Chapel Hill Transit

Chapel Hill Transit
Founded1974
Headquarters6900 Millhouse Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Service areaChapel Hill, Carrboro, and UNC
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes24
Daily ridership11,400 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership3,855,400 (2023)[2]
Websitechtransit.org

Chapel Hill Transit operates public bus and van transportation services within the contiguous municipalities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the southeast corner of Orange County in the Research Triangle metropolitan region of North Carolina. Chapel Hill Transit operates its fixed route system fare free due to a contractual agreement with the two towns and the university to share annual operating and capital costs. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,855,400, or about 11,400 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.