Escambia County Area Transit: Free Rides in Uniform, $1 Fares for Military Retirees

Escambia County Area Transit carries members of the military in uniform free, and charges $1.00 instead of the $1.75 base fare to riders showing an active-duty or retired military ID, with free rides on the 64 Beach Jumper and 65 Big Lagoon routes. A veteran without a retired ID pays the ordinary fare unless he or she has a disability card.

Also called: transit, bus, ECAT, fares, military retiree, retired military ID, Beach Jumper, Pensacola.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Escambia County, FLCounty

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) runs Escambia County's buses. Its fare table gives: - Military in uniform: free on all routes, including the commuter routes 59A, 59, 60, 61, 64 and 65. - Not in uniform, with an active or retired military ID card: $1.00 a single ride (the base fare is $1.75), $2.00 on commuter routes 59A, 59, 60 and 61, and free on routes 64 (Beach Jumper) and 65 (Big Lagoon, seasonal). Who. Serving members and military retirees with a retiree ID. A veteran who did not retire from the military has no military ID and pays the base fare, though a veteran with a disability can get ECAT's Disabled Citizen reduced-fare ID card ($2.75, at 1515 West Fairfield Drive, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Escambia County Area Transit: Free Rides in Uniform, $1 Fares for Military Retirees
Gate	Rule
In uniform, or holding an active or retired military ID	A member in uniform, or a rider with an active-duty or retired military ID. No rating is needed.

Sources

Escambia County Area Transit, Fares and IDsOfficial
Escambia County Area Transit, ID CardsOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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