12/20/2023
Upcoming GRTC service changes include frequency improvements on GRTC Pulse and Routes 5, 19, 20, and 91. Route 1A will be extended further into Chesterfield County via Midlothian Turnpike to Walmart Way. Route 19 will be extended via Wilkes Ridge Parkway to serve Sheltering Arms Institute in Goochland County. Select routes will have bay changes at the Downtown Transfer Station.
Route 93 will be discontinued January 14, 2024. For information about LINK replacement service in the Azalea Zone, visit ridegrtc.com/link.
Schedule previews with updated maps and trip times are available below. Visit our Trip Planner to easily plan your next trip and download the GRTC Mobile App or Transit App for real-time bus arrival information. Changes to routes will display online beginning Sunday, January 14, 2024.
GRTC continues to offer early morning and late night on-demand service every day, 4:00–6:00 am and 11:00 pm–2:00 am. Customers can request two rides per day from one GRTC bus stop to another.
Customer Service will modify its weekend hours of operation from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Bus rides, CARE, and LINK services remain fare-free until further notice (excludes CARE On-Demand).
The following routes will have schedule adjustments:
GRTC Pulse – Weekday daytime frequency improves to every 10 minutes until 7:00 pm. Frequency on Sunday improves to every 15 minutes all day until 11:30 pm.
1 (Chamberlayne/Downtown) – Weekday and Sunday schedule change and serves Transfer Station Bay G.
1A (Hull/Midlothian via Southside Plaza) – Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule change. New 8-mile extension via Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County between Kroger Stonebridge and Walmart Way. Frequency improves to every 40 minutes on Sunday. Serves Transfer Station Bay H.
1B (Hull/Warwick via Southside Plaza) – Serves Transfer Station Bay G.
1C (Hull/Elkhardt via Southside Plaza) – Serves Transfer Station Bay H.
2A (North Ave/Forest Hill) – Weekday schedule change.
3A/B (Highland Park/U.S. 1) – Long-term northbound detour via Chamberlayne Parkway and Charity Street concludes. Buses return to regular route via 3rd/4th Street bridge.
3C (Highland Park/Harwood/U.S. 1) – Long-term northbound detour via Chamberlayne Parkway and Charity Street concludes. Buses return to regular route via 3rd/4th Street bridge. Serves Transfer Station Bay B.
4A (Oakwood/Montrose) – Long-term, westbound-only detour via Nicholson and E Main Streets due to railroad crossing work on Williamsburg Ave until approximately November 2024.
5 (Cary/Main/Whitcomb) – Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule change. Frequency on Saturday improves to every 15 minutes until 7:00 pm.
7A (Nine Mile/Airport) – Serves Transfer Station Bay K.
7B (Nine Mile/Laburnum/Airport) – Saturday and Sunday schedule change and serves Transfer Station Bay K.
12 (Church Hill) – Serves Transfer Station Bay J.
19 (West Broad Street) – Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule change. Extension via Wilkes Ridge Parkway to Sheltering Arms Institute. Frequency improves to every 15 minutes all day Monday through Saturday between Willow Lawn and West Broad Marketplace. Alternating trips serve Sheltering Arms Institute every 30 minutes Monday through Saturday and every 60 minutes on Sunday.
20 (Orbital) – Weekday schedule change. Frequency improves weekdays to every 30 minutes all day.
29x (Gaskins Express) – Afternoon schedule change. One eastbound and westbound afternoon trip added to meet ridership demand. Select trips adjusted between 5 and 20 minutes later.
56 (South Laburnum) – Serves Transfer Station Bay B.
78 (Cary/Maymont) – Serves Transfer Station Bay C.
87 (Bellemeade/Hopkins) – Serves Transfer Station Bay C.
91 (Laburnum Connector) – Weekday schedule change. Frequency on weekdays improves to every 30 minutes during peak hours (6:00–9:00 am and 4:00–7:00 pm).
93 (Azalea Connector) – Fixed route discontinued and replaced with LINK microtransit service. LINK offers more hours of operation continuously Monday through Friday from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm instead of peak-only service. All points served by Route 93 are accessible in the Azalea Zone.
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