A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on March 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Toda7y
Published on December 15, 2025 at 9:43 am
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Starting today, rides on the NAVI will be free (again).
The autonomous shuttles that run on Downtown Jax’s Bay Street initially offered free rides, but the cost went up to $1.75 in October.
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With the NAVI initially struggling to attract riders, Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford told the Duval DOGE Committee last month there’s been a further dip in ridership after the fare was instituted.
The JTA board of directors also just approved temporarily lower fares for bus rides. Fixed-route buses will drop from $1.75 per trip to $1, and express fares will go from $2.75 to $1.50. A seven-day pass will drop from $20 to $11.
The new fares will run from Feb. 1 through next summer.
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JTA also plans to hold a series of public meetings next month to take input on its services. Details on those will be released soon.
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