COVID-19 Updates: For the latest updates and service impacts and restarts related to the coronavirus please call 231.941.2324 or visit BATA's coronavirus web page.
Service Alert: Aug. 10-14 (weather permitting) City Loop and Village Loop pick up locations will be modified at BATA’s Hall Street Transfer Station for tarmac maintenance. Temporary signage will be placed daily at the Hall Street station to indicate where each bus is located for boarding. We appreciate your patience as we make improvements. Please call BATA Customer Service at 231.941.2324 for more information. (Updated: 08.07.20)
Link On-Demand: On Aug. 1, 2020 BATA is upgrading its City Link service with a new pilot service called Link On-Demand. Similar to ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, Link On-Demand uses a smartphone app and real-time tracking for riders to request customized curb-to-curb trips in and around Traverse City. Call 231.941.2324 or visit http://www.bata.net/linkon-demand to learn more. (Updated: 07.02.20)
Service Alert: Full Bike-n-Ride service with the capacity of 11 bikes will only be offered on Village Loop Route 10 – Suttons Bay this weekend. Village Loop Route 11 - Glen Arbor will have capacity for three bikes Sat. and Sun. Route 10 will also only have a Bike-n-Ride bus available for the A Bus on Monday, Aug. 10. Please call BATA Customer Service at 231.941.2324 for more information. (Updated: 08.07.20)
Front Street Closure: Starting Monday, June 22, BATA’s Bayline route and City Loop Route 2 will be impacted by the closure of Front Street in downtown Traverse City between Park and Union Streets through Labor Day (Sept. 7). Please call BATA Customer Service at 231.941.2324 for more information. (Updated: 06.18.20)
Service Alert: The Bayline sometimes can't maintain 15-minute frequency due to road construction on East Front Street. We will try maintain 15-minute frequency to the best of our ability. Please call BATA Customer Service at 231.941.2324 for more information. (Updated: 06.03.20)
BATA's No-Show Policy helps improve BATA's on-demand services by trying to limit no-shows that can disrupt service schedules and inconvenience other passengers. Click HERE to read BATA's full No-Show Policy details. Updated: January 31, 2020
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