BUS Public Transportation

Public transportation services are available from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Route times may differ, as actual times may vary according to traffic conditions, weather conditions, and other factors.

Public transportation fares are $1.75 per mile, with a $5.00 minimum per trip. For recipients of the Brokerage Programs, the fare is paid through the HSTD contract and the recipient is not charged. Call 1-800-456-6588 for more information; phone lines are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Reservations are accepted until 4:30 PM. Note that during high volume periods you may momentarily encounter voice mail. Please leave a detailed message; BUS will call you back after a short wait.

Note that BUS ExPress passes remain available. For clients reserving trips beyond the minimum $5.00 amount, those clients can achieve savings of up to 42% with the purchase of a BUS ExPress Pass (Comparison Chart). Call 1-800-456-6588 for more information. BUS ExPress Passes are sold only in $20.00 denominations, and are redeemable for public transportation trips (although they have no cash value). They never expire until used for reserved trips on the BUS Public Transportation system. Get your BUS ExPress Pass from your driver, Danville bus stop (225 West Walnut Street), central office in Frankfort, or 1-800-456-6588.

HSTD Brokerage (Medicaid) Transportation services are also available from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday, plus 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday.

Bluegrass RIDE - Georgetown

Frankfort Connection

The Frankfort Connection (Frankfort to Lexington Route) is an intercity route from Frankfort, KY to Lexington, KY available to the general public with and without disabilities. This route requires a 24-hour advance notice. Normal intercity route departure times are 10:00 a.m., Noon, and 2:00 p.m. If riders are not scheduled at least 24 hours in advance, the route(s) will not run. Call 1-800-456-6588 for more information.

The fare is $10.00 for per ROUND trip with exact change only, as the driver does not carry cash.

The pickup sites are 1) Frankfort Transit Stop located on Clinton/Ann Streets; 2) Wal-Mart(Frankfort Transit Stop); 3) Kentucky State University (Frankfort Transit Stop); 4) Cracker Barrel (Frankfort Transit Stop). The coordinated route then continues to Lexington with stops at the Blue Grass Airport, LexTran (main terminal on Vine Street), and the Greyhound Bus Terminal. See route map.

Frankfort Connection service is offered Monday through Saturday. Hours of service and coordinated departure times (based upon coordination, availability, and demand) may generally be requested. Actual times may vary according to traffic conditions, weather conditions, and other factors.

Driver does not handle rider packages, parcels or personal items. Groceries are allowed for a limited amount of parcels. Children under the age of 13 will require an adult to accompany them.

There will be no service on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. The Bluegrass Ultra-Transit Inclement Weather Policy will be followed for this service. When limited service is called, road conditions will determine whether this service will be canceled.

Passengers will need to be at their reserved pick-up site (24-hour advance notice is required) no later than the appointment time given during the reservation process.

Call 1-800-456-6588 for more information.

Bluegrass RIDE - Danville

Bluegrass RIDE - Nicholasville

Bluegrass RIDE - Regional - Danville, Nicholasville, and Lexington