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An XDE40 on route 83 at Mondawmin station | |
| Parent | MTA Maryland |
|---|---|
| Service type | LocalLink, CityLink, Express BusLink |
| Routes | CityLink: 12 Express BusLink: 9 LocalLink: 44 Total: 65 |
| Hubs | 70+ (Baltimore area) |
| Fleet | Urban bus: 774 Motor coach bus: 68 Total: 842 |
Daily ridership | 173,600 (weekdays, Q2 2026)[1] |
Annual ridership | 50,250,100 (2025)[2] |
The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas as of June 2017 following the Baltimore Link Launch. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 50,250,100, or about 173,600 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run at all times (24/7/365).
Note: (Crosstown) = Bus service that is traveling across the city of Baltimore without going through the downtown area.
CityLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Annual ridership (2024)[3] | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CityLink Blue (BL)* | Bayview JHBMC |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Fayette St, Edmondson Ave, Security Blvd | 2,027,817 | ||
| Westgate Edmondson Ave & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop) |
Fayette St, Edmondson Ave | Overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Brown (BR)* | Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Overlea Belair Rd & Overlea Ave (Overlea Loop) |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broadway, Belair Rd | 1,493,759 | ||
| CityLink Gold (GD)* | Canton Clinton St & Danville Ave |
Mt. Holly North Ave & Denison St (Walbrook Junction) |
Wolfe St (EB), Washington St (WB), North Ave | 2,084,583 | Select trips | |
| Berea/Broadway East Patterson Park Ave & Lanvale St near Baltimore Cemetery |
North Ave | Most trips and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Green (GR)* | Inner Harbor Charles St & Camden St |
Towson Towson Town Center |
Charles St (NB), Saint Paul St (SB), Loch Raven Blvd | 1,537,413 | ||
| CityLink Lime (LM)* | Fells Point Caroline St & Eastern Ave |
Randallstown Brenbrook Dr & Cinnamon Cir |
Caroline St, Liberty Ave/Liberty Heights Ave | 1,505,252 | ||
| Penn-North Pennsylvania Ave & Clifton Ave |
Liberty Ave/ |
Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Navy (NV)* | Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Dundalk Watersedge Park Loop |
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Ave, Dundalk Ave | 2,144,661 | ||
| Dundalk Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station) |
Overnight trips | |||||
| Bayview JHBMC |
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Ave | Alternate trips | ||||
| CityLink Orange (OR)* | Midtown-Edmondson |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Av | 2,440,768 | ||
| CityLink Pink (PK)* | Midtown-Edmondson |
Frankford Cedonia Ave & Bayonne Ave (Cedonia Loop) |
Monument St (EB), Madison St (WB), Sinclair Ln | 1,773,107 | ||
| CityLink Purple (PR)* | Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd, Rolling Rd | 1,272,860 | ||
| Catonsville Paradise Loop |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Red (RD)* | Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Timonium |
Fayette St (SB), Baltimore St (NB), York Rd/ |
2,630,711 | Select trips end at Greenmount & North | |
| Towson Towson Town Center | ||||||
| CityLink Silver (SV)* | Charles Village Johns Hopkins University |
Curtis Bay Spruce St & Pennington St |
Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/ |
1,441,522 | ||
| MSU Morgan State University |
33rd St, Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB) | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
| CityLink Yellow (YW)* | Downtown Guilford Ave & Centre St |
Halethorpe Beltway Business Community Park |
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd | 1,713,973 | ||
| Lansdowne |
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd, Hollins Ferry Rd | Alternate and overnight trips | ||||
Express BusLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Annual ridership (2024)[3] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
103 |
Downtown Charles St & Hyatt St |
Towson Cromwell Bridge P&R |
St. Paul St (SB), Charles St (NB), Loch Raven Blvd | 47,310 | Weekday peak direction only |
105 |
Downtown |
Frankford Cedonia Ave & Bayonne Ave (Cedonia Loop) |
Madison St, Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Monument St (EB), Edison Hwy, Sinclair Ln | 56,284 | Weekday peak direction only |
115 |
Downtown |
Perry Hall Perry Hall Blvd & Haylock St |
