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.

Important reminders for riders:

  • For the return trip home, from West Senior High School, your fare is paid by TCAPS, but please ask the driver for a free transfer ticket to any connecting bus and use the pull cord to signal any stops at Maple or Cedar St.  

  • Compass Middle School students may board WEST daily at Hall for the 3:25 trip back to TCH.  

  • TCH parents, tell your young children to let the driver know which stop you want when boarding or to pull the cord when you get close.  Your child should always ask the driver or BATA staff if unsure about anything.

  • Two-hour TCAPS early release days, with WSH departure at 1:10.

    • Monday Oct 13, Tues Nov 25, Thurs Nov 11, Monday, Jan 19, Friday Jan 23, Thurs Feb 19, Thurs March 12, and Thurs April 16 

  • High School Exam Days: WSH departure at 12:10pm AND at 3:10pm

    • Wed Jan 21, Thurs Jan 23, Monday June 8th, Tuesday June 9th.

  • Half day on the last day of school, June 10th - depart WSH at 11:19 to arrive at Hall Street by 11:45.

  • No TCAPS school on:

    • Tues Nov 4, Nov 26-28, Dec 22 - Jan 2, Fri Feb 20, Fri March 27 - April 3, Mon May 25

  • No Children's House on:

    • Oct 10, Nov 7, Nov 26-28, Dec 22 - Jan 2, Jan 5, Jan 19, Feb 13, Feb 16, March 13, Mar 30 - April 3, May 25 - last day of school is June 7

  • No PM trip home from Children's House because of early dismissal (parents may call for deviation if they are comfortable with that)

    • Nov 6, Mar 12, April 10, May 22, June 5.

  • WEST will not be in service for the AM and PM school trips when TCAPS has inclement weather closures.  Visit www.tcaps.net for updates.  

 

 

 

Glen Lake Students may ride Route 11/Glen Arbor from and to the M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride lot, dowtown TC, Maple City, or Glen Arbor.  This bus does not run on days when Glen Lake Schools are not in session, school snow days, or for afternoon trips on early release days.  See https://www.glenlakeschools.org/ for snow day updates and for their calendar.

 

  • Route 11:  Glen Arbor and 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
      • Oct 16, Jan 22&23, Feb 13, April 17, June 12 (last day of school)
    • No School (and no Route 11) on: Oct 17, Nov 3, Nov 26-28, Dec 22-Jan2, Jan 19, Feb 16, March 30 - April 6, May 25.

 

 

 

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

Old Mission Peninsula School Half Days and Holidays (no Greenspire PM Pick Up): 

HALF DAYS: Oct 17, June 11.

Holidays/No School: Nov 4, Nov 26-28, Dec 22-Jan 2, FEB 20&23, March 22-April 3, May 25.

 

*No Route 16 service on inclement weather days for Old Mission Peninsula School.  https://www.ompschool.org/

 

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 and runs according to the Woodland School calendar, including inclement weather days)

 

 

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