657-8218 call call or or 5/30/18 4:44 PM www.mettransit.com or Information visit Information or F UPDATED AUGUST 2021 AUGUST UPDATED SCHEDULES & S ROUTE MET TRANSIT ONE-WAY FARES MET Bus Transfer Locations Adults (19 years & older) $1.75 Most MET routes, except 13, come together in downtown Billings at the transfer center at 220 N. 25th Street. Youth (6-18 years old) $1.50 Many routes come together at the Stewart Park Senior Citizens (62 years & older) Transfer Center just west of Rimrock Mall. For further #Disabled Citizens $0.85 information, please see the Transfer & Pulse System section inside this booklet. Pre-school (under 6 years) FREE Transfers FREE Billings METropolitan Transit MULTIPLE RIDE OPTIONS 1705 Monad Road P.O. Box 1178 Day Pass $4.00 Billings, Montana 59103 10 Ride Ticket $17.50 www.mettransit.com UNLIMITED RIDE MONTHLY PASSES Adult Pass (19 years & older) $28.00/mo. Drivers cannot #Disability I.D. Cards Student Pass (with Student I.D.) $21.00/mo. give change. All riders who qualify for a discounted disability pass Senior Citizen (62 years & older) must obtain a disability photo I.D. card from MET or #Disabled Citizen Pass $12.00/mo. Transit. The first photo I.D. card is free. Replacement All routes are photo I.D. cards are $5 each. For questions, contact #Proof of eligibility required at time of purchase. MET Disability wheelchair Photo I.D. Card, Medicare Card, or other proof accepted. accessible. us at 657-8218. METSchedCover0718.indd 1 METSchedCover0718.indd 2 Table of Contents Page Page Rt.# Rt. Name A Contents, Fares & Other info 13 18 Heights B How to Use This Booklet 14 19 The Loop B Transfers & the Pulse System 15 24 Poly WEEKDAYS STUDENT RUNS For Popular Page Rt.# Rt. Name 16 T1 Castlerock 1 1 MET-Link 17 T2 Riverside Destinations 2 3 Crosstown 18 T3 Will James and how to get to 3 5 A Grand 19 T4 Lewis & Clark 4 5 B Grand SATURDAYS them, please see 5 7 Broadwater 20 S 3 Crosstown 6 9 Central 21 S 5 Grand the list at the back 7 10 Southside 22 S 7 Broadwater 8 13 Westend 23 S 9 Central of this booklet! 9 14 Alkali 24 S 13 Westend 10 15 Hilltop 25 S 18 Heights 11 16 Main 26 S 19 The Loop 12 17 Bench Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities Veterans with a SERVICE CONNECTED disability are eligible to ride the MET fixed route buses free of charge. In order to ride free, the individual must provide verification of VA disability status to the main MET Office where they will be provided with a permanent ID card as shown to the right. The first photo I.D. card is free. Replacement cards are $5 each. Verification of status may include a VA benefits card displaying SERVICE CONNCECTED eligibility, as shown on the far right, or other verification of status. A Disabled American Veteran's card (shown 5/30/18 4:44PM right) is NOT acceptable verification. Which Route? Accessibility Sundays, Holidays & You can find individual routes listed in this MET All MET’s buses are accessible for citizens who use Service Hours Schedule Booklet, or online at www.mettransit.com. wheelchairs (i.e. buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts MET service is provided from 5:50 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. The route name is displayed on the exterior of the bus, or ramps). If requested, larger print or other alternative weekdays and from about 8:10 a.m. to about 5:45 p.m. over the windshield and curbside windows. The route accessible formats of this document will be prepared. on Saturdays, EXCEPT for a one hour lunch period on number is in the windshield’s lower left corner. Your Saturdays. No bus service is provided on Sundays or driver will be glad to help with any questions. MET PLUS the following six holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial is a paratransit program for citizens who are not able Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and to use the MET due to a disability. Specially equipped You Can Catch the MET Christmas Day. at most corners before the intersection where it is safe to vehicles provide curb-to-curb service for persons stop, or at any blue and green MET bus sign. We can NOT certified as eligible. To obtain an eligibility form or to Disability I.D. Cards pick up in left-hand turn lanes. A wave from you when the