US National Transit Map: Explore Bus, Rail, and Subway Routes by State

 

The United States operates one of the world’s most extensive public transit networks, with tens of thousands of individual routes run by hundreds of agencies across every state. This interactive map draws directly from the National Transit Map (NTM) published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, plotting every bus line, subway corridor, commuter rail route, light rail line, ferry crossing, streetcar, and more—colour-coded by mode so you can see the full national picture at a glance.

How to use the map

Select a state from the dropdown to jump straight to that state’s transit network at the right zoom level. Use the mode filter to narrow the view to a single transit type—for example, select Rail to see only heavy and commuter rail lines, or Bus to see the full bus network. Click any route line to see the route name, agency, mode, and a link to the agency’s route page where available. The map loads routes based on the current viewport, so zooming and panning reveals additional routes as you explore a region.

Transit modes shown

• Bus – local, express, and BRT services
• Subway / Metro – heavy rail rapid transit
• Rail – commuter and intercity rail
• Tram, Streetcar, Light rail – at-grade rail services
• Ferry – water transit routes
• Trolleybus – electric bus services using overhead wires
• Monorail
• Cable tram – including San Francisco’s iconic cable cars
• Funicular
• Aerial lift / suspended cable car

Transit routes by state

Use the state filter above the map to zoom directly to any state. Below is a guide to what you will find in each state, including the major cities and transit agencies covered.

Alabama

In Alabama, the map covers bus routes across Birmingham operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (MAX Transit), Montgomery served by the Montgomery Area Transit System (MATS), and Huntsville via Huntsville Transit. Selecting Alabama zooms to the Birmingham metro area, the state’s largest transit hub.

Alaska

Alaska’s transit network centers on Anchorage, where People Mover operates the primary bus network and MASCOT provides suburban connections. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Transit system and Valley Transit in the Mat-Su Valley also appear on the map.

Arizona

Arizona has one of the fastest-growing transit networks in the country. The map shows Phoenix‘s Valley Metro Rail light rail lines threading through Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, and Scottsdale, alongside an extensive Valley Metro bus network. In Tucson, Sun Tran bus routes and the Sun Link streetcar are visible.

Arkansas

In Arkansas, Little Rock is served by Rock Region Metro, including the River Rail Electric Streetcar and an extensive bus network. Fort Smith is covered by Fort Smith Transit.

California

California contains the most transit routes of any state. In Los Angeles, the map shows Metro Rail’s seven lines alongside Metro’s extensive bus network, Metrolink commuter rail, and agency services including Big Blue Bus, Culver City Bus, and LADOT Dash. In the San Francisco Bay Area, you will find BART rapid transit, Muni Metro light rail and buses, Caltrain commuter rail, AC Transit in Oakland and the East Bay, SamTrans in San Mateo, and VTA light rail and bus in San Jose and Santa Clara. San Diego‘s MTS Trolley, COASTER commuter rail, and MTS bus network are shown, as are Sacramento Regional Transit’s light rail and bus routes. Smaller systems including Omnitrans in San Bernardino, Riverside Transit Agency, SunLine in the Coachella Valley, and Gold Coast Transit in Ventura also appear.

Colorado

Colorado’s RTD system dominates the map around Denver, showing light rail and commuter rail lines radiating to Westminster, Thornton, Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Centennial, and Denver International Airport. Boulder‘s Hop, Skip, Jump, and Bound bus routes are included, and Colorado Springs is served by Mountain Metro Transit.

Connecticut

Connecticut’s CTtransit system provides bus routes across Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Bridgeport, and Waterbury. Metro-North commuter rail lines into New York City are also visible along the shoreline corridor.

Delaware

Delaware’s DART First State operates statewide bus routes connecting Wilmington, Dover, and Rehoboth Beach. SEPTA regional rail lines from Pennsylvania extend into Wilmington as well.

Florida

Florida has a diverse transit network spread across several major metros. In Miami, the map shows Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail heavy rail, the free downtown Metromover loop, and an extensive bus grid. Broward County is served by Broward County Transit, and Palm Beach by Palm Tran. Orlando‘s Lynx bus network and the SunRail commuter rail corridor are visible. In Tampa, HART bus routes and the TECO Line Streetcar appear. Jacksonville is covered by JTA bus and the Skyway automated people mover. Tallahassee, Sarasota, Fort Myers, and Gainesville round out the state’s network.

