G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center
TRANSPORTATION Local ground services are centered at the G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center, 600 S. Pitt St.. The center is a centrally located transfer facility where local and regional transportation services connect. The Greenville Area Transit system (GREAT bus system), Pitt Area Transit (PATS) and Greyhound utilizes the facility for connections along with taxis and connector service to Amtrak rail service. The center provides a covered transfer facility with seating, restrooms and more, giving people a choice of transportation options to fit their needs. All schedules presented here are subject to change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check online for updates.
GREAT BUSES
Greenville Area Transit provides bus service from 6:20 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 9:25 a.m.6 p.m. on Saturday. There is no service on Sunday or certain city holidays. The main transfer point for all routes is the G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center, 600 S. Pitt St. ►► Route 1: South Greene Street, Publix, Greenville Mall, Council on Aging, Target, Evans Street. ►► Route 2: VA Hospital, Westpointe Drive, Johns
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Hopkins Drive, W.H. Smith Boulevard, Arlington Boulevard, Manhattan Avenue. ►► Route 3: Piggly Wiggly, Employment Security Commission, Westhaven Drive, Pitt Community College, Kristin Drive, Thomas Foreman Park. ►► Route 4: East Carolina University, Jackson Avenue, Pitt County Circle, Independence Boulevard, Easy Street, Oak Grove Avenue. ►► ■ Route 5: Brownlea Drive, 14th Street, Greenville Mall, Mosley Drive, Hardee Crossing, Oak Street. ►► ■ Route 6: Vidant Medical Center, Spring Forest Road, Greenville Crossing, Pitt Community College, Walmart, Dickinson Avenue. Fares: Regular one-way fare is $1. Transfers are free. Exact fare is required. Free Fare: Children less than 44 inches in height ride free. For safety reasons, they must be under the supervision of an adult. Discount Fare: Discount fare is equal to one-half regular fare. Persons 65 and older and persons with disabilities are eligible. A GREAT discount fare photo ID or Medicare card must be presented at time of boarding to obtain discount fare. GREAT Passes: Unlimited ride passes can be purchased from the bus driver. Punch passes for 22 and 44 rides and single-ride tickets can be purchased by visiting the CHANGE 1500 Beatty St.
Living in Pitt County
GREAT office. Regular unlimited ride day passes are $2; regular 22ride punch passes are $20; regular 44-ride punch passes are $40; single-ride tickets are $1, and books of 100 single-ride tickets are $90. Bicycles are permitted in the rack on the front of all GREAT buses. This rack will hold two bicycles. Passengers must load and unload their own bicycles. There is no special license or additional fare for traveling with a bicycle. GREAT complies with both ADA regulations and State of North Carolina accessibility requirements. The following features are available on every GREAT bus: fold-out wheelchair ramps, space for two wheelchairs, audio and visual announcements of major stops, reserved seating areas for the elderly and disabled and a kneeling system to make boarding easier. Riders with disabilities that prevent them from using the GREAT buses may qualify for a paratransit service provided by GREAT through the Pitt Area Transit System (PATS). This is a special van curb-to-curb service available only to qualified disabled applicants and is provided during the same hours as the GREAT bus service.
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