Ride the Bus!

There are some great options for commuting by bus in Central Indiana, including fixed-route bus service, door-to-door providers and CIRTA Workforce Connectors.

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Workforce Connect

CIRTA operates two shuttle services to worksites in North Plainfield and Whitestown. Once a day at 5:10 a.m., the shuttles depart from a stop on Washington and Delaware in downtown Indianapolis and go directly to the worksites. The rest of the day, the shuttles pick up at IndyGo stops and head to the worksites. Rides are $1 each way.

Regional Bus Routes

Anderson

CATS – City of Anderson Transportation System
CATS offers six fixed routes within the City of Anderson. Buses operate Monday through Saturday on all but seven holidays.

Hoosier Ride offers weekday service connecting Anderson with downtown Indianapolis in the mornings and evenings.

Indianapolis

IndyGo – Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation
With 31 fixed routes and more than 4,000 bus stops throughout Indianapolis, IndyGo takes you where you need to be. So, hop a bus to catch a flight, get to class, get to work or just get out on the town.

Bus service to Indianapolis International Airport
IndyGo Route 8 provides affordable, frequent public transportation connecting Indianapolis with the airport.

Go Express Travel provides express bus service between the airport and downtown Indianapolis. Click here for a listing of airport bus services available from Anderson/Muncie, Bloomington, Lafayette and Champaign-Urbana, IL.

Hendricks County – Plainfield

South Plainfield Connector offers weekday service between the westside of Indianapolis (via IndyGo Route 8 – Washington St) and the warehousing/industrial park district of Plainfield, including Metropolis Mall.

North Plainfield Connector offers weekday service between the westside of Indianapolis (via IndyGo Route 8 – Washington St) and the Allpoints Midwest industrial park in North Plainfield/Avon.

Learn more here.

Boone County – Whitestown

Whitestown Connector offers weekday and Saturday service between the northwest side of Indianapolis (via IndyGo Route 37 – Park 100 and Route 86 – 86th St Crosstown at the Traders Point Shopping Center) and the Allpoints at Anson industrial park in Whitestown.

Johnson County

Access Johnson County offers fixed route service in Greenwood, Whiteland and Franklin. These routes connect with IndyGo Routes 16, 22 and 31.

Muncie

MITS – Muncie Indiana Transit System
MITS provides fixed route bus transportation within the Muncie city limits. Fifteen routes provide service Monday through Saturday on all but six holidays.

Hoosier Ride offers weekday service connecting Muncie with downtown Indianapolis in the mornings and evenings. Other connections available to Evansville, South Bend, Terre Haute, Vincennes, Bloomington, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Anderson and more.

Shelbyville

The ShelbyGo Loop circulates on weekdays in Shelbyville.

Other cities

Private companies offering intercity bus service within Indiana include Miller Trailways’ Hoosier RideMegabus, and Greyhound.

Door-to-Door Providers

Boone

Boone County Senior Services/Boone Area Transit System (BATS)
765.482.5220 or 317.873.8939

Delaware

MITSPlus (inside Muncie)
765.289.MITS

LifeStream (outside Muncie)
888.589.1121

Hamilton

Hamilton County Express
317.773.2688

Hancock

Hancock Area Rural Transit (HART)
317.462.1103

Hendricks

LINK Hendricks County
317.718.4474

Johnson

Access Johnson County
317.738.5523

Marion

IndyGo Open Door
317.635.3344

Way2Go Transportation, a service of CICOA for senior citizens 317.803.6153

Madison

CATS Nifty Lift (inside Anderson)
765.646.5747

LifeStream/TRAM (Transportation for Rural Areas of Madison County (outside Anderson)
1-855-RIDETHETRAM (743-3843)

Morgan

CONNECT Morgan County
765.342.2182

Shelby

ShelbyGo 317.398.7614