Georgia

Georgia’s largest system, MARTA, serves Atlanta with heavy rail on the Red, Gold, Green, and Blue lines, plus a comprehensive bus network extending to Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Doraville, and College Park. GRTA Xpress commuter bus routes connect surrounding counties. Savannah is served by Chatham Area Transit and Augusta by Augusta Transit.

Hawaii

In Hawaii, Honolulu‘s TheBus network covers all of Oahu and is one of the most heavily used bus systems in the country. The map also shows the Skyline rail project connecting Kapolei to Ala Moana. Maui Bus and Hele-On on the Big Island provide inter-island coverage.

Idaho

Idaho’s transit appears around Boise, where ValleyRide operates bus routes across the Treasure Valley including Nampa, Caldwell, and Meridian. ACHD Commuteride vanpool routes complement the fixed-route system.

Illinois

Illinois has one of the most complex transit networks in the country. In Chicago, the CTA’s eight L rail lines (Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, and Yellow) and an extensive bus grid are shown, along with Metra’s 11 commuter rail lines extending to Joliet, Aurora, Waukegan, Elgin, and University Park. Pace suburban bus routes fill in the suburbs. Downstate, Rockford Mass Transit, SMTD in Springfield, and MTD in Champaign-Urbana also appear.

Indiana

Indiana’s IndyGo network in Indianapolis includes the Purple Line BRT and an extensive local bus grid. Fort Wayne is served by Citilink, South Bend by Transpo, Evansville by METS, and Bloomington by Bloomington Transit.

Iowa

Iowa’s largest system is DART (Des Moines Area Regional Transit), with bus routes across Des Moines, West Des Moines, and surrounding communities. Cedar Rapids Transit, Iowa City Transit, and Coralville Transit also appear on the map.

Kansas

Kansas transit centers on Wichita, where Wichita Transit runs a city-wide bus network. The Kansas City metro area straddles the Kansas-Missouri border, with Johnson County Transit and the KC Streetcar crossing state lines. Topeka is served by Topeka Metro.

Kentucky

In Kentucky, TARC (Transit Authority of River City) operates bus routes across Louisville and southern Indiana. Lexington is served by Lextran, and the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) covers the Cincinnati suburbs including Covington and Newport.

Louisiana

Louisiana’s most distinctive transit is in New Orleans, where the RTA operates four historic streetcar lines—the St. Charles, Canal Street, Riverfront, and Loyola lines—alongside a citywide bus network. Baton Rouge is served by the Capital Area Transit System (CATS), and Shreveport by SporTran.

Maine

Maine’s transit is concentrated in Portland, where Metro runs local bus routes. Casco Bay Lines ferry connects Portland to the islands of Casco Bay. BACTS operates routes in Bangor, and the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee serves the southern coast.

Maryland

Maryland’s MTA system in Baltimore includes the Metro Subway, Light Rail, and local bus routes extending across Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties. MARC commuter rail connects Baltimore to Washington DC along three lines. The Washington Metro (WMATA) extends into Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, serving Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville, Greenbelt, College Park, and New Carrollton.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts has one of America’s oldest and most comprehensive transit systems. In Boston, the MBTA’s subway (Red, Orange, Blue, and Green Lines plus the Silver Line BRT) and Mattapan Trolley are shown, along with 14 commuter rail lines extending to Providence, Worcester, Lowell, Haverhill, Newburyport, Rockport, Fitchburg, Framingham, Needham, Franklin, Stoughton, Middleborough, Kingston, and Greenbush. The MBTA bus network covers Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy, and dozens of suburbs. WRTA serves Worcester and PVTA serves Springfield and the Pioneer Valley.

Michigan

Michigan’s DDOT operates Detroit‘s city bus network, with SMART providing suburban routes across Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties. The QLine streetcar runs along Woodward Avenue. Grand Rapids is served by The Rapid, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti by TheRide, Lansing by CATA, Flint by MTA, and Kalamazoo by Metro Transit.

Minnesota

Minnesota’s Metro Transit system in the Twin Cities shows the Blue Line (to the airport and Bloomington), the Green Line (to Saint Paul), the A Line and C Line arterial BRT routes, the Northstar commuter rail line to Big Lake, and an extensive bus network across Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Plymouth, Eden Prairie, and Brooklyn Park. Duluth Transit Authority serves Duluth and Superior.

Mississippi

Mississippi transit is centered on Jackson, where JATRAN runs the city bus network. Gulf Coast Transit provides service in Biloxi, Gulfport, and Pass Christian.

