List of Denver RTD bus routes
The Regional Transportation District operates all fixed route public bus service (except university or mall shuttles) in the Denver, Colorado area.
Local Routes
These are the standard core routes of the system, making frequent stops and often running down the metropolitan area's busiest streets. The routes designated as "Crosstown" cross the central grid streets of Broadway or Ellsworth without servicing the downtown area.
- 0 South Broadway
- 1/1W 1st Ave.
- 3 Alameda Crosstown
- 4 Morrison Rd.
- 6 East 6th Ave.
- 8 North Broadway/Huron/Orchard Pkwy
- 9 West 10th Ave.
- 10 East 12th Ave.
- 11 Mississippi Crosstown
- 12 Downing/North Washington Crosstown
- 14 West Florida
- 15 East Colfax
- 16 West Colfax
- 17 Jeffco
- 19 North Pecos (split from Route 6)
- 20 20th Avenue
- 21 Evans Crosstown
- 24 University Crosstown
- 27 Yale Crosstown
- 28/28B 28th Avenue
- 29 Riverbend
- 30 South Federal
- 31 North Federal
- 32 West 32nd Ave./City Park
- 33 Platte Valley
- 34 Bruce Randolph Ave (eff Apr 2016)
- 35 Hampden Crosstown
- 36 Fort Logan
- 37 Smith Road Industrial (eff Apr 2016)
- 38 West 38th Ave.
- 40 Colorado Blvd. Crosstown
- 42 Montbello via Albrook/GVR (split from 43 Apr 2016)
- 43 MLK Blvd./Gateway
- 44 44th Ave.
- 45 Montbello/Green Valley Ranch
- 46 South Dahlia Street
- 48 East 48th Ave./Commerce City
- 50 Lakes Crosstown
- 51 Sheridan Crosstown
- 52 West 52nd Ave./South Bannock
- 59 West Bowles
- 65 Monaco Crosstown
- 66 Arapahoe Crosstown
- 67 Coal Mine/Ridge Rd. Crosstown
- 72/72W 72nd Ave. Crosstown
- 73 Quebec Crosstown
- 76 Wadsworth Crosstown
- 77 Dry Creek/Ken Caryl Crosstown
- 80 80th Ave. Crosstown
- 85 Chatfield Ave (split from Route 401)
- 88 Northglenn/Commerce City/Stapleton
- 89 Stapleton/Anschutz Campus
- 92 92nd Ave. Crosstown
- 100 Kipling Crosstown
- 104 104th Ave. Crosstown
- 105 Havana Crosstown
- 112 112th Ave. Crosstown
- 120 120th Ave. Crosstown/Brighton
- 121 Peoria Crosstown
- 128 Broomfield/Wagon Road
- 130 Yale/Buckley
- 131 East Iliff/Seven Hills
- 133 Hampden/Tower
- 135 Smoky Hill Rd.
- 139 Quincy
- 153 Chambers Crosstown
- 157 CCA/Buckley (eff Apr 2016)
- 169 Buckley Road (eff Apr 2016)
- 204 Table Mesa/Moorhead/North 19th St.
- 205 28th St./Gunbarrel/Heatherwood
- 205T Spine/Lookout/Gunbarrel (Route 205 branch)
- 206 Pearl/Manhattan/Fairview High School
- 206F Pearl/Manhattan/Fairview High School (via Flatiron Business Park (Route 206 branch)
- 208 Iris/Valmont
- 208F Iris/Valmont via Flatiron Business Park (Route 208 branch)
- 209 University of Colorado/Thunderbird
- 209G University of Colorado/Thunderbird via Golden West (Route 209 branch)
- 225 Boulder/Lafayette via Baseline
- 225D Boulder/Lafayette via Baseline via Diamond Circle
- 225E Boulder/Lafayette via Baseline via E Boulder Rec Center
- 228 Louisville/Broomfield
- 323 Skyline Crosstown
- 324 Main St. Crosstown
- 326 Westside Crosstown
- 327 Eastside Crosstown
- 401 Highlands Ranch/Mineral
- 403 Lucent Blvd.
