List of MTA Maryland bus routes
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 An XDE40 on route 83 at Mondawmin station | |
| Parent | MTA Maryland |
|---|---|
| Service type | LocalLink, CityLink, Express BusLink |
| Routes | CityLink: 12 Express BusLink: 9 LocalLink: 44 Total: 65 |
| Hubs | 70+ (Baltimore area) |
| Fleet | Urban bus: 774 Motor coach bus: 68 Total: 842 |
| Daily ridership | 167,700 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 49,376,400 (2023)[2] |
The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas as of June 2017 following the Baltimore Link Launch. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 49,376,400, or about 167,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run at all times (24/7/365).
CityLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Length | Annual ridership (2023) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CityLink Blue (BL)* | Bayview Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Fayette St, Edmondson Av, Security Blvd | 14.0 mi (22.5 km) | 2,064,254 | ||
| Westgate Edmondson Av & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop) |
Fayette St, Edmondson Av | 10.6 mi (17.1 km) | Overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Brown (BR)* | Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Overlea Belair Rd & Overlea Av (Overlea Loop) |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broadway, Belair Rd | 7.8 mi (12.6 km) | 1,572,798 | ||
| CityLink Gold (GD)* | Canton Clinton St & Danville Av |
Mt. Holly North Av & Denison St (Walbrook Junction) |
Wolfe St (EB), Washington St (WB), North Av | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | 2,045,618 | Select trips | |
| Berea/Broadway East Patterson Park Av & Lanvale St near Baltimore Cemetery |
North Av | 4.9 mi (7.9 km) | Most trips and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Green (GR)* | Inner Harbor Charles St & Camden St |
Towson Towson Town Center |
Charles St (NB), Saint Paul St (SB), Loch Raven Blvd | 10.3 mi (16.6 km) | 1,526,509 | ||
| CityLink Lime (LM)* | Fells Point Caroline St & Eastern Av |
Caroline St, Liberty Av/Liberty Heights Av | Randallstown Brenbrook Dr & Cinnamon Cir |
13.3 mi (21.4 km) | 1,441,838 | ||
| Penn-North Pennsylvania Av & Clifton Av |
Liberty Av/Liberty Heights Av | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Navy (NV)* | Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Dundalk Watersedge Park Loop |
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Av, Dundalk Av | 13.8 mi (22.2 km) | 2,134,641 | ||
| Dundalk Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station) |
13.1 mi (21.1 km) | Overnight trips | |||||
| Bayview Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Av | 8.6 mi (13.8 km) | Alternate trips | ||||
| CityLink Orange (OR)* | Midtown-Edmondson West Baltimore station |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Av | 14.2 mi (22.9 km) | 2,543,717 | ||
| CityLink Pink (PK)* | Midtown-Edmondson West Baltimore station |
Frankford Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop) |
Monument St (EB), Madison St (WB), Sinclair Ln | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) | 1,779,940 | ||
| CityLink Purple (PR)* | Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd, Rolling Rd | 10.9 mi (17.5 km) | 1,259,453 | ||
| Catonsville Paradise Loop |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Red (RD)* | Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Timonium Lutherville station |
Fayette St (SB), Baltimore St (NB), York Rd/Greenmount Av | 11.4 mi (18.3 km) | 2,729,128 | Select trips end at Greenmount & North | |
| Towson Towson Town Center |
9.2 mi (14.8 km) | ||||||
| CityLink Silver (SV)* | Charles Village Johns Hopkins University |
Curtis Bay Spruce St & Pennington St |
Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB) | 9.8 mi (15.8 km) | 1,544,518 | ||
| MSU Morgan State University |
33rd St, Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB) | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Yellow (YW)* | Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Halethorpe Beltway Business Community Park |
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) | 1,699,673 | Formerly ran to UMBC. Truncated in 2022 and split into Route 32. | |
| Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd, Hollins Ferry Rd | 17.1 mi (27.5 km) | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
