November 22, 2023

RIPTA Offices Will Be closed on Thursday, November 23 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route services on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Thursday, November 23, 2023, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, an official state holiday.   RIPTA Offices All RIPTA offices will be closed on the Thanksgiving holiday. Flex Services Flex Services […]

November 4, 2023

Free Bus Service for All Local Veterans on Veterans Day and to WaterFire – A Salute to Veterans on November 4 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will offer free service on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023, to all Rhode Island veterans with proof of eligibility. All passengers are reminded that RIPTA services […]

October 19, 2023

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that the Photo ID Office located inside the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center, will reopen one day a week, on Wednesdays, starting November 8, 2023. The Photo ID Office, where passengers can process their reduced fare bus pass applications, will be open on Wednesdays from 8am to […]

October 1, 2023

October Newsletter

September 29, 2023

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is reminding passengers that the R-Line fare free pilot program will end on October 1, 2023. The Rhode Island General Assembly allocated $2.5 million of one-time federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds toward a year-long free fare pilot program on the R-Line, a rapid bus route which […]

October 9, 2023

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Monday, October 9, 2023, in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day.  All RIPTA offices, except for the Newport Transportation Center, will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023, in celebration of the holiday. Transportation Centers The Ticket Window in the Kennedy […]

September 5, 2023

Students Encouraged to Download Transit App to Track Trips in Real-Time The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is ready to welcome Providence Schools high school students onboard public transit for the first day of school on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Beginning Wednesday and throughout the week, RIPTA outreach staff, in bright yellow vests, will […]

September 1, 2023

August 30, 2023

Newport Ferry Shuttle Will Switch to Fall Schedule On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Monday, September 4, 2023, in honor of Labor Day.  All RIPTA offices, except for the Newport Transportation Center, will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023, in celebration […]