The following is a list of bus routes operating in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A majority of routes are operated by Metro Transit, but some are operated by suburban "opt-out" providers or are under contract. There are two light rail lines and eight bus rapid transit lines. Almost all routes operate within the seven county metro area defined by the Metropolitan Council.

METRO

METRO is the branding used for fast, frequent, and all-day light rail and bus rapid transit lines operated by Metro Transit. There are three rapid transit lines and three extensions of existing lines in advanced planning or under construction. Mode Terminals Major streets Cities Notes LRT Target Field Station Mall of America Station 5th Street, Hiawatha Avenue Minneapolis, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Bloomington 24–hour free airport shuttle between Terminal 1–Lindbergh station and Terminal 2–Humphrey station. Planned extension to Brooklyn Park expected to open 2030. LRT Target Field Station Saint Paul Union Depot 5th Street, University Avenue, Cedar Avenue Minneapolis, Saint Paul Night Owl service provided by bus; suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Extension to Eden Prairie under construction and expected to open 2027. BRT Smith Avenue Transit Center Woodlane Drive 5th–6th Streets, busway adjacent to Interstate 94 Saint Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, Woodbury Minnesota's first bus rapid transit line to operate in a dedicated busway. Extension to downtown Minneapolis expected to open 2027. BRT Marquette-2nd Avenue & 3rd Street Burnsville Heart of the City Marq2 transit corridor, Interstate 35W Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, Burnsville BRT Mall of America Station Apple Valley Station Cedar Avenue Bloomington, Eagan, Minnesota, Apple Valley Formerly operated by Minnesota Valley Transit Authority prior to December 2020. BRT Rosedale Transit Center 46th Street Station Snelling Avenue, Ford Parkway, 46th Street Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville Seasonal station during the Minnesota State Fair. BRTWest Lake Station Saint Paul Union Depot Lake Street, Marshall Avenue, Selby Avenue Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis BRT Brooklyn Center Transit Center 7th-8th Street & Park station Brooklyn Boulevard, Penn Ave, Olson Memorial Highway, 7th–8th Streets Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis BRT Brooklyn Center Transit Center Mall of America Station Brooklyn Boulevard, Fremont-Emerson Avenues, 7th-8th Streets, Chicago Avenue, Portland AvenueBrooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Richfield, BloomingtonBRTSouthdale CenterWestgate StationFrance Avenue, Hennepin Avenue, University AvenueEdina, Minneapolis, Saint Paul

From 2009 to 2026, Northstar operated from downtown Minneapolis to the northwestern suburbs. A shuttle bus, Northstar Link, extended the service to Saint Cloud. The line shut down in early 2026 due to declining ridership. Line Terminals Railroad subdivisions/Major streets Cities Notes Northstar Target Field Station Big Lake Station Wayzata Subdivision, Midway Subdivision, Staples Subdivision Minneapolis, Fridey, Fridey, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, Elk River, Big Lake An extension to Saint Cloud was under consideration. Link Big Lake Station Metro Bus Transit Center, SCSU Highway 10 Big Lake, Becker, Saint Cloud

Routes 1–99 (Minneapolis–Saint Paul) Routes 1–99 are urban local bus routes primarily in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, often running into the first-ring suburbs. Most routes are operated by Metro Transit, however some low-ridership routes are operated contracted to private operators through the Metropolitan Council. Routes 1–49 are Minneapolis-anchored lines, Route 54 is limited-stop line, Routes 60–89 are Saint Paul-anchored lines, and Route 94 is an express line between the two downtowns.

