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Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) continues to be the major public transportation provided in Manatee County and proudly serves the Bradenton, Ellenton, Palmetto and Gulf Beach communities.

MCAT will continue to improve the quality of life for County residents and visitors by providing, in a cost-efficient manner, a readily-accessible, intermodal means of mobility for those who want to use its services, and by providing alternative means of transportation to minimize impacts of traffic congestion on major roads in the county.

Hours of Service

Buses run 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday – Saturday.

Sunday Service is limited to the Anna Maria Island Trolley, and the Beach Connection Park and Ride Shuttle.

MCAT fixed route buses connect with the free Manatee Trolley on Anna Maria Island. Although the trolley service is free, donations are accepted.

Daily Anna Maria Island Trolley service runs from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. along Gulf Drive every 20 minutes from the Anna Maria City Pier to Coquina Beach 365 days a year.

MCAT fixed routes also connect with the Port Manatee Connection.  Both are door-to-door advanced reservation services.

MCAT offers a Handy Bus (paratransit) service by appointment for people who qualify due to disability.

Holiday Service

The MCAT Administration and Sales and Information offices are closed:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day

 

There is no fixed route or Handy Bus service on:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

 

Fixed route and Handy Bus service ends at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

The Anna Maria Island Trolley service operates all holidays. Service will end at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve.