# Metrobus (Miami-Dade County)

The Metrobus network provides bus service throughout Miami-Dade County 365 days a year, operated by Miami-Dade Transit. It consists of about 79 routes and 771 buses, which connect most points in the county and part of southern Broward County as well. As of 2023, the system has 58,282,300 rides per year, or about 191,200 per day in the third quarter of 2024.
Seven routes operate around the clock: Routes 3, 11, 27, 38, 77, 79 (No 24-hour service to Hialeah, all trips terminate at Northside Station) and 100. Routes 246 Night Owl & Route 500 Midnight Owl operate from midnight to 5 am. Other routes operate from 4:30 am to 1:30 am. All Metrobuses are wheelchair accessible, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and equipped with Bicycle racks.
Bus route 301 (Dade-Monroe Express) extends into Monroe County, reaching Marathon, where a transfer is available to a Key West Transit bus proceeding further into the Keys. With the appropriate bus transfers, one can travel all the way from Key West to Jupiter entirely on public-transit buses. Metrobus has many connections to Metrorail and Metromover, also operated by Miami-Dade Transit, mainly in the city of Miami.
Added to the Metrorail on August 21, 2019, and Metrobus on December 23, 2019, Miami-Dade Transit riders are able to use their smartphones/smartwatches to pay (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Fitbit Pay, Garmin Pay) and be able to use their credit or debit card that is contactless enabled (Amex, Visa, Mastercard). As of the 2019 implementation of tap to pay, Discover cards via tap to pay, are not accepted systemwide.

## History

Bus ridership has reached as high as 293,000 daily, but is generally around a quarter million. It reached a high during the real estate bubble of the 2000s, then declined during the bad economy amid service cuts during the Great Recession, before rising again in the 2010s. From 2015 into 2016, bus ridership fell sharply, down to a low of 195,000 daily in June 2016, amid the lowest gas prices in over a decade, despite a locally strong economy and steady population gain. This during a time when much effort was going into enhancements, such as an air-conditioned bus shelter, mobile ticketing, and new rolling stock, including electric buses. Part of the problem is that buses, unlike other transit alternatives, are not exempt from the increasing traffic present. Nationally, bus ridership fell while rail ridership increased slightly in 2015.

## Routes

| Route Name | Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | via | Length | notes |
| 2 | Downtown Southwest 1st Avenue & 1st Street | Little River/El Portal Northeast 84th Street & Northeast 2nd Avenue | Northwest 2nd Avenue | 6.4 mi (10.3 km) | |
| 3 Biscayne Local | Downtown Downtown Metrobus Terminal | Aventura Aventura Mall | Biscayne Boulevard | 14.5 mi (23.3 km) | 24-hour service |
| 7 | Downtown Northeast 1st Avenue & 4th Street | Sweetwater Dolphin Mall | Northwest 7th Street, Fontainebleau Boulevard | 15.0 mi (24.1 km) | |
| 7A | Downtown Northeast 1st Avenue & 4th Street | Miami Intermodal Center | Northwest 7th Street | 7.8 mi (12.6 km) | No off-peak service |
| 8 | Brickell Brickell station | West End Southwest 26th Street & 147th Avenue | Southwest 8th Street (Tamiami Trail), Southwest 26th Street/Coral Way | 20.1 mi (32.3 km) | No weekend service |
| 8 | Brickell Brickell station | University Park FIU Maidique Bus Terminal | Southwest 7th/8th Streets (Tamiami Trail) | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) | All weekend service |
| 8 | Brickell Brickell station | Westchester Southwest 82nd Avenue & Southwest 8th Street | Southwest 7th/8th Streets (Tamiami Trail) | 8.6 mi (13.8 km) | Alternate rush hour trips |
