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  Tap & Ride CT

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), CTtransit Meriden Division, and River Valley Transit are excited to introduce the Tap & Ride pilot project. The goal of the Tap & Ride pilot is to provide a new fare payment option that is quick, easy, and secure for customers.

Starting fall 2024, CTtransit Meriden Division and River Valley Transit buses will be updated with new contactless payment readers that allow customers the option to tap their mobile wallet, debit/credit, or pre-paid cards to purchase their fares on-board.

Please note: Tap & Ride contactless payment readers are only able to accept Visa and Mastercard cards at this time. All current forms of fare payment will continue to be accepted.

 

How to Tap & Ride

1-Tap your mobile wallet or card that supports contactless payments to the payment reader

2-Wait for the screen on the payment reader to turn green and display ”GO!” with an audio confirmation

3-Enjoy the ride! 

Tap & Ride Routes

 Six CTtransit Meriden Division routes are included in the Tap & Ride pilot.  These include the 561, 563, 564, 565, 566 and 567 routes.  No other CTtransit routes are included.

Contactless payment readers are not installed on ADA Paratransit. These services are not included in the Tap & Ride pilot.  

CTtransit routes and schedules can be viewed at the following link: CTtransit Local Routes

Transfers with Tap & Ride

 If you are a customer of both CTtransit Meriden Division and River Valley Transit, you can appreciate the benefits of seamless transfers. Tap & Ride users can transfer easily on any bus with contactless payment readers by tapping any accepted form of contactless payment to the payment reader and boarding as usual.

Customers who plan on riding in multiple CTtransit divisions should understand that purchasing your bus fare using Tap & Ride contactless payment readers will not cover your ride on CTtransit routes besides the six listed above. Transfers outside of CTtransit Meriden Division and River Valley Transit buses are not available at this time.

Fare Capping: You tap, we do the math!

 With Tap & Ride’s fare capping feature, every time you tap to pay on-board, the contactless payment reader will calculate the number of trips you have taken to ensure that you are never paying more than the cost of a day-pass or 31-day pass over that period of time.

To get the benefit of fare capping you must use the same form of payment every time you tap. Make sure that you are using either your mobile wallet or your physical card for all of your contactless fare payments. Even if your card information is loaded onto your mobile wallet the system will recognize it as a separate form of payment. 

 

Fare Pricing Chart

Pass Type	2 – Hour	Day Pass*	31-Day Pass**
Tap & Ride Fare Cost	$1.75	$3.50	$52.50

 *All day passes for customers using Tap & Ride will expire after 24-hours for both River Vally Transit and CTtransit Meriden Division.

** Customers who use Tap & Ride will never be charged more than $52.50 in a 31-day period regardless of whether they primarily travel with CTtransit Meriden Division or River Valley Transit.

 

Tap & Ride’s Customer Transactions Inquiry Page

 

Project Team Contact Information

Email Inbox: DOT.Transitcx@ct.gov

Voicemail Inbox: (860) 594-3618

CTtransit Website: CTtransit Connecticut DOT-owned bus service

Meriden Division Customer Service: (203) 753-2538

River Valley Transit Customer Service: (860) 510-0429

 

This project is made possible due to funding from a stage 1 USDOT Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SMART