HART Route Detours During Gasparilla 2025

Information in this post is current as of 01/23/2025. All detour information is subject to change due to the possibility of additional road closures.

Know Before You Go…

Due to the extensive amount of road closures throughout Downtown Tampa & South Tampa during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates, the Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) will be enacting several route detours during the day on Saturday, March 25, 2025. Those needing to use transit within certain parts of the affected area may need to seek alternative arrangements due to some routes set to detour a significant distance away from their normal corridors.

This post will run through each affected HART bus route & what you’ll need to know.

And just a reminder that you can view additional information about Gasparilla in my recent On The Move newsletter post.

Route 1

Florida Ave

From regular (Saturday) start of service, until about 3:00pm; buses will travel via the map illustrated on the left. A temporary stop will be set up at Brorein St & Florida Ave to allow Gasparilla attendees to exit.
From 3:00pm until end of service, buses will not serve the area south of the Marion Transit Center.
Reminder: Route 1 is FARE FREE at this time thanks to funding support from the City of Tampa.

Route 5

40th St/Tampa General Hospital

From regular (Saturday) start of service, until about 1:00pm; buses will use the Selmon Exwy to connect between Hyde Park Ave/Plant Ave & Florida Ave/Morgan St.
After 1:00pm, buses will not serve the area south of the Marion Transit Center.
Those needing to travel to/from Tampa General Hospital after 1:00pm will need to make alternative transportation arrangements.

Route 7

West Tampa/HCC Dale Mabry Campus

From 8:00am until about end of service, buses will detour via I-275.

Route 8

Progress Village/Brandon

From 8:00am until about end of service, Kennedy Blvd & Jackson St will not be served. Buses will detour via Twiggs St.

Route 9

15th/30th St’s

From 8:00am until about end of service, Twiggs St will not be served. Buses will remain on Cass St between Marion St & Nebraska Ave.

Route 10

Cypress St

From 8:00am until about end of service, Cass St & Tyler St will not be served. Additionally, Cypress St will not be served east of Howard Ave. Buses will detour via I-275.

Route 14

Howard/Armenia Ave’s

From 7:45pm on Friday, January 24, until end of service on Saturday, January 25, buses will be unable to serve Bayshore Blvd & will be detoured accordingly.
Until 1:00pm on Saturday, buses will detour via MacDill Ave & Swann Ave.
After 1:00pm on Saturday, buses will detour via Dale Mabry Hwy & Cypress St.

Route 19

South Tampa/Hyde Park/Port Tampa City

From regular (Saturday) start of service until about 1:00pm, buses will use the Selmon Exwy between Plant Ave & Florida Ave/Morgan St.
After 1:00pm until end of service, buses will detour using Dale Mabry Hwy & I-275. Swann Ave & the Hyde Park area will not be served.
Those needing to travel to/from HCA South Tampa Hospital on Swann Ave after 1:00pm will need to make alternative transportation arrangements

Route 30

Kennedy Blvd/Town-N-Country

From regular (Saturday) start of service until about 1:00pm, buses will use the Selmon Exwy between Howard Ave/Armenia Ave & Florida Ave/Morgan St.
After 1:00pm until about end of service, buses will detour using Dale Mabry Hwy & I-275.