2700 South Industrial • (734) 973–6500

Provides public transportation to the greater Ann Arbor–Ypsilanti area. All buses are equipped with a ramp and can accommodate 2 wheelchair users; a bike rack in front can carry 2 bicycles. Go to theride.org for real-time information on bus locations, routes, schedules, system-wide alerts, and discount fares, and to sign up for MyAlerts email alerts on specific routes.

Ann Arbor central boarding point: Blake Transit Center (328 S. Fifth Ave.). Ypsilanti central boarding point: Ypsilanti Transit Center (220 Pearl). 

Service hours for most routes are Mon.–Fri. 6 a.m.–midnight, Sat. 7 a.m.–11:50 p.m., and Sun. 8 a.m.–9:45 p.m. Fare is $1.50 for fixed-route bus service. Transfers are free and valid for 90 minutes. Students in grades K–12 ride for $.75. Children age 5 & under ride free.

Thirty-day unlimited-ride passes ($45; $22.50 for K–12 students and Fare Deal cardholders) can be purchased online, at the Blake Transit Center, TheRide’s main office, and some Bank of Ann Arbor locations. 

MRide program allows U-M faculty, staff, and students with a yellow MCard to ride free. Fare Deal cards allow people ages 60–64, people with a Medicare or Medicaid card, or certification through an authorized agency to ride for $.75. GoldRide cards allow people age 65+ to ride free. Many downtown Ann Arbor businesses offer the go!pass, which enables their employees to ride free.

FlexRide on-demand service provides connections to TheRide’s fixed-route bus system and to other destinations, and late-night/holiday shared-ride service when TheRide’s fixed-route service is not operating. Call (734) 794–0377 or go to myflexride.org to make a reservation. 

A-Ride is a shared-ride service for ADA-eligible people whose disability prevents them from riding regular fixed-route buses. Service is provided in lift-equipped vehicles. A-Ride card holders can also ride fixed-route service at no cost.

GroceryRide. (734) 973–6500. Provides weekly trips from several senior housing communities in Ann Arbor to grocery stores for $.75 each way.

FootballRide provides game-day shuttle service from boarding locations from north, east, west, south, and downtown Ann Arbor to Michigan Stadium. 

VanRide. (248) 948–8965. Commuters may lease a vehicle to carpool to their Washtenaw County workplaces; riders pay monthly based on distance and fuel costs. Members of each vanpool collectively decide driving, timing, and route arrangements including pick-up and drop-off locations. theride.org/services/commuter-services/vanpool

Free Park & Ride lots are at 1888 Green (100 spaces), Plymouth Rd. and US-23 (3700 Plymouth Rd.; 260 spaces), Miller at M-14 (2901 Miller; 164 spaces), Pioneer High School (601 W. Stadium; 220 spaces), and the U-M Tennis Center and the connected State Street Commuter Lot (2250 S. State; 550 spaces). From these lots, buses run downtown and to U-M campuses. There are also shared-use Park & Ride spaces at the Washtenaw County Service Center (4125 Washtenaw Ave.), Meijer (3825 Carpenter, Ypsilanti), Ypsilanti Transit Center (220 Pearl, Ypsi; 22 spaces; free hangtag required), Huron Pkwy. between Plymouth and Nixon roads, and Veterans Park (2150 Jackson Ave.).