RTD Half Fare Above 50% — and Active Members Ride Free
A veteran whose VA letter shows a service-connected disability over 50% rides all RTD bus and rail at the 50% discount fare. Active-duty members of every component — Guard and Reserves included — ride free in uniform or with an active ID.
Verified August 21, 2026
What this benefit is
A veteran whose VA letter shows a service-connected disability over 50% rides all RTD bus and rail at the 50% discount fare. Active-duty members of every component — Guard and Reserves included — ride free in uniform or with an active ID.
What it's worth: 50% discount fare on all RTD services with the disabled-veteran validation
- Estimated for a commuter at the discount fare against full local fare; occasional riders save less.
Who is entitled to it
- Your VA letter shows a service-connected disability over 50%.
- You are in the Denver area, the RTD heartland.
- RTD serves your area.
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How to claim it
- 1Submit a VA benefit letter stating the disability is over 50% service-connected, dated within the last year — that validates you into the discount fare category on every bus and train.
- 2The wording matters: the stated gate is OVER 50%, so a flat 50% rating does not meet it on its face — a 60% letter does.
- 3Separately, all active-duty members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves ride free — Class A or B uniform at boarding, or an active-duty military ID shown to the driver.
- Form
- Discount fare validation with VA benefit letter
- File with
- RTD, with the discount application
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- Periodic
- Re-confirmed from time to time.
Sources
- authority · published policyRTD — discounted fares (disabled-veteran validation)
- operating · published policyRTD — military rides (active members free)
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