Paying Your Way: Fares and Passes

Our low fares make RTS Wayne one of the most affordable travel options available!

Standard Fares (one-way trip)

Standard Service — $1.00 per customer per trip
Standard Service Child Age 5 to 11 — $0.50 per trip
No fare is charged for a child under age 5 traveling with a fare-paying adult. Limit one child.
Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Standard fares are required to ride any of the established RTS Wayne routes with designated stops. The schedules show the major stops but there are also additional stops along the route.

Reduced Standard Fares (one-way trip)

Adults age 60 or older — $0.50
Persons with disabilities — $0.50
If you are a person with a disability or you are over the age of 60, you get a discount off the Standard Service. You must show proof of age, or a Half-Fare Disability Card issued by the office to receive the discounted fare. Contact the office for an application. This reduced fare does NOT apply to Route Deviation. A different discount applies to Dial-A-Ride.

Value Passes

Value Pass for 11 rides — $10
Value Pass for 23 rides — $20
You can use a Value pass to pay the Standard fare and Reduced Standard fare in RTS Genesee, RTS Livingston, RTS Ontario, RTS Orleans, RTS Seneca, RTS Wayne, and RTS Wyoming. These passes save you money if you ride the established routes frequently at the Standard fare.
Buy passes on the bus or from our office on 7227 Route 31 Lyons, NY 14489. You may pay with cash or check.

Premium Fares (one-way trip)

Route Deviation — $2.00
There is no discount for persons with disabilities. Reduced fare discounts do not apply.
No fare is charged for a child under age 5 traveling with a fare-paying adult. Limit one child.
Route Deviation is a premium service that will cost twice the Standard fare. If your trip is curb-to-curb and deviates to locations within ¾ mile of an established RTS Wayne route, it is considered Route Deviation. After the deviation, the bus returns to the point where it left the route to continue regular route service. Call 315-946-5617 during regular business hours to arrange your Route Deviation trip. It is preferable to call two to three hours ahead of when you need the ride. Your pickup time is scheduled on a first come, first served basis. You can schedule Route Deviation trips up to one week in advance. You must call by 3:00 PM on Friday to make a Monday reservation.

Dial-A-Ride for Adults age 60 or older — $1.50 per trip
Dial-A-Ride for Persons with Disabilities — $1.50 per trip
No fare is charged for a child under age 5 traveling with a fare-paying adult. Limit one child.
Dial-A-Ride is a premium service available only to adults age 60 or older and people with disabilities. Dial-A-Ride trips are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can schedule a curb-to-curb trip that travels outside ¾ mile of an established RTS Wayne route. You must schedule a Dial-A-Ride at least two weeks in advance. Call 315-946-5617 between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM to reserve your spot on a first come, first served basis. Your pickup time is scheduled on a first come, first served basis.

How to Pay the Fare

1. Pay with cash. All of our buses take cash fares. To avoid delays, please have the exact amount ready when you board. If you want a Value Pass, tell the Bus Operator before you pay.
2. Pay with a Value pass. Give the pass to the Bus Operator. The Bus Operator will hole-punch the pass and return it.

Bus Pass Rules

• Customer must be in possession of any bus pass while aboard the bus.
• Customers are prohibited from passing back their Value pass to another customer when boarding the bus.
• Bus passes are non-transferable. All bus pass purchases are final. We do not refund misplaced or damaged passes.
• To avoid being victim of fraudulent or forged passes, customers should purchase Value passes only from their Bus Operators or an RTS office.
• Operators will not honor passes that are damaged, mutilated, or expired.
• Supervisors have the authority to confiscate invalid passes and/or remove any person not following these rules.