Broward County Transit (BCT) is the main public transit operator in Broward County, Florida. It is the second-largest transit system in Florida (after Miami-Dade Transit), and has one of the highest rates of ridership per capita, and among the lowest costs per passenger, of metropolitan transit systems in the U.S. It operates as a division of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and its network extends into portions of Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County, connecting to Miami-Dade Transit, Palm Tran, and Tri-Rail.
Services
Local service Broward County Transit's local service is focused mainly in Broward County, though select routes extend into Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, connecting with Miami-Dade Transit and Palm Tran respectively. RouteTerminals Primary streets traveled Ridership (FY2025) Service notes1AventuraAventura Mall ↔Fort LauderdaleBroward Central TerminalFederal Highway1,268,442 Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at Aventura Mall Connection to Fort Lauderdale International Airport2Miami GardensNW 207th Street ↔Coral SpringsWestview DriveUniversity Drive1,187,121Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at NW 207th Street and NW 27th Avenue4Hallandale BeachHallandale Beach Boulevard & NE 14th Avenue ↔Fort LauderdaleAirport Tri-Rail StationOcean Drive, Dania Beach Boulevard239,213Contracted out route since January 18, 20265Pembroke PinesPembroke Lakes Mall ↔Hallandale BeachCity HallPembroke Road288,5216Hallandale BeachCounty Line Road & Dixie Highway ↔Fort LauderdaleBroward Central TerminalSouth 26th Avenue, North 24th Avenue, Anglers Avenue290,587Contracted out route since January 18, 20267Hallandale BeachPines Boulevard & NW 210th Avenue ↔HollywoodYoung CirclePines Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard609,0388Pembroke PinesPembroke Lakes Mall ↔Taft Street143,2959Fort LauderdaleBroward Central Terminal ↔Davie Road, Johnson Street329,88810 ↔Boca RatonMizner ParkFederal Highway759,951Connection to Palm Tran at Camino Real & Federal Highway11TamaracCommercial Boulevard & US 441/SR 7 ↔Pompano BeachPompano Citi CentreNW 21st Avenue, Las Olas Boulevard, Ocean Boulevard466,85812PlantationWest Regional Terminal ↔Dania BeachDania Beach PierSheridan Street373,63814Fort LauderdaleBroward Central Terminal ↔Deerfield BeachHillsboro Boulevard & Powerline RoadPowerline Road817,52615Pembroke ParkCounty Line Road & SW 52nd Avenue ↔Fort LauderdaleAirport Tri-Rail Station56th Avenue, Griffin Road19,262 No weekend service Contracted out route16Pembroke PinesPembroke Lakes Mall ↔Dania BeachDania Beach City HallStirling Road232,95018Golden GladesGolden Glades Station ↔LauderhillLauderhill MallUS 441 (SR 7)1,497,915Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at Golden Glades19Boca RatonSandalfoot Boulevard & US 441 ↔1,894,236Connection to Palm Tran at Sandalfoot Boulevard20Fort LauderdaleBroward Central Terminal ↔Deerfield BeachNE 3rd Avenue & Sample RoadNE 15th Avenue, Cypress Road192,74722 ↔SunriseSawgrass MillsBroward Boulevard796,86123Pembroke PinesPembroke Lakes Mall ↔Weston Road45,334 No weekend service Contracted out route28MiramarMemorial Hospital Miramar ↔AventuraAventura MallMiramar Parkway, Hallandale Beach Boulevard982,302Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at Aventura Mall30PlantationWest Regional Terminal ↔Fort LauderdaleBroward Central TerminalPeters Road, Davie Boulevard362,71231Coconut CreekHillsboro Boulevard & Lyons Road ↔NW 31st Avenue, Lyons Road637,46834Coral SpringsSample Road & Coral Ridge Drive ↔Pompano BeachSample Road & Federal HighwaySample Road647,81236SunriseSawgrass Mills ↔Fort LauderdaleSunrise & Fort Lauderdale Beach BoulevardsSunrise Boulevard1,100,15840LauderhillLauderhill Mall ↔Fort LauderdaleGalleria MallSistrunk Boulevard, SE 17th Street, Seabreeze Boulevard751,56342Coral SpringsAtlantic Boulevard & Coral Ridge Drive ↔Fort LauderdaleAtlantic Boulevard & Ocean BoulevardAtlantic Boulevard370,14548Coconut CreekJohnson Road & US 441 ↔Deerfield BeachHillsboro Boulevard & Ocean BoulevardHillsboro Boulevard147,765Connection to Palm Tran at The Cove Shopping Center50Fort LauderdaleBroward Central Terminal ↔Deerfield BeachHillsboro Boulevard & SW 3rd AvenueDixie Highway757,23555SunriseHiatus Road ↔Lauderdale-by-the-SeaGalt Ocean MileCommercial Boulevard576,06556SunriseWelleby Plaza ↔Lauderdale LakesJacaranda PlazaSunrise Lakes Boulevard70,087Shuttle service60Fort LauderdaleBroward Central Terminal ↔MargateUS 441 & NW 15th StreetAndrews Avenue, Hammondville Road, Coconut Creek Parkway730,88162Coral SpringsWestview & University Drives ↔Pompano BeachMcNab Road & Federal HighwayRiverside Drive, McNab Road, Cypress Creek Road670,43172SunriseSawgrass Mills ↔Lauderdale-by-the-SeaGalt Ocean MileOakland Park Boulevard1,773,61681PlantationWest Regional Terminal ↔Fort LauderdaleBroward Central TerminalSunset Strip, NW 56th Avenue, Broward Boulevard971,41583Coral SpringsCoral Ridge Drive & Sample Road ↔Pompano BeachPompano Citi CentreRoyal Palm Boulevard, Copans Road227,56088PlantationWest Regional Terminal ↔ParklandHolmberg Road & Coral Ridge DrivePine Island Road, Coral Springs Drive180,910
The Breeze The Breeze routes operate only weekdays, providing limited-stop service on corridors served by other local bus routes. Route NameTerminals Primary streets traveled Ridership (FY2025) Service notes101US 1 BreezeAventuraAventura Mall ↔Fort LauderdaleBroward Central TerminalFederal Highway315,681Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at Aventura Mall441441 BreezeGolden GladesGolden Glades Station ↔Coconut CreekUS 441 & Turtle Creek DriveUS 441658,731Connection to Miami-Dade Transit at Golden Glades
Express service Express service traverse interstate highways, connecting park and ride locations in Broward County with Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. These routes operate during weekday peak periods only. They are primarily operated using MCI D4500CT motor coaches, and carry a surcharge of $0.65 ($0.30 for youth, senior, and disabled riders).
