Planning Your Trip

Please contact our CCRTA Customer Service Center for information on CCRTA schedules and routes, fares, passes, and transfers for help planning a trip. You can reach the CCRTA Customer Service Center at 361.883.2287 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

You can also use the automated bus schedule line, available 24-hours a day, at 361.289.2600.

For route schedules and times, click here.

To plan your trip with Trip Planner, click here.

To track your bus with a live map, click here.

Fares & Passes

Before boarding, have your fare ready. We currently accept bus passes, cash, or transfers. Credit and debit cards are not currently accepted.

Reduced Fare

Senior Citizens (over the age of 60), Medicare Card holders, Individuals with Disabilities, and Students over the age of 5 qualify for a reduced fare with a valid ID. Valid IDs include a state-issued ID/Driver’s License, Medicare Card, CCRTA issued B-ID, School issued Student IDs, and CCRTA issued Student IDs.

Remember: Your B-ID card or your Student ID must be presented to the bus operator to receive a reduced fare.

Your B-ID card or your Student ID may be used to purchase a reduced monthly bus pass for use only on fixed routes. Reduced fare passes are available at the Staples Street Center, 602 N. Staples Street, 78401.

All students and faculty at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College (with a current semester sticker) ride at no charge with their valid school ID.

While Riding

To request a stop, pull the cord or press the red button located on the bus’s rails at least a block before your destination. As the bus nears the stop, walk to the rear door holding on to the straps or rails until the bus comes to a complete stop. For your safety, walk to the nearest marked crosswalk or intersection to cross the street.

• Certain items are not permitted on the bus, including weapons, explosives, motor vehicle batteries, gas cans, flammable liquids, and other hazardous materials.
• Keep hands and feet out of the aisle when riders with wheelchairs are boarding or exiting.
• A responsible older individual must accompany children under six years.
• Shoes and shirts are required at all times.
• Service animals are allowed anytime; emotional support and comfort animals and pets must be contained in a pet carrier.
  • The animal needs to be secured not to run free, be injured, or be a risk to others.
• Seating areas at the front of the bus are intended for persons with disabilities and older adults requiring boarding and exiting the bus.
• Strollers – Strollers may be carried on the bus only when folded, secured, and out of the aisle pathway.

Accessible Buses

All CCRTA buses are accessible, equipped with ramps, and kneel to make it easier for passengers to board the vehicle. Ask the bus operator to kneel the bus if you need assistance.

Seating areas at the front of the bus are reserved for persons with disabilities and older adults requiring assistance with boarding and exiting the bus. Wheelchair securement areas are also located at the front of the bus.

Please cooperate by complying with the bus operator’s request to relocate to an alternate seat when space is needed to secure a wheelchair.

Automated systems or CCRTA operators must announce, at minimum, all transfer points, major intersections, destination points, and other intervals along a route sufficient to permit individuals with visual or cognitive disabilities to be oriented to their location. In addition, the operator is required to announce any stop upon the request of the rider.

Reduced Fare IDs

Senior Citizens (over the age of 60), Medicare Card holders, Individuals with Disabilities, and Students over the age of 5 qualify for a reduced fare with a valid ID. Valid IDs include a state-issued ID/Driver’s License, Medicare Card, CCRTA issued B-ID, School issued Student IDs, and CCRTA issued Student IDs.

To apply for the Reduced Fare B-ID Card, download the application here. Bring the application along with valid identification to Staples Street Center, 602 N. Staples Street, 78401. Valid IDs include Driver’s License, Medicare Card, Social Security Award letter, Veteran’s disability letter, VA Healthcare Card, or certification from a Physician or Agency on the B-ID Application. Applicant must be present to receive a photo B-ID.

To apply for a Student ID, download the application here. Bring the application along with proof of enrollment, which includes a class schedule, a report card, or the name, signature, and Official School Seal/Stamp on the Student Application, to Staples Street Center, 602 N. Staples Street, 78401. Students must be present to receive a photo Student ID.

Proper ID must be ready to present to the bus operator when boarding the bus; to receive the reduced fare. If the full fare is not ready when the bus arrives, the rider will be asked to leave the bus.

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

Para la información en español por favor contacta el Centro del Servicio al cliente de CCRTA en 361.883.2287.

For assistance with other foreign languages, please contact CCRTA’s Customer Service Center at 361.883.2287.