| 9 | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | Aventura Aventura Mall | Northeast 2nd Avenue, Northeast 12th Avenue, Miami Gardens Drive | 17.2 mi (27.7 km) | Trips alternate between each line Route 9 trips before 6 AM run via NE 6th Avenue between 167th Street and Miami Gardens Drive |
| 9A | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | Aventura Aventura Mall | Northeast 2nd Avenue, Northeast 6th Avenue, Biscayne Boulevard | 16.5 mi (26.6 km) | Trips alternate between each line Route 9 trips before 6 AM run via NE 6th Avenue between 167th Street and Miami Gardens Drive |
| 11 Flagler Local | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | University Park FIU Maidique Bus Terminal | Southwest 1st Street (EB), Flagler Street | 12.0 mi (19.3 km) | 24-hour service |
| 12 | Gladeview Northside station | Coconut Grove Mercy Hospital | Northwest/Southwest 12th Avenue | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) | Interlined with route 21 north of Northwest 20th Street |
| 14 | Downtown Omni Terminal/Arsht Metromover station | Nautilus Mt. Sinai Medical Center | MacArthur Causeway, Lincoln Road, Collins Avenue | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) | |
| 15 | Downtown Omni Terminal/Arsht Metromover station | City Center Park Avenue & 22nd Street | Venetian Causeway, 17th Street | 5.4 mi (8.7 km) | |
| 17 | The Roads Vizcaya station | North Miami Beach The Mall at 163rd Street | Northwest 17th Avenue, Northwest 22nd Avenue | 26.4 mi (42.5 km) | Trips alternate between each line |
| 17A | The Roads Vizcaya station | Gladeview Northside station | Northwest 17th Avenue | 11.3 mi (18.2 km) | Trips alternate between each line |
| 20 | City Center Washington Avenue and 17th Street | Miami Intermodal Center | Alton Road, MacArthur Causeway, Northwest 20th Street | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) | Interlined with route 32 between Omni Terminal and Northwest 36th Street Interlined with route 101 between Omni Terminal and 17th Street |
| 21 | Downtown Downtown Metrobus Terminal | Gladeview Northside station | Northwest 12th Avenue | 9.8 mi (15.8 km) | Interlined with route 12 north of Northwest 20th Street |
| 22 | Coconut Grove Coconut Grove station | Westview Miami-Dade College North | Southwest/Northwest 22nd Avenue | 13.2 mi (21.2 km) | |
| 24 Coral Way Limited | Brickell Brickell station | University Park FIU Maidique Bus Terminal | Coral Way | 12.5 mi (20.1 km) | Trips alternate between each terminal Makes limited stops east of Ponce De Leon Boulevard |
| 24 Coral Way Limited | Brickell Brickell station | Coral Gables Andalusia Avenue & Le Jeune Road | Coral Way | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) | Trips alternate between each terminal Makes limited stops east of Ponce De Leon Boulevard |
| 26 | Brickell Brickell station | Key Biscayne Crandon Boulevard and Arthur Lamb Jr. Road (Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park) | Rickenbacker Causeway/Crandon Boulevard | 9.0 mi (14.5 km) | |
| 27 | Miami Gardens Northwest 207th Street & 27th Avenue | Coconut Grove Coconut Grove station | Southwest/Northwest 27th Avenue | 19.1 mi (30.7 km) | Trips alternate between each branch 27A has 24-hour service (Overnight trips do not enter Brownsville or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stations) |
| 27A | Miami Gardens Northwest 207th Street & 27th Avenue | Coconut Grove Coconut Grove station | Southwest/Northwest 27th Avenue, Northwest 37th Avenue | 19.1 mi (30.7 km) | Trips alternate between each branch 27A has 24-hour service (Overnight trips do not enter Brownsville or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stations) |
| 32 | Downtown Omni Terminal/Arsht Metromover station | Miami Gardens Northwest 47th Avenue & 199th Street | Northwest 20th Street, Northwest 32nd Avenue, Northwest 47th Avenue | 23.2 mi (37.3 km) | Interlined with route 20 south of Northwest 36th Street |
