Asheville Transit provides bus service service throughout the City of Asheville and other local areas with 24 bus routes running from 6 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
These routes radiate from the Transit Center, located downtown at 49 Coxe Avenue next to the U.S. Post Office. The center provides such amenities as clean restrooms, indoor and outdoor seating, and an on-duty information assistant from whom you can obtain the latest maps and schedules or from whom you may purchase monthly and annual passes and ticket books. They can answer any questions you may have about riding the bus in Asheville.
Comments, complaints and recommendations
Written correspondence may be sent via
email. You can also address written correspondence to Asheville Transit System, 360 West Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801.When relaying a concern or complaint, please note the bus number, time of day, and location of incident. The more information provided, the more likely Asheville Transit can come to a swift and fair resolution to any problem.
Contact information
Mariate Echeverry, Interim Transit Manager
Physical address: 360 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801
Mailing address: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Office: (828) 253-5691
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Email
Transit Commission meetings
Effective July 9, 2008, the Transit Commission will meet the second Wednesday of every month at the City of Asheville Municipal Building (Police and Fire Headquarters) at 100 Court Plaza in downtown Asheville. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
The Asheville Transit System’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Policy is a federally mandated program to give assistance to businesses owned and operated by certain minorities.
The Asheville Transit System has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), 49 CFR Part 26. The DBE program has received federal financial assistance from USDOT, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the City of Asheville has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26.
It is the policy of the Asheville Transit System to ensure that DBEs, as defined in part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in USDOT assisted contracts. For more information, please the contact the Transit Manager.
DBE program contact information:
Mariate Echeverry, Interim Transit Manager
Physical address: 360 W. Haywood St., Asheville, NC 28801
Mailing address: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Office: (828) 253-5691
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Email