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Riding the bus doesn’t have to be difficult.
Lincoln’s bus system, StarTran, allows you to plan your ride, track your bus, and pay your fare – all at the click of a button.
Benefits
Affordable
Individual rides are just $1.25, and 31-day passes are available for as low as $8.
Straightforward
Planning your ride is simple and straightforward, especially once you’ve done it for the first time.
Convenient
Read a book or scroll through Instagram – there’s no need to watch the road when you’re riding a bus.
More information
Lincoln’s public transportation system
Lincoln’s public transportation system is known as StarTran, which operates as a division in Lincoln Transportation & Utilities. They run every Monday-Saturday, with the exception of a few holidays (listed below).
- New Year’s day
- Memorial day
- Fourth of July
- Labor day
- Thanksgiving day
- Christmas day
The first ride
Riding the bus is simple, but that doesn’t make the first ride any less intimidating. Click on the button below labeled “the first ride” for a detailed guide on riding the bus for the first time.
Looking for a visual? StarTran has produced a series of instructional videos on how to ride the bus, available in both English and Spanish. Find them at the link below.
Planning your ride
There are a few different ways to plan your ride – using a paper route map, StarTran’s online Trip Planner, using the RideLNK app, or through simply using Google Maps. Each digital method allows you to put in your starting location and destination, along with the time that you would like to leave at or arrive by; then, the programs will provide you with directions on what stop to wait at and when.
Purchasing bus passes
You can pay for individual rides in cash when you board the bus, purchase physical passes at locations around the community, or purchase individual rides or passes on the Token Transit app. Simply download the app, search for StarTran, and purchase your pass of choice!
More information on paying your fare is included in the First Ride guide.
Bus bike racks
View page 17 of the StarTran rider guide (see below) for information on using the bike rack available on the front of each bus.
LTU BusBuzz
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities has a text-based information system that can be accessed by texting “LTU” to 72727. You will then receive an automatic reply with a menu allowing you to access bus system information, file a compliment, suggestion, or complaint, register for alerts, find your bus’s real-time location, and more!
Bus emissions
Just over 75% of buses in the StarTran fleet are powered by either electricity or compressed natural gas (CNG), and that number has rapidly been rising over the last few years. This new, sustainable fleet of busses even further reduces the emissions produced by public transportation in Lincoln.
Looking to spot a bus powered by electricity? Look out for a green bus with a yellow cord on the side!
Image courtesy the City of Lincoln
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