About Us
The Regional Transportation District was created in 1969 by the Colorado General Assembly to develop, operate, and maintain a mass transportation system for the benefit of the people in RTD's service area. The 2,340 square mile district serves all or part of eight counties:
- Boulder
- Broomfield
- Denver
- Jefferson
- Adams
- Arapahoe
- Douglas
- Weld
RTD’s governing body is a 15-member elected Board of Directors, with each director elected by district for a four-year term. Each director district contains approximately 180,000 residents.
Our Mission
- Meet our constituents’ present and future public transit needs by providing safe, clean, reliable, courteous, accessible, and cost-effective service throughout the District.
- As a public agency, we are dedicated to serve the public and to meet the public needs for a transit agency.
- We connect you with your community. We’ll take you from point A to point B safely, on time, and in clean and accessible vehicles.
- Our priority is to offer you the best customer service. We want you to be satisfied with every trip you take on RTD.
- We work to continuously improve our service. We listen to your suggestions and address your concerns because your voice is important to us.
- We are committed to providing an affordable service to our customers.
How To Ride
Whether you're visiting, new to the area or just new to riding transit, RTD makes it easy to figure out how to get to where you want to go. A great place to start is our Trip Planner. It will help you figure out which routes and services to use to reach your desired destination.
Then check out fares and passes to determine how much your trip will cost. If you're riding rail, the ticket vending machine (TVM) will figure out your fare for you when you input your starting and ending points. Parking fees apply at some Park‑n‑Rides. Learn about parking fees by visiting how to park.
If you're going to be riding RTD regularly, it pays to look at all the fare products like ticket books and passes that are available to help you save money. Many are even available at the online store.
Some of the most popular services for visitors are RTD's SkyRide and University of Colorado A Line to and from Denver International Airport and the Free MallRide running the length of the 16th Street Mall in Denver.
If you're going to need to get around for a few days, RTD offers a 10-Ride Ticket Book for visitors coming in to town for a short stay. Parking fees apply at some RTD Park-n-Rides. Learn about parking fees by visiting how to park.
Safety and Security
Transit Watch
The RTD Safety and Security Division has partnered with Homeland Security to create awareness of possible threats to our transit system.
Service Changes
RTD makes service changes to our system to meet the diverse travel needs of the communities we serve. These changes happen three times per year, in January, May and August.
Sign up for service change updates
Sign up for service alert emails to start receiving service change updates by email.
More Information in Your Language
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RTD makes no warranty for the accuracy of this service, which is provided to you as a courtesy. Sometimes there are translation errors in the automatic translation provided by Google - we cannot be held responsible for those.