REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT (RTD)
303-299-6000
www.rtd-denver.com
SkyRide Buses are available outside Level 5, Doors 507-511 in the East Terminal and Doors 506-510 in the West Terminal at Island 5. Route information is available at the RTD counter on Level 5. Downtown Denver is serviced by Route AF. Routes AS, AB, and AF serve Central Park Transit Center, where transfers to seven local routes are available.
ROUTE AF/ DOWNTOWN SERVICE:
Buses leave from DEN to downtown Denver at 45 minutes past the hour from the West Terminal between 6:45 am and 12:45 am. Buses leave every 50 minutes past the hour from the East Terminal between 4:50 am and 12:50 am. The route takes approximately 50 minutes and is $11 each way or $20 round-trip. Exact fare is required when boarding the bus. Round trip tickets must be purchased in advance at the RTD sales office on Level 5. Stops are made at Central Park, the Downing Street Light Rail Station, the Denver Bus Center, and Market Street Station on the 16th Street Mall, which is two blocks from Union Station. Buses leave from the Market Street Station, Downtown to DEN at 30 minutes past the hour from 4:55 am until 11:25 pm.
ROUTES AF, AB, AND AS CENTRAL PARK SERVICE:
Buses leave DEN every 15 to 30 minutes for Central Park, taking approximately 25-30 minutes. Passengers may transfer to or from seven local routes at Central Park. Cost is $8 each way or $15 roundtrip, exact fare only. Route AF and AB buses have underneath baggage storage areas. Buses leave Central Park for DEN every 15 to 30 minutes from 3:35 am-10:35 pm and every hour from 10:35 pm-12:05 am.
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