CARTS | Capital Area Rural Transportation System

How to Ride
Maps & Schedules
Fares & Passes
Transit Options
- Interurban
  Coach
  
  Interurban Coach
  
  The Interurban Coach is a regional intercity route providing connections between Austin, Bastrop, Bertram, Burnet,Georgetown, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, Luling, Marble Falls, Round Rock, San Marcos and Taylor . This service also makes connections to Greyhound and Capital Metro and Amtrak.
- Country
  Bus
  
  Country Bus
  
  Enjoy the convenience of having a CARTS bus pick you up at your home, take you to your destination, and then back home again. Ideal for disabled individuals or others requiring special assistance, Community Transit service provides curb-to-curb transportation throughout Central Texas.
- Metro
  Connector
  
  Metro Connector
  
  The Elgin (Manor/Elgin Express 990) provides bus service from Downtown Elgin with stops at Memorial Park, Manor, Koenig and Guadalupe, Guadalupe at 23rd and 6th and Lavaca and 3rd in Downtown Austin. The connector route extends service from Elgin Park & Ride lot to the Capital Metro buses and Metro Rail. The route provides service for persons wishing to travel for the weekday commute to Austin for work, shopping or other purposes. Please see each individual route for schedules times, park & ride locations, fare and other information.
- Municipal
  Bus
  
  Municipal Bus
  
  CARTS Transit is a municipal fixed route bus service offering regular route service in San Marcos and Bastrop that connect neighborhoods and downtown businesses for citizens and visitors. All fixed route services offer wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- National
  Intercity
  
  National Intercity
  
  At our San Marcos CARTS station, we operate a full-service Greyhound station along with AMTRAK services. At our Round Rock station, we connect with Arrow Trailways and Greyhound intercity bus services. These stations give our customers access to to transportation and freight.
- Medical
  Transportation
  
  Medical Transportation
  
  CARTS is the Transportation Provider for medical transportation services for Service Area 12 provided under Medicaid and administered by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Area 12 includes the City of Austin and all of the CARTS District plus Llano County. These services are free and can be arranged through HHSC call centers.
- Commuter
  Routes
  
  Commuter Routes
  
  We provide regular commuter services, Monday through Friday, into the downtown and Capitol Complex area of Austin from Park-n-Ride locations in Smithville and Bastrop. Commuter Route service is available on a monthly subscription basis.

Interurban
Coach

Interurban Coach

The Interurban Coach is a regional intercity route providing connections between Austin, Bastrop, Bertram, Burnet,Georgetown, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, Luling, Marble Falls, Round Rock, San Marcos and Taylor . This service also makes connections to Greyhound and Capital Metro and Amtrak.
Country
Bus

Country Bus

Enjoy the convenience of having a CARTS bus pick you up at your home, take you to your destination, and then back home again. Ideal for disabled individuals or others requiring special assistance, Community Transit service provides curb-to-curb transportation throughout Central Texas.
Metro
Connector

Metro Connector

The Elgin (Manor/Elgin Express 990) provides bus service from Downtown Elgin with stops at Memorial Park, Manor, Koenig and Guadalupe, Guadalupe at 23rd and 6th and Lavaca and 3rd in Downtown Austin. The connector route extends service from Elgin Park & Ride lot to the Capital Metro buses and Metro Rail. The route provides service for persons wishing to travel for the weekday commute to Austin for work, shopping or other purposes. Please see each individual route for schedules times, park & ride locations, fare and other information.
Municipal
Bus

Municipal Bus

CARTS Transit is a municipal fixed route bus service offering regular route service in San Marcos and Bastrop that connect neighborhoods and downtown businesses for citizens and visitors. All fixed route services offer wheelchair accessible vehicles.
National
Intercity

National Intercity

At our San Marcos CARTS station, we operate a full-service Greyhound station along with AMTRAK services. At our Round Rock station, we connect with Arrow Trailways and Greyhound intercity bus services. These stations give our customers access to to transportation and freight.
Medical
Transportation

Medical Transportation

CARTS is the Transportation Provider for medical transportation services for Service Area 12 provided under Medicaid and administered by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Area 12 includes the City of Austin and all of the CARTS District plus Llano County. These services are free and can be arranged through HHSC call centers.
Commuter
Routes

Commuter Routes

We provide regular commuter services, Monday through Friday, into the downtown and Capitol Complex area of Austin from Park-n-Ride locations in Smithville and Bastrop. Commuter Route service is available on a monthly subscription basis.

delivers transportation tailored specifically for each of the one hundred & sixty-nine communities it serves. Serving the Texas counties of Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, & non-urbanized areas of Travis & Williamson.