- 483 Parker Road/Lincoln Ave
- ART Englewood Shuttle
- BOUND Baseline-Broadway-Iris/30th St.
- DASH Boulder/Lafayette via Louisville
- JUMP Boulder/Lafayette via Arapahoe
- SKIP Table Mesa/Lee Hill via Broadway
- STAMPEDE University of Colorado/East Campus
- The SKIP was formerly designated as the 202.
- The JUMP was formerly designated as the 207.
- The DASH was formerly designated as the 227, which was formerly designated as the 232.
Discontinued:
- 2 East 1st Ave. (combined with Route 1)
- 7 North Washington(discontinued-combined with Routes 8 and 12)
- 34 West 3rd Ave. Commuter (discontinued)
- 12 used to cover South Downing before 2011.
- 54 Montbello Industrial Park (discontinued Apr 2016)
- 60 South Pierce (discontinued)
- 79 East Florida Ave.
- 112 used to be West 112th Ave.
- 201 Newlands(discontinued)
- 203 Boulder/55th St. via Baseline
- 205C Spine/Lookout/Gunbarrel(Route 205 branch)
- 205W Winchester(Route 205 branch)
- 210 The Hill(discontinued)
- 301 Westview
- 302 Longs Peak/Longmont High
- 303 Silver Creek
- 410 Lincoln Station/Parker
- LYNX Broomfield/Louisville(discontinued)
- PATH Shuttle
Limited Routes
These routes generally complement the most utilized local routes, providing faster service by stopping at only major intersections or transfer points. Several routes are also covered only by limited buses, so as to provide quick access along relatively long distance lines.
- 0L South Broadway Limited
- 3L East Alameda Limited
- 15L East Colfax Limited
- 16L West Colfax Limited
- 30L South Federal Limited
- 31L North Federal Limited (formerly 31X)
- 36L Fort Logan Limited
- 39L North Colorado Limited (formerly 40X)
- 44L West 44th Ave. Limited
- 55L Olde Town Arvada Limited (formerly 55X)
- 72L Quaker Street via Ward Limited (formerly 72X)
- 83D Cherry Creek/Dayton Limited
- 83L Cherry Creek/Parker Rd. Limited
- 87L South Wadsworth Limited (formerly 87X)
- 90L US 36/Sheridan Station Limited
- 169L Buckley/Tower/Denver Int'l Airport Limited
- 402L Highlands Ranch Parkway Limited
- 121L Peoria Limited (Discontinued)
Express Routes
These routes provide service between major suburban transit centers or park and ride lots and key destinations. Most services are designed for commuters and run only on weekdays. These lines feature limited stops in a manner similar to Ltd routes.
- 116X South Simms Express
- 120X Thornton/Wagon Road Express
- 122X Wagon Road/Civic Center Express
- 145X Brighton/Denver Int'l Airport Express
Discontinued:
- 2X Morrison Express
- 5X Cold Spring Express
- 6X Cold Spring/I-25&Broadway Express
- 31X North Federal Express (changed to 31L in Jan 2016)
- 40X North Colorado Express (changed to 39L in Jan 2016)
- 47X Green Valley Ranch/Montbello Express (discontinued Apr 2016)
- 48X Green Valley Ranch Express
- 55X Olde Town Arvada Express (changed to 55L in Jan 2016)
- 58X Oak/Ward/West 58th Express
- 63X Lockheed-Waterton Express
- 72X Quaker via Ward Road Express (changed to 72L in Jan 2016)
- 80X West 80th Express (changed to 80L in Jan 2016)
- 87X South Wadsworth Express (changed to 87L in Jan 2016)
- 86X Westminster Center Express (changed to FF3 in Jan 2016)
- 93X Green Mountain Express
- 100X South Kipling Express (changed to 100L in Jan 2016)
Regional Routes
These routes connect areas that are on opposing sides of the metropolitan area. They generally run as local lines around the two termini, then travel along freeways or major highways with no stops in the middle portions of the route. Express versions of regional routes run as limited lines through the two end portions of the route, then follow the same middle segment. Some routes provide service to rural areas, traveling along multi-line highways with limited stops.
