Atlantic City Jitney Fares Are About to Go Up

It will cost you more to get around in Atlantic City via jitney beginning on Monday 12.

Jitney Fares Are Increasing

The price to ride a jitney in Atlantic City will go up to $3.00 on Aug 12, an increase of 50 cents a fare.

Frequent ride tickets will increase to $2.25 from $2.00.

The price of 75 cents a jitney ride for senior citizens over age 62 will not increase if using senior citizen tickets purchased in advance for $7.50 for a sheet of 10 tickets.

Word of the increase has been posted in jitneys.

The last jitney price increase was in 2022 when the fare increased 25 cents to $2.25.

The History of the Jitney in Atlantic City

Jitneys have been traveling the streets of Atlantic City since 1905 when the price of a jitney was 5 cents. The word “Jitney” is a slang word for 5 cents.

The first Jitneys were introduced in The World’s Playground on March 15, 1915. They were not buses in those days, but rather large Ford Model-T touring cars. Everything was manual.

Drivers used a rope system to open the doors to let passengers on and off the jitney from the back of the vehicle.

By city ordinance, Atlantic City limits the number of jitney franchises to 190.

Each Jitney is individually owned and operated. It has provided a great living for thousands of locals over the years.

For more Atlantic City Jitney information, visit.JitneyAC.com