Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) provides public transportation for Pinellas County, Florida. The authority manages a bus system that encomapsses 39 local routes and two express routes, and the Suncoast Beach Trolley.

1 Bus and Trolley Fares
2 Local Bus Routes
3 Express Bus Routes
4 Suncoast Beach Trolley
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Bus and Trolley Fares

One-Way Cash Fares
- PSTA Local Routes: $1.50
- Local Route Student and Youth Fare (Restrictions Apply): $1.00
- Discount Local: $0.75 (Proper ID Required)
- PSTA Express Routes: $2.50

PSTA Passes
- 1-Day Unlimited GO Card
  - Local and Express: $3.50
  - Discount (Proper ID Required): $1.75

- 7-Day Unlimited GO Card
  - Local and Express: $15.00

- 31-Day Unlimited GO-Card
  - Local and Express: $45.00
  - Discount (Proper ID Required): $30.00

- 20-Ride GO Card
  - Express ONLY: $40.00

- Intercounty PSTA/HART Monthly Passport: $85.00
  - For use on all PSTA and HART Bus, Trolley, and Streetcar Routes.

[edit] Local Bus Routes

Local PSTA Bus Routes are as follows:

Route 1 - Downtown St. Pete/Gateway Mall
Route 4 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/116 Ave N via 4th St
Route 5 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 5th Ave N
Route 7 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 9th Ave N/9th Ave S
Route 11 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/Whitney Rd & US 19
Route 14 - Downtown St. Pete/St. Pete Beach
Route 15 - Downtown St. Pete/Gulfport Casino
Route 18 - Downtown St. Pete/Downtown Clearwater via Seminole Blvd
Route 19 - Downtown St. Pete/Tarpon Springs
Route 20 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/Tyrone Square Mall
Route 22 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 22nd Ave N
Route 23 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 22nd Ave S & Gulfport Blvd
Route 30 - Tyrone Square Mall/Northeast Shopping Center
Route 32 (Circulator) - Downtown St. Pete Circulator
Route 35 - Downtown St. Pete & The Pier/St. Pete Beach
Route 38 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 38th Ave N
Route 52 - Downtown St. Pete/Downtown Clearwater via E Bay/W Bay Dr
Route 58 - Gateway Mall/Redington Shores
Route 59 - Williams Park & Downtown St. Pete/Indian Rocks Beach via MLK St & Ulmerton Rd
Route 60 - Drew St & Bayview Ave/Downtown Clearwater
Route 61 - Indian Rocks Beach/Dunedin
Route 62 - Tyrone Square Mall/The Shoppes of Boot Ranch
Route 66 - Tarpon Springs/Indian Rocks Beach
Route 67 - Downtown clearwater/Downtown Oldsmar via SR 580 & Hercules
Route 68 - Tyrone Square Mall/John's Pass Village
Route 73 - Tyrone Square Mall/Downtown Clearwater via Keene Rd/Starkey Rd/Park St
Route 74 - Williams Park & Downtown St. Pete/Indian Rocks Beach via Park Blvd
Route 75 - Tyrone Square Mall/Gateway Mall
Route 76 - Downtown Clearwater/Westfield Countryside via Belcher Rd & Sunset Point
Route 78 - Downtown Clearwater/Westfield Countryside via SR 580
Route 79 - Downtown St. Pete/Whitney Rd & US 19
Route 80 - Clearwater Beach/Downtown Clearwater/Bellair Bluffs
Route 82 - Downtown Clearwater/Westfield Countryside via Safety Harbor
Route 90 (Commuter Shuttle) - St. Pete Beach/Downtown St. Pete
Route 93 - Downtown clearwater/Downtown Oldsmar via SR 584 & Keene Rd
Route 96 (Commuter Shuttle) - ICOT Center/Downtown St. Pete
Route 97 (Commuter Shuttle) - 49th St & Carillon/Downtown St. Pete
Route 98 (Commuter Shuttle) - 49th St & Carillon/Downtown Clearwater
Route 444 (Circulator) - Pinellas Park
Pasadena Circulator - Pasadena Beach Area/Downtown Pasadena

- Commuter Shuttles and Circulators operate in a similar fashion as HARTline's Neighborhood Connectors or a flex route. However, the shuttles run on a limited timetable (typically only at peak times).
- The Pasadena Circulator is the only non-numbered route (besides the Suncoast Beach Trolley) that PSTA operates. The circulator only operates on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings.

[edit] Express Bus Routes

PSTA operates two express routes utilizing a fleet motorcoaches. These routes are as follows:

Route 100X - Gateway Mall/Britton Plaza/Downtown Tampa (Marion Transit Center)
Route 300X - Ulmerton Park-n-Ride/Downtown Tampa (Marion Transit Center)

- Route 200X (Clearwater Express) is operated by HART.

[edit] Suncoast Beach Trolley

The PSTA Suncoast Beach Trolley connects patrons to the Pinellas Gulf Coast Beaches via trolley cars (similar to HARTline's downtown trolleys). The Suncoast Beach Trolley also connects to the following local bus routes for seamless travel to and from other Pinellas destinations.