If you are a New Jersey resident and a person with a disability, you can enjoy greater traveling freedom and lower fares. When you ride with NJ TRANSIT, you can save one-half or more of the regular one-way fare. 

COUNTY PARA-TRANSIT INFORMATION  

Each of the 21 Counties in New Jersey provides county-based Para-transit service for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities.  

FAQ

Who Can Use The Program?

Special rates are available for senior citizens 62 years of age* or older and people with disabilities. Personal assistants ride for free when proper identification is presented by the person with a disability. 

Where is Reduced Fare in Effect?

You can ride on NJ TRANSIT buses, trains, and light rail vehicles at the reduced rate. Many private bus companies operating in the state also participate in the program.

How To Ride For Less

Passengers with disabilities simply show your valid NJ TRANSIT Reduced Fare ID or Medicare Card to the bus operator, light rail vehicle operator, or train conductor and present the appropriate fare. 

How To Apply for an NJ TRANSIT Reduced Fare ID/Card 

People with disabilities who don't have a Medicare card may obtain a Reduced Fare ID/Card as follows:

• People with Disabilities 

• Click here for a printable version  Online version of an application in PDF format (please view all five pages of the document), then have the application completed and returned to NJ TRANSIT by a physician or certifying agency, mailed to:

NJ TRANSIT 

Reduced Fare Program 

One Penn Plaza East, 5th Floor 

Newark, NJ 07105

• If you're a person with a disability you may also obtain an application by writing or calling the NJ TRANSIT Reduced Fare Office or by contacting an authorized state, county, or local agency serving people with disabilities and have the application completed and returned to NJ TRANSIT by a physician or certifying agency. 

• If you require a personal assistant, this must be certified by the physician as well so that your Reduced Fare ID Card can be stamped accordingly. People with visual impairments can also contact the NJ Commission For The Blind and Visually Impaired.

Eligible applicants will receive an ID Card through the mail approximately four weeks after applying.

If You Lose Your Reduced Fare ID/Card 

If you lose your ID Card or change your address contact the NJ TRANSIT Reduced Fare Office. 

NJ TRANSIT assists in the provision of accessible services.  Please call (732) 431-6480 for specific transportation information and service guidelines in Monmouth county.

Community paratransit services provide more flexible transportation options.  Community Paratransit providers use smaller lift equipped vans and minibuses and may operate route deviation, curb to curb, door to door, or on an advance reservation basis. Services may also feed into existing mass transit bus stops, train or light rail stations.  Although there are some paratransit services open to the general public, others have eligibility requirements and may be restricted to senior citizens, people with disabilities, or social services clients.  Many of the paratransit services in New Jersey are funded by NJ TRANSIT with grants from the U.S.Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration.