CAN I GET HELP WITH BUS MONEY?
Low income residents in Sacramento can get help with bus tickets in the following ways:
1) Department of Human Assistance (DHA) – DHA will provide an RT monthly pass to General Assistance participants. CalWorks recipients can get money for transportation to and from their welfare to work assignment.
2) Francis House – Francis House provides bus tokens, gas vouchers, help obtaining birth certificates, California IDs and drivers licenses necessary to obtain jobs.
1422 C Street Sacramento, CA 95814-0916.
Phone; (916) 443-2646
3) Volunteers of America – purchases tickets and distributes them based on their own criteria.
www.voa.org/service-navigator/
Discount fares are available on the RT bus lines.
Seniors (age 62 and over) – For individuals with disabilities and Medicare cardholders, proof of identification is required upon boarding, and can include an RT senior or Disabled photo ID card, a Senior or Disabled photo ID card issued by another transit agency, a driver’s license, a State of California ID card, a passport or identification card issued by any governmental entity containing a photo of the cardholder (and also showing verification of age for Seniors only). Attendants of individuals with disabilities may ride for the Discount fare if possessing an RT Disabled photo ID card with an Attendant eligibility notation.
Super Senior (age 75+) – Proof of age verification is required to purchase a Super Senior monthly sticker. The Super Senior monthly sticker is only available for purchase at RT’s Customer Service and Sales Center located at 1225 R Street.
Students (age 5 – 18) – To qualify, you must be pursuing a high school diploma. You will be eligible to purchase RT monthly student stickers with an RT Student photo ID card. RT Student stickers must be affixed to an RT Student photo ID card, not a school ID. Students are eligible to purchase single fares and daily passes with their school ID.
Class Pass – RT offers the Class Pass, which permits unlimited use for groups traveling during the hours of 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The Class Pass is available to any group with 10 or more students who are pursuing a high school diploma. The cost of the Class Pass is $2.50 for each student and $5 for each accompanying adult. To ensure that you have the most current price, visit
sacrt.com/fares/farecategories.aspx
or call (916) 321-BUSS (2877).
RT Customer Service Representatives are available to answer questions about your group travel.
Please call RT at 321-BUSS (2877) at least 10 working days before your day of travel. RT photo ID cards are only available at RT’s Photo Identification Center located at 1225 R Street, Sacramento 95811, in the Customer Service and Sales Center.