Transportation

G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center

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 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. 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.

Pitt-Grenville Airport

AVIATION

Pitt-Greenville Airport,

400 Airport Road, P.O. Box 671, Greenville, NC 27835 The airport is served by American Airlines with daily scheduled flights to Charlotte. Efforts are ongoing to secure a second carrier. The COVID-19 pandemic affected services.

Greenville ticket counter, 252-758-1457. For reservations, call (800) 428-4322. Website: www.flypgv.com.

PGV is a 872-acre facility with two commercial runways, a modern terminal, restaurant, ground services and private aviation services. It supports more than 100,000 passengers a year, provides 1,650 direct jobs and $280 million in economic output.

General aviation services include:

► Dillon’s Aviation, 1105 N. Memorial Drive, Greenville, NC 27834; training, maintenance and aerial photography, 252-757-1841.

Phone: 329-4532. Website: www.greenvillenc.gov/government/public-works/ great-bus-system ► Vann Aero Services / Aero Sales, 441 Airport Road, Greenville NC, 27858; flight training maintenance and crop dusting; 916-2905, after 5 p.m. 252-414-8995.

GREYHOUND

Greyhound provides scheduled intercity bus service to the Greenville terminal at the G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center, 600 S. Pitt St.. Phone: 329-4287. Building Hours of Operation: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday; closed holidays. Greyhound tickets are not sold at this location. Purchase tickets online at www.greyhound.com.

ECU TRANSIT

East Carolina University Student Transit Authority provides transit service to students, staff and faculty of ECU. Free service is provided to, from and around the ECU campus as well as to off-campus housing areas and several shopping areas. A valid ECU 1 Card is required to ride. For more information, including maps and schedules, visit www.ecu.edu/transit. For up-to-date bus information, dial ECU-BUS1 or 328-2871.

PATS

The Pitt Area Transit System is a public transportation system open to all residents of Pitt County living outside the city limits of Greenville. Hours of operation are 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday and 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. No Sunday service. Closed on county holidays. To schedule transportation, call 9022002. Transportation requests are taken between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transportation requests must be scheduled at least one day in advance. Director: Cam Coburn. Address: 1717 W. Fifth St., Greenville. Phone: 902-2010. Fax: 752-2320. Website: www.pittcountync.gov/220/Pitt-Area-Transit-PATS