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Statewide

• SC School Bus Fleet
  

Coastal SC – Includes Lowcountry, Myrtle Beach

• CARTA – Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority
  
  Serves areas of Charleston County including the downtown area, Folly Beach, James Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and West Ashley - also provides paratransit service through Tel-A-Ride
  
  
• Coast RTA – Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority | Jobs
  
  Serves Georgetown and Horry counties - also operates Paratransit Service
  
  
• Palmetto Breeze - formerly Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority
  
  All routes end in Hilton Head - serves Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties. Route maps on website may not be accurate.
  
  
• TriCounty Link - rural bus system
  
  Serves Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties
  
  
• Williamsburg County Transit Authority
  
  Serves Williamsburg County, including Kingstree
  

Midlands SC

• Carolina Shuttle
  
  Serves students on the main campus of the University of South Carolina
  
  
• CMRTA – Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority | Jobs
  
  Serves Cayce, Chapin, Columbia, Fort Jackson, Newberry, and West Columbia - also operates DART, a service for riders with physical disabilities - operates seven "eco-friendly buses"
  
  
• Local Motion – 803-541-1197
  
  Barnwell County's public transportation system.
  
  
• SWRTA – Santee Wateree Regional Transit Authority | Jobs
  
  Primarily serves the city of Sumter, but also provides express commuter services and Medicaid transportation to areas of Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland, and Sumter counties - paratransit services in the city of Sumter
  
  
• Tri-Development Center of Aiken County
  
  Operates Best Friend Express - routes and times of operation are limited; also operates Dial-A-Ride for passengers with physical disabilities
  

Pee Dee SC

• PDRTA – Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority | Jobs
  
  Serves Florence and Marion counties - includes extensive paratransit services for riders with physical disabilities
  

Upstate SC – Includes Piedmont

• CATS – Charlotte Area Transit System
  
  Includes a Rock Hill route
  
  
• CAT – Clemson Area Transit
  
  Serves areas of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties, including Clemson, Pendleton, and Seneca - everyone rides free
  
  
• Edgefield County Senior Citizens Council
  
  Serves the towns of Edgefield, Greenwood, Johnston, and Trenton in Edgefield and Greenwood counties
  
  
• Electric City Transit - requires Adobe Reader
  
  Serves Anderson County
  
  
• Greenlink
  
  Serves Greenville county - services available for physically disabled patrons - Greenville County students ride free between 7 AM and 9:00 AM and between 2 PM and 4:30 PM with school district identification card on scheduled school days
  
  
• SPARTA – Spartanburg Area Regional Transit Agency | Jobs
  
  Serves Spartanburg County and provides a complementary paratransit service for riders with physical disabilities
  
  Spartanburg County Transportation Services Bureau
  
  Information on the Dial-A-Ride program and services for the elderly

SC Public Transportation Advocacy Groups

• Carolina Commuter Solutions - organizing carpools
• Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains
• Transportation Association of South Carolina
  

Related SC Public Transportation Resources

• Rural Transportation Planning in SC
• SC Department of Transportation - mass transit office
• SC Energy Office
• SC Transportation Statistics