Express BusLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Length | Annual ridership (2023) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
103
|
Downtown Charles St & Hyatt St |
Towson Cromwell Bridge P & R |
St. Paul St (SB), Charles St (NB), Loch Raven Bl | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) | 48,724 | Weekday peak direction only |
105
|
Downtown Lexington Market Station |
Frankford Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop) |
Madison St, Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Monument St (EB), Edison Hwy, Sinclair Ln | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) | 47,067 | Weekday peak direction only |
115
|
Downtown Lexington Market station |
Perry Hall Perry Hall Bl & Haylock St |
Belair Rd | 13.2 miles (21.2 km) | 47,088 | Weekday rush hours only Reverse peak trips run to/from Berea |
| Berea/Broadway East Belair Rd & North Av | ||||||
120
|
Downtown Wolfe St & McElderry St |
White Marsh White Marsh Park & Ride |
Madison St (EB), Monument St (WB), I-395, John. F Kennedy Memorial Hwy | 19.6 miles (31.5 km) | 46,707 | Weekday rush hours only |
150
|
Fells Point Caroline St & Eastern Av |
Harpers Choice Harpers Farm Rd & Cedar La |
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St (WB), Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore National Pike, Columbia Pike | 21.3 miles (34.3 km) | 24,686 | Weekday rush hours only |
154
|
Downtown State Center station/Cultural Center station |
Towson Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd |
Eutaw St, Harford Rd | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | 86,238 | Weekday rush hours only |
| Carney Carney Park & Ride |
11.0 miles (17.7 km) | |||||
160
|
Downtown Wolfe St & McElderry St |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Back River Neck Rd | 16.5 miles (26.6 km) | 30,069 | Weekday rush hours only Trips alternate between each terminal |
| Chase/Whispering Woods Eastern Av & Tidewater Ln |
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Bowleys Quarters | 21.0 miles (33.8 km) | ||||
163
|
Midtown-Edmondson West Baltimore station |
Sparrows Point Tradepoint Atlantic |
Franklin-Mulberry Expy, I-95, Broening Hwy, Peninsula Expy | 24.3 miles (39.1 km) | 807,925 | |
Former Express BusLink Routes
[edit]- Express Bus Link 102: White Marsh Park and Ride to Towson
- Express Bus Link 104: Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride to Harbor East
- Express Bus Link 106: Owings Mills Metro to Towson
- Express Bus Link 107: Old Court Station to BWI Marshal Airport / BWI Business Park
LocalLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Length | Annual ridership (2023) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21
|
Woodberry Woodberry station |
Canton Clinton St & Danville Av |
25th St, Wolfe St (SB), Washington St (NB), East Ave | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) | 388,386 | Less frequent on weekdays than weekends |
22
|
Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Bayview Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Druid Park Dr, 40th St/41st St, University Pkwy, 33rd St, Edison Hwy | 11.2 miles (18.0 km) | 2,130,535 | |
26
|
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Bentalou St, Pulaski St, Cherry Hill Rd | 10.9 miles (17.5 km) | 1,301,798 | ||
28
|
Frankford Moravia Rd & Aberdeen Av (Moravia Loop) |
Woodmere Rogers Avenue station |
Moravia Rd/Cold Spring Ln | 10.1 miles (16.3 km) | 800,579 | |
29
|
Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Brooklyn/Brooklyn Homes 10th Street & Mayadon/Deck Cts |
Hilton St/Caton Av, Patapsco Av | 13.3 miles (21.4 km) | 948,537 | |
30
|
Woodmere Rogers Avenue station |
Hollander Ridge 62nd St & Pulaski Hwy |
Northern Pkwy, Belvedere Avenue/Echodale Avenue/Frankford Avenue | 13.6 miles (21.9 km) | 1,213,605 | |
31
|
Levindale Cylburn Ave & Greenspring Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Woodlawn Drive, Rogers Ave, Belvedere Ave | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) | 526,894 | Early morning trips |
| Woodlawn Security Square Mall |
8.6 miles (13.8 km) | |||||
| Woodlawn Social Security West Building |
8.3 miles (13.4 km) | Alternate rush hour trips | ||||
32
|
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Lansdowne Rd, Washington Bl, Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Rd | 15.9 miles (25.6 km) | 109,665 | Created in 2022 from former branch of CityLink Yellow Line |
33
|
White Marsh White Marsh P & R |
Mount Washington Kelly Ave & Sulgrave Ave near Mt. Washington station |
