Public Transit
- U-Pass for Students
- Passes for Faculty & Staff
- UC San Diego PRONTO FAQ
Triton U-Pass is a UC San Diego universal transit pass program that provides students unlimited rides on all regional MTS and NCTD mass transit bus and trolley/light rail routes during fall, winter and spring academic quarters.
Triton U-Pass is NOT valid for use with these services:
Learn how to use U-Pass: U-Pass Tutorial Video.
Newly enrolled fee-paying students become eligible for a quarterly U-Pass; it may take two business days for enrollment status to be update in the system.
U-Pass users are required to show current UC San Diego student photo ID card (TritonCard) if requested by transit officials.
PRONTO cards are available for students who do not have access to use the PRONTO U-Pass app with a smartphone. You are not allowed to have both PRONTO app pass and physical PRONTO card active at the same time; you must choose one fare media.
If you are unable to use the PRONTO mobile app, you can make an appointment to get a PRONTO card from Campus Curbside and use one of our mobile devices to create your PRONTO mobile account and link your physical PRONTO card. You will need access to your @ucsd.edu email at the time of account creation to complete this process.
The 2022 Summer Pass is no longer being sold. Check back at the end of Spring Quarter 2023 for information on the 2023 Summer Pass.