The Mountain Express Town Bus (formerly the Town Shuttle) is completely free and runs every day from Crested Butte to Mt. CB and back. The Town Bus is on its fall schedule through November 24th and stops at the same locations every 40 minutes, from 7:35 AM to around midnight.
The RTA bus gets you to and from Gunnison with stops along the way, including CB South. Its fall schedule runs about every 30 minutes, leaving the Crested Butte 4-Way for Gunnison from 6:48 AM to 11:38 PM. The RTA buses show up live on the map below, so you can see where yours is before you walk to the stop.
Every Mountain Express and RTA stop, with the next bus at each, and the RTA's buses moving live. Tap a stop for its times, or a bus to see where it is headed. Winter shows the upcoming condo loops, which start on November 25th. Valley shows the RTA route to Gunnison.
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Dogs ride free with a current license from your local municipality (proof may be asked for), on a leash and muzzled. Free soft muzzles are on every bus.
Skis and snowboards ride inside with you. Keep hold of them.
Bikes go on the front rack, never inside. FirstTracks vans take six bikes on their racks in summer.
Every Mountain Express bus is wheelchair accessible and rides are free. For ADA paratransit, call (970) 349-5616 between 9 AM and 5 PM. FirstTracks has a wheelchair accessible van; choose the wheelchair option when you book.
One loop, Crested Butte to Mt. Crested Butte and back, every 40 minutes. A snow shower in the off season can keep the bus from stopping on Gothic Road at Crystal Road; if that looks likely, walk up to the Wood Creek/Mountain Edge stop on Snowmass Road. Each stop shows its next three departures; the bus repeats every 40 minutes until the last bus.
Free. Loops through Gunnison, then Highway 135 to Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte. The bus leaves each stop no earlier than the times listed; flag stops are marked on the map. Tap a stop for every departure.
Free. Highway 135 down valley, then the Gunnison loop, ending at the Rec Center. The bus leaves each stop no earlier than the times listed. Tap a stop for every departure.
Crested Butte to Mt. Crested Butte and back on Gothic Road, every 15 minutes, 7:10 AM to midnight. Departures are minutes past the hour.
Loops from Mountaineer Square along Marcellina Lane: Three Seasons, Outrun, Ski Jump, Mountain Sunrise, the Chateaux and Marcellina Apartments, every 30 minutes. From 11 PM to midnight the Condo Express covers this loop: board at the Three Seasons stop at Mountaineer Square and tell the driver where you are going. Departures are minutes past the hour.
Loops from Mountaineer Square: Pitchfork, then Crystal Road, Castle Road, Hunter Hill Road and Snowmass Road, every 30 minutes. Crystal, Castle and Hunter Hill roads are flag stop areas: wave the bus down anywhere safe along them. From 11 PM to midnight the Condo Express covers this loop: board at the Three Seasons stop at Mountaineer Square and tell the driver where you are going. Departures are minutes past the hour.
Mountain Express on demand: request a ride in the app and a van comes to the door.
Free buses between Gunnison and Mt. Crested Butte, stopping at Almont, CB South, Riverbend and the 4-Way, year round. No airport stop. Every stop and its times are on the map above under Valley.
RTA scheduleNo bus meets flights at GUC. Book a door to door shuttle and let someone else drive Highway 135 in the dark. Shuttles, taxis and car services are in our services directory.
Services directoryCDOT's coach from the 4-Way Stop to Denver Union Station, twice a day, $45 one way from Crested Butte (half price for 65 and over or 11 and under). Tickets in the Bustang app or exact change on board.
Bustang scheduleFree bus, a mountain out the window, a main street you can walk end to end, and a weekend that goes by too fast. Most people leave on Sunday wondering what it would take to stay.
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