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Bus Fares / Transfers
Line-Haul Bus Route Cash Fares
- Adults and Children (taller than fare box): $1.75
- Senior Citizens/Persons with disabilities: $0.85
- Children (shorter than fare box): free
- Transfers: free
Reduced Rates
To qualify for the reduced rate you must either have picture ID show you to be 60 years of age or older, have a Medicare card (red, white, blue card) or a Battle Creek Transit (BCT) ID card. To qualify for a Battle Creek Transit ID card, you must complete our reduced fare form. If you qualify, the cost of obtaining a BCT identification card is $2.
Passes
Battle Creek Transit (BCT) passes may be purchased from Full Blast or City Treasurer's Office Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., or at the BCT office, 339 West Michigan Avenue, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - Noon and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. BCT has a no refund, no exchange policy.Students
Bus passes are good for 12 - 48 rides. Student passes are good for 48 rides and may be used only on school days for school activities only. For students who attend a school which provides student ID cards, they must show that ID whenever using or purchasing a bus pass.
Effective Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Drivers on the vans and buses will no longer accept pieces of a pass or torn in half passes. Passes with smiley faces are for individuals that qualify for reduced fare. These passes may not be used by friends or family that do not qualify.
Route Bus Passes
- 12 Ride: $15
- 12 Ride (reduced rate): $8
- 48 Ride: $56
- 48 Ride (reduced rate): $34
- Student (48 Rides): $45
Transfers
Transfers are accepted as follows:
- Transfers are only used on regular route buses and not accepted or issued on the Tele-Transit service.
- 1 free transfer per fare.
- Please obtain a transfer from the driver when boarding the bus.
- Transfers are valid for 2 hours after issue.
- They are intended for the continuation of one trip on any route except the one where the transfer was issued.
- Transfers cannot be issued to someone already using a transfer.
- Transfers are not valid for a return trip on the same route.
Transfers are accepted as follows:
- 1W - West Michigan - Transfer Points: West Michigan at Washington, West Michigan at McCamly (outbound) and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 2E - Emmett-East Avenue - Transfer Points: West Michigan at McCamly and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 2W - Columbia-Territorial - Transfer Points: McCamly at West Michigan, SW Capital at Columbia and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 3E - Main-Post - Transfer Point: Bus Transfer Station.
- 3W - Kendall-Goodale - Transfer Points: West Michigan at Washington (outbound and inbound), West Michigan at McCamly (outbound) and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 4N - NE Capital - Transfer Points: NE Capital at W. Michigan (outbound) and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 4S - SW CAPITAL - Transfer Points: SW Capital at Columbia and the Bus Transfer Station.
- 5W - Fort Custer-VA Hospital - Transfer Points: Bus Transfer Station.
- Inside the Downtown Boundaries
Please note: The Downtown Transfer Boundaries are anywhere inside the box in the photo.