Children under 5 ride free with a paying adult, students show their student ID or BATA reduced fare card and save 50% off of regular fare prices.  Pay for rides using cash, fare cards, or a phone app.  Bicycles ride for free! Our fixed route buses all have space for three bikes; click here for more information on how to take a bike on a bus.  

 

 

Your teenager may be hoping for more independence, or you may be spending your time as their taxi service.  BATA can help.  Find your school below and click on any links provided that may give detailed route and schedule infomation.  

              SCHOOL               ROUTE (S)
Central High School Free Bayline (West Bay to East Bay) & Village Loop 14 (Airport/Acme)

West Senior High School

& The Children's House Montessori School

WEST

7:35 departure from Hall Street to West Senior High and then The Children's House.  

3:10pm departure from West Senior High to TC/Hall St.

3:45pm departure from Children's House TC/Hall St.
Traverse City High School Village Loop 14

Greenspire High School

Greenspire Middle School

Village Loop 13 and Seasonal Route 16

Bayline
Suttons Bay High School Village Loop 10
East Middle School Village Loop 13
West Middle School Village Loop 12, Bayline, City Loop 7
TCAPS Montessori School Bayline, City Loop 7
Pathfinder School Village Loop 10
Old Mission Peninsula School Seasonal Route 16
Grand Traverse Academy Seasonal Route 31
Woodland School Seasonal Route 31

Northwestern Michigan College (Hagerty Center/Great Lakes Campus, Main Campus, and Aero Park Campus)

NMC University Center

Bayline, Village Loop 14

 

 

 

Village Loop 13 and Seasonal Route 16
Career Tech Center (CTC) Bayline
Creekside School Bayline
Interlochen Arts Academy Village Loop 12
Leelanau Montessori School Special Service
Glen Lake School

Glen Lake Students may ride Leelanau Flex from and to the M-72 MDOT Park-n-Ride lot.  Contact your school for details or see https://www.bata.net/maps-schedules/student-seasonal-routes.html

 

Students may also request a bus on demand using a phone app, BATA Link.  Parents, you may schedule and pay for these rides all in the app.  A bus comes to get your child, the app tells you when the bus is arriving, that it has picked up its passengers, and that it arrives to its destination.  It also tells the driver when the ride is already paid for with the app - giving you one less thing to worry about.  Upload a "How to Ride" BATA Link Cheat Sheet here.

 

To see our bus routes or to plan your trip, start HERE. 

 

For pricing and special day or multi-day/ride passes that can save you money, click here.

 

Annual Student Pass – City and Village Loop Routes Only

   $322   

Good 365 days from activation

 

Teachers, youth leaders, or parents - do you have a trip or a series of trips that you would like to schedule for a group of riders?  Click here.

 

Call 231-778-1035 or email for more information on routes and schedules, or to discuss more options for your students.

 

TCAPS students can use a combination of the free Bayline and TCAPS school buses for an affordable option to school.  Call TCAPS Transportation at 231-933-1933 for more information about your child's bus routes.  

 

These area school districts offer transportation for their students:

 

TCAPS has the Student Support Network (SSN), formally the STEP program, that will help fund BATA passes for students who lack regular or adequate housing.  

 

The TCAPS Indigenous Education program, also has funding for Indigenous students to receive monetary help with school-related expenses.

 

Traverse City area middle school students (WMS, EMS, & SEAS) can ride the BATA bus from school to Hickory Hills after dismissal on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from January - March.  Click here for more info.

 

If you don't find the information you're looking for on our site, don't hesitate to give us a call at (231) 941-2324, email Customer Service (info@bata.net), or stop by one of our Traverse City transfer stations.