Belair Rd | 53,768 | Weekday rush hours only Reverse peak trips run to/from Berea |
| Berea/Broadway East Belair Rd & North Ave | |||||
120 |
Downtown Wolfe St & McElderry St |
White Marsh White Marsh P&R |
Madison St (EB), Monument St (WB), I-395, John. F Kennedy Mem'l Hwy | 46,139 | Weekday rush hours only |
150 |
Fells Point Caroline St & Eastern Ave |
Harpers Choice Harpers Farm Rd & Cedar Ln |
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St (WB), Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore National Pike, Columbia Pike | 29,308 | Weekday rush hours only |
154 |
Downtown |
Towson Goucher Blvd & Colbury Rd |
Eutaw St, Harford Rd | 86,323 | Weekday rush hours only |
| Carney Carney P&R | |||||
160 |
Downtown Wolfe St & McElderry St |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Back River Neck Rd | 23,252 | Weekday rush hours only Trips alternate between each terminal |
| Chase/Whispering Woods Eastern Ave & Tidewater Ln |
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Bowleys Quarters | ||||
163 |
Midtown-Edmondson |
Sparrows Point Tradepoint Atlantic |
Franklin-Mulberry Expy, I-95, Broening Hwy, Peninsula Expy | 741,457 | |
Former Express BusLink Routes
[edit]- Express Bus Link 102: White Marsh Park and Ride to Towson
- Express Bus Link 104: Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride to Harbor East
- Express Bus Link 106: Owings Mills Metro to Towson
- Express Bus Link 107: Old Court Station to BWI Marshal Airport / BWI Business Park
LocalLink
[edit]| Route | Terminals | via | Annual ridership (2024)[3] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodberry |
Canton Clinton St & Danville Ave |
25th St, Wolfe St (SB), Washington St (NB), East Ave | 421,904 | Less frequent on weekdays than weekends | |
| Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Bayview JHBMC |
Druid Park Dr, 40th St/ |
2,035,858 | ||
26 |
Lansdowne |
Bentalou St, Pulaski St, Cherry Hill Rd | 1,281,678 | ||
| Frankford Moravia Rd & Aberdeen Ave (Moravia Loop) |
Woodmere |
Moravia Rd/ |
856,992 | ||
| Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Brooklyn/Brooklyn Homes 10th St & Mayadon/ |
Hilton St/Caton Av, Patapsco Av | 972,835 | ||
| Woodmere |
Hollander Ridge 62nd St & Pulaski Hwy |
Northern Pkwy, Belvedere Ave/ |
1,179,934 | ||
| Levindale Cylburn Ave & Greenspring Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Woodlawn Dr, Rogers Ave, Belvedere Ave | 525,794 | Early morning trips | |
| Woodlawn Security Square Mall |
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| Woodlawn Social Security West Building |
Alternate rush hour trips | ||||
32 |
Lansdowne |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Lansdowne Rd, Washington Blvd, Bloomsbury Ave/ |
127,987 | Created in 2022 from former branch of CityLink Yellow Line |
| White Marsh White Marsh P&R |
Mount Washington Kelly Ave & Sulgrave Ave near |
Northern Pkwy, Belair Rd | 312,215 | ||
| Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Towson |
Ingleside Ave/ |
256,510 | ||
| Brooklandville Greenspring Station |
Select weekday rush hour trips | ||||
| Towson Towson Town Center |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Northern Pkwy, Kenwood Ave, Rossville Blvd/ |
634,422 | ||
| Catonsville UMBC |
Lochearn |
Bloomsbury Ave/ |
561,843 | ||
| Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Baltimore National Pike, Rolling Rd, Old Court Rd | Alternate trips | |||
| Westgate Edmondson Ave & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop) |
Cross Keys Poly Western High School |
Edmondson Ave, Liberty Heights Ave, Greenspring Rd | 26,629 | No service when school isn't in session | |
| Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Essex Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd |
Security Blvd, Edmondson Ave, Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Ave | 368,352 | Quickline: Makes limited stops | |
| Towson Towson Town Center |
Inner Harbor Hopkins Pl & Pratt St |
Bellona Ave, Charles St, Maryland Ave/ |
304,758 | ||
| East Baltimore Midway Kirk Ave & Bartlett St |
Timonium Stella Maris Hospice |
York Rd, Dulaney Valley Rd | 62,325 | ||
53 |
Downtown |
Towson Cromwell Bridge P&R |
Kirk Ave, The Alameda, Loch Raven Blvd | 950,181 | Trips alternate between each branch |
| Towson Sheppard Pratt at Towson | |||||
| Downtown |
Towson Goucher Blvd & Colbury Rd |
Eutaw St, Harford Rd | 1,688,168 | Trips alternate between each branch | |
| Carney Carney P&R | |||||
| Downtown Fayette St & Hanover St |