schedule rides, call 248-8805. All riders who qualify for a discounted bus is half a block away lets the driver know to stop. Bike-n-Ride disability pass must obtain a disability photo I.D. card from MET Transit. The first photo Bike rack usage on MET coaches is limited to two (2) I.D. card is free. Replacement photo I.D. cards When Departing the Bus or three (3) bikes at a time. Riders are responsible Just press the rubber chime strip next to the window are $5 each. For questions, contact us at for loading and unloading their own bicycles from the for the driver to stop a block later at the corner. If you 657-8218. racks located on the front bumper of the MET coach. aren’t sure where to get off, ask the driver for help. Ask your driver for written procedures for loading and A unloading your bike. Best of all - your bike rides FREE ! How to Use This Schedule Book Transfers & the Pulse System MAPS Transfers to a connecting 1) The thick dark lines indicate the route. bus to complete a one-way trip 2) The thin lines indicate selected cross street for reference. are FREE and the transfer slip Certain landmarks are also shown for reference. is good for one half hour - just 3) The arrows indicate the direction of travel along the route. ask the driver as you board. 4) The numbered squares are timepoints to be used with the corresponding Transfers are possible at the time schedules. These timepoints are NOT the ONLY places where you can get transfer centers or at some on or off the bus. The bus will stop at most corners or at bus stop signs. places where two routes cross. 5) The exact downtown boarding area for that particular route is shown next to the Please always tell the driver if route number in the upper left corner of the map. you need to transfer — even if TIME SCHEDULES you don’t need a transfer slip. 1) “Inbound” refers to the trip “in” to downtown. The MET is set up as a “pulse “Outbound” refers to the trip “out” from downtown. system”. This means that 2) The times listed in the schedule are close approximations of the times the bus one set of buses arrives and will be at certain timepoints. departs the transfer centers 3) Please note whether the route runs on weekdays or on Saturdays: there at the same time and then, a Stewart Park Transfer Downtown are some differences between the service provided on weekdays and that half hour later, a second set of Center off Central Ave. Transfer Center provided on Saturdays. buses arrives and departs the transfer centers. behind Rimrock Mall 220 N. 25th Street Route Number and Name To Arrive: downtown by 8:00 you must catch the bus Appears on front of bus. that comes to your starting point just after this time (7:20). ROUTE 3 INBOUND To Downtown OUTBOUND From Downtown CROSSTOWN 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 Departs SP Daniel & 15th W & N 30th & Arrives Departs N 30th & 15th W & Daniel & Arrives SP WEEKDAYS Transfer Industrial Ave B 12th Ave N Downtown Downtown 12th Ave N Ave B Industrial Transfer Center Transfer Ctr Transfer Ctr Center 6:20 6:27 6:31 6:39 6:46 6:50 6:55 7:02 7:08 7:18 7:20 7:27 7:31 7:39 7:46 7:46 7:51 7:58 8:04 8:14 8:35 8:42 8:46 8:54 9:01 9:05 9:10 9:17 9:23 9:33 9:35 9:42 9:46 9:54 10:01 10:05 10:10 10:17 10:23 10:33 10:50 10:57 11:01 11:09 11:16 11:20 11:25 11:32 11:38 11:48 11:50 11:57 12:01 12:09 12:16 12:45 12:50 12:57 1:03 1:13 1:15 1:22 1:26 1:34 1:41 1:45 1:50 1:57 2:03 2:13 2:30 2:37 2:41 2:49 2:56 3:05 3:10 3:17 3:23 3:33 3:35 3:42 3:46 3:54 4:01 4:05 4:10 4:17 4:23 4:33 4:50 4:57 5:01 5:09 5:16 5:20 5:25 5:32 5:38 5:48 5:50 5:57 6:01 6:09 6:16 6:20 6:25 6:32 6:38 6:48 2 Timepoints You Want: to be downtown by 8:00 a.m. and the B bus arrives at 7:46. 5 Airport Boarding Area: Downtown Transfer Center 1 at 220 N. 25th Street. MET-LINK MSU-B PO LY 4 Mental Health St. Vincent 12TH AVE N Center 11TH AVE N N 22ND ST 2 N 28TH ST 6 10TH AVE N 8TH AVE N N 18TH ST N 29TH ST N 27TH ST N 25TH ST N 30TH ST N 18TH ST North Park Dehler Prairie Billings Park Tower 6TH AVE N Clinic 3 Cherry Tree Inn 7 Albertson’s 9TH AVE N Sage 3RD AVE N Tower 8TH AVE N 4TH AVE N 7TH AVE N 1 2ND AVE N 6TH AVE N DOWNTOWN TRANSFER CTR 1ST AVE N ROUTE 1 MET-LINK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Departs Big Sky Prairie N 27th St Airport St.