| 34 Transitway Express | Kendall Dadeland South station | Florida City Southwest 344th Street Park & Ride | South Dade Transitway, Florida Turnpike | 20.1 mi (32.3 km) (peak-direction) 26.3 mi (42.3 km) (reverse peak-direction) | No off-peak service Peak direction trips are non-stop north of 152nd Street, makes limited stops south of 152nd Street Peak direction trips run via South Dade Transitway, reverse-peak direction trips run nonstop via Florida Turnpike and Don Shula Expressway |
| 35 | Cutler Bay Southwest 102nd Avenue & 211th Street (Southland Mall) | Florida City Southwest 344th Street Park & Ride | Southwest 112th Avenue, Moody Drive/Southwest 268th Street, Campbell Drive/Southwest 312th Street | 24.1 mi (38.8 km) | |
| 36 | Doral Northwest 53rd Street & 87th Avenue | City Center Lincoln Road & Washington Avenue | Northwest 36th Street, Julia Tuttle Causeway, Collins Avenue | 18.4 mi (29.6 km) | Trips alternate between each branch |
| 36A | Miami Intermodal Center | City Center Lincoln Road & Washington Avenue | Northwest 36th Street, Julia Tuttle Causeway, Collins Avenue | 11.8 mi (19.0 km) | Trips alternate between each branch |
| 37 | Miami Intermodal Center | Coral Way Douglas Road station | Northwest/Southwest 37th Avenue | 5.1 mi (8.2 km) | Trips alternate between each branch |
| 37 | Country Club/Carol City Red Road Transit Hub | South Miami South Miami station | Palm Avenue, Northwest/Southwest 37th Avenue, Southwest 72nd Street (Sunset Drive) | 23.8 mi (38.3 km) | Trips alternate between each branch |
| 38 Transitway MAX | Kendall Dadeland South station | Florida City Southwest 344th Street Park & Ride | South Dade Transitway | 19.5 mi (31.4 km) | 24-hour service |
| 39 Transitway Express | Kendall Dadeland South station | Cutler Bay South Dade Government Center | South Dade Transitway, Florida Turnpike | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) (peak direction) 13.4 mi (21.6 km) (reverse-peak direction) | No off-peak service Peak direction trips are non-stop north of 152nd Street, makes limited stops south of 152nd Street Peak direction trips run via South Dade Transitway, reverse-peak direction trips run nonstop via Florida Turnpike and Don Shula Expressway |
| 40 | Coral Way Douglas Road station | Kendall West Southwest 152nd Avenue and 42nd Street | Bird Road (Southwest 40th/42nd Streets) | 11.9 mi (19.2 km) | |
| 52 | Kendall Dadeland North station | Cutler Bay Community Health of South Florida-Doris Ison Health Center | South Dade Busway, Southwest 112th Avenue | 20.4 mi (32.8 km) | Temporarily extended on weekdays to Dadeland North station due to construction at Dadeland South station |
| 54 | Upper Eastside Northeast 61st Street and 4th Court | Palm Springs North Northwest 186th Street and 87th Avenue | Northwest 54th Street, Northwest 82nd Avenue | 20.5 miles (33.0 km) | No weekend service |
| 54 | Upper Eastside Northeast 61st Street and 4th Court | Hialeah Gardens Northwest 87th Court and 114th Street | Northwest 54th Street | 14.4 miles (23.2 km) | Alternate weekday and all weekend trips |
| 56 | Riviera University station | Kendall West Southwest 56th Street and 152nd Avenue | Miller Road (Southwest 56th Street) | 14.6 mi (23.5 km) | No Sunday service |
| 57 | Riviera University station | Miami Intermodal Center | Southwest 42nd Avenue (Le Jeune Road) | 16.9 mi (27.2 km) | No weekend service Previously northern half of 56 |
| 62 | Upper Eastside Northeast 61st Street and Biscayne Boulevard | Hialeah West 3rd Street and Palm Avenue | Northwest 62nd Street | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) | |
| 62 | Upper Eastside Northeast 61st Street and Biscayne Boulevard | Gladeview Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza station | Northwest 62nd Street | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) | Alternate trips |
| 70 | Cutler Bay Southwest 102nd Avenue & 211th Street (Southland Mall) | Florida City Southwest 344th Street Park & Ride | Southwest 112th Avenue, Southwest 248th Street, Dixie Highway | 19.4 miles (31.2 km) | |
