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 student-based seasonal routes;
- WEST - Traverse City West Senior High School and The Children's House Montessori School
- Route 16 - Old Mission Peninsula School
- Route 31 - Grand Traverse Academy and Woodland School
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.
Parents can check out www.batabustracker.com, use Google Maps, or download the Transit App to track these buses as they travel.
* BATA WEST will not operate on TCAPS/The Children's House holidays. 11/22-24, 12/25-1/2, 1/15, 3/22-3/29, 5/27.
June 7th will be the last day of service for the summer.
* BATA WEST will have an early departure time for TCAPS early release/half days and for the following afternoons:
TCAPS 2 Hour early release (1:10pm departure from West Senior High School):
Thursday 10/5, Thursday 11/2, Thursday 12/7, Thursday 1/11, Thursday 2/1, Thursday 3/7, Thursday 4/4, & Thursday 5/2.
Half Day (11:20am from West Senior High School):
Friday 12/22, then final exams (Wednesday 1/17, Thursday, 1/18, Friday 1/19, Wednesday 6/6, Thursday 6/6, & Friday 6/7) 12:00 departure from WSH. Call BATA at 231-941-2324 to request additional dpartures to either Hall St or YMCA.
*BATA WEST will not service the Children's House on these additional school holidays: 11/1, 11/10, 12/18-12/21, 2/16, 2/19, 3/15.
*BATA WEST will not service the Children's House on these additional afternoons: 10/12, 12/15, 4/11, 5/24, 6/7
Exams are coming up for WEST SENIOR HIGH! Modified schedule for the week of June 3rd is below:
Route 16 - Old Mission Peninsula (seasonal September - June)
11:42 departure from OMPS for Half Day Schedule on 9/5, 10/20, 6/11
No service for OMPS holidays on 11/3, 11/22-24, 12/22-1/2, 1/15, 2/19, 3/22-3/29, 5/27
Service suspended for summer after 6/11
Route 31 - Hammond Rd & Supply Rd. (seasonal September - June)
GT Academy students take note:
Woodland School Half Days for 2023/2024 School Year:
9/5, 10/27, 12/8, 6/7
No service on these days for Woodland School Holidays:
11/7, 11/22-24, 12/21-1/2, 1/15, 1/19, 3/25-29, 4/1, 5/27
Service is suspended for the summer after June 7th
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.
Plan your day with an easy to read timetable of stop locations for your route.