Ride Ready by GMT App

The easy and convenient way to securely plan and pay for your trip, right from your phone cash free using a major credit card.

1. Purchase

2. Activate

3. Ride

1. Purchase

Purchasing fares is easy with Ride Ready by GMT.

Tap Add Funds
Input the amount of stored value you want to add
Continue to checkout

Select save payment to make future checkouts even easier!

2. Activate

Activate passes anytime anywhere in seconds.

Select your fare
Tap yes to activate your pass

You have three minutes to use your pass once it’s activated.

3. Ride

Simply, scan the barcode at the farebox and enjoy your ride.

Best Practices:

Ensure your brightness is turned up
Place your phone flat to the scanner

How to Use the Ride Ready by GMT App

Creating an Account

Download the Ride Ready by GMT app from the App Store or Google Play Store. Select sign up, complete the form, and tap register. It’s that simple!

Once you’ve registered for an account you will be asked to create a Mobile Wallet.

Your mobile wallet is attached to your unique device and cannot be transferred to another device without first releasing the wallet.

Please Note: accounts created in the app will be set to regular fare. Customers eligible for discounted fares, and those wanting to pay for their children to ride with them, should call 802-540-2468, email Info@RideGMT.com, or visit the Downtown Transit Center, Montpelier Transit Center, or our administrative office in Burlington.

To learn more about discount eligibility please refer to our Discount Fare Program.

Tracking Fare Capping

Setting Up a Discount Profile

Customers eligible for discounted fares must call 802-540-2468, email Info@RideGMT.com, or visit the Downtown Transit Center, Montpelier Transit Center, or our administrative office in Burlington to change their profile.

Log out of your account by tapping the menu icon in the upper left corner and tapping log out, then log back in.

A yellow pop-up stating you are eligible for a discount fare wallet will appear; tap the link to create a new wallet.

Make sure to give your wallet a different nickname than your previous one so it is easy to locate when needed.

A discount fare pass will now be available when you select “My Passes” in the app.

Setting Up a Parent Profile

Passengers paying for children must call 802-540-2468, email Info@RideGMT.com, or visit the Downtown Transit Center, Montpelier Transit Center, or our administrative office in Burlington to change their profile.

Log out of your account by tapping the menu icon in the upper left corner and tapping log out, then log back in.

A yellow pop-up stating you are eligible for a Parent fare wallet will appear; tap the link to create a new wallet.

Make sure to give your wallet a different nickname than your previous one so it is easy to locate when needed.

A youth fare pass will now be available when you select “My Passes” in the app.

Updating Account Information

Paying for Additional Riders

Once you have activated your pass and scanned it at the farebox you can pay for additional riders in your party using the app.

Tap the back arrow in the upper left-hand corner of your activated pass to return to “My Passes”

Underneath your active pass, you will see your pass options, and select the eligible fare for the rider you are paying for.

To learn about discount eligibility please refer to our Discount Fare Program.

Tap yes to activate the pass and scan the barcode at the farebox to pay.

Please note: fares paid for additional riders will not count towards your daily and monthly cap.

Releasing a Mobile Wallet

You can release your mobile wallet for retrieval on a new device in the Ride Ready by GMT app, by emailing a request to Info@RideGMT.com, calling 802-540-2468, or asking a customer service representative at the Downtown Transit Center, Montpelier Transit Center, and our administrative office in Burlington.

To release your mobile wallet from your device tap the profile icon in the upper right corner and tap transfer card.

Type in your account password and tap verify to release your mobile wallet from your device.

Please note: You will be auto-logged out of your account upon releasing your mobile wallet.

Retrieving a Mobile Wallet

Resetting Account Password

You can reset your password from the Ride Ready by GMT app, emailing a request to Info@RideGMT.com, calling 802-540-2468, or asking a customer service representative at the Downtown Transit Center, Montpelier Transit Center, and our administrative office in Burlington.

To reset your password from the app select login, and tap forgot password, type in your username and tap send email.

Instructions on resetting your password will be sent to your email account. Tap the link in the email to navigate to “Password Recovery” and complete the form.

Using Trip Planning Features

To navigate to trip planning, tap the menu icon in the upper left corner and select “Plan Trip”. Select where to, type in your origin and destination, and tap route.

Select the trip that works best for your schedule.

Filter results by estimated arrival time, cheapest price, number of transfers, and minutes spent traveling.

View your bus route, departure, and travel time. To see instructions on traveling to your destination tap steps in the bottom left of your screen.

View the walking distance to your stop, onboard directions, and walking directions from your stop to your final destination.

1. Purchase

2. Activate

3. Ride

1. Purchase

2. Activate

3. Ride

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