| 72 Sunset Local | South Miami South Miami station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Southwest 72nd Street (Sunset Drive) | 12.1 miles (19.5 km) | |
| 73 | Hialeah Okeechobee station | Kendall Dadeland North station | Northwest 72nd Avenue (Miami Dairy Road), Southwest 67th Avenue (Ludlam Road) | 12.8 miles (20.6 km) | |
| 73 | Hialeah Okeechobee station | Kendall Southwest 92nd Avenue and 152nd Street (Southwest 152nd Street Transitway Station) | Northwest 72nd Avenue (Miami Dairy Road), Southwest 67th Avenue (Ludlam Road), Southwest 57th Avenue (Red Road) | 22.1 miles (35.6 km) | Alternate rush hour trips |
| 75 | Sunny Isles Beach Sunny Isles Beach Government Center | Miami Lakes Northwest 57th Avenue and 163rd Street (Miami Lakes Educational Center) | Northeast 163rd Street, Northeast 167th Street, Northwest 175th Street | 17.3 miles (27.8 km) | Trips alternate between 75 and 75A No 75 weekend service west of Red Road Transit Hub |
| 75 | Sunny Isles Beach Sunny Isles Beach Government Center | Country Club/Carol City Red Road Transit Hub | Northeast 163rd Street, Northeast 167th Street, Northwest 175th Street | 14.9 miles (24.0 km) | Trips alternate between 75 and 75A No 75 weekend service west of Red Road Transit Hub |
| 75A | North Miami FIU Biscayne Bay Campus | Golden Glades Golden Glades Park and Ride | Northeast 163rd Street, Northeast 167th Street | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) | Trips alternate between 75 and 75A No 75 weekend service west of Red Road Transit Hub |
| 77 | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | Norland Northwest 7th Avenue & 183rd Street | Northwest 7th Avenue | 15.6 miles (25.1 km) | Trips alternate between clockwise and counterclockwise north of 183rd Street 24-hour service counterclockwise |
| 79 79th Street Local | City Center Lincoln Road & Washington Avenue | Hialeah Hialeah station | Collins Avenue, Indian Creek Drive, Northeast/Northwest 79th Street | 15.5 miles (24.9 km) | |
| 79 79th Street Local | City Center Lincoln Road & Washington Avenue | Gladeview Northside station | Collins Avenue, Indian Creek Drive, Northeast/Northwest 79th Street | 13.3 miles (21.4 km) | Overnight service |
| 87 | Medley Palmetto station | Kendall Dadeland North station | Northwest/Southwest 87th Avenue | 15.6 miles (25.1 km) | |
| 88 Kendall Local | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Southwest 88th Street (Kendall Drive) | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) | |
| 95 Golden Glades Express | Downtown Northwest 8th Street and 1st Court | Golden Glades Golden Glades Park and Ride | Interstate 95 | 12.4 miles (20.0 km) | Select 95 and 95A trips run north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No reverse-peak service on 95B No reverse-peak service north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No off-peak service |
| 95 Golden Glades Express | Downtown Northwest 8th Street and 1st Court | Country Club Miami Gardens Drive and Northwest 73rd Avenue Park and Ride | Interstate 95, Northwest 183rd Street (Miami Gardens Drive) | 21.4 miles (34.4 km) | Select 95 and 95A trips run north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No reverse-peak service on 95B No reverse-peak service north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No off-peak service |
| 95A Golden Glades Express | Allapattah UHealth-Jackson station (AM rush hours) Santa Clara station (PM rush hours) | Golden Glades Golden Glades Park and Ride | Interstate 95 | 11.3 miles (18.2 km) | Select 95 and 95A trips run north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No reverse-peak service on 95B No reverse-peak service north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No off-peak service |
