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Airport/Keeneland Effective December 23, 2018 Monday - Friday Schedule General Information Fare & Pass Menu Airport/Keeneland OUTBOUND INBOUND Menu de Tarifas y Pases de Autobús TC A B C C A TC Airport Airport (vine St.) (Vine St.) Devonport Keeneland Blue Grass Blue Devonport Blue Grass Blue Grass Alexandria @ Alexandria Alexandria @ Transit Center Transit Center Transit 6:35A 6:50A 6:57A 7:03A 7:03A 7:10A 7:25A 7:05A 7:20A 7:27A 7:33A 7:36A 7:43A 8:05A 7:35A 7:50A 7:57A 8:03A 8:06A 8:13A 8:35A 8:10A 8:25A 8:32A 8:38A 8:41A 8:48A 9:10A 21 8:45A 9:00A 9:07A 9:13A 9:16A 9:23A 9:45A 1:25P 1:42P 1:49P 1:55P 1:56P 2:03P 2:25P 2:00P 2:17P 2:24P 2:30P 2:31P 2:38P 3:00P 2:35P 2:52P 2:59P 3:05P 3:06P 3:13P 3:35P 3:10P 3:27P 3:34P 3:40P 3:41P 3:48P 4:10P 3:45P 4:02P 4:09P 4:15P 4:16P 4:23P 4:45P 4:20P 4:37P 4:44P 4:50P 4:51P 4:58P 5:20P 4:55P 5:12P 5:19P 5:25P 5:26P 5:33P 5:55P * - Requires ID or Other Verification ^ - Age 62 and Above ^ - Edad 62 y Mayor 5:30P 5:47P 5:54P 6:00P 6:01P 6:08P 6:30P + - Age 6 and Under Free + - Edad 6 y Menos Gratis 6:05P 6:22P 6:29P 6:35P 6:36P 6:43P 7:05P Transfers are free and valid for 90 minutes. Transferencias son gratis y válidas por 90 minutos. Photo ID Cards / Tarjeta de Identificación Photo ID Cards may be obtained at the Transit Center on Vine Street, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for a $5.00 charge. Puede obtener una tarjeta de identificación con foto en el Centro de Serving Transito ubicado en Vine St. Lunes a Viernes 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. para una carga de $5.00. • Pepsi Cola Transit Center Customer Service Administrative Office • Hope Center for Women 150 E. Vine Street 200 W. Loudon Avenue Monday - Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • Cardinal Valley Neighborhood Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday: Closed Sunday: Closed (859) 255-7756 • Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital (859) 253-4636 • Village Branch Library Interactive Voice Response System / Download Our App Text for Next Download MyStop • Keeneland Call (859) 244-2020, follow the Mobile in the App and instructions, and either say your stop Play store for Apple • Blue Grass Airport number or enter it using your keypad. and Android devices. Text “LX” plus your stop number to Track your bus, plan a trip, and see 321-123 for the next departure times. upcoming departures. Toda esta información está disponible en español en Lextran.com. Servicios de interprete son disponibles. | 参看中文信息请前往 Lextran.com. 如您致电或当面询问工作人员,我们将为您联系翻译服务. @lextran @lextran @_lextran www.lextran.com Keeneland Information Visitor Information Keeneland is open to the public year round and offers Welcome to the Horse Capital of the World! Lexington countless ways to experience the best traditions of has great food, drinks, and sightseeing that will begin horse racing. The Spring Meet, which occurs each on your ride downtown via Route 21 – Airport/Keene- 21 April, and the Fall Meet, which occurs each October, land. Lextran offers 27 fixed routes to help you get are two of the most popular times to visit Keeneland. around and enjoy all our city has to offer. If you are Lextran provides expanded service during these looking for things to do, visitlex.com is a great place meets. Please refer to: lextran.com for more to start. You can plan your bus trips at lextran.com. information on expanded service during that time. For more information visit: keeneland.com. Lexington Visitors Center 215 West Main St., STE 75 4201 Versailles Road Lexington, Kentucky 40507 Lexington, Kentucky 40510 Phone: (859) 233-7299 LEGEND Phone: (859) 254-3412 Timepoints Points of Interest Transit Center Hospital Alexandria @ Devonport Library Route 21 Serves the Loudon Bus Keeneland School Stop DAY OUTBOUND INBOUND Blue Grass Airport Post Office 6:20 AM 9:20 AM Monday - 6:50 AM 9:55 AM Transfer Point Friday 1:10 PM 6:40 PM 1:45PM 7:15 PM Point of Interest Customers may board the bus in route to the end of the line. All stops serving Route 21 also serve Route 8 between Alexandria Dr. & the Transit Center. Cambridge Dr. Village Dr. Cardinal Valley Elementary School Pepsi Cola Oxford Cir. Versailles Rd. Keeneland Blvd. Maxwell St. Rupp Arena Alexandria Dr. Global Lex Old Clubhouse Ln. Cardinal Hill Transfer to Vine St. Versailles Rd. Rehibilitation Rt. 15 Hope Center High St. Hospital for Women Man O’ War Blvd. Man O’ War Terminal Dr..
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