Discount Bus and Rail Fare Programs

DESCRIPTION: People who are elderly and/or have a disability are eligible for discount fares on state-owned bus transit systems as well as rail transportation systems that serve Connecticut. Eligibility requirements and restrictions vary for each transportation agency.

DISCOUNT BUS FARE PROGRAMS: Older adults ages 65+ and people with disabilities can pay reduced fares to ride transit buses when they show the driver their Medicare card or Connecticut Senior/Disabled ID card on all CTTransit (www.cttransit.com/SeniorDisabled/ReducedFareIdCard.asp) buses. Usually, the discount is 50% or less of the standard fare. Other bus transit districts may require documentation of age and disability.

DISCOUNT RAIL FARE PROGRAMS: Amtrak (https://www.amtrak.com/deals-discounts/everyday-discounts.html) provides a 10% fare discount for older adults ages 62+ and people with disabilities. Metro-North (https://new.mta.info/fares/lirr-metro-north#b2) rail service to New York City from Connecticut offers a 50% discount off regular one-way fares (except for on-peak morning hours) for older adults ages 65+ and people with disabilities. Documentation of age or disability is required for any rail discount.

**The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s “Go CT Card” provides a prepaid card for easy access to use on all CTtransit, CTtransit Express, and CTfastrak busses throughout the state. The same discounts a rider receives with a regular fare ticket, but the card and the funds on it will never expire. Riders will not have to have exact change or purchase a ticket each time.