Transit Toolbox

Stay connected with CATA on the go

Create your own Transit Toolbox to effectively use CATA services. See when the bus is coming, buy tickets on your phone and find rides when you need them.

Transit App

Download Transit for CATA resources in an easy-to-use app. Enjoy access to:

• Bus Tracker: See buses in real time and find nearby stops.
• Service Alerts: Keep on top of schedule changes, detours and unexpected surprises.
• Upcoming Departures: See upcoming arrivals, or view the full schedule.
• Trip Companion: Tap GO for step-by-step transit directions and notifications about when to leave for your trip and when to get off. 
• NEW Automatic Detour Detection: CATA riders can now see when their bus is on detour, and where bus stops have been relocated to accommodate major construction projects and other events that cause temporary routing disruptions.
  • Fill out a feedback form about the automatic detour detection.
• CATA Mobile Ticketing: Mobile ticketing integration in Transit app is now available! 
• CATA Rydz: See your route within designated CATA Rydz zones directly in the Transit app.

CATA Mobile Pay

Buy your way with mobile pay

CATA continues its commitment to improve customer experience by introducing new ways to pay for a ride. Now you can purchase and use your CATA tickets and passes all in one place - right on your phone. Purchase tickets and passes to use on the day of travel and store the remaining tickets and passes in the secure mobile wallet for future use. CATA Mobile Pay is the first of the new contactless payment options, allowing riders to pay for bus rides directly from their smartphones. 

Customers can also manage their accounts in the online CATA Mobile Pay Customer Portal.

For more information, visit the CATA Mobile Pay webpage.

CATA Rydz

Your link to more places

Serving as a first-mile, last-mile mobility service, CATA Rydz is an on-demand, microtransit solution that connects Greater Lansing’s transit riders to the region’s public transportation services and destinations. Catch a flight, get to work or experience more — from downtown Lansing to the tri-county region — all from the convenience of the app. 

Booking your trip is better with CATA Rydz

• Book your ride on your smartphone by indicating your pickup and drop-off addresses
• Indicate the number of passengers riding with you
• Get picked up at the designated location within one of the established Rydz zones
• Connect with and transfer to the nearest participating transit service provider, or continue to your destination within that zone

For more information, visit the CATA Rydz webpage.

CATAnow

Gain immediate access to real-time departures at your fingertips. Want to know exactly when your bus departs?

By Text Message

1. Locate the bus stop number located on the lower CATAnow sign at every permanent bus stop.

2. Text your stop number to 76123. After about a minute, you will receive the next real-time arrival time for bus routes serving that stop. Message and data rates may apply.

3. For a bus stop that serves multiple CATA routes, you can choose a particular route by adding the route number to the end of the Stop ID number. For example, to see only the Route 8 departure times from stop 3524, text 3524-08 for information.

By Email

1. Locate the bus stop number located on the lower CATAnow sign at every permanent bus stop.

2. Email your stop number to catanow@cata.org. 

3. For a bus stop that serves multiple CATA routes, you can choose a particular route by adding the route number to the end of the stop number. For example, to see only the Route 8 departure times from stop 3524, your email subject line should be 3524-08 for information.