Public Transit Services
Sit back, relax and let someone else deal with the traffic. Compared to driving, public transportation is less expensive, safer, and better for the environment. It reduces traffic congestion, saves energy, and benefits the communities it serves.
Public Transportation is available in every county in Tennessee, with a wide range of services.
Below are links to information about public transit services in Tennessee. Options include fixed-route service, demand-response service, express buses, local shuttles, and complementary paratransit in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA): Covers Memphis, West Memphis, and parts of Shelby County
Delta Human Resource Agency (DHRA): Covers Fayette, Lauderdale, rural Shelby, and Tipton Counties
Northwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency (NWTHRA): Covers Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, and Weakley Counties
Southwest Human Resource Agency (SWHRA): Covers Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy Counties
WeGo (Nashville Transit): Covers Nashville-Davidson County
WeGo Star: Commuter train connecting Nashville-Davidson County and Wilson County with stops in Martha, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage, Donelson, Lebanon, and downtown Nashville
WeGo Express: Commuter bus service between downtown Nashville and outlying communities of Rutherford, Sumner, Dickson, Robertson, Williamson, Wilson, and Montgomery Counties
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency (MCHRA): Covers Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson Counties
South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD): Covers Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, and Wayne Counties
Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA): Covers Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White Counties
Gatlinburg Mass Transit: Trolley bus service in and around Gatlinburg
Pigeon Forge Mass Transit: Trolley bus service in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville
Kingsport Area Transit Service
Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)
Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) Transit
Cleveland Urban Area Transit System (CUATS)
Lakeway Transit Service: Covers Morristown, Jefferson City, White Pine, and Hamblen and Jefferson Counties
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency (SETHRA): Covers Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie Counties, and the non-urbanized areas of Bradley and Hamilton Counties
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA): Covers Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union Counties
Northeast Tennessee Rural Public Transit (NET Trans): Covers Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Counties (operated by First Tennessee Human Resource Agency (FTHRA))