Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA; ) a public transit agency that serves Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties in the US state of Michigan.
History BATA was formed February 1, 1985, out of the former Leelanau County transit combined with the Dial-A-Ride service in Traverse City, Michigan. Over the years BATA has changed routes and branding their reputation to riders with technology improvements on buses. BATA launched their Bayline service on June 25, 2018. This is the first high-frequency, east-west connection for the region, with buses every 20 minutes, 7 am – 10 pm, and it is fare-free.
Services City & village links (door to door service) City loops Village loops Bayline Indian Trails (Hall St. transfer station) Benzie Bus (Hall St. transfer station) KAT Bus(Route 14 Turtle Creek Casino bus stop) WEX Express(Route 1,5 and 12 Grand Traverse Mall Stop)
Routes + City loops Route Inbound Outbound 1 Downtown Transfer Station GT Mall Entrance 2 Downtown Transfer Station LaFranier Transfer Station 5 LaFranier Transfer Station Oak Terrace/Garfield Rd/NMC 7 Meijer/GT Mall/GT Crossing Goodwill Inn/LaFranier TransferBaylineMeijer/Downtown TCWoodland Creek / Hotel District
+Village loops Route Inbound Outbound 10 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Suttons Bay 11 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Maple City & Glen Arbor 12 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Chums Corner/Interlochen 13 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Kingsley 14 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport/Williamsburg
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