The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas as of June 2017 following the Baltimore Link Launch. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 49,376,400, or about 167,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

MTA Maryland Bus Services
An XDE40 on route 83 at Mondawmin station
ParentMTA Maryland
Service typeLocalLink, CityLink, Express BusLink
RoutesCityLink: 12
Express BusLink: 9
LocalLink: 44
Total: 65
Hubs70+ (Baltimore area)
FleetUrban bus: 774
Motor coach bus: 68
Total: 842
Daily ridership167,700 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership49,376,400 (2023)[2]

Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run at all times (24/7/365).

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Route Terminals via Length Annual ridership (2023) Notes
 
CityLink Blue (BL)* Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Fayette St, Edmondson Av, Security Blvd 14.0 mi (22.5 km) 2,064,254
Westgate
Edmondson Av & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop)
Fayette St, Edmondson Av 10.6 mi (17.1 km) Overnight trips
 
CityLink Brown (BR)* Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Overlea
Belair Rd & Overlea Av (Overlea Loop)
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broadway, Belair Rd 7.8 mi (12.6 km) 1,572,798
 
CityLink Gold (GD)* Canton
Clinton St & Danville Av
Mt. Holly
North Av & Denison St (Walbrook Junction)
Wolfe St (EB), Washington St (WB), North Av 8.5 mi (13.7 km) 2,045,618 Select trips
Berea/Broadway East
Patterson Park Av & Lanvale St near Baltimore Cemetery
North Av 4.9 mi (7.9 km) Most trips and overnight trips
 
CityLink Green (GR)* Inner Harbor
Charles St & Camden St
Towson
Towson Town Center
Charles St (NB), Saint Paul St (SB), Loch Raven Blvd 10.3 mi (16.6 km) 1,526,509
 
CityLink Lime (LM)* Fells Point
Caroline St & Eastern Av
Caroline St, Liberty Av/Liberty Heights Av Randallstown
Brenbrook Dr & Cinnamon Cir
13.3 mi (21.4 km) 1,441,838
Penn-North
Pennsylvania Av & Clifton Av
Liberty Av/Liberty Heights Av 8.5 mi (13.7 km) Alternate and overnight trips
 
CityLink Navy (NV)* Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Dundalk
Watersedge Park Loop
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Av, Dundalk Av 13.8 mi (22.2 km) 2,134,641
Dundalk
Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station)
13.1 mi (21.1 km) Overnight trips
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Av 8.6 mi (13.8 km) Alternate trips
 
CityLink Orange (OR)* Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Av 14.2 mi (22.9 km) 2,543,717
 
CityLink Pink (PK)* Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Frankford
Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop)
Monument St (EB), Madison St (WB), Sinclair Ln 9.5 mi (15.3 km) 1,779,940
 
CityLink Purple (PR)* Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd, Rolling Rd 10.9 mi (17.5 km) 1,259,453
Catonsville
Paradise Loop
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd 7.3 mi (11.7 km) Alternate and overnight trips
 
CityLink Red (RD)* Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Timonium
Lutherville station
Fayette St (SB), Baltimore St (NB), York Rd/Greenmount Av 11.4 mi (18.3 km) 2,729,128 Select trips end at Greenmount & North
Towson
Towson Town Center
9.2 mi (14.8 km)
 
CityLink Silver (SV)* Charles Village
Johns Hopkins University
Curtis Bay
Spruce St & Pennington St
Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB) 9.8 mi (15.8 km) 1,544,518
MSU
Morgan State University
33rd St, Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB) 11.7 mi (18.8 km) Alternate and overnight trips
 
