Jefferson Lines understands that plans change and sometimes those changes are out of our control. We want to make sure that your experience with us is as convenient and flexible as possible from purchasing your ticket to arriving at your destination.
Jefferson Lines offers 3 types of tickets: Refundable, Non-refundable, and Internet Tickets.
| Refundable | Non-refundable | Internet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Full priced tickets with no additional discounts or special fare pricing applied. Refundable tickets can be purchased in person at your local bus stop depot or agency and over the phone through our Customer Care Center. | Discounted tickets that may be purchased online, over the phone, or in person at your local station. All advance purchase, senior, child, military, and college tickets are non-refundable. Any ticket purchased with the use of a promo code is also non-refundable. | Tickets purchased online via www.jeffersonlines.com |
| Refundable? | Yes | No | No |
| Change Fee? | No | Yes | Yes |
Change a Ticket
Have plans changed and you need to travel on another date? No problem. Here’s what you need to know to request a Jefferson Lines ticket exchange:
Starting January 1, 2023, all tickets will expire after their date of travel and no longer be eligible for reissue. To change the date or time of your ticket, please contact Customer Care prior to travel date and time. Requests after the original date of travel will not be honored. Thank you!
Refundable:
- Tickets are valid for travel up to the date and time of travel.
- Ticket changes must be completed prior to the original departure date.
- If you need to change the schedule, you may bring the ticket to the nearest ticketing bus stop location or submit a Ticket Reissue through our mobile app to change the date or time of travel. There is no change fee for a refundable ticket.
Non-refundable tickets:
- Ticket changes must be completed prior to the original departure date.
- A $20 change fee will apply per ticket and must be paid at the time of reissue.
- Only the date and schedule is valid for change. The origin and destination must remain the same. Passenger names cannot be changed.
- Any advance purchase ticket has to stay within the requirements of advance purchase fares. For example, if you bought a ticket 7 days in advance, you will need to select a new departure date that is at least 7 days in advance of the change date.
- You can’t change an advance ticket for a ticket that falls within holiday blackout periods.
- One-way partially used tickets are not valid for exchange. If you have a roundtrip ticket, but only used one leg of the ticket, you may change the fully unused leg of the trip.
- Ticket changes can be done at any ticketing bus stop location or submit a Ticket Reissue through our mobile app to change the date or time of travel.
Credit For Internet Tickets:
- Amount paid for unused tickets (not including the service fee) may be used as credit towards future online purchases for up to one year from the date of purchase.
- A $15 cancellation fee will be assessed during the cancellation and deducted from your total credited amount.
- To receive credit for your online ticket, please contact our Customer Care Center at 858-800-8898. If you have an online account with Jefferson Lines, the credit will be issued to your account. If you do not have an online account, a new account will be created for you.
- To redeem the credit, you will need to log into your online account prior to purchasing your ticket.
Although Jefferson Lines does our best to provide on-time performance, we do not guarantee arrival and departure times. As with any other form of public transportation, delays are possible and unpredictable. Jefferson Lines will not be liable for delays caused by accidents, breakdowns, and unfavorable road conditions due to traffic and/or weather, that are beyond our control. Jefferson Lines does not cover passenger hotels or food when situations out of our control occur. You may monitor the status of your bus by using Bus Tracker or checking our Service Announcements for schedule updates.
If you believe you were not provided with the services for which you paid (outside of aforementioned reasons), please click here to fill out the customer feedback form and a customer care agent will contact you.