The 91 Express Lanes provides fast, safe and reliable travel between the Orange/Riverside County line and the Costa Mesa Freeway (State Route 55). To use the 91 Express Lanes, vehicles must be equipped with a FasTrak transponder linked to a pre-paid account.
Other toll roads within Orange County use different systems to collect payment in addition to FasTrak. On the Foothill (State Route 241), the San Joaquin Hills (State Route 73), and the Eastern (State Routes 241, 133 and 261) transportation corridors, the recently introduced ExpressAccounts and One-Time-Toll accounts read license plate numbers and offer various options for payment settlement. A transponder is not required. Toll rates with FasTrak accounts are 45 cents to $1.10 lower than these other types of accounts.
This system of toll roads is completely separate from the 91 Express Lanes and the ExpressAccounts and One-Time-Toll systems do not apply to it.
On the 91 Express Lanes, those with a FasTrak transponder and a pre-paid account save an average of 30 minutes per trip while traveling in free-flowing lanes for 10 miles without stopping to pay tolls. Transponders are available by mail or in person when signing up for an account for the 91 Express Lanes.
