City Loops: Traverse City's urban routes
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Download the City Loop map and schedule brochure here.
City Loop Map
The blue line on the City Loop map is the free Bayline, connecting the west and east bayfronts. Learn more here.
ROUTE 1: Downtown Hall Street Transfer Center to the Grand Traverse Mall
Service Alert: BATA Service Alert: Starting Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, City Loop Route 1 will have a modified route path due construction on the South Union Street bridge (near the Post Office). Both the inbound and outbound stop at Union and 7th Streets (#175/109) will be closed throughout the construction project. Route 1 will add a temporary stop in the Old Town District at the Route 2 stop located at Cass Street and Lake Ave.
Route 1 Map
Route 2: Downtown Hall Street Transfer Center to Library/SOS/GT Health/Goodwill Inn
Route 2 Map
BATA bus routes go beyond City Loops! For information on the BATA bus schedules to outlying villages and towns in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, click here.
Updated: 01.28.23
Plan your day with an easy to read timetable of stop locations for your route.