CapMetro Bus

CapMetro Bus
CapMetro Bus in 2012
ParentCapital Metro
FoundedJuly 1, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-01)
Headquarters2910 E. Fifth Street, Austin, Texas
LocaleCentral Texas
Service area
Service type
Routes
    • 46 MetroBus
    • 12 Special bus
    • 8 Express bus
    • 19 UT Shuttle bus
Stops2,300
Hubs17 Park and ride/Transit centers
Stations26 CapMetro Rapid station pairs
Fleet
    • 368 Buses
    • 12 E-buses
    • 55 MetroRapid buses
Daily ridership76,300 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership23,445,900 (2023)[2]
Fuel typeDiesel, Electric
OperatorKeolis
President and CEODottie Watkins
Websitecapmetro.org

CapMetro Bus is the bus public transit service of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) of Austin, Texas and serves Austin and the surrounding areas. MetroBus services include 82 standard routes and 15 high-frequency bus routes as of August 2021. It has several categories of routes: Local, Flyer and Limited, Feeder, Crosstown, Special services and UT Shuttles. CapMetro also operates an express bus service, MetroExpress, and a bus rapid transit service, CapMetro Rapid, in addition to the agency's commuter rail service, CapMetro Rail. In 2023, the bus system had a ridership of 23,445,900, or about 76,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.