CityLink Yellow (YW)* Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Halethorpe
Beltway Business Community Park
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd 10.8 mi (17.4 km) 1,699,673 Formerly ran to UMBC. Truncated in 2022 and split into Route 32.
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd, Hollins Ferry Rd 17.1 mi (27.5 km) Alternate and overnight trips
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Route Terminals via Length Annual ridership (2023) Notes
103
Downtown
Charles St & Hyatt St
Towson
Cromwell Bridge P & R
St. Paul St (SB), Charles St (NB), Loch Raven Bl 9.8 miles (15.8 km) 48,724 Weekday peak direction only
105
Downtown
Lexington Market Station
Frankford
Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop)
Madison St, Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Monument St (EB), Edison Hwy, Sinclair Ln 7.7 miles (12.4 km) 47,067 Weekday peak direction only
115
Downtown
Lexington Market station
Perry Hall
Perry Hall Bl & Haylock St
Belair Rd 13.2 miles (21.2 km) 47,088 Weekday rush hours only
Reverse peak trips run to/from Berea
Berea/Broadway East
Belair Rd & North Av
120
Downtown
Wolfe St & McElderry St
White Marsh
White Marsh Park & Ride
Madison St (EB), Monument St (WB), I-395, John. F Kennedy Memorial Hwy 19.6 miles (31.5 km) 46,707 Weekday rush hours only
150
Fells Point
Caroline St & Eastern Av
Harpers Choice
Harpers Farm Rd & Cedar La
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St (WB), Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore National Pike, Columbia Pike 21.3 miles (34.3 km) 24,686 Weekday rush hours only
154
Downtown
State Center station/Cultural Center station
Towson
Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd
Eutaw St, Harford Rd 10.7 miles (17.2 km) 86,238 Weekday rush hours only
Carney
Carney Park & Ride
11.0 miles (17.7 km)
160
Downtown
Wolfe St & McElderry St
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Back River Neck Rd 16.5 miles (26.6 km) 30,069 Weekday rush hours only
Trips alternate between each terminal
Chase/Whispering Woods
Eastern Av & Tidewater Ln
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Bowleys Quarters 21.0 miles (33.8 km)
163
Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Sparrows Point
Tradepoint Atlantic
Franklin-Mulberry Expy, I-95, Broening Hwy, Peninsula Expy 24.3 miles (39.1 km) 807,925
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  • Express Bus Link 102: White Marsh Park and Ride to Towson
  • Express Bus Link 104: Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride to Harbor East
  • Express Bus Link 106: Owings Mills Metro to Towson
  • Express Bus Link 107: Old Court Station to BWI Marshal Airport / BWI Business Park
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Route Terminals via Length Annual ridership (2023) Notes
21
Woodberry
Woodberry station
Canton
Clinton St & Danville Av
25th St, Wolfe St (SB), Washington St (NB), East Ave 8.9 miles (14.3 km) 388,386 Less frequent on weekdays than weekends
22
Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Druid Park Dr, 40th St/41st St, University Pkwy, 33rd St, Edison Hwy 11.2 miles (18.0 km) 2,130,535
26
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Bentalou St, Pulaski St, Cherry Hill Rd 10.9 miles (17.5 km) 1,301,798
28
Frankford
Moravia Rd & Aberdeen Av (Moravia Loop)
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Moravia Rd/Cold Spring Ln 10.1 miles (16.3 km) 800,579
29
Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Brooklyn/Brooklyn Homes
10th Street & Mayadon/Deck Cts
Hilton St/Caton Av, Patapsco Av 13.3 miles (21.4 km) 948,537
30
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Hollander Ridge
62nd St & Pulaski Hwy
Northern Pkwy, Belvedere Avenue/Echodale Avenue/Frankford Avenue 13.6 miles (21.9 km) 1,213,605
31
Levindale
Cylburn Ave & Greenspring Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Woodlawn Drive, Rogers Ave, Belvedere Ave 8.5 miles (13.7 km) 526,894 Early morning trips
Woodlawn
Security Square Mall
8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Woodlawn
Social Security West Building
8.3 miles (13.4 km) Alternate rush hour trips
32
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Lansdowne Rd, Washington Bl, Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Rd 15.9 miles (25.6 km) 109,665 Created in 2022 from former branch of CityLink Yellow Line
33
White Marsh
White Marsh P & R
Mount Washington
Kelly Ave & Sulgrave Ave near Mt. Washington station
Northern Pky, Belair Rd 14.7 miles (23.7 km) 220,781
34
Catonsville
Craigmont Rd & Ingleside Ave (Westview Mall)
Towson
Falls Road station
Ingleside Avenue/Forest Park Avenue, Smith Avenue, Falls Road 14.3 miles (23.0 km) 206,288
Brooklandville
Greenspring Station
17.7 miles (28.5 km) Weekday rush hour trips
36
Towson
Towson Town Center
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Northern Pky, Kenwood Av, Rossville Blvd/Stemmers Run Road/Back River Neck Rd 16.8 miles (27.0 km) 601,868
37
Catonsville
UMBC
Lochearn
Old Court station
Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Road, Old Court Road 17.1 miles (27.5 km) 521,746
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Baltimore National Pike, Rolling Road, Old Court Road 12 miles (19 km) Alternate trips
38
Westgate
Edmondson Ave & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop)
Cross Keys
Poly Western High School
Edmondson Ave, Liberty Heights Ave, Greenspring Rd 10.0 miles (16.1 km) 27,199 No service when school isn't in session
Essex
Selig Ave & Old Eastern Ave
Edmonson Ave, Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Ave 15.1 miles (24.3 km) 107,705 Quickline: Makes limited stops, no weekend service
51
Towson
Towson Town Center
Inner Harbor
Hopkins Pl & Pratt St
