Lost $85 on a layover bus pass that went absolutely nowhere

Last month I had a 9 hour layover in Denver and thought I was being smart by buying a day pass for the local bus system to see the city. I paid $85 for a bundle that supposedly covered the light rail and buses, but turns out most of the routes near the airport were under construction. I spent 2 hours waiting at a stop that had a sign saying it was temporary closed, then another hour on a bus that looped back to the terminal. Missed my chance to see the museums and ended up eating $14 airport pizza instead. Has anyone else gotten burned by these city transit passes during a layover, or do you all just stick to the airport lounges? I wish I had just checked the route map before handing over my card.

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karenm4925d ago

My coworker bought one in Chicago once and the train doors broke, so she sat there for an hour and missed her whole tour.