South Carolina – Buses and Public Transportation

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Also see: Public Transportation Advocacy

SC Statewide Buses

• Greyhound bus stations in South Carolina
• Medicaid Transportation - for doctor appointments, dialysis, x-rays, lab work, drug store or other medical appointments - South Carolina Health & Human Services
  
• SC school bus fleet

SC Coastal Buses

• Palmetto Breeze | Jobs
  
  Operated by Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority
  
  –  Contact information for transportation for veterans - Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties
  
  

— Palmetto Breeze © Susan Richards —

• CARTA – Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority | Jobs
  
  Areas include Downtown, Folly Beach, James Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and West Ashley - also provides paratransit service through Tel-A-Ride
  
  

— CARTA Bus Station © SCIWAY —

• TriCounty Link
  
  Rural bus system serving Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties
  
  

— TriCounty Link © Susan Richards —

• Coast RTA – Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority | Jobs
  
  Serves Georgetown and Myrtle Beach area - also provides paratransit service
  
  

• Williamsburg County Transit System
  
  

SC Midlands Buses

• Best Friend Express
  
  Serves Aiken County - also operates Dial-A-Ride for passengers with physical disabilities
  
  

• Local Motion – 803-541-1197
  
  

• Cross County Connection
  
  Provides a "Downtown Circulator" service in the City of Orangeburg and a paratransit service throughout Orangeburg and Calhoun counties
  
  

• Chester County Connector
  
  Serves all residents of Chester County
  
  

— Chester County Connector © Susan Richards —

• 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
  
  

— Central Midlands RTA © Wilson Jumper —

• SWRTA – Santee Wateree Regional Transit Authority
  
  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
  

SC Pee Dee Buses

• PDRTA – Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority | Jobs
  
  Serves Florence, Hartsville, Darlington, Chesterfield, Cheraw, and Bennettsville - also includes a route from Lake City / Johnsonville to Myrtle Beach - provides extensive paratransit services for riders with physical disabilities
  
  

— PDRTA © Susan Richards —

— PDTRA DART Bus © Susan Richards —

SC Upstate and Piedmont Buses

• Electric City Transit
  
  
• CAT – Clemson Area Transit
  
  Includes Anderson - everyone rides free
  
  

• Edgefield County Senior Citizens Council
  
  Serves the towns of Edgefield, Greenwood, Johnston, and Trenton in Edgefield and Greenwood counties
  
  

• Greenlink Transit
  
  Paratransit available for physically-disabled patrons. Greenville County students ride free 7-9 AM and between 2-4:30 PM with school district identification card on scheduled school days
  
  

• CAT – Clemson Area Transit
  
  Includes Clemson, Pendleton, and Seneca - everyone rides free
  
  

• SPARTA – Spartanburg Area Regional Transit Agency | Jobs
  
  Also provides a complementary paratransit service for riders with physical disabilities
  
  

• CATS – Charlotte Area Transit System
  
  Includes a Rock Hill route
  
  
• York County Access
  
  Offers "Essential Service" for all York County residents who need medical transportation (doctor's appointments, pharmacy, grocery store, etc) - also offers "Ride-to-Work Service" within Rock Hill's city limits
  
  

— York County Access © Susan Richards —

SC Public Transportation Advocacy Groups

• Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains
• Transportation Association of South Carolina
  
  

Related SC Public Transportation Resources

• Rural Transportation Planning in SC
• SC DOT Office of Public Transit
• SC Energy Office
• SC Transportation Statistics