Bellona Ave, Charles St, Maryland Ave/Cathedral St/Liberty St 12.3 miles (19.8 km) 312,503
52
East Baltimore Midway
Kirk Ave & Bartlett St
Timonium
Stella Maris Hospice
York Rd, Dulaney Valley Rd 12.4 miles (20.0 km) 62,844
53
Downtown
State Center station
Towson
Cromwell Bridge P & R
Kirk Ave, The Alameda, Loch Raven Bl 10.1 miles (16.3 km) 911,739 Trips alternate between each branch
Towson
Sheppard Pratt at Towson
14.7 miles (23.7 km)
54*
Downtown
State Center station/Cultural Center station
Towson
Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd
Eutaw St, Harford Rd 10.7 miles (17.2 km) 1,583,480 Trips alternate between each branch
Carney
Carney Park & Ride
11.0 miles (17.7 km)
56
Downtown
Fayette St & Hanover St
White Marsh
White Marsh P & R
Madison St (WB), Monument St (EB), Philadelphia Rd 14.7 miles (23.7 km) 1,168,319
57
Belair-Edison
Erdman Av & Belair Rd
3.3 miles (5.3 km) 85,165 Peak service, operates in a loop
6.8 miles (10.9 km) Off-peak service, operates in a loop
59
Frankford
Moravia Park Dr & Frankford Ave
Chase/Whispering Woods
Eastern Av & Tidewater Ln
Eastern Ave 17.1 miles (27.5 km) 306,310
62
Rossville
CCBC Essex
Dundalk
Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station)
Eastern Ave, North Point Road, Wise Ave/Holabird Ave 25.3 mi (40.7 km) 572,934
63
Waltherson
Gardenville P & R
Sparrows Point
Tradepoint Atlantic
Sinclair Ln, Dundalk Av, Peninsula Expwy 19.9 mi (32.0 km) 438,142 4:15 AM - 9 AM, 3:15 PM - 7 PM everyday
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dundalk Av, Peninsula Expwy 13.6 mi (21.9 km) All other times
65
Downtown
Fayette St & Hanover St
Dundalk
CCBC Dundalk
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broening Hwy 9.7 mi (15.6 km) 313,567
67
Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Marley Neck
Energy Pkwy & Perryman Ct
Baltimore St (NB), Fayette St (SB), Charles St (NB), Light St (SB), Curtis Av (NB), Pennington Av/Hawkins Point Rd/Fort Smallwood Rd 11.1 mi (17.9 km) 176,991
69
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Pasadena
Jumpers Hole Loop & Woodholme Cir
Governor Ritchie Hwy, Crain Hwy, Baltimore-Annapolis Bl 18.0 mi (29.0 km) 317,707
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
21.6 mi (34.8 km) Operates when LightRail Link isn't running
70
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Annapolis
Calvert St & Bladen St
28.2 mi (45.4 km) 409,336
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
31.8 mi (51.2 km) Operates when LightRail Link isn't running
71
Downtown
Saratoga St & Greene St
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Key Hwy, Cherry Hill Rd, Annapolis Rd 9.1 mi (14.6 km) 361,082
73
Downtown
State Center station
Wagner's Point
Wagners Point
Hollins Ferry Rd, Annapolis Rd, Patapsco Ave 12.4 mi (20.0 km) 274,614
75*
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Hanover/Severn
Arundel Mills
Nursery Rd, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd 21.8 mi (35.1 km) 322,714
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore-Washington Pkwy, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd 21.9 mi (35.2 km) Operates when LightRail Link isn't running
76
Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Catonsville
Southwest Park & Ride
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Wilkens Ave 12.2 mi (19.6 km) 591,254
14.1 mi (22.7 km) Select weekday trips
77
Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Edmondson Ave 8.7 mi (14.0 km) 367,514
78
Downtown
Gay St & Lexington St
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St 11.4 mi (18.3 km) 991,028
79
Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Security Blvd 9.4 mi (15.1 km) 334,164
80*
Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Saratoga St, Edmondson Av, Garrison Blvd 7.6 mi (12.2 km) 1,515,334
81
Lochearn
Milford Mill station
Randallstown
Randallstown Loop
Milford Mill Rd, Liberty Rd 5.2 mi (8.4 km) 330,785 Early morning and late night trips
Randallstown
Deer Park Rd & Liberty Rd
7.3 mi (11.7 km)
82
Reisterstown Station
Reisterstown Plaza station
Park Circle
Monte Verde Apartments
Dolfield Ave, Hilton St 8.9 mi (14.3 km) 286,261
83
Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Lochearn
Old Court station
Reisterstown Rd 7.1 mi (11.4 km) 732,422
85
Reservoir Hill/Bolton Hill
North Avenue station
Lochearn
Milford Mill station
Park Heights Ave 8.2 mi (13.2 km) 1,139,028
87
Owings Mills
Metro Centre at Owings Mills
Reisterstown
Glyndon Loop
Reisterstown Rd 7.7 mi (12.4 km) 362,874
89
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Owings Mills
Metro Centre at Owings Mills
Reisterstown Rd 9.6 mi (15.4 km) 388,126
Owings Mills
Redland Court
13.5 mi (21.7 km) No off-peak service
91
Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Levindale
Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Greenspring Ave 4.2 mi (6.8 km) 145,284
92
Glen
Glen Ave & Key Ave
Pikesville
Bais Yaakov Intermediate School
Smith Ave 6.0 mi (9.7 km) 50,175 Select weekday trips
Owings Mills
Bais Yaakov Elementary School
Smith Ave, Park Heights Ave 12.3 mi (19.8 km)
Owings Mills
Owings Mills Center
Smith Ave, Reisterstown Rd 16.6 mi (26.7 km) Select trips
Lochearn
Talmudical Academy of Baltimore
Smith Ave, Old Court Rd 12.6 mi (20.3 km)
93
Towson
Towson Town Center
Hunt Valley
International Cir & International Dr near Hunt Valley station
York Rd, Greenspring Dr/Beaver Dam Rd/McCormick Rd 13.6 mi (21.9 km) 316,273
94
Levindale
Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Locust Point
Fort McHenry
Falls Rd, Howard St 13.2 mi (21.2 km) 435,690
95
Inner Harbor
Charles St & Pratt St
New North Roland Park/Poplar Hill
Roland Ave & Bellemore Ave
Charles<>Pratt Sts, Roland Avenue 6.3 mi (10.1 km) 97,587 No off-peak service

