Daily or monthly HART bus passes for income eligible Hillsborough County residents
If you travel within 3/4 of a mile from a HART bus route, and are able to ride HART, but can't afford a bus pass you may qualify for a daily or monthly bus pass from Sunshine Line. HARTPlus riders may also qualify for passes.
Eligibility
- Travel within 3/4 of a mile from a HART bus route
- Have one of the following qualifications:
- Are low-income
- Have no other means of transportation
Things to consider
- You can use passes to ride any local HART route for an unlimited number of rides for the day or month
- You must request passes at least five days in advance of your trip(s)
- Daily & HARTPlus passes will be mailed
- Monthly passes will be loaded to Flamingo Fare cards
- Discount fare riders must obtain a Discount Flamingo ID Card from HART before monthly passes can be issued
How to
- To apply, call (813) 272-7272 Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
- You’ll need to provide the following:
- Name
- Address and telephone number
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Disability
- Household income
You will then be sent an application form that must be completed and returned to receive service.
Transportation Disadvantaged Program (TDP) bus pass applications
Use these only if it is not possible to call Sunshine Line for pre-screening
- TDP Bus Pass application form - fillable*
- TDP Bus Pass application form - printable
- For Spanish, large print or other versions of forms call (813) 272-7272
HARTPlus applications
Use these only if it is not possible to call Sunshine Line for pre-screening
Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to make any of these document accessible should email the Hillsborough County ADA Officer or call (813) 276-8401; TTY: 7-1-1.
Income declaration
*Fillable forms may not work with many browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.) - if you have issues with the form, do one of the following:
- Download the form to your computer and open it up with a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Download the printable version of the form, print it, and fill out by hand
Helpful links
Get help
Department: Sunshine Line
Email: sunshinelineinfo@hcfl.gov
Phone: (813) 272-7272