Missouri

Missouri splits between two major metros. In Kansas City, the KC Streetcar runs along Main Street and the RideKC network covers the metro area including Independence, Lee’s Summit, and Overland Park. In St. Louis, MetroLink light rail connects the airport to Shrewsbury through downtown, and MetroBus covers the metro region including St. Charles, Clayton, and East St. Louis.

Montana

Montana’s transit includes MET Transit in Billings, Mountain Line in Missoula, Streamline in Bozeman, and Electric City Transit in Great Falls. Several smaller systems serve tribal communities and rural areas.

Nebraska

Nebraska’s Metro transit system in Omaha operates an extensive bus network. Lincoln is served by StarTran, and smaller systems operate in Kearney and Grand Island.

Nevada

Nevada’s RTC Transit in Las Vegas shows the Deuce on the Strip BRT, the Strip and Downtown Express, and a grid of local bus routes across Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Summerlin. In Reno, RTC Washoe provides bus routes across the Truckee Meadows. The Las Vegas Monorail runs along the Strip.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s transit includes COAST bus routes in the seacoast region around Portsmouth and Dover, Manchester Transit Authority in Manchester, Concord Area Transit, and Nashua Transit System in Nashua.

New Jersey

New Jersey Transit is one of the country’s largest statewide systems. The map shows NJ Transit rail lines from Newark, Jersey City, and Hoboken extending to New York Penn Station, Atlantic City, Bay Head, High Bridge, and Port Jervis. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail connects Bayonne to Ridgewood Avenue along the Hudson waterfront. The Newark Light Rail loops through Newark. The River Line connects Camden to Trenton. NJ Transit bus routes cover Newark, Paterson, Trenton, Camden, and countless suburban communities.

New Mexico

New Mexico’s transit centers on Albuquerque, where ABQ Ride operates local bus routes and the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) BRT runs along Central Avenue. The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail connects Belen through Albuquerque to Santa Fe. Santa Fe Trails runs local bus routes in the capital.

New York

New York has the largest transit system in the Western Hemisphere. The map displays the full MTA New York City Subway across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, along with the Staten Island Railway, MTA bus and express bus networks, Long Island Rail Road services to Montauk, Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Babylon, and Far Rockaway, and Metro-North commuter rail to Poughkeepsie, Wassaic, New Canaan, Danbury, Waterbury, and Port Jervis. Upstate, NFTA Metro serves Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Centro serves Syracuse, RTS serves Rochester, and CDTA serves Albany and the Capital District.

North Carolina

North Carolina’s largest transit system is CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) in Charlotte, showing the LYNX Blue Line light rail and extensive bus network. In the Research Triangle, GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, and Chapel Hill Transit together cover Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary. Greensboro is served by GTA, Winston-Salem by WSTA, and Asheville by ART.

North Dakota

North Dakota transit includes MATBUS serving Fargo and Moorhead, Bis-Man Transit in Bismarck and Mandan, and First Transit in Grand Forks.

Ohio

Ohio has four major transit metros. In Columbus, COTA operates a comprehensive bus network. In Cleveland, GCRTA shows the Red Line rapid transit to the airport, the HealthLine BRT along Euclid Avenue, and bus routes across Parma, Lakewood, and Euclid. In Cincinnati, Metro bus routes and the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar appear. In Dayton, RTA operates local bus routes. Akron is served by METRO RTA and Toledo by TARTA.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s EMBARK system in Oklahoma City operates local bus routes and the downtown streetcar. Tulsa Transit serves Tulsa with a city-wide bus network.

Oregon

Oregon’s TriMet system in Portland is one of the most successful light rail networks in North America, with the MAX Blue, Red, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines plus the WES Commuter Rail to Wilsonville and an extensive bus network. The Portland Streetcar loops through the Pearl District and South Waterfront. In Eugene, Lane Transit District operates bus routes and the EmX BRT.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s two major systems dominate the map. In Philadelphia, SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, five light rail routes, and one of the densest bus networks in the country extend to Delaware County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County. PATCO Speedline connects Philadelphia to Lindenwold in New Jersey. In Pittsburgh, Port Authority Transit runs light rail (the T) through the tunnel to South Hills and bus routes across Allegheny County. LANTA serves the Lehigh Valley, BARTA serves Reading, CAT serves Harrisburg, and COLTS serves Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island’s RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) operates bus routes across the entire state from Woonsocket and Pawtucket through Providence to Newport and Westerly. The R-Line BRT in Providence is one of the state’s flagship routes.

