FaSt Pass and COASTER Pass for Faculty and Staff

The VC-50 for Transit pilot program ended June 30, 2025.

The FaSt Pass program offers faculty and staff a regional adult MTS monthly Pronto Pass at a 25% discount on the regular MTS rate ($54 vs. $72). 

FaSt Passes and COASTER Passes for faculty and staff eligible for payroll deduction are deducted from your pay check on a pre-tax basis.

Monthly Transit Pass Pricing

*Reduced-fare products require preauthorization, see PRONTO Reduced Fare Application. Forward your reduced fare approval email to iride@ucsd.edu with the subject line “Reduced Fare Approval” and one of our customer service specialists will update your account to receive reduced-fare products in the PRONTO portal.

Employee Transit Pass Program Enrollment

To purchase a transit pass through the FaSt Pass program, you must already have a virtual or physical PRONTO card. If you don't have one, you can download the mobile PRONTO app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account with your @ucsd.edu email. (Extensions, such as @health.ucsd.edu and @eng.ucsd.edu, are invalid.) If you don't use a smartphone, you can get a physical card at a regional retailer. To complete the application process, you'll need your 20-digit PRONTO virtual or physical card number.

Monthly Passes are valid for a full calendar month. To receive the month pass for the following month, you must enroll in the UC San Diego FaSt Pass program by the 25th of the previous month.

Apply Online

How to Use FaSt Pass

Watch the FaSt Pass tutorial video.

Questions?

Contact iride@ucsd.edu.