CATA provides limited Christmas Day service
Limited holiday service will be offered on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, while all other CATA operations – Fixed-Route, Spec-Tran, Rural Service, Connector, Redi-Ride, Shopping Bus and CATA Rydz – close for the day.
Advance reservations are required for those in need of transportation on Dec. 25. Curb-to-curb service will be available to the general public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a limited basis and will be restricted to the Spec-Tran service boundaries. CATA will attempt to accommodate all ride requests. To view the service area map, visit www.cata.org/holidays.
Trips for Christmas Day must be scheduled during the reservation window, Dec. 11-22. No same-day trips will be allowed. Call 517-394-2282 to reserve a ride. The one-way fare is $2.50. Drivers will accept cash (exact fare), mobile pay, Spec-Tran punch passes or tokens as payment.
Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Closures:
- CATA will end operations early on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31. Services will conclude as follows on these days:
- All Connector and Redi-Ride services will conclude at their regularly scheduled times.
- Routes 6, 13, 46 and 48 will conclude at their regularly scheduled times.
- All other fixed routes will generally conclude by 7 p.m. depending on the route. See below for route-specific details.
- Spec-Tran service will end early with pickups scheduled no later than 6:15 p.m.
In observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, CATA will not operate regular service on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
The Spec-Tran office will remain open Wednesday, Dec. 25, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to assist with post-holiday ride reservations. No same-day trips will be permitted. Call 517-394-2282 or log in to myspectran.cata.org or the MyRideCATA app to book a ride.
For more information, contact a CATA Customer Experience Representative at info@cata.org or 517-394-1000.
CATA routes and services will resume their regular weekday schedules on Thursday, Dec. 26 and Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
CATA Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve 2024
Final Fixed-Route Departures
Tuesday, Dec. 24 & Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
| Route | Final Trip Departs | Bus Goes Out of Service At |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTC @ 6:10 p.m. | Meridian Mall @ 6:45 p.m. |
| 2 | CTC @ 6:15 p.m. | Burneway & Waverly @ 6:40 p.m. |
| 3 | CTC @ 5:15 p.m. | CTC @ 6:10 p.m. |
| 5 | CTC @ 6:15 p.m. | Edgewood & Washington @ 6:38 p.m. |
| 7 | CTC @ 6 p.m. | S. Pennsylvania Meijer @ 6:45 p.m. |
| 8 | CTC @ 5:45 p.m. | Davlind & Aurelius @ 6:27 p.m. |
| 9 | CTC @ 6:10 p.m. | S. Pennsylvania Meijer @ 6:50 p.m. |
| 10 | CTC @ 5:45 p.m. | CTC @ 6:25 p.m. |
| 11 | CTC @ 6:15 p.m. | Deerfield & Holmes @ 6:42 p.m. |
| 12 | CTC @ 5:40 p.m. | St. Joe & Waverly @ 6 p.m. |
| 14 | CTC @ 5:45 p.m. | Grand River & Waverly @ 6 p.m. |
| 15 | CTC @ 6:15 p.m. | Lake Lansing Meijer @ 6:40 p.m. |
| 16 | CTC @ 6:15 p.m. | Lake Lansing Meijer @ 6:40 p.m. |
| 18 | Multimodal Gateway @ 4:42 p.m. | Multimodal Gateway @ 6:12 p.m. |
| 20 | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 6 p.m. | Beau Jardin & Dunckel @ 6:28 p.m. |
| 22 | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 5:20 p.m. | Meridian Mall @ 5:50 p.m. |
| 23 | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 5:25 p.m. | Meridian Mall @ 6 p.m. |
| 24 | MSU Ramp 5 @ 6:30 p.m. | Lake Lansing Meijer @ 6:55 p.m. |
| 25 | MSU Ramp 5 @ 5:45 p.m. | Lake Lansing Meijer @ 6:10 p.m. |
| 26 | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 5:55 p.m. | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 6:35 p.m. |
| 32 | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 6 p.m. | MSU-CTC at Ramp 1 @ 6:25 p.m. |