+ Key Metropolitan Council contract route Night Owl route † Suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic and driver shortage

Route Terminals Major streets Cities Notes 2 Franklin Avenue and Hennepin Avenue A: Stadium Village Station Franklin Avenue, Riverside Avenue, Washington Avenue, University Ave SE, 10th Avenue SE, 8th Street SE Minneapolis, University of Minnesota First Better Bus Routes improvement, implemented October 13, 2018. C: Hennepin Avenue and Central Avenue 3 North Loop Union Depot Washington Avenue, 15th Ave SE, Como Avenue, Maryland Avenue, Rice Street, Front Avenue, Cedar–Wabasha Street Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, Falcon Heights, Saint Paul Inaugurated June 9, 2001 under the Northeast Restructuring plan. Third Better Bus Routes improvement, implemented August 21, 2021. Downtown Minneapolis-Maryland Avenue to Rice Street corridor to be replaced by the Metro H Line, continuing along Maryland to Sun Ray Transit Center. Extra buses with destination sign 3F run during the Minnesota State Fair between Highway 280 and U of M Transitway. 4 Silver Lake Road and 39th Avenue 82nd Street Transit Center Penn Ave S, Lyndale Ave S, Bryant Ave S, Johnson St. NE Saint Anthony, Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington Planned mid-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2030 and 2035. 5 Brooklyn Center Transit Center Chicago Avenue and 56th Street Brooklyn Boulevard, Fremont–Emerson Avenue, 7th–8th Street, Chicago Avenue Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis Underlying local service for Metro D Line Night Owl service suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. 7 Wirth Chalet 66th Street and Richfield Parkway Plymouth Avenue, Washington Avenue, Riverside Avenue, Minnehaha Avenue Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Richfield, Fort Snelling Peak-direction trips extend to VA Medical Center station. 9 C: Louisiana Avenue Transit Center 46th Street station Cedar Lake Road, Glenwood Avenue, 8th–9th Street, Park–Portland Avenue, Franklin Avenue, 25th Street, 36th Avenue, 42nd Avenue Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Richfield N: Greenbrier Road & Hopkins Crossroad 10 C: Columbia Heights Transit Center H: 53rd Ave & Target N/U: Northtown Transit Center Leamington Ramp & Lower - Gate #7 Central Avenue University Avenue Nicollet Mall Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Minneapolis Free rides south on Nicollet Mall. To be replaced by the Metro F Line, expected to open 2027. Night Owl service suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. 11 Columbia Heights Transit Center I-35W & 46th Street station 2nd Street NE, Nicollet Mall, 4th Avenue Columbia Heights, Minneapolis 14 Robbinsdale Transit Center C: 66th Street and Richfield Parkway West Broadway, 6th–7th Street, Bloomington Avenue Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, Minneapolis, Richfield West Broadway corridor a planned mid-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2030 and 2035, to be paired with the Cedar Avenue corridor of Route 22. E: 38th Street station 17 Central Avenue and 26th Avenue D: Blake Road station Texas Avenue, Minnetonka Boulevard, Hennepin Avenue, 24th Street, Nicollet Mall, Central Avenue, Washington Street Hopkins, Saint Louis Park, Minneapolis F: 36th Street and Woodale Avenue 18 Gateway Transit Center 104th Street and Nicollet Avenue Nicollet Mall, Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington Free rides north on Nicollet Mall. Night Owl service suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Route north of 78th Street planned to be replaced with Metro K Line. 22 Brooklyn Center Transit Center VA Medical Center station Lyndale Avenue, 7th–8th Street, Cedar Avenue, 28th Avenue Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Fort Snelling Cedar Avenue corridor a planned mid-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2030 and 2035, to be paired with the West Broadway corridor of Route 14. 