- BOLT Boulder/Longmont
- FF1 Denver/Boulder Local (formerly BV)
- FF2 Denver/Boulder Express via US 36/McCaslin PnR (formerly BX/BMX)
- FF3 Denver/Broomfield via Church Ranch pnR/Sheridan Station (formerly 86X/BF)
- FF4 Boulder-28th Street/Denver-Civic Center (formerly HX)
- FF5 Boulder/Anschutz-Fitzsimmons (formerly DM)
- FF6 Denver/East Boulder (formerly S)
- CV Pine Junction/Conifer/Denver
- CS Pine Junction/Conifer/Denver via Federal Center Station (Route CV branch)
- CX Pine Junction/Conifer/Denver Express(Route CV branch)
- EV Evergreen/Aspen Park/Denver
- ES Evergreen/Aspen Park/Denver via Federal Center Station (Route EV branch)
- EX Evergreen/Aspen Park/Denver Express (Route EV branch)
- GS Federal Center/Golden/Boulder
- J Longmont/East Boulder/University of Colorado
- L Longmont/Denver
- LX Longmont/Denver Express - via US 287/36 (Route L branch)
- LNX Longmont-Highway 66 Express (Route L branch) Formerly LH
- LSX Longmont-Highway 52 Express/Denver Express (Route L branch) Formerly LX
- N Nederland/Boulder
- P Parker/Denver
- R Brighton/Denver
- RC Brighton/Denver via Colfax(Route R branch)
- RX Brighton/Denver Express(Route R branch)
- Y Lyons/Boulder
- The BV was formerly designated as the B.
- The BOLT was formerly designated as the M.
- The ES was formerly designated as the Z.
- The EV was formerly designated as the E.
- The GS was formerly designated as the G.
- The HX was formerly designated as the H.
- BV Denver/Boulder Local (changed to FF1 in Jan 2016)
- BF Denver/Broomfield via Church Ranch pnR(Route BV branch) (changed to FF3 in Jan 2016)
- BMX Denver/Boulder Express via US 36/McCaslin PnR (Route BV branch) (changed to FF2 in Jan 2016)
- BX Denver/Boulder Express(Route BV branch) (changed to FF2 in Jan 2016)
- CC Arvada/Coal Creek/Wondervu(discontinued)
- DD Boulder/Colorado Blvd (discontinued May 2015)
- DM Boulder/Anschutz-Fitzsimmons (changed to FF5 in Jan 2016)
- F Market Street Station/Superior/Foothills Pkwy(discontinued)
- HX Boulder-28th Street/Denver-Civic Center (changed to FF4 in Jan 2016)
- S Denver/East Boulder (changed to FF6 in Jan 2016)
- T Boulder/Greenwood Plaza/DTC (discontinued Jan 2016)
- U Pine Junction/Conifer/DTC(discontinued)
- W Wagon Road/DTC/Meridian(discontinued)
- YL Lyons/Longmont (discontinued)
SkyRide
These routes provide express bus service from major transfer points to Denver Int'l Airport.
- AA Wagon Road/Denver Int'l Airport
- AB Boulder/Denver Int'l Airport
- AT Arapahoe County/Denver Int'l Airport
- ATA Arapahoe County/Denver Int'l Airport via 40th/Airport Station
Discontinued:
- ABA Boulder/Denver Int'l Airport via Stapleton(Route AB branch) (discontinued Apr 2016)
- AF Federal Center Station/Downtown/Denver Int'l Airport (discontinued Apr 2016)
- AS Stapleton/Denver Int'l Airport (discontinued Apr 2016)
- ATX Arapahoe County/Denver Int'l Airport Express(Route AT branch) (discontinued Apr 2016)