Northern Pky, Belair Rd | 14.7 miles (23.7 km) | 220,781 | |
34
|
Catonsville Craigmont Rd & Ingleside Ave (Westview Mall) |
Towson Falls Road station |
Ingleside Avenue/Forest Park Avenue, Smith Avenue, Falls Road | 14.3 miles (23.0 km) | 206,288 | |
| Brooklandville Greenspring Station |
17.7 miles (28.5 km) | Weekday rush hour trips | ||||
36
|
Towson Towson Town Center |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Northern Pky, Kenwood Av, Rossville Blvd/Stemmers Run Road/Back River Neck Rd | 16.8 miles (27.0 km) | 601,868 | |
37
|
Catonsville UMBC |
Lochearn Old Court station |
Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Road, Old Court Road | 17.1 miles (27.5 km) | 521,746 | |
| Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Baltimore National Pike, Rolling Road, Old Court Road | 12 miles (19 km) | Alternate trips | |||
38
|
Westgate Edmondson Ave & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop) |
Cross Keys Poly Western High School |
Edmondson Ave, Liberty Heights Ave, Greenspring Rd | 10.0 miles (16.1 km) | 27,199 | No service when school isn't in session |
| Essex Selig Ave & Old Eastern Ave |
Edmonson Ave, Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Ave | 15.1 miles (24.3 km) | 107,705 | Quickline: Makes limited stops, no weekend service | ||
51
|
Towson Towson Town Center |
Inner Harbor Hopkins Pl & Pratt St |
Bellona Ave, Charles St, Maryland Ave/Cathedral St/Liberty St | 12.3 miles (19.8 km) | 312,503 | |
52
|
East Baltimore Midway Kirk Ave & Bartlett St |
Timonium Stella Maris Hospice |
York Rd, Dulaney Valley Rd | 12.4 miles (20.0 km) | 62,844 | |
53
|
Downtown State Center station |
Towson Cromwell Bridge P & R |
Kirk Ave, The Alameda, Loch Raven Bl | 10.1 miles (16.3 km) | 911,739 | Trips alternate between each branch |
| Towson Sheppard Pratt at Towson |
14.7 miles (23.7 km) | |||||
54*
|
Downtown State Center station/Cultural Center station |
Towson Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd |
Eutaw St, Harford Rd | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | 1,583,480 | Trips alternate between each branch |
| Carney Carney Park & Ride |
11.0 miles (17.7 km) | |||||
56
|
Downtown Fayette St & Hanover St |
White Marsh White Marsh P & R |
Madison St (WB), Monument St (EB), Philadelphia Rd | 14.7 miles (23.7 km) | 1,168,319 | |
57
|
Belair-Edison Erdman Av & Belair Rd |
3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 85,165 | Peak service, operates in a loop | ||
| 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | Off-peak service, operates in a loop | |||||
59
|
Frankford Moravia Park Dr & Frankford Ave |
Chase/Whispering Woods Eastern Av & Tidewater Ln |
Eastern Ave | 17.1 miles (27.5 km) | 306,310 | |
62
|
Rossville CCBC Essex |
Dundalk Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station) |
Eastern Ave, North Point Road, Wise Ave/Holabird Ave | 25.3 mi (40.7 km) | 572,934 | |
63
|
Waltherson Gardenville P & R |
Sparrows Point Tradepoint Atlantic |
Sinclair Ln, Dundalk Av, Peninsula Expwy | 19.9 mi (32.0 km) | 438,142 | 4:15 AM - 9 AM, 3:15 PM - 7 PM everyday |
| Bayview Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Dundalk Av, Peninsula Expwy | 13.6 mi (21.9 km) | All other times | |||
65
|
Downtown Fayette St & Hanover St |
Dundalk CCBC Dundalk |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broening Hwy | 9.7 mi (15.6 km) | 313,567 | |
67
|
Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Marley Neck Energy Pkwy & Perryman Ct |
Baltimore St (NB), Fayette St (SB), Charles St (NB), Light St (SB), Curtis Av (NB), Pennington Av/Hawkins Point Rd/Fort Smallwood Rd | 11.1 mi (17.9 km) | 176,991 | |
69
|
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Pasadena Jumpers Hole Loop & Woodholme Cir |
Governor Ritchie Hwy, Crain Hwy, Baltimore-Annapolis Bl | 18.0 mi (29.0 km) | 317,707 | |
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
21.6 mi (34.8 km) | Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | ||||
70
|
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Annapolis Calvert St & Bladen St |
28.2 mi (45.4 km) | 409,336 | ||
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
31.8 mi (51.2 km) | Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | ||||
71
|
Downtown Saratoga St & Greene St |
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Key Hwy, Cherry Hill Rd, Annapolis Rd | 9.1 mi (14.6 km) | 361,082 | |
73
|
Downtown State Center station |
Wagner's Point Wagners Point |
