Do you carry a mobile device? Find your bus using the Transit App or Google Maps Transit. You may also visit www.batabustracker.com to follow the GPS tracker on your bus as it moves along the route to your stop.
Click on the route below to open/download a printable PDF schedule.
- Route 1: Downtown Traverse City to Veterans Rd & Grand Traverse Mall
- Route 2: Downtown Traverse City to Barlow Rd & Lafranier Park-n-Ride
- FREE Bayline from Downtown TC to East Bay
- Old Route 4, WEST Flex: Downtown TC to the west side medical clinics & Meijer & WEST AM & PM Student Express
- Route 5: LaFranier Park-n-Ride to Garfield/Hastings & NMC
- FREE Bayline from Downtown TC to Munson & Meijer
- Route 7: Meijer/GT Crossing (Walmart) to LaFranier Park-n-Ride
- Route 10: Downtown TC to Suttons Bay
- Route 11: Downtown TC to Glen Arbor (Glen Lake Schools Flyer)
- Route 12: Downtown TC to Chums Corner/Blair/Interlochen
- Route 13: Downtown TC to LaFranier Park-n-Ride & Kingsley
- Route 14: Downtown TC to TVC Airport, hotels, and Acme
- Route 16: LaFranier, Hall St, Old Mission Peninsula School, and Greenspire High School
- Route 31: LaFranier, Hall St, Civic Center, Oleson's East, GT Academy, & Woodland School.
- Leelanau Montessori Link
- Route Guide for Students/Parents
Check out our interactive BATA Route Map by clicking here!
Alert! As of October 20, 2025, there are new route patterns, timetables, a new Route 5 from LaFranier to NMC!
Click here to download the new City Loop and Bayline Map (beginning Oct 20th)
Click here to download the new City Loop timetables and schedules (Beginning Oct 20th). (Route 7 brochure errors are noted on the Route 7 schedules in the links near the top of the page)
BATA provides a fixed route service for Traverse City with our City Loop and free Bayline routes. The villages and towns in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties are serviced by our Village Loop. All of BATA's Bayline and Loop buses are equipped with bicycle racks and most of these fixed-route buses accommodate up to three bikes.
City Loop. Routes 1-7
The City loop offers Traverse City transportation along the urban routes. Use it to access the Grand Traverse Mall, Goodwill Inn, YMCA, and other popular businesses and apartment complexes. The City Loop starts at the Traverse City bus station on Hall Street. Learn more about the City Loop here.
Bayline Traverse City
The FREE Bayline travels from East Bay Beach District to downtown Traverse City and connects to Grand Traverse Commons and Meijer! Learn more about the Bayline by clicking here.
Village Loop. Routes 10-14
The Village Loop connects towns in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties to further your connection to Traverse City public transportation! Learn more about the Village Loops by clicking here.
Modified School Routes. Routes WEST, 11, 16, 31, and Leelanau Montessori
BATA modifies some of its existing public bus routes to best suite area school schedules at certain times of day. Learn more about these routes by going to www.bata.net/schools.
Link services help connect you to destinations throughtout Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties using the BATA Link app if our fixed routes are not suitable for your needs. .
You may also call BATA Dispatch to schedule rides by calling 231-941-2324.
Learn how to schedule your ride with Link by clicking here.
BATA riders may pay for their rides using cash, fare cards, or with the BATA Link app (Link riders only).
Questions for the BATA Team?
Click on the links to the right for more information on each of our services. Our personable Dispatch Services Team is available to help you plan your trip. For additional information on how our public transportation can help get you where you need to go, visit How to Ride.
You can also reach us with the BATA bus Traverse City phone number: 231.941.2324
Plan your day with an easy to read timetable of stop locations for your route.