Thanksgiving Weekend 2018 Holiday Transit Schedules

Family, Shopping, and Attractions

Thanksgiving is almost here, meaning that you can spend some quality time with family and enjoy a hearty meal. It also means that the shopping hubbub that Black Friday often brings to our various retail establishments. And on top of that, the Thanksgiving weekend is often jammed packed full of specials and savings at local attractions.

But what does this all mean for you, the transit rider? It means that you’ll need to plan accordingly to get from A to B, because many transit agencies will operate limited to no service on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22, 2018. Thus, you’ll want to pay close attention to the listing below to see if your area’s transit agency will be operating that day.

This year, I’ve been able to gather information on a wider array o transit agencies within the US. Please keep in mind that this list is NOT INCLUSIVE of all transit agencies within the US, so if you do not see your respective agency here, please contact them directly.

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Florida

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) – Tampa, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
TECOline Streetcar – Tampa, FL (operated by HART)
- No Service
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) – St.Petersburg/Clearwater, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
Cross-Bay Ferry – Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
- No Service
Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) – Bradenton, FL
- No Service – Except for the Anna Maria Island Trolley & theBeach Express Trolley
Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) – Sarasota, FL
- No Service
Pasco County Public Transportation – Pasco County, FL
- No Service
Hernando THEbus – Hernando County, FL
- No Service
Citrus County Transit – Citrus County, FL
- No Service
Polk Citrus Connection – Lakeland/Winter Haven, FL
- No Service
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) –Orlando, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
- Polk County routes will not operate
SunRail – Orlando, FL
- No Service
Volusia County Transit (Votran) – Daytona Beach, FL
- Special Holiday Service
  - Routes 1, 3, 4, 10, 15, & 17 will operate on a Sunday-Levelschedule
  - Routes 20, 21, 23, 40, & 41 will operate on a limited schedule
Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT) – Cocoa, FL
- No Service
Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) – Jacksonville, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
- Skyway will not operate
StarMetro – Tallahassee, FL
- No Service
Bay Town Trolley – Panama City, FL
- No Service
Emerald Coast Rider – Okaloosa County, FL
- No Information Available – Please Contact the Agency
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) – Pensacola, FL
- No Service
SunTran – Ocala, FL
- No Service (service will end at 8:00pm on Wednesday, 11/21/18)
Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) – Gainesville, FL
- No Service
Palm Tran – Palm Beach, FL
- No Service
Broward County Transit (BCT) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
Miami-Dade Transit (M-DT) – Miami, FL
- Sunday-Level Service
TriRail – Miami, FL
- Weekend-Level Service
Brightline – Miami, FL
- Service Will Operate – See Website for Schedules
Key West Transit (KWT) – Key West, FL
- No Service

Mid Atlantic & Interior Eastern US

GoTransit System (GoRaleigh/GoTriangle/GoDurham) –Raleigh-Durham region, NC
- No Service
Chatham Area Transit (CAT) – Savannah, GA
- No Service
Wave Transit – Wilmington, NC
- No Service
Coast RTA – Conway, SC
- No Service
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) – Charlotte, NC
- Sunday-Level Service (also applies to the LYNX Light Rail System)
Suffolk Transit – Suffolk, VA
- No Service
Hampton Roads Transit – Hampton Roads region (Norfolk, VA Beach,Hampton), VA
- Sunday-Level Service
- Ferry will not operate
I-Ride (Southeastern VA)
- No Service
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) – Williamsburg, VA
- No Service
Blacksburg Transit – Blacksburg, VA
- No Service
Valley Metro – Roanoke, VA
- No Service
Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) – Richmond, VA
- Sunday-Level Service
Fairfax Connector – Fairfax, VA
- Sunday-Level Service
WMATA – Washington, DC
- Sunday-Level Service
Knoxville Area Transit – Knoxville, TN
- No Service
Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) – Memphis, TN
- Sunday-Level Service
- Trolleys will notoperate
WeGo Public Transit – Nashville, TN
- Sunday-Level Service
- RTA Express Bus & Music City STAR Commuter Rail will not operate
METRA (Columbus, Ga)
- No Service
MARTA – Atlanta, GA
- Bus: Sunday-Level Service
- Rail: Modified Sunday (See website for details)
Gwinnett County Transit – Gwinnett County, GA
- No Service
Cobb LINC – Cobb County, GA
- No Express Services
State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Xpress – Georgia
- No Service
DASH – Alexandria, VA
- No Service