The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas.

Note: (Crosstown) = Bus service that is traveling across the city of Baltimore without going through the downtown area.

Intercounty Connector Bus routes

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Route Terminals Corridors served Places Served Total trips Operated by Operating since Other notes
Northbound or Westbound Southbound or Eastbound
201
Gaithersburg BWI Airport
  • Hourly
Dillon's Bus Service March 2011 Only Commuter Bus route to operate every day, with midday and off-peak service.
203
Columbia Bethesda
  • 3 AM
  • 3 AM
  • 1 Midday
Eyre Bus Service January 2012
204
Frederick College Park
  • 4 AM
  • 5 PM
Atlantic Coast Charters

Commuter bus routes

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Route Terminals Corridors served Places Served Total trips Operated by Operating since Other notes
210
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital Kent Island March 1, 2017[3]
215
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital Annapolis March 1, 2017[3]
310
Downtown Baltimore Columbia
  • 5 AM
  • 5 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
320
Downtown Baltimore Laurel
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
410
Downtown Baltimore Churchville/Bel Air
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
411
Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins Hospital Hickory/Bel Air
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
420
Downtown Baltimore Havre de Grace
  • 4 AM
  • 5 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
505
Hagerstown Shady Grove station Atlantic Coast Charters
515
Frederick Shady Grove station Eyre Bus Service
901
La Plata/Waldorf Washington
  • 30 AM
  • 31 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
902
St. Leonard/Prince Frederick Washington
  • 17 AM
  • 18 PM
Keller Transportation
Charlotte Hall/Waldorf Washington
  • 7 AM
  • 7 PM
Keller Transportation 2001
904
North Beach/Pindell Washington
  • 14 AM
  • 15 PM
Martz Gold Line
905
California/Charlotte Hall/Waldorf Washington
  • 23 AM
  • 24 PM
Keller Transportation
906
Waldorf/Accokeek Park & Ride Washington
  • 6 AM
  • 6 PM
Dillon's Bus Service November 7, 2011
907
La Plata/Waldorf Washington
  • 8 AM
  • 8 PM
Keller Transportation
909
California/Charlotte Hall Washington
  • 5 AM
  • 5 PM
Keller Transportation
915
Columbia/Silver Spring Washington
  • 11 AM
  • 12 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
922
Kent Island/Annapolis Washington
  • 11 AM
  • 12 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
929
Columbia Silver Spring/Washington
  • 12 AM
  • 13 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
950
Kent Island/Annapolis Washington
  • 17 AM
  • 19 PM
Dillon's Bus Service
995
Clarksville/Ellicott City/Columbia Washington
  • 13 AM
  • 13 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

Former bus routes

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See History of MTA Maryland#Former bus routes

References

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  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hogan Administration Rolls Out Latest BaltimoreLink Service New Commuter Buses Start March 1 Linking Kent Island & Annapolis to Baltimore". Maryland Transit Administration. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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