White Marsh White Marsh P&R |
Madison St (WB), Monument St (EB), Philadelphia Rd | 1,258,269 | ||
| Belair-Edison Erdman Ave & Belair Rd |
86,578 |
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| Frankford Moravia Park Dr & Frankford Ave |
Chase/Whispering Woods Eastern Ave & Tidewater Ln |
Eastern Ave | 318,731 | ||
| Rossville CCBC Essex |
Dundalk Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station) |
Eastern Ave, North Point Rd, Wise Ave/ |
630,977 | ||
63 |
Waltherson Gardenville P&R |
Sparrows Point Tradepoint Atlantic |
Sinclair Ln, Dundalk Ave, Peninsula Expy | 426,330 | |
65 |
Downtown Fayette St & Hanover St |
Dundalk CCBC Dundalk |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broening Hwy | 296,670 | |
| Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Marley Neck Energy Pkwy & Perryman Ct |
Baltimore St (NB), Fayette St (SB), Charles St (NB), Light St (SB), Curtis Ave (NB), Pennington Ave/ |
186,701 | ||
69 |
Lansdowne |
Pasadena Jumpers Hole Loop & Woodholme Cir |
Governor Ritchie Hwy, Crain Hwy, Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd | 325,516 | |
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | ||||
| Lansdowne |
Annapolis Calvert St & Bladen St |
401,961 | |||
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | ||||
71 |
Downtown Saratoga St & Greene St |
Lansdowne |
Key Hwy, Cherry Hill Rd, Annapolis Rd | 388,247 | |
| Downtown |
Wagner's Point Wagners Point |
Hollins Ferry Rd, Annapolis Rd, Patapsco Ave | 370,211 | ||
| Lansdowne |
Hanover/Severn Arundel Mills |
Nursery Rd, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd | 358,070 | ||
| Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Baltimore-Washington Pkwy, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd | Operates when LightRail Link isn't running | |||
76 |
Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Catonsville Southwest P&R |
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Wilkens Ave | 618,231 | Select weekday trips serve Crossroade Business Park |
77 |
Midtown-Edmondson |
Catonsville Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike |
Edmondson Ave | 365,594 | |
| Downtown Gay St & Lexington St |
Woodlawn CMS HQ |
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St | 1,053,772 | ||
79 |
Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Security Blvd | 335,430 | ||
| Downtown Saratoga St & Lexington St |
Woodmere |
Saratoga St, Edmondson Ave, Garrison Blvd | 1,324,683 | ||
81 |
Lochearn |
Randallstown Randallstown Loop |
Milford Mill Rd, Liberty Rd | 348,473 | Early morning and late night trips |
| Randallstown Deer Park Rd & Liberty Rd |
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| Reisterstown Station |
Park Circle Monte Verde Apartments |
Dolfield Ave, Hilton St | 297,964 | ||
83 |
Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Lochearn |
Reisterstown Rd | 768,434 | |
| Reservoir Hill/Bolton Hill |
Lochearn |
Park Heights Ave | 1,275,309 | ||
87 |
Owings Mills |
Reisterstown Glyndon Loop |
Reisterstown Rd | 416,535 | |
| Woodmere |
Owings Mills |
Reisterstown Rd | 407,914 | ||
| Owings Mills Redland Court |
No off-peak service | ||||
91 |
Levindale Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Downtown University of Maryland Medical Center |
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Greenspring Ave | 155,511 | |
| Mondawmin Mondawmin Mall |
Greenspring Ave | Alternate trips | |||
| Glen Glen Ave & Key Ave |
Pikesville Bais Yaakov Intermediate School |
Smith Ave | 41,008 | Select weekday trips | |
| Owings Mills Bais Yaakov Elementary School |
Smith Ave, Park Heights Ave | ||||
| Owings Mills Owings Mills Center |
Smith Ave, Reisterstown Rd | Select trips | |||
| Lochearn Talmudical Academy of Baltimore |
Smith Ave, Old Court Rd | ||||
| Towson Towson Town Center |
Hunt Valley International Cir & International Dr near |
York Rd, Greenspring Dr/ |
294,847 | ||
| Levindale Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital) |
Locust Point Fort McHenry |
Falls Rd, Howard St | 407,233 | ||
| Inner Harbor Charles St & Pratt St |
New North Roland Park/Poplar Hill Roland Ave & Bellemore Ave |
Charles/ |
101,366 | No off-peak service | |
MTA Commuter BUSLink
[edit]The following is a listing of all services operating under the MTA's Commuter BUSLink network, including services operating to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Intercounty Connector Bus routes
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbound or Westbound | Southbound or Eastbound | ||||||
