Intercity Transportation
Monday - Friday, RTEC operates an intercity bus route from London
Intermodal Transit Facility, Somerset and Central Business Office in Mount
Vernon, Kentucky to Lexington.
Limited service will be available to Fort Wright/Covington, Louisville
and Bowling Green, Kentucky. At a
future date, we hope to extend routes to Nashville and Knoxville.
Park and Ride Lots are available at the transit facilities for departures
from London, Somerset and Mount Vernon.
Upon arrival at the cities listed above, a passenger will access
Lex-Tran Bus for local travel in Lexington, Kentucky.
TARC
provides local transit service in Louisville, Kentucky and
GoBG
Transit in Bowling Green, KY to access the WKU, airport, shopping and
other facilities. Limited service is provided to Northern Kentucky,
TANK at Fort Wright. Their schedule information can be found
here.
Travel via US Highway 27 North to Lexington from Somerset, Kentucky ends
at Applebee's Park where
Lex-Tran Bus picks up frequently. A schedule is available on the
Lex-Tran Bus web site.
Local travel in Somerset, London and Mount Vernon Kentucky are provided
by RTEC. Travel/tickets are
discounted ($0.80 cents per mile, minimum $3.00 each boarding) if 24-hour
notice is provided, however, same day service is available at $4.00/$1.20.
RTEC will pick-up passengers at
Lexington
Bluegrass Airport when travel ends in rural Southeast Kentucky, RTEC's
service area.
Riders will access LexTran, Bluegrass Airport and Grayhound Bus Terminal. Northbound to Lexington Departure Times (Eastern Standard Time/EST) from
our intermodal transit facilities:
SCHEDULE TO LEXINGTON
|
Trip Origin: |
|
LEX/Airport |
|
LexTran |
|
LexTran |
|
London I-75 N $20.00 |
6:00 |
7:30 |
10:30 |
12:00 |
1:30 |
3:00 |
|
Mt Vernon I-75 N $15.00 |
6:30 |
7:30 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
2:00 |
3:00 |
|
Somerset HWY 27 N $20.00 |
7:30 |
9:00 |
12:00 |
1:30 |
3:00 |
4:30 |
In order to help you schedule your travel, RTEC's first morning
trip includes dropping off passengers at the Bluegrass Airport in Lexington
at 8:00am and 9:30 respectively.
Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
Need a ride to employment? Call RTEC 1-800-321-7832. Transportation routes are designed for
accessing employment, with stops along the way for
childcare or other services. Contact the reservation office to make
arrangements to access employment or job training.
Public Transit
For next day service, call the reservation office the day before travel is
planned. A curb-to-curb fare for each ride is $0.80 per
mile (minimum $3.00). Same day service/order is higher.
Waiting time charges are applicable at the discretion of RTEC. We request a
minimum 2 hour notice for canceling a scheduled ride. Cash fare requests
filled on the same day of service will be charged a service fee.
