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COTA - Schedules, Routes and Stops
COTA
COTA is a public transportation provider in Columbus which operates bus routes.
The COTA has 40 bus routes in Columbus with 2988 bus stops.
Their bus routes cover an area from the Heritage Club Dr & Colonial Dr stop to the Axium Building 6 stop and from the Meijers & Polaris Woods Blvd stop to the London-Groveport Rd & Alum Creek Dr stop.
COTA line schedules (timetables, itineraries, service hours), and departure and arrival times to stations are updated in the app in real time.
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1KENNY/LIVINGSTON- 2E MAIN/N HIGH
- 3NORTHWEST/HARRISBURG
- 4INDIANOLA/LOCKBOURNE
- 5W 5TH AVE/REFUGEE
- 6SULLIVANT
- 7MT VERNON
- 8KARL/S HIGH/PARSONS
- 9W MOUND/BRENTNELL
- 10E BROAD/W BROAD
- 11BRYDEN/MAIZE
- 12MCKINLEY/FIELDS
- 21HILLIARD ROME
- 22OSU-RICKENBACKER
- 23JAMES-STELZER
- 24HAMILTON RD
- 25BRICE
- 31HUDSON
- 32N BROADWAY
- 33HENDERSON
- 34MORSE
- 35DUBLIN-GRANVILLE
- 41CROSSWOODS-POLARIS
- 42SHARON WOODS
- 43WESTERVILLE
- 44EASTON
- 45NEW ALBANY
- 46GAHANNA
- 51REYNOLDSBURG
- 52CANAL WINCHESTER
- 61GROVE CITY
- 71HILLIARD
- 72TUTTLE
- 73DUBLIN
- 74SMOKY ROW
- 75ARLINGTON/1ST AVE
- 102POLARIS PKWY/N HIGH
- 201SMARTRIDE NEW ALBANY - RED
- 202SMARTRIDE NEW ALBANY - BLUE
- CMAXCMAX
- ZOOCOLUMBUS ZOO
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COTA is a public transportation provider in Columbus which operates bus routes.
The COTA has 40 bus routes in Columbus with 2988 bus stops.
Their bus routes cover an area from the Heritage Club Dr & Colonial Dr stop to the Axium Building 6 stop and from the Meijers & Polaris Woods Blvd stop to the London-Groveport Rd & Alum Creek Dr stop.
COTA line schedules (timetables, itineraries, service hours), and departure and arrival times to stations are updated in the app in real time.
Facts about COTA
The COTA has bus routes operating across Columbus including: Hilliard, Westerville, Whitehall, Worthington, Columbus, Dublin, Gahanna, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Upper Arlington.
The longest line from the COTA is: 5. This bus route starts from Gender Road Towne Centre (Columbus) and ends at N Murray Hill Rd & Beacon Hill Rd. It covers over 40 km and has 112 stops.
The shortest line is: 3. This bus line begins from W Mound St & Mount Calvary Ave and finishes at W Spring St & N Front St (Columbus). It runs through 5 km with 15 stops.
According to Moovit Insights, the most popular lines for COTA are 9, 23, 2, 10, 1.
COTA - bus fare information
Costs and prices of different ticket types may change, based on several factors. Please check the Moovit app to view bus fares of individual lines. For more information on ride fares and for buying bus tickets online please visit COTA's official site.
COTA contact information
- Website URL: https://www.cota.com
- Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Ohio_Transit_Authority
COTA schedule
Looking for a specific COTA bus schedule? All COTA lines and schedules in Columbus can be found in the Moovit App. Moovit gives you directions for COTA routes and provides helpful step-by-step navigation.