201 |
Gaithersburg | BWI Airport | I-95, I-195, ICC |
|
Dillon's Bus Service |
| |
203 |
Columbia | Bethesda | US-29, ICC |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | ||
204 |
Frederick | College Park | I-270, ICC |
|
Atlantic Coast Charters | ||
Commuter BUSLink to Baltimore
[edit]To/From Anne Arundel County
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
210 |
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital | Kent Island |
|
Academy Bus Lines | [4] | ||
215 |
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital | Annapolis |
|
Academy Bus Lines | |||
To/From Howard County
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
310 |
Downtown Baltimore | Columbia |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |||
320 |
Downtown Baltimore | Laurel |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |||
To/from Harford County
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
410 |
Downtown Baltimore | Churchville/Bel Air | MD-22, MD-924 |
|
Academy Bus Lines | ||
411 |
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital | Hickory/Bel Air | Belair Road, MD-147, MD-152 |
|
Academy Bus Lines | ||
411T |
White Marsh Mall | Trade Point Atlantic | I-695 |
|
Academy Bus Lines |
| |
420 |
Downtown Baltimore | Havre de Grace | US-40, MD-7 |
|
Academy Bus Lines | ||
Commuter BUSLink to Washington, D.C.
[edit]To/From Anne Arundel County/Queen Anne's County
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
220 |
Annapolis | Washington | MD-450 |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |
230 |
Severna Park | Washington | US 50 |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |
| Annapolis | MD-450 | ||||||
240 |
Kent Narrows | Washington | US 50 |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |
250 |
Kent Narrows | Washington | US 50 |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |
260 |
Severna Park | Washington | US 50 |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |
To/From Howard County
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
305 |
Columbia | Silver Spring/Washington |
|
Martz Group | |||
315 |
Columbia | Silver Spring/Washington |
|
Martz Group | |||
325 |
Columbia | Silver Spring/Washington |
|
Martz Group | |||
335 |
Clarksville | Washington |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |||
345 |
Ellicott City | Washington |
|
Dillon's Bus Service | |||
To/from Washington and Frederick Counties
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
505 |
Hagerstown | I-70, I-270 |
|
Atlantic Coast Charters | Selected trips extended to Rock Spring Business Park | ||
515 |
Frederick | I-270 |
|
Eyre Bus Service | Selected trips extended to Rock Spring Business Park | ||
Charles County to Washington, DC
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
610 |
Waldorf | Washington |
|
Academy Express | 5 AM and 5 PM trips via Oxon Hill and National Harbor | ||
620 |
Waldorf | Washington |
|
Academy Express | 5 AM and 5 PM trips via Oxon Hill and National Harbor | ||
630 |
La Plata | Washington |
|
Martz Gold Line | |||
640 |
Waldorf/Accokeek Park & Ride | Washington |
|
|
Dillon's Bus Service | ||
650 |
La Plata | Washington |
|
|
Keller Transportation | ||
St. Mary's County to Washington, DC
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
705 |
Charlotte Hall/Waldorf | Washington |
|
|
Academy Express | ||
715 |
Charlotte Hall/Waldorf | Washington |
|
|
Keller Transportation | ||
725 |
California | Washington |
|
Keller Transportation | |||
735 |
Charlotte Hall | Washington |
|
Martz Gold Line | |||
Calvert County to Washington, DC
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Corridors served | Places Served | Total trips | Operated by | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
810 |
Pindell | Washington |
|
Eyre Bus Service | |||
820 |
North Beach | Washington |
|
Academy Express | |||
830 |
Huntingtown (Chesapeake Church) | Washington |
|
Keller Transportation | |||
840 |
St. Leonard | Washington |
|
Keller Transportation | |||
850 |
Prince Frederick | Washington |
|
Keller Transportation | |||
Former bus routes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2026" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "MTA Performance Improvement". MTA Maryland. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Hogan Administration Rolls Out Latest BaltimoreLink Service New Commuter Buses Start March 1 Linking Kent Island & Annapolis to Baltimore". Maryland Transit Administration. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.