Lafayette Transit System

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Lafayette Transit System
Headquarters705 West University Avenue
Locale Lafayette, Louisiana
Service area Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Service type bus service
Routes13
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Lafayette Transit System (LTS) is the operator of public transportation in metropolitan Lafayette, Louisiana.

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Thirteen (13) routes run daily except on Sunday, generally functioning at half hour or hour intervals. During the late evening and late night hours, buses keep running, with four routes covering specific zones of the city. All LTS buses are low floor and handicapped accessible, and each also features a bike rack.

Fixed-route bus service times are Monday through Saturday 5:45 AM - 10:30 PM. Beginning at 6:35 PM, LTS begins its Night Owl fixed route service with four (4) consolidated bus routes serving citizens from the Rosa Parks Transportation Center every hour. Last regular route buses depart from the Transportation Center at 9:30P M nightly.

LTS does not provide bus service on: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mardi Gras Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

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