Denver at 25 to 35: Getting Home Safe and Cheap After a Late Show

Figure out your ride home before you leave the house, because the curb outside the venue with a dying phone is a bad place to start planning.

Getting home is the part of the night nobody plans. The train map has changed a lot this year, and rideshare prices after a big show can get ugly. The cheapest option isn't always the one that actually gets you home.

The short version

Check the train before you go, have a backup, and keep enough phone charge to use it. RTD has had a messy 2026. Per Wikipedia's H Line page (checked 2026-10-28), the H Line is suspended for the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, with extra R Line trains and a temporary T Line (I-25 & Broadway to Lincoln) covering the gap. Wikipedia's L Line page says the L Line is suspended too. None of that is official, so confirm on RTD's site the day of.

We couldn't confirm current last-train times from an official RTD source, so we're not printing any. Look them up yourself before the encore.

What people actually do

For downtown venues, plenty of people ride transit in and take a rideshare or a friend's car home. Half the trip stays cheap and the last-train stress goes away. Boettcher Concert Hall (4.8 stars from 2,246 reviews as of 2026-05-02) is in the CBD, which gives you the most options of any spot here.

Cervantes' in Five Points (4.6 stars from 2,900 reviews as of 2026-05-02) is a dance-floor kind of night, and the L Line that ran through that area (downtown to 30th & Downing) is listed as suspended. Plan on a rideshare or a designated driver, and split the fare with your group.

Fiddler's Green in Greenwood Village (4.4 stars from 6,800 reviews as of 2026-05-02) is the hard one. Big crowd, everyone leaving at once. People who handle it well either have a sober driver or walk a bit away from the venue before calling a car so they aren't stuck in the pickup crush.

Meow Wolf (4.5 stars from 17,708 reviews as of 2026-05-02) runs rotating events with a bar, so treat event nights there like any other night out: decide the ride home first.

The practical stuff

• Check RTD the day of. RTD's upcoming schedules page says current schedules took effect June 7, 2026. Wikipedia says the C Line from Union Station reopened that day and the D Line closed. Verify on rtd-denver.com.
• Airport side of town. A fan site (greaterdenvertransit.com, possibly out of date) says the A Line runs until 12:30am with an extra 1am round trip on Friday and Saturday nights. Treat that as a hint and confirm it.
• Eat while prices settle. Waiting out a pricey rideshare goes better with food. Our late night food guide covers what's open.
• Stick with your people. Agree on how everyone's getting home before the first drink. Our nightlife safety guide has the rest.
• Bring a charger. Every backup plan here runs through your phone.