| 95A Golden Glades Express | Allapattah UHealth-Jackson station (AM rush hours) Santa Clara station (PM rush hours) | Aventura Aventura Mall | Interstate 95, Miami Gardens Drive | 19.2 miles (30.9 km) | Select 95 and 95A trips run north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No reverse-peak service on 95B No reverse-peak service north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No off-peak service |
| 95B Golden Glades Express | Doral Northwest 87th Avenue and 36th Street | Golden Glades Golden Glades Park and Ride | Northwest 36th Street, Airport Expressway, Interstate 95 | 19.9 miles (32.0 km) | Select 95 and 95A trips run north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No reverse-peak service on 95B No reverse-peak service north of Golden Glades Park and Ride No off-peak service |
| 97 | West Perrine Southwest 168th Street and Dixie Highway (Southwest 168th Street Transitway Station) | South Miami Heights Quail Roost Drive and Southwest 115th Avenue | Southwest 97th Avenue, Caribbean Boulevard | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | |
| 100 | Downtown Northwest 1st Street & 1st Avenue | Aventura Aventura Mall | MacArthur Causeway, Indian Creek Drive, Harding Avenue, Collins Avenue | 20.6 miles (33.2 km) | 24 hour-service |
| 100 | Downtown Northwest 1st Street & 1st Avenue | North Bal Harbour Haulover Park | MacArthur Causeway, Indian Creek Drive, Harding Avenue, Collins Avenue | 15.2 miles (24.5 km) | Every third weekday daytime and alternate weekend trip |
| 101 | Downtown Northwest 1st Street & 1st Avenue | Nautilus Mt. Sinai Medical Center | MacArthur Causway, Alton Road | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) | No weekend service Interlined with route 20 between Omni Terminal and 17th Street Previously MetroLink Alton |
| 103 | Upper Eastside Northeast 5th Avenue and 81st Street | Hialeah Gardens Northwest 87th Avenue and 103rd Street | Northwest 103rd Street (East/West 49th Street) | 11.9 miles (19.2 km) | |
| 104 Killian Local | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Southwest 88th Street (Kendall Drive), Southwest 104th Street (Killian Parkway) | 12.6 miles (20.3 km) | Trips alternate between each line |
| 104A Killian Local | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Southwest 88th Street (Kendall Drive), Southwest 104th Street (Killian Parkway) | 11.7 miles (18.8 km) | Trips alternate between each line |
| 107 | Sweetwater Dolphin Mall | Cutler Bay South Dade Government Center | Southwest 107th Avenue, Southwest 112th Avenue, Southwest 117th Avenue | 23.6 miles (38.0 km) | |
| 125 | North Beach Harding Avenue and 94th Street | Westview Miami-Dade College North | Northeast 123rd/125th Streets, Northwest 119th Street | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) | |
| 132 Tri-Rail Doral Shuttle | Hialeah Hialeah Market station | Doral Northwest 53rd Street and 79th Avenue | Northwest 36th Street | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | Trips alternate between clockwise and counterclockwise west of 79th Avenue No off-peak service |
| 135 | North Miami FIU Biscayne Bay Campus | Opa-locka Opa-locka station | Northeast/Northwest 135th Street, Opa-locka Boulevard (WB) | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) | |
| 136 | Coral Way Douglas Road station | Kendall Southwest 89th Place and 136th Street | Southwest 42nd Avenue (Le Jeune Road), Old Cutler Road, Southwest 136th Street (Howard Drive) | 10.5 miles (16.9 km) | No reverse-peak or off-peak service |
| 137 West Dade Connection | Sweetwater Dolphin Mall | Cutler Bay South Dade Government Center | Southwest 137th Avenue (Lindgren Road) | 24.2 miles (38.9 km) | |
| 150 Miami Beach Airport Express | South of Fifth Washington Avenue and South Pointe Drive | Miami Intermodal Center | Washington Avenue, Collins Avenue, Julia Tuttle Causeway, Airport Expressway | 13.8 miles (22.2 km) | Makes limited stops east of Alton Road |
