Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

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founded = 1982
headquarters = 3201 Scherer Drive,
St. Petersburg, FL
locale = Pinellas County, Florida
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website = [http://www.psta.net/ psta.net] The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) provides public transportation for Pinellas County, Florida. The authority manages a bus system that encompasses 39 local routes and two express routes, and the "Suncoast Beach Trolley".

Bus and Trolley Fares

New fare changes went into effect on October 5th, 2008.

* One-Way Cash Fares
** PSTA Local Routes: $1.75
** Local Route Student and Youth Fare ( [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm Restrictions Apply] ): $1.25
** Discount Local: $0.85 ( [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm Proper ID Required] )
** PSTA Express Routes: $3.00

* PSTA Passes
**1-Day Unlimited GO Card
***Local and Express: $4.00
***Discount ( [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm Proper ID Required] ): $2.00

**7-Day Unlimited GO Card
*** Local and Express: $20.00
*** Discount ( [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm Proper ID Required] ): $12.50

**31-Day Unlimited GO-Card
*** Local and Express: $55.00
*** Discount ( [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm Proper ID Required] ): $35.00

**20-Ride GO Card
*** Express ONLY: $48.00

**Intercounty PSTA/HART Monthly Passport: $85.00
***For use on all PSTA and HART Bus, Trolley, and Streetcar Routes.

Local Bus Routes

Local PSTA Bus Routes are as follows: [ [http://www.psta.net/busschedules.htm PSTA Bus Schedules] ]
*Route 1 - Downtown St. Pete/Gateway Mall
*Route 4 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/116 Ave N via 4th St
*Route 5 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 5th Ave N
*Route 7 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 9th Ave N/9th Ave S
*Route 11 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/Whitney Rd & US 19
*Route 14 - Downtown St. Pete/St. Pete Beach
*Route 15 - Downtown St. Pete/Gulfport Casino
*Route 18 - Downtown St. Pete/Downtown Clearwater via Seminole Blvd
*Route 19 - Downtown St. Pete/Tarpon Springs
*Route 20 - Roy Hanna Dr & 25 Way S/Tyrone Square Mall
*Route 23 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 22nd Ave S & Gulfport Blvd
*Route 30 - Tyrone Square Mall/Northeast Shopping Center
*Route 32 (Circulator) - Downtown St. Pete Circulator
*Route 35 - Downtown St. Pete & "The Pier"/St. Pete Beach
*Route 38 - Downtown St. Pete/Tyrone Square Mall via 38th Ave N
*Route 52 - Downtown St. Pete/Downtown Clearwater via E Bay/W Bay Dr
*Route 58 - Gateway Mall/Redington Shores
*Route 59 - Williams Park & Downtown St. Pete/Indian Rocks Beach via MLK St & Ulmerton Rd
*Route 60 - Drew St & Bayview Ave/Downtown Clearwater
*Route 61 - Indian Rocks Beach/Dunedin
*Route 62 - Tyrone Square Mall/The Shoppes of Boot Ranch
*Route 66 - Tarpon Springs/Indian Rocks Beach
*Route 67 - Downtown clearwater/Downtown Oldsmar via SR 580 & Hercules
*Route 68 - Tyrone Square Mall/John's Pass Village
*Route 73 - Tyrone Square Mall/Downtown Clearwater via Keene Rd/Starkey Rd/Park St
*Route 74 - Williams Park & Downtown St. Pete/Indian Rocks Beach via Park Blvd
*Route 75 - Tyrone Square Mall/Gateway Mall
*Route 76 - Downtown Clearwater/Westfield Countryside via Belcher Rd & Sunset Point
*Route 78 - Downtown Clearwater/Westfield Countryside via SR 580
*Route 79 - Downtown St. Pete/Whitney Rd & US 19
*Route 90 (Commuter Shuttle) - St. Pete Beach/Downtown St. Pete
*Route 93 - Downtown clearwater/Downtown Oldsmar via SR 584 & Keene Rd
*Route 97 (Commuter Shuttle) - 49th St & Carillon/Downtown St. Pete
*Route 98 (Commuter Shuttle) - 49th St & Carillon/Downtown Clearwater
*Route 444 (Circulator) - Pinellas Park
**Route 444 , a.k.a Pinellas Park Shuttile, will have a schedule/route change. Effective June 24 444 will no longer serve Oceanside Estates or Goodwill's Freedom Village Apartments.
*Pasadena Circulator - Pasadena Beach Area/Downtown Pasadena

**Commuter Shuttles and Circulators operate in a similar fashion as HARTline's Neighborhood Connectors or a flex route. However, the shuttles run on a limited timetable (typically only at peak times).
**The Pasadena Circulator is the only non-numbered route (besides the Suncoast Beach Trolley) that PSTA operates. The circulator only operates on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings.

Express Bus Routes

PSTA operates two express routes utilizing a fleet of motorcoaches. These routes are as follows:

*Route 100X - Gateway Mall/Britton Plaza/Downtown Tampa (Marion Transit Center)
*Route 300X - Ulmerton Park-n-Ride/Downtown Tampa (Marion Transit Center)

**Route 200X (Clearwater Express) is operated by HART.

uncoast Beach Trolley

The PSTA "Suncoast Beach Trolley" connects patrons to the Pinellas Gulf Coast Beaches via trolley cars (similar to HARTline's downtown trolleys).The Suncoast Beach Trolley also connects to the following local bus routes for seamless travel to and from other Pinellas destinations.

*Route 14
*Route 35
*Route 58
*Route 68
*Route 80
*Route 90

References

* [http://www.psta.net/busfares.htm] PSTA Bus Fares.

External links

* [http://www.psta.net/ PSTA Website]