior Charlie Card at the CATA Operations Center in Gloucester. Senior Charlie Cards are valid for a reduced fare on CATA, the MBTA, and other transit authorities in Massachusetts. Please call 978-283-1886 to schedule an appointment. There is a $5 processing fee for new and renewal Senior Charlie Cards. There is a $5 fee for replacement/lost cards.

Other Eligibility Policies

Customers do not have to switch to TAP/Senior Charlie Cards for CATA reduced fares, Medicare and IDs will continue to be valid. TAP and Senior Charlie Cards are not valid for a reduced fare on CATA’s Dial-A-Ride or ADA Paratransit services