Northeastern US

Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York (MTA) – NewYork City, NY
- Sunday-Level Service for Bus & Subway
- Commuter Rail will operate special schedules (see website for details)
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) – New York/New Jersey
- Weekend-Level Service
Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) – Nassau County, NY
- Sunday-Level Service
CENTRO – Syracuse/Ithaca, NY
- Sunday-Level Service
New Jersey Transit (NJT) – New Jersey
- See website for schedules – as they may vary by mode and route
- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate a weekend schedule
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) – Boston, MA
- Sunday-Level Service
- Ferries will not operate
Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) – Lowell, MA
- No Service
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) –Springfield/Northampton, MA
- No Service
Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) – Haverhill, MA
- No Service
Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) – Worcester, MA
- No Service
Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) – Greenfield, MA
- No Service
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) – Pittsfield, MA
- No Service
CT Transit – Connecticut
- Sunday-Level Service
MAT (Middletown, Connecticut)
- No Service
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) – Pittsburgh, PA
- Sunday-Level Service for buses
- Light Rail & Incline will operate special schedules (seewebsite)
LCTA (Surrounding Lucerne County, PA)
- No Service
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) –Philadelphia, PA
- Sunday-Level Service
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) – Providence, RI
- Sunday-Level Service
The Current – Southeastern Vermont
- No Service
The Moover – Southeastern Vermont
- No Service
Green Mountain Express – Vermont
- No Service
Greater Portland Metro – Portland, ME
- No Service
Lewiston Auburn CityLink – Lewiston, ME
- No Service
Community Connector – Bangor, ME
- No Service

Other Systems

METRO RTA – Akron, OH
- No Service
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) – Columbus, OH
- Sunday-Level Service
GoMetro – Cincinatti, OH
- Sunday-Level Service
Greater Dayton RTA – Dayton, OH
- Sunday-Level Service
- Flyer Circulator will not operate
Cleveland RTA – Cleveland, OH
- Sunday-Level Service
Houston METRO – Houston, TX
- Sunday-Level Service
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) – Dallas, TX
- Sunday-Level Service
Trinity Metro – Fort Worth, TX
- Sunday-Level Service
Trinity Railway Express (TRE) – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- No Service
Capital Metro – Austin, TX
- Sunday-Level Service
- Some services (such as Metrorail) may not operate (check websitefor details)
VIA Metropolitan Transit – San Antonio, TX
- Sunday-Level Service
Corpus Christi RTA – Corpus Christi, TX
- No Service
New Orleans RTA – New Orleans, LA
- Sunday-Level Service
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) – Chicago, IL
- Sunday-Level Service
PACE Bus – Suburban Chicago Area, IL
- Sunday-Level Service
TriMet – Portland, OR
- Sunday-Level Service
- WES Commuter Rail willnot operate
Kitsap Transit – Bremerton, WA
- No Service
LINK – Wenatchee/Leavenworth, WA
- No Service
King County Metro – Seattle, WA
- Sunday-Level Service
Ben Franklin Transit – Tri-Cities, WA
- No Service
Spokane Transit Authority – Spokane, WA
- Sunday-Level Service

Black Friday

Friday, November 23, 2018

While most transit agencies listed above will resume regular weekday service on Black Friday, some agencies have announced service reductions. These service reductions may include, but may not be limited to; operating a Saturday-level schedule (or modified Saturday-level schedule with core bus routes operating at higher frequencies), and shopper shuttles. Please keep in mind that some smaller agencies may not operate.

Post-Thanksgiving Weekend

Saturday, November 24, 2018 & Sunday, November 25, 2018

All transit agencies that typically run weekend service, will operate their normal weekend schedules.

Disclaimer

While I’ve done my best to ensure accuracy, the listed information ultimately comes from the transit agencies themselves. If you spot an error, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can correct it.

Kudos

I would like to take a few moments to close out this post by saying thank you to my Global Transit Guidebook Forum members, Gary D., Alex F., Zay Q., and my moderator John B., for contributing additional transit agencies for me to list.

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