South Carolina

South Carolina transit includes CARTA in Charleston, The COMET in Columbia, Greenlink in Greenville, and Spartanburg Area Regional Transit (SPARTA) in Spartanburg. Myrtle Beach’s Coastal Link connects the Grand Strand resort area.

South Dakota

South Dakota’s Sioux Area Metro (SAM) serves Sioux Falls with local bus routes. Rapid Ride provides transit in Rapid City.

Tennessee

Tennessee’s WeGo Public Transit in Nashville operates local bus routes and the Music City Star commuter rail to Lebanon. In Memphis, MATA operates bus routes and the Main Street Trolley. Knoxville is served by KAT, Chattanooga by CARTA, and Clarksville by CTS.

Texas

Texas has the most transit agencies of any state. In Houston, METRO’s METRORail Red, Green, and Purple lines and an extensive bus network serve the city and surrounding communities. In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, DART’s four light rail lines, the Cotton Belt commuter rail, and DART bus routes serve Dallas, Plano, Richardson, Garland, Irving, and Carrollton. Trinity Metro and the TEXRail commuter line serve Fort Worth. In Austin, CapMetro bus routes and the MetroRail Red Line to Leander appear. San Antonio‘s VIA Metropolitan Transit operates one of the largest bus systems in the southwest. El Paso is served by Sun Metro and the Brio BRT, and Lubbock, Amarillo, Waco, Midland, Odessa, and McAllen round out the state’s network.

Utah

Utah’s UTA (Utah Transit Authority) operates one of the most extensive suburban rail networks in the West. The map shows TRAX light rail (Blue, Red, and Green lines), the S-Line streetcar in South Salt Lake, FrontRunner commuter rail from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo, and UTA bus routes. Ski resort connector services to Park City, Snowbird, and Alta also appear. St. George is served by SunTran.

Vermont

Vermont’s Green Mountain Transit operates bus routes across Burlington, Montpelier, Barre, Rutland, and St. Albans. Marble Valley Regional Transit serves the Rutland area and rural connector services reach the Northeast Kingdom.

Virginia

Virginia’s transit is closely tied to the Washington DC metro area. The Washington Metro (WMATA) extends to Tysons, Reston, Herndon, Dulles Airport, Ashburn, Arlington, Alexandria, Franconia-Springfield, and Huntington. Virginia Railway Express commuter rail connects Manassas and Fredericksburg to Washington DC. Hampton Roads Transit serves Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, and Portsmouth with bus routes and the Tide light rail. GRTC Pulse BRT runs along Broad Street in Richmond.

Washington

Washington’s Sound Transit system is rapidly expanding the Seattle metro with Link light rail reaching Bellevue, Redmond, Lynnwood, Federal Way, Tacoma, and Everett. King County Metro’s dense bus network and Seattle Streetcar’s First Hill and South Lake Union lines cover the city. Pierce Transit serves Tacoma, Lakewood, and the Puyallup Valley. Community Transit connects Snohomish County. In Spokane, Spokane Transit Authority (STA) operates local bus routes and the Central City Line BRT. Washington State Ferries crosses the Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Kingston, and the San Juan Islands.

West Virginia

West Virginia transit includes KVRTA in Charleston, Mountain Line bus and the WVU Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) at West Virginia University in Morgantown, and Valley Transit in Wheeling. Tri-State Transit serves the Huntington area across West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) provides Milwaukee‘s bus network with Rapid Connect BRT along major corridors. Madison Metro Transit operates bus routes across the capital city and the university area. Green Bay is served by Green Bay Metro, and Kenosha by Kenosha Transit, which also operates a historic streetcar line along the lakefront.

Wyoming

Wyoming’s transit routes are present for Cheyenne (Cheyenne Transit Program), Casper (The Bus), Jackson Hole (START Bus, connecting the resort area to Teton Village and Wilson), and Laramie (Albany County Transit).

About the data

Routes are drawn from the National Transit Map (NTM), a dataset compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) as part of the National Transit Database (NTD) program. The NTM aggregates GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) data submitted by transit agencies nationwide, standardising route shapes, mode classifications, and schedule data into a single national layer. Route colours in this map use the GTFS route_color field where agencies have defined one, falling back to standardised mode colours for routes without a designated colour. The dataset is updated periodically as agencies submit new GTFS feeds; some smaller or rural agencies may not be represented if they do not publish GTFS data.