How the Purchase of Transit Passes/Tickets Works
Unless you choose the Commuter Card option (see "How Commuter Cards Work for Parking/Transit"):
- Your contributions withheld from your pay in a given month are used to pay for your monthly commuter pass/ticket for the next month, and
- Your pass, ticket, or voucher is generally mailed to you at your home address (unless prohibited by the individual transit agency).
- This means that you don't have to buy your commuter pass, ticket, or voucher separately (i.e., at the station).