City Loops:  Traverse City's bus routes

 

On Monday, October 20th, there will be big changes to many of our routes. 

Click here to download the new City Loop and Bayline Map (beginning Oct 20th)

Click here to download the new City Loop timetables and schedules (Beginning Oct 20th). There are errors in the Route 7 info in the brochure noted below.

 

Click here for an interactive map/schedule tool.

 

 

Do you carry a mobile device?  Find your bus using the Transit App or Google Maps Transit.  You may also visit www.batabustracker.com to follow the GPS tracker on your bus as it moves along the route to your stop. 

 

Click on the route below to view or download printable PDF schedules:

 

Route Map & Schedules Effective: 10.20.25

 

Routes 1, 2, East Bay Bayline, 4 (WEST), 5, Meijer Bayline, & 7

Learn more about the free Bayline by clicking this link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUTE 1: Downtown Hall Street Transfer Center to the Grand Traverse Mall.  Every 30 minutes most of Monday-Friday and every hour on Saturdays. 

 

* Route 1 now visits GT Crossings on the outbound times, but returns directly inbound from GT Mall without stopping again at GT Crossings.  Route 7 will visit both GT Mall and GT Crossings in both directions.

 

Route 2: Downtown Hall Street Transfer Center to Library/Secretary of State/GT Health/LaFranier Park-n-Ride & Transfer. Every 30 minutes most of Monday-Friday and every hour on Saturdays

 

* Beginning October 20, Route 2 will no longer visit Goodwill Inn.  Route 7 will visit Goodwill Inn and connect directly to Route 2 at LaFranier Transfer.  Route 13 would also deviate directly to Goodwill Inn on its 8:30am, 3:30pm, and 5:30pm outbounds.

 

  • City Loop 2's temporary outbound stop across BATA's new LaFranier Transfer Park-n-Ride at Parkside Blvd will move to the shelters across the street on October 20.  

 

 

 

 

OLD Route 4, WEST FLEX:  Buses every hour from 8:30am to 2:30pm Monday-Friday. Flex fare applies, deviations by request.

8am-2:30pm Monday-Friday between Hall Street, West Front Street, Munson Hospital, Oleson's West, Brookside Commons, YMCA, and Meijer - with deviation possibilities between 8am and 2pm along Medical Campus Drive, W. Royal Drive, Long Lake Rd, Silver Lake Rd, and Herkner Rd.

 

BATA West Flex operates hourly between 8:05am (inbound to Hall Street from Brookside Commons) and 2:30pm (2:00 inbound to Hall Street from Meijer) Monday - Friday.  Village Loop Flex $3.00 Fare Applies.

There are also school-day-only seasonal early-morning and afternoon trips to/from Traverse City West Senior High School and The Children's House.  On school days, WEST leaves Hall Street at 7:25, arriving to WSH by 7:55 and TCH by 8:00.  It departs WSH each school day at 3:10pm, then departs Hall Street at 3:25pm for Compass Middle students to travel to TCH by 3:45, and back at Hall Street by 4:00pm.  This schedule is modified for WSH students on any day where students are dismissed early.  See www.bata.net/west for more info.

 

 

 

 

Route 5: LaFranier Transfer to Garfield Rd (including Oak Terrace, Sugar Plum, and Aspen Hills), Hastings Rd (including Annika Place II and Father Fred), Titus/Fair, and NMC Dennos Museum.  Every 60 minutes Monday - Saturday.  

 

 

 

 

City Loop Route 7: Meijer, GT Mall, Grand Traverse Crossings (Walmart/Books a Million), Secretary of State, Salvation Army, Goodwill store/Inn, & LaFranier Park-n-Ride. Buses every 30 minutes most of Monday-Friday and every hour on Saturdays.

 

* Beginning October 20, Route 7 will visit Goodwill Inn, Keystone Village Apts, LaFranier Transfer, Barlow Street north to the Salvation Army, Park Rd., BAM, GT Crossing (new pullout), GT Mall, Panera/GW Lodge, and Meijer.

 
 
The Garfield corridor will be served by NEW Route 5.
 

 

 


BATA bus routes go beyond City Loops! For information on the BATA bus schedules for Routes 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 to outlying villages and towns in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, click here.

Updated: 10.20.25