Route NameTerminals Primary streets traveled Ridership (FY2025) Service notes10695 Express MiramarMiramarMiramar Regional Park ↔Civic Center, MiamiNW 14th Street & NW 12th Avenueor Culmer Metrorail StationI-9572,44610895 Express Miramar/Civic CenterMiramar Miramar Park & Ride ↔92,05410995 Express Pembroke Pines/MiramarPembroke PinesC.B. Smith Park & Ride ↔Brickell, MiamiSE 13th Street & Brickell Avenueor Brickell Metromover Station82,132110595 ExpressSunriseFLA Live Arena Park & Ride ↔I-595, I-9557,414114 ↔Civic Center, MiamiNW 14th Street & NW 12th Avenueor Culmer Metrorail Station103,15111575 ExpressMiramar Miramar Park & Ride ↔Miami Intermodal CenterI-752,842Reinstated on October 28, 2024 after being suspended on August 21, 2020 due to low ridership.
Paratransit and community bus service: Paratransit services are available for disabled riders and senior citizens. Community Buses operate special routes as an extension of the local bus service in Broward County.
Fleet
Since 2000, BCT has developed themed liveries for each new fleet order. The previous generation, introduced in the early 1980s, did not have a name.
Bee Line generation
The Bee Line generation was first introduced in 1997, replacing older high-floor buses decorated with a split orange and blue stripe around the side. These low-floor buses were painted white with a yellow honeycomb pattern stripe on all sides. A cartoon bee character was also placed on each bus, and was later removed.
The Breeze generation The Breeze generation was introduced in 2007 for two special limited-stop service routes on US 1 and US 441/SR 7, traversing from northern Broward County to northern Miami-Dade County. BCT has now added 48 NABI 40-LFW buses to the fleet. BCT introduced six New Flyer D60LFR articulated buses for service on the US 441/SR 7 route. The new buses also feature free Wi-Fi to riders.
The Breeze generation 2007-2018 buses were originally painted in white with two blue arcs, one light and one dark. Later buses ordered and some of the older buses were painted in silver with two blue arcs, one light and one dark.
In 2008, BCT ordered 42 newly restyled low-floor NABIs, including 12 hybrid buses.
Current livery The current livery was introduced in 2020 as part of the penny tax, also known as Penny for Transportation. The livery consists of the front and sides of the buses being painted silver with an orange and white stripe running across the side of the bus with the back of the bus being painted blue. The Broward County colors of orange, yellow, and white are shown via diagonal stripes parallel to each other on the front and rear quarter panels off the bus.
This paint scheme was introduced on BCT's 147 2020 Gillig BRT buses.
Battery electric
Broward County ordered 42 battery electric buses from Proterra for $54 million. Proterra only delivered 21 of the 42 buses before going bankrupt."Transit Development Plan"(PDF) . Broward County Transit. May, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025. Buses that were delivered broke down every 600 miles on average, and are not often put into service. Additionally, during the month of February 2025, none of the buses were able to be put into use.Overall, the implemented use of electric buses has had a limited impact on the community. Although, due to the breakdowns these buses have experienced, there has been a need for further services upgrades. In addition, Broward County purchased two battery electric motorcoaches from MCI for the 95 Express commuter service.
Expansion In 2024, Jacobs Solutions signed a 30-year, $4.4 billion contract with BCT to enhance and expand public transit services.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port Everglades Jacobs Solutions will design and build a light rail system that will connect Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port Everglades. This will be a 5-year, $17.5 million project.
Vehicle replacement and expansion Between 2025 and 2034, BCT plans to replace 449 vehicles and expand its fleet by 114 new vehicles, resulting in a total projected fleet size of 529 vehicles by 2034. The expansion includes vehicles for both fixed-route and express route services, with replacements scheduled annually to phase out aging units.
Proposed rail construction Several light rail and people mover routes have been proposed in Broward County, such as the cancelled Wave Streetcar from the 2010s, which would have served downtown Fort Lauderdale, as well as the newer PREMO Light Rail between the airport and Port Everglades, and people movers proposed within the airport. Additionally, Broward Commuter Rail is a proposed service for a commuter rail service known as Coastal Link passing through the county on the Florida East Coast Railway line that also carries Brightline.
See also Transportation in South Florida PREMO Light Rail
References
External links
Official site System Facts