The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Policy Committee voted Monday to unanimously approve a base fare increase for the city’s public transit system, allowing the cost of a bus ride to rise from 75 cents to $1.00 beginning in January.
The 33% increase in the base fare is part of a broader set of fare changes approved by the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority in October. While the MPO only had authority to vote on the base fare, all other approved increases will take effect January 5, 2026, regardless of Monday’s vote.
Under the new fare structure, transfers—currently free—will cost 25 cents each. The 31-day pass will increase from $30 to $35, and the 7-day pass will rise from $7.50 to $10. B-Line paratransit fares will jump from $1.25 to $1.75, a 40% increase…