The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is renewing its sponsorship of the Transit Royale app for Connecticut riders, offering free access to the premium version of the app starting February 14, 2025.
Transit Royale helps riders plan bus and train trips, track real-time locations, and use mobile ticketing in select areas. CTDOT first offered the premium version in February 2023, making Connecticut one of only two states to provide this service statewide.
Available for free on iOS and Android, the app provides access to routes beyond a user's immediate area without a paywall, customizable themes and icons for favorite locations, and a leaderboard where users earn points by sharing real-time trip information with others.
“We’re proud to have been providing Connecticut public transportation customers with the premium version of Transit app for three years,” said Connecticut Department of Transportation Bureau Chief of Public Transportation Benjamin Limmer. “The Transit Royale app provides a valuable resource for trip planning, real-time information, mobile ticketing, and customer-agency communication that we strive to improve upon each year.”
In 2024, the app saw approximately 90,000 unique users each month in Connecticut, with people opening the app over 38 million times, and 5 million trips planned. The app's impact was further highlighted by quarterly Ridership Happiness Benchmark surveys, consistently placing Connecticut's transit services among the top 10 in North America.
Looking ahead to 2025, CTtransit customers will be able to view planned detours and temporary route changes directly in the app.
For more information about the app or to download and install the Transit app on your mobile device, visit transitapp.com.