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**The Arts Shuttle has concluded for 2024's events. Check back next year for the most up-to-date information for this service.

The Arts Shuttle

CATA is providing shuttle service for the East Lansing Art Festival and MSU Arts & Crafts Show May 18-19, 2024. Park for free at MSU's Commuter Lot 89 and ride CATA to both events. 

Buses will run approximately every 10-15 minutes between MSU Lot 89 on Farm Lane and stops on Grand River Avenue. All fixed-route buses are equipped with bike racks and wheelchair ramps or lifts.

For more information, contact a CATA Customer Experience Representative at 517-394-1000 or info@cata.org.

Service Hours

Shuttle service operating hours:

  • Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Buses will run approximately every 10-15 minutes between MSU Lot 89 on Farm Lane and stops on Grand River Avenue.

Cost to Ride

  • Round-trip fare is 50 cents on any of The Arts Shuttle buses. 
  • Exact change is required.
  • Children under 42 inches ride free with an adult.

Transfers

  • Transfers to other buses can be made at boarding centers or stops on the route.
  • Request a free transfer ticket for any fixed-route from the driver on your first bus. 
  • Transfers are valid for two hours and can be used twice in one direction.

Route Directions and Shuttle Map

View the 2024 Arts Shuttle route map.

Turn-by-Turn Directions

  • Depart Lot 89 to Farm Lane
  • Left (north) on Farm Lane to Service Road
  • Right (east) on Service Road to Hagadorn Road
  • Right (south) on Hagadorn, performing “Michigan Left” on southbound Hagadorn Road to northbound Hagadorn Road
  • Left (north) on Hagadorn Road to Grand River Avenue
  • Left (west) on Grand River Avenue/Michigan Avenue, performing a “Michigan Left” on westbound Michigan Avenue (past Harrison Road) to eastbound Michigan Avenue
  • Left (east) on Michigan Avenue to Harrison Road
  • Right (south) on Harrison Road to Wilson Road
  • Left (east) on Wilson Road to Farm Lane
  • Right (south) on Farm Lane to Lot 89 (traveling counter clockwise along Lot 89’s perimeter road)

CATA is pleased to sponsor these events in collaboration with East Lansing Art Festival and Michigan State Univeristy Activities Board.