Services
METRO Direct
METRO RTA operates traditional fixed-route bus service in Summit County. As of 2023, the METRO Direct system includes 24 routes including Roo Express and Grocery Bus, which serve University of Akron, and the Northcoast Express to Downtown Cleveland.
Connecting services
METRO RTA service offers a number of connection opportunities to other area transit agencies.
GCRTA, a neighboring transit agency, provides connecting services between Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Greater Cleveland) and Akron METRO RTA. The two systems connect with two lines in Maple Heights at Southgate Transit Center (31 & 32), near the Southgate USA plaza. GCRTA does not serve METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center.
PARTA, a neighboring transit agency, offers services between Portage County, Ohio (Kent/Ravenna) and Akron, including service to METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center (90), along with connections in Stow(30), and in Maple Heights (100).
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SARTA, a neighboring transit agency, operates one hourly weekday and Saturday route between Canton and Akron starting at 6:00am, 6:45am and every:45 until 8:45pm. This route, 81 Canton Akron Express, connects with METRO RTA. SARTA route 81 also serves Downtown Canton, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Belden Village Transit Center in North Canton, Ohio, & Staples on Arlington Road in Akron from both Akron and Canton. SARTA's route services METRO RTA's Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center. Effective in 2018, SARTA also operates a direct express route in the fall and spring directly from Akron Metro Transit Center to Stark State College in North Canton Ohio. This route is named the 88 Stark State Express and runs five times a day and services Akron Metro's RKP Downtown Transit Center Stark State College and Belden Village Transit Center respectively.
METRO Select
METRO RTA operates METRO SCAT and METRO NEXT on-demand transit under the METRO Select branding. METRO SCAT is intended for senior citizens and riders with disabilities who do not qualify for ADA paratransit service. METRO NEXT serves the southern portion of Summit County, connecting rural areas to fixed-route buses.
Facilities
Head Office
Address: 416 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron
Coordinates: 41°02′58.6″N 81°32′26.8″W
Facilities: Head office, administration, vehicle storage and maintenance
Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center
Address: 631 South Broadway Street, downtown Akron
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 81°31′23″W
Facilities: Terminus for local bus routes, suburban routes, X61 North Coast Express bus service to Cleveland, intercity Greyhound services, and Stark County & Portage County connecting buses. Youngstown’s WRTA route 81 serves as the Akron Youngstown express
Opened: 18 January 2009
Romig Road Transit Center
Address: 2340 Romig Road, Akron
Facilities: Connector hub for routes 3 and 9 serving West Akron and Barberton, Ohio. This hub is in the former Rolling Acres Mall parking lot. The mall has been shut down since 2008.
Independence Transit Center (Chapel Hill)
Serving North Akron/Cuyahoga Falls and routes 10, 19, 20 & 22, "Independence Transit Center" is similar to Rolling Acres Transit Center which also has no public restroom but does have indoor waiting shelter facilities.
