Athens Public Transit (APT) is a fixed route public bus system serving the City of Athens, Ohio, including Albany, Nelsonville, the Village of Chauncey, and The Plains.
Bus Routes
Line 2
Runs from Holzer Clinic on East State Street to Campus Heights on Richland Ave in Athens
Route Frequency: Once every hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 7:30am to 7:23pm
Saturday 9:30am to 5:23pm
Line 3
Runs from Market on State on East State Street to Andover Road in Athens
Route Frequency: Once every hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 6:48am to 9:56pm
Saturday 8:48am to 9:56pm
Line 4
Runs from Market on State on East State Street to 2nd Street in Athens
Route Frequency: Once every hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 7:45am to 9:45pm
Saturday 8:45am to 9:45pm
Line 5
Runs between Athens to The Plains
Route Frequency: Once every hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 7:32am to 7:26pm
Saturday 9:20am to 5:26pm
Line 6
Runs between Athens and Chauncey
Route Frequency: Once every hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 6:52am to 6:57pm
Saturday 9:02am to 4:57pm
Line 7A
Runs between Athens and Albany
Route Frequency: Once every two hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 7:45am to 6:40pm
Saturday 9:45am to 4:40pm
Line 7N
Runs between Athens and Nelsonville
Route Frequency: Once every two hour
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 6:45am to 5:45pm
Saturday 8:45am to 3:45pm
In addition to the above routes, APT also provides bus service to The Summit at Coates Run and University Courtyard apartment complexes.
Closures
Athens Public Transit is closed Sundays and for the following national holidays:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Athens Public Transit also suspends bus service during Level 3 snow emergencies.
Fares
General public bus fare is $1.00, with a reduced fare of $0.50 available for patrons who are elderly or have disabilities (subject to verification). More information can be found on our Fare Discount Eligibility page. All vehicles are built to ADA standards to better serve patrons with disabilities.
Updates
Reminder, we are currently running on Saturdays. All lines (except Line 5) will be running tomorrow, June 18th
https://hapcap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bus-Routes-050522-compressed.pdf
Wed June 8th: Due to the tornado warning in Athens County we are cancelling our routes for the remained of the night.
Stay safe Athens County!
Reasonable Modification
APT provides reasonable modification to policies and procedures to customers to ensure they can effectively use the agency’s transit services. Individuals requesting a modification should clearly describe what they need in order to use APT’s bus and paratransit services. To make a request, please contact us:
Email: info@athenspublictransit.org
Phone: 740.592.2727
Address:
Athens Public Transit
C/O Reasonable Modification Request
397 W. State St.
Athens, Ohio 45701