List of COTA bus routes


The Central Ohio Transit Authority operates 41 fixed-route bus services throughout the Columbus metropolitan area in Central Ohio. The agency operates its standard and frequent bus services seven days per week, and rush hour service Monday to Friday. All buses and routes are wheelchair and mobility device-accessible, and include front-mounted bike racks.

List of routes

Routes 1–13: through downtown

Routes 21–25: north–south

Routes 31–35: west–east

Routes 41–52: east Columbus

Routes 61–74: west Columbus

Other routes

History

COTA began operating the CBUS service, a free downtown circulator, on May 5, 2014. In May 2016, COTA began its AirConnect service between downtown and John Glenn Columbus International Airport, available with the $2.75 rush hour service fare. Previously, the agency offered a similar service with a $5 fare from 2001 to 2003, cut due to low ridership. On May 1, 2017, the agency overhauled its bus network, the first redesign since COTA's establishment in 1971. The effort simplified routes, increased bus frequency, connected more locations, and reduced bus congestion in downtown Columbus. The redesign doubled the agency's number of frequent lines and significantly increased weekend service.
COTA began its CMAX service, the first bus rapid transit service in Columbus, on January 1, 2018. In 2019, COTA ended its OSUAir service that connected Ohio State University directly with the Columbus airport, citing low ridership amid other bus route options.