25 N: Northtown Transit Center F: Foley Blvd P&R Minneapolis Convention Center Silver Lake Road, Stinson Boulevard, Nicollet Mall Blaine, Mounds View, Fridley, New Brighton, Saint Anthony, Columbia Heights, Minneapolis 27 Uptown Transit Station Aldi Driveway & Wendys 26th–28th Street Minneapolis 30 Golden Valley Rd and Xerxes Ave Westgate station Golden Valley Road, West Broadway, Broadway Minneapolis, Saint Paul 32 Robbinsdale Transit Center Rosedale Transit Center Lowry Avenue Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Saint Anthony, Roseville, Planned far-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2035 and 2040. 33Westgate station University Avenue, 15th Avenue SE, Elm Street, Kasota Avenue Minneapolis, Saint Paul Clockwise circulator. Replaced the Route 3K branch on August 21, 2021. 38 Opus II C: Minnesota Veterans Home 11th Avenue, Mainstreet, Excelsior Boulevard, Lyndale Avenue South, 38th Street, 46th Avenue, Ford Parkway Minnetonka, Hopkins, Saint Louis Park, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Replaced routes 23 and 612 on June 14, 2025. H: Ford & Kenneth station 46 Vernon Avenue and Eden Avenue 46th Street station 50th Street, 46th Street Minneapolis, Edina 54 Mall of America station Union Depot W 7th Street, 5th–6th Street, Maryland Avenue, White Bear Avenue Maplewood, Saint Paul, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Bloomington Limited-stop service. Stops locally in Downtown Saint Paul and Bloomington. Mall of America–Union Depot corridor planned to be replaced by Metro J Line. Union Depot-Maplewood Mall corridor planned to be replaced by Metro Bronze Line. M: Maplewood Mall Transit Center 61 7th Street and Nicollet Mall Smith Avenue Transit Center Hennepin Avenue, Larpenteur Ave, Arcade Street, 5th–6th Street Minneapolis, Falcon Heights, Roseville, Maplewood, Saint Paul 62 Signal Hills Center Little Canada Transit Center Smith Avenue, Rice Street West Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Roseville, Maplewood, Little Canada, Shorewood Rice Street corridor planned to be replaced by Metro G Line, to be paired with the Robert Street corridor of Route 68. 63 Westgate station Sun Ray Transit Center Cretin Avenue, Grand Avenue, East 3rd Street Saint Paul Second Better Bus Routes improvement, implemented September 12, 2020. Formerly High Frequency the entire route, the only route outside of METRO lines to do so. Planned far-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2035 and 2040. 64 Maplewood Mall Transit Center Smith Avenue Transit Center Payne Avenue, Maryland Avenue, White Bear Avenue Maplewood, North Saint Paul, Saint Paul Night Owl service suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. 65 Rosedale Transit Center Dale Street and Grand Avenue County Road B, Dale Street Roseville, Saint Paul 67 Franklin Avenue station Union Depot Franklin Avenue, University Avenue, Minnehaha Avenue, Cedar–Wabasha Street Minneapolis, Saint Paul 68 Highway 36th and Rice Street Camelot Street & California Avenue Jackson Avenue, Robert Street Little Canada, Maplewood, Saint Paul, South Saint Paul, Inver Grove Heights Robert Street corridor planned to be replaced by Metro G Line, to be paired with the Rice Street corridor of Route 62. 72 Hamline Avenue station Sun Ray Transit Center Selby Avenue, Burns Avenue Saint Paul 71 Little Canada Transit Center Inver Hills Community College Westminster Street, Concord Avenue Little Canada, Maplewood, Saint Paul, South Saint Paul, Inver Grove Heights 74 46th Street station Sun Ray Transit Center Randolph Avenue, W 7th Street, 5th–6th Street, E 7th St Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Oakdale, Maplewood Night Owl service suspended March 25, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Planned mid-term bus rapid transit implementation between 2030 and 2035. 75 10th Street station Alta Avenue and 54th Street Cedar–Wabasha Street, Stryker Avenue, Robert Street Saint Paul, West Saint Paul, Inver Grove Heights 80 Maplewood Mall Transit Center Sun Ray Transit Center White Bear Avenue Maplewood, Saint PaulTo be replaced by Metro H Line and Metro Bronze Line. 83 Rosedale Transit Center Montreal Circle County Road B, Lexington Avenue, Hamline Avenue, Lexington Parkway Roseville, Saint Paul