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RIPTA’s Successful Newport Hop-On Hop-Off Promotion Ends

Customer Service Kiosk to Remain Open through December

 

Providence, Rhode Island… Following a successful summer season, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) free “Hop-On Hop-Off” bus service promotion in Newport concluded yesterday, October 31, 2024.  The free service, funded by Discover Newport and the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, provided transportation around Newport to popular tourist destinations and beaches. This included all service on Route 67 (Bellevue/Salve Regina Univ.) and Route 68 (CCRI/Memorial Blvd./First Beach).

 

Starting today, November 1, 2024, passengers must pay the full fare on Routes 67 and 68.

 

The RIPTA Customer Service Kiosk in the Newport Transportation Center, which opened for the duration of the promotion, will remain open daily through December 31, 2024.

 

The public bathrooms at the Transportation Center, located at 23 America's Cup Avenue, Newport will remain open daily from 8am until 4pm, through the end of the year. The bathrooms were scheduled to close on November 1, 2024, but due to the support of Discover Newport, the City of Newport and RIPTA, they will remain open for the duration of 2024 to assist with all of the visitors and residents in town through the holiday season.

 

For more information on Newport bus service, passengers can call 401-781-9400 or visit RIPTA.com/Newport.

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