Capital Area Rural Transportation System
Call 1-800-456-7433 (or in Austin call 478-7433) for information about our service and to learn where we can take you.
Serving the Texas counties of Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, and non-urbanized areas of Travis and Williamson.
CARTS delivers transportation tailored specifically for each of the one hundred and sixty-nine communities it serves. The service frequency in or to the various locales range from many times a day to once a month.
Passenger Notices/Service Changes
Bastrop Connector Service Changes - January 30, 2012
Georgetown Connector Service Changes - January 30, 2012
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Electronic Fare Cards
It's Here! Get Your RideCARTS Fare Card Now! Introductory Special gives you $10 of rides for free. Limited time only, sign up today!
Discover the convenience and ease of the new RideCARTS fare card! Just swipe and go! Our reloadable fare card is the easiest way for you - or someone you know - to ride our bus. Caregivers can be sure their CARTS customer has a ride.
There are several ways to get our RideCARTS fare card:
- here on our web site. BEST WAY!
- call CARTS at 1-800-456-7433
- visit any CARTS location
Solar-Powered Flag Stops to Improve Regional Access
Plans are afoot to afford CARTS customers improved regional access with predictable city-to-city travel that incorporates CARTS-designed ITS flag-stop facilities in between towns, and in small towns at which an intermodal facility is not yet built or not warranted.
CARTS Vehicle Auction
Bus Arrival Signs
Our San Marcos CAT will introduce electronic signboards display exactly when the next bus arrives at the station hub and two of the major stops. No more guessing.
Williamson County Transit Study
The most populous and fastest growing of the CARTS rural counties, Williamson County, presents unique challenges for CARTS.
This transit study is our roadmap for change.
