Plan Your Austin Trip on CapMetro

Live music. Museums. Art events. Shopping. Festivals. Restaurants. Whatever or wherever it is, Capital Metro provides the wheels so you can experience Austin's unique personality and discover the unexpected. Cap Metro provides the public transit service that lets you navigate the best that Austin has to offer.

Plan your trip to any Austin hotspot on-the-go with the CapMetro App, online at capmetro.org/planner, or call the GO Line at 512-474-1200.

Where can Cap Metro take you?

Airport Service

With convenient service every 15 minutes, 7 days a week between the University of Texas at Austin, downtown hotels and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), Capital Metro's Route 20 Manor Road/Riverside is a great way to travel. Catch it at the blue neon guitar bus stop on the lower level at ABIA! Single ride fares are $1.25, or buy a day pass for just $2.50.

Airport Route 20 Hours of Service:
Weekdays 5 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Saturdays 6 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Sundays 6 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Austin's Museum Scene

  • Bullock Texas State History Museum, Routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 18, 19, 20, 801 & 803
  • Mexic-Arte Museum, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 30, 801, 803 
  • LBJ Library, Routes 7, 10, 20
  • Blanton Museum of Art, Routes 1, 3, 7, 10, 18, 19, 20, 801 & 803
  • Harry Ransom Center, Routes 1, 3, 18, 19, 801 & 803
  • Thinkery, Routes 10, 335 & 350
  • The Contemporary Austin, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 30, 801 & 803
  • Elisabet Ney Museum, Routes 7 & 345
  • Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, Routes 3, 30 & 803
  • George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Routes 2, 6 & 322
  • Texas Memorial Museum, Routes 7, 10, 20 & 100
  • French Legation, Routes 2 & 4
  • Texas Military Forces Museum, Route 335
  • Austin History Center, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 30, 801 & 803

The East Side

  • French Legation Museum, Routes 2 & 4
  • Texas Music Museum, Routes 2 & 6
  • George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Routes 2, 6 & 322
  • Texas State Cemetery, Routes 2, 4, 322 & MetroRail
  • East End Independent Business District, Routes 4, 17, 322 & MetroRail

Fabulous Shopping

  • Barton Creek Square Mall, Route 30
  • South Congress Avenue, Routes 1 & 801
  • The Arboretum, Routes 3 & 383
  • The Domain, Routes 3, 383, 392, 803 & MetroRail
  • 2ND Street District, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 30, 801, 803
  • Lo-Burn Independent Business District, Routes 3, 5, 345 & 803

The Great Outdoors

  • Zilker Park, Routes 3, 30 & 803
  • Barton Springs Pool, Routes 3, 30 & 803
  • Zilker Botanical Gardens, Route 30
  • Austin Nature & Science Center, Route 30
  • Deep Eddy Pool, Route 18
  • Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trail, Routes 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 17, 20, 30, 300, 801, 803
  • Barton Creek Greenbelt (Spyglass Entrance), Route 30
  • Southern Walnut Creek Bike Trail, Routes 350
  • Northern Walnut Creek Bike Trail, Routes 1 & 801

Plan and Purchase

The CapMetro App 
Your smartphone is your pass and travel guide. Once downloaded, use the convenient CapMetro App to plan your entire Austin transit experience, see schedules and maps, buy transit passes, and get real-time bus and train information. It’s that easy!

Purchasing Tickets with the App
Simply create an account, then buy your ticket or pass for any Capital Metro service. Now you're ready to go!

Using a Pass Purchased on the App
On MetroRapid, access the QR code validation screen then swipe your smartphone under the scanner validator. A screen above the scanner will notify you that your pass has been accepted. On vehicles other than MetroRapid, just show the animated logo screen to the operator for validation.

Fares
Fares may also be purchased with correct change on board buses and at rail stations.

Local Fare – For Routes 1-499, 600-699, and MetroRapid 801 and 803. 
Local Single Ride: $1.25
Local Day Pass: $2.50

Commuter Fare – For Routes 900-999 and MetroRail
Commuter Single Ride: $3.50
Commuter Day Pass: $7

For more information and to plan your next trip, visit capmetro.org