Summer Vacation is here and ALL summer seasonal bus routes are paused/modified for summer break from classes.  Please contact your school to inquire about any summer transportation.

BATA is pleased to assist with school transportation to help parents be where they need to be too.

 

See below for information on our three 2024/2025 student-based seasonal routes; 

 

Don't see your school?  BATA serves most every school in our region with a fixed route of some kind, including TC Central High School, TC High School, all of NMC's campuses, EMS, WMS, and more.  Click here at our student information page (www.bata.net/students) to find your student's BATA route.

 

Parents can check out www.batabustracker.com, use Google Maps, or download the Transit App to track these buses as they travel.

 

 

 

BATA's WEST Route runs between downtown Traverse City and Traverse City West Senior High School plus the Children's House Montessori School each morning to school and each day from school, including TCAPS early release, half days, and exam dates.

 

Visit www.bata.net/west to download the new WEST student brochure.

 

 

 

 

Glen Lake Students may ride Route 11/Glen Arbor from and to the M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride lot during the school year or by deviation request in the summer.  Contact your school or visit www.bata.net/villageloops for details.

 

  • 11 - Leelanau Flex - Glen Lake Schools:
    • 7:15 a.m. - Departure from Traverse City Hall Street Transfer Center
    • 7:45 a.m. – Departure from M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride Lot
    • 8:00 a.m. – Arrival at Glen Lake School
    • 3:14 p.m. – Departure from Glen Lake School
    • 3:27 p.m. – Arrival at M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride Lot
    • Half day departure at 11:40 a.m. with a 11:55/Noon arrival at the M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride Lot

 

 

 

Route 16 - Old Mission Peninsula (seasonal September - June)

 

 

Greenspire/NMC University Center students may board this bus at any BATA LaFranier Road bus stop in the mornings and request it to stop at their campus.  The bus will return to Greenspire at 4:02pm each day (OMPS half days and holidays excluded - see list above) and return to LaFranier Road where they could transfer to Route 2 (downtown, TADL library, Barlow St, LaFranier Road, Goodwill Inn) or Route 7 (Meijer, Walmart, Garfield Rd.)

 

 

Route 31 - Hammond Rd & Supply Rd. (seasonal September - June)

 

 

Leelanau Montessori School LINK Service:

LINK will not provide rides from school on days where there is an 11:30am dismissal:

Sept 2, Sept 3, Sept 19, Oct 10, Nov 26, Dec 19, Jan 16, Feb 27, March 27, April 17, May 22, June 5th (last day of school).

 

No school on 10/24, 11/7, 11/27-28, 12/22-1/2, 1/19, 2/13, 3/13, 3/30-4/3, & 5/25 

 

Don't see your school?  BATA serves most every school in our region with a fixed route of some kind.  Click here at our student information page (www.bata.net/students) to find your student's BATA route.

 

 

If you have questions or to schedule deviations, please call BATA at: 231.941.2324.  Google Maps, Apple Maps, the Transit App, and www.batabustracker.com will all provide live bus schedule information for BATA's Village Loops.  

 

Updated 08.14.25