Fare Payment Options -Greater Portland Transit, ME

Learn more about trip planning and online fare apps by clicking one of the options below.

DiriGo Pass
Cash

DiriGo offers both mobile app and smart card options for your cashless ride on Greater Portland Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit (BSOOB Transit).

Benefits include:

Fare capping — Automatically save money when you ride frequently.
Free transfers — Trips within 90 minutes of your initial fare payment are free.
Card or App — Choose your preferred media

Select an option below to learn how to register, add money and get riding.

DiriGo Pass Smart Card and App Information

Dirigo Smart Card

Pay your Fare using a DiriGo Pass Smartcard

Five easy steps to get started:

Get your smartcard, visit DiriGoPass.org for info
Register your Smartcard at Umopass.com
Add Value to your Account: online or at participating locations
Plan your trip
Board the bus and go!

Protect Your Card By Registering It Online

Do you have to register your DiriGo Pass Smartcard? No, but if a DiriGo Pass Smartcard is registered and lost, the value on the card can be transferred to a new card. The value is lost if the card is not registered.

Lost DiriGo Pass smartcards are $5 to replace.

Adding Value To Your Card

Value can be added to your smart-tap card online or in-person.

Click here to go to the UMO portal to log into your DiriGo Pass account.

Add Value To Your Account Online

After registering and logging into the account:

Choose If You’re Adding Value Or A Pass

Click “add value or a pass” to account and select “stored value” or “passes”, or redeem benefit code.

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Adding Value – Adding A Credit Card

If adding value, enter your credit card information.

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Adding Value – Select Amount To Add

Choose amount to add value to your DiriGo Pass smartcard and review screen before purchasing.

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Add Value To Your Account In Person At Participating Sales Locations

You can stop by a reload location and use cash or a credit/debit card to add value to your DiriGo Pass Smartcard. Choose either the DiriGo Pass Smartcard or Mobile App. It’s not possible to have both options with one email address.

List of participating agencies:

Metro’s Downtown Transit Hub – 21 Elm St., Portland
Saco Transportation Center- 138 Main St., Portland
South Portland City Hall- 25 Cottage Rd.,, Portland

UMO Mobility App

The UMO Mobility App can be used to travel on Greater Portland Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit (BSOOB Transit).

Download the UMO Mobility App on your smartphone and create your DiriGo Pass account to pay your fare, plan your trip, and track your bus.

Register Your Account

There are three ways to register yourself on the app. Select one of them from the app login screen.

Create A New Account

New to the app Umo? Create a new account.

Sign In With An Existing Umo Account

Use your TouchPass login or number to connect to an existing UMO account.

Connect A Card

Use the number on your current TouchPass or Umo transit card to create an new account connected to an existing balance.

Add Money & Buy Fares

Once you are registered and logged into your account, you have choices from adding money to your account to purchasing fares.

Home Screen Options

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Where do you want to go — Trip Planning
My Wallet – Validation Code, Buy a pass or add cash
Favorites, Directions, Stops, Lines, Wallet

Select Add Cash Or Buy Passes

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Load your wallet
Add cash up to $200
Or buy Ten Ride Passes

Select Amount/Add Cash

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Select amount
Confirm your purchase and continue

Use Wallet To Buy Fares

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Validation (QR) Code is generated
Board the bus, scan the code.

Ten Ride Pass Is Available On DiriGo Pass (Card & Mobile)

The DiriGo Ten Ride Pass option is available to purchase for the smartcard and mobile app.

Our DiriGo Ten Ride Pass is available from Greater Portland Metro and BSOOB Transit. It’s the perfect option for infrequent riders and for those riding the bus with family and friends. Reduced fare options are available for eligible passengers. For more information, visit dirigopass.org.

Ten Ride Pass trips allow for transfers within 90 minutes of the initial fare payment. Fare capping benefits are not available with the Ten Ride Pass. Frequent riders are encouraged to use stored value on their DiriGo card or Umo smartphone app.

Register the DiriGo Pass on your smartphone, add value using a credit or debit card, and scan the QR code from your phone when boarding the bus. For more information, visit dirigopass.org.

DiriGo FAQs

90-Minute Pass

A passenger using a DiriGo Pass smartcard to ride can scan their phone or tap their card and ride for 90 minutes. No need to ask for a transfer. Passengers paying cash will need to pay again when boarding a second bus

Fare Capping

Fare capping allows for frequent travel and financial flexibility. It provides the benefits of a multi-ride discounted pass without having to pay up-front costs. When you use your DiriGo Pass smartcard you can load small amounts of value into your account whenever you want. Riders get credit for every trip they take until they reach a daily or monthly “fare cap.” After reaching the cap all rides are free for the day or calendar month. This “pay as you go” approach improves affordability and equity in the cost of using transit. It allows all riders using the DiriGo Pass smartcard or the mobile app equal access to discounts. Riders pay only for what they use. Please note: Purchase of Ten Ride passes do not qualify for fare-capping benefits.

Is Cash Still Accepted?

Is Cash still accepted?

Yes, cash (exact change) is still accepted; but, paying with a DiriGo Pass, instead of cash, includes 90 Minute Pass and Fare-Capping benefits.

More FAQs

DiriGo TenRIde Passes available for purchase:
Local, Express BREEZ, Premium Express (ZOOM) and reduced fare options. More information — Here

While payment with DiriGo Pass is preferred, cash is accepted on Greater Portland Metro.

Cash payments:

Must use exact change. No change is made by bus drivers. Bus drivers do not handle any transactions.
Must pay again when transferring to another bus. No transfer tickets are provided.
No access to fare capping
Reduced-fare eligible passengers must be prepared to show ID or other documentation that confirms eligibility for reduced fare.