Three types of tickets are available for the RTA Music City Star:
- Single-Trip Tickets: One-way travel between two stations.
- 10-Ride Tickets: Ten one-way trips between two stations that can be used anytime.
- Monthly Passes: Unlimited travel between two stations during one month.
Fares
| SINGLE-TRIP ONE-WAY TICKETS PURCHASED AT PLATFORM | |||||
| Riverfront | Donelson | Hermitage | Mt. Juliet | Martha | Lebanon |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| PRE-PURCHASED SINGLE-TRIP ONE-WAY TICKETS | |||||
| Riverfront | Donelson | Hermitage | Mt. Juliet | Martha | Lebanon |
| N/A | $4.00 | $4.25 | $4.50 | $4.75 | $5.00 |
| PRE-PURCHASED 10-RIDE TICKETS | |||||
| Riverfront | Donelson | Hermitage | Mt. Juliet | Martha | Lebanon |
| N/A | $36.00 | $38.00 | $41.00 | $43.00 | $45.00 |
| PRE-PURCHASED MONTHLY PASSES | |||||
| Riverfront | Donelson | Hermitage | Mt. Juliet | Martha | Lebanon |
| N/A | $134.00 | $143.00 | $151.00 | $160.00 | $168.00 |
NOTE: Tickets are not sold onboard the RTA Music City Star. If you board the train without a valid ticket, your fare will be $75.00. There is no charge for children age 4 and under.
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Online Sales of Monthly Passes and 10-Ride Tickets
You can purchase Monthly Passes and 10-Ride Tickets online at the Nashville MTA Web site at www.nashvillemta.org. If you have questions, or do not receive your items within a reasonable amount of time, please contact Customer Care at 615-862-5950 or email rta@nashville.gov.
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Retail Ticket Sales
Single-Trip Tickets
You can purchase Single-Trip One-Way Tickets from the Ticket Vending Machines (TVM) located on the platform at each station. The machines accept credit cards and $5 and $20 bills only. If a TVM malfunctions and does not give you a ticket, it should still dispense a "Transaction Failed" receipt. You can use this receipt to board the train. If more than one ticket was purchased but not received, please contact Customer Care at 615-862-5950 or email rta@nashville.gov.
Ticket Sales at Riverfront Station
Ten-Ride Tickets and Monthly Passes are available at Riverfront Station from 6:30 to 9 a.m., and from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can purchase these tickets with a check, money order, mobility check or cash. Pre-purchased Single-Trip tickets are not available at Riverfront Station.
Ticket Sales at Other Locations
Monthly Passes, 10-Ride Tickets and Single-Trip Tickets can also be pre-purchased at the following locations:
- Music City Central at 400 Charlotte Ave.
- Mt. Juliet City Hall
- Lebanon City Hall
- Kroger in Donelson at 143 McGavock Pike, 615-883-0121 (Donelson tickets only)
- Kroger in Hermitage at Andrew Jackson Pkwy & Lebanon Rd. at 4400 Lebanon Rd, 615-883-3317 (Hermitage tickets only)
- Kroger in Hermitage across from Summit Hospital at 5544 Old Hickory Blvd, 615-883.4441 (Hermitage tickets only)
- Kroger in Mt. Juliet at Providence at 401 S. Mt. Juliet Rd., 615-758-3300 (Mt. Juliet tickets only)
- Kroger in Mt. Juliet near N. Mt. Juliet Rd. and Lebanon Rd. at 4120 North Mt. Juliet Rd., 615-773-8700 (Mt. Juliet tickets only)
- Kroger in Lebanon at 1418-A W. Main St., 615-449-4631 (Lebanon tickets only)
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Schedules
The RTA Music City Star operates Monday – Friday only.
TO Nashville (Mon. – Fri.) |
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FROM Nashville (Mon. – Fri.) |
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Holiday Operations
The RTA Music City Star does not operate on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.