Hollins Ferry Rd, Annapolis Rd, Patapsco Ave | 12.4 mi (20.0 km) | 274,614 | |
75*
|
Lansdowne Patapsco station |
Hanover/Severn Arundel Mills |
Nursery Rd, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd | 21.8 mi (35.1 km) | 322,714 | |
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Baltimore-Washington Pkwy, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd | 21.9 mi (35.2 km) | Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | |||
76
|
Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Catonsville Southwest Park & Ride |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Wilkens Ave | 12.2 mi (19.6 km) | 591,254 | |
| 14.1 mi (22.7 km) | Select weekday trips | |||||
77
|
Midtown-Edmondson West Baltimore station |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Edmondson Ave | 8.7 mi (14.0 km) | 367,514 | |
78
|
Downtown Gay St & Lexington St |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St | 11.4 mi (18.3 km) | 991,028 | |
79
|
Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Security Blvd | 9.4 mi (15.1 km) | 334,164 | ||
80*
|
Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Woodmere Rogers Avenue station |
Saratoga St, Edmondson Av, Garrison Blvd | 7.6 mi (12.2 km) | 1,515,334 | |
81
|
Lochearn Milford Mill station |
Randallstown Randallstown Loop |
Milford Mill Rd, Liberty Rd | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) | 330,785 | Early morning and late night trips |
| Randallstown Deer Park Rd & Liberty Rd |
7.3 mi (11.7 km) | |||||
82
|
Reisterstown Station Reisterstown Plaza station |
Park Circle Monte Verde Apartments |
Dolfield Ave, Hilton St | 8.9 mi (14.3 km) | 286,261 | |
83
|
Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Lochearn Old Court station |
Reisterstown Rd | 7.1 mi (11.4 km) | 732,422 | |
85
|
Reservoir Hill/Bolton Hill North Avenue station |
Lochearn Milford Mill station |
Park Heights Ave | 8.2 mi (13.2 km) | 1,139,028 | |
87
|
Owings Mills Metro Centre at Owings Mills |
Reisterstown Glyndon Loop |
Reisterstown Rd | 7.7 mi (12.4 km) | 362,874 | |
89
|
Woodmere Rogers Avenue station |
Owings Mills Metro Centre at Owings Mills |
Reisterstown Rd | 9.6 mi (15.4 km) | 388,126 | |
| Owings Mills Redland Court |
13.5 mi (21.7 km) | No off-peak service | ||||
91
|
Mondawmin Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall |
Levindale Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Greenspring Ave | 4.2 mi (6.8 km) | 145,284 | |
92
|
Glen Glen Ave & Key Ave |
Pikesville Bais Yaakov Intermediate School |
Smith Ave | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) | 50,175 | Select weekday trips |
| Owings Mills Bais Yaakov Elementary School |
Smith Ave, Park Heights Ave | 12.3 mi (19.8 km) | ||||
| Owings Mills Owings Mills Center |
Smith Ave, Reisterstown Rd | 16.6 mi (26.7 km) | Select trips | |||
| Lochearn Talmudical Academy of Baltimore |
Smith Ave, Old Court Rd | 12.6 mi (20.3 km) | ||||
93
|
Towson Towson Town Center |
Hunt Valley International Cir & International Dr near Hunt Valley station |
York Rd, Greenspring Dr/Beaver Dam Rd/McCormick Rd | 13.6 mi (21.9 km) | 316,273 | |
94
|
Levindale Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Locust Point Fort McHenry |
Falls Rd, Howard St | 13.2 mi (21.2 km) | 435,690 | |
95
|
Inner Harbor Charles St & Pratt St |
New North Roland Park/Poplar Hill Roland Ave & Bellemore Ave |
Charles<>Pratt Sts, Roland Avenue | 6.3 mi (10.1 km) | 97,587 | No off-peak service |
The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas.
Note: (Crosstown) = Bus service that is traveling across the city of Baltimore without going through the downtown area.
Intercounty Connector Bus routes
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Operating since | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbound or Westbound | Southbound or Eastbound | |||||||
201
|
Gaithersburg | BWI Airport |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | March 2011 | Only Commuter Bus route to operate every day, with midday and off-peak service. | ||
203
|
Columbia | Bethesda |
|
Eyre Bus Service | January 2012 | |||
204
|
Frederick | College Park |
|
Atlantic Coast Charters | ||||
Commuter bus routes
[edit]Former bus routes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hogan Administration Rolls Out Latest BaltimoreLink Service New Commuter Buses Start March 1 Linking Kent Island & Annapolis to Baltimore". Maryland Transit Administration. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.