Bay Transit is a non-profit community transit service serving the counties of Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland; and the Towns of Colonial Beach, Tappahannock, Urbanna, and West Point.

Bay Transit provides Demand Response service throughout the entire service area, operating Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Additionally, Bay Transit offers two (2) Deviated Fixed-Route (DFR) seasonal trolley services and three (3) On-Demand Bay Transit Express (BTE) microtransit service zones in Gloucester, Tappahannock, and the Town of West Point. Hours vary by service.

Bay Transit Express microtransit services:

BTE Rivah Ride – 7am – 4pm – Essex and Town of Tappahannock BTE

Paper Trail – 8am – 5pm – The Town of West Point and King & Queen County BTE

Gloucester – 8am – 5pm – Gloucester County

DFRs- Seasonal Trolleys:

Colonial Beach Osprey (seasonal operations) – Town of Colonial Beach

Urbanna Pearl (seasonal operations) – Town of Urbanna

Bay Transit is the ONLY public transportation provider in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck region. In 2025, Bay Transit provided over 132,000 rides and over 57% were work related.

For a listing of local Bay Transit offices click Contact Us

For Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities Act Title VI Notifications Information click here

CANCELLATION AND NO-SHOW POLICY

In order to better serve our riders Bay Transit has instituted a no-show policy:

Three (3) no-shows or five (5) same-day cancellations within a six month period will result in a 30 day suspension of riding privileges or a $25.00 dollar reinstatement fee.

When you schedule a ride with Bay Transit it often means another person cannot be scheduled at the same time. When you cancel at the last minute or do not show up for the ride you have taken a seat away from another rider. The no-show and cancellation policy is meant to help us prevent this from happening.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you.

Transit Director

Bay Transit has recently completed a comprehensive development plan update which can be viewed here

CALL TOLL FREE—24 HOURS A DAY—TO SCHEDULE YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS!

1.877.869.6046

PLEASE CALL 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE

FARES ARE VERY LOW—$12.00 FOR A BOOKLET OF 10 TICKETS

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MEDCARRY

MEDCARRY provides non-emergency medical transportation to persons 60 years and older that live in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.

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Middle Peninsula Rideshare – your long-distance commute connection to Richmond, Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia/D.C. and beyond

Bay Transit (a division of Bay Aging) hereby gives public notice that it is Bay Transit’s policy to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Circular 4702.1A, and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Title VI requires that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any FTA program or other activity for which Bay Transit receives Federal financial assistance.