| 152 | Country Walk Southwest 152nd Avenue and 152nd Street | Kendall Southwest 152nd Street Transitway Station | Southwest 152nd Street (Coral Reef Drive) | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) | Weekday service |
| 152 | Country Walk Southwest 152nd Avenue and 152nd Street | Kendall Southwest 152nd Street Transitway Station | Southwest 152nd Street (Coral Reef Drive) | 11.4 miles (18.3 km) | Weekend service via Zoo Miami |
| 183 | Hialeah Okeechobee station | Aventura Aventura Mall | West 12th Avenue/Northwest 67th Avenue (Ludlam Road), Northwest 183rd Street (Miami Gardens Drive) | 20.3 miles (32.7 km) | |
| 199 | Country Club/Carol City Red Road Transit Hub | Aventura Aventura Mall | Northwest 57th Avenue (Red Road), Northwest 199th Street (Honey Hill Drive), Northwest 215th Street (County Line Road), Northeast 203rd Street (Ives Dairy Road) | 17.7 miles (28.5 km) | |
| 203 Biscayne MAX | Downtown Downtown Metrobus Terminal | Aventura Aventura Mall | Biscayne Boulevard | 14.5 mi (23.3 km) | No off-peak service Makes limited stops between 19th Street and 163rd Street |
| 204 Killian MAX | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Snapper Creek Expressway, Don Shula Expressway, Southwest 104th Street (Killian Parkway) | 13.0 mi (20.9 km) | No off-peak service Peak direction trips stop in Hammocks Town Center and operate via Kendall Drive in The Hammocks, reverse peak trips do not stop in Hammocks Town Center and operate via Southwest 96th Street in The Hammocks Makes limited stops east of Hammocks Town Center |
| 207 Little Havana Connection | Brickell Brickell station | Brickell Brickell station | Southwest 7th Street (Tamiami Trail), Southwest 1st Street | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) | Clockwise circulator loop |
| 208 Little Havana Connection | Brickell Brickell station | Brickell Brickell station | Flagler Street, Southwest 8th Street (Tamiami Trail/Calle Ocho) | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) | Counterclockwise circulator loop |
| 211 Flagler MAX | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | Sweetwater Southwest 108th Avenue and Flagler | Southwest 1st Street (EB), Flagler Street | 11.2 mi (18.0 km) | No off-peak service Makes limited stops |
| 272 Sunset MAX | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Snapper Creek Expressway, Southwest 72nd Street (Sunset Drive), Southwest 162nd Avenue | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) | No off-peak service Makes limited stops |
| 287 Saga Bay MAX | Kendall West Dadeland South station | Cutler Bay Community Health of South Florida-Doris Ison Health Center | South Dade Transitway, Southwest 87th Avenue | 12.1 miles (19.5 km) | No off-peak service Makes limited stops |
| 288 Kendall MAX | Kendall Dadeland North station | The Hammocks West Kendall Transit Terminal | Snapper Creek Expressway, Southwest 88th Street (Kendall Drive) | 11.8 miles (19.0 km) | Peak direction trips operate via 80th Street in the Hammocks No off-peak service Makes limited stops |
| 301 Dade/Monroe Express | Florida City Southwest 344th Street Park & Ride | Marathon Mile Marker 50 (Marathon) | Dixie Highway/Overseas Highway | 80.4 miles (129.4 km) | Select trips short turn at Islamorada or Tavernier |
| 302 Card Sound Express | Florida City West Palm Drive and 5th Avenue | North Key Largo Ocean Reef Club Village | Card Sound Road, County Road 905 | 20.8 miles (33.5 km) | No service outside of 5:30-7:55 AM and 2:35 PM-5:00 PM everyday |
| 338 Weekend Express | Miami Intermodal Center | Sweetwater Dolphin Mall | Dolphin Expressway | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) | No weekday service |
| 344 | Homestead Miami-Dade College Homestead | Southwest Florida City Southwest 193rd Avenue and 378th Street | Southwest 177th Avenue (Krome Avenue), Southwest 344th Street (East/West Palm Drive) | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) | No Sunday service |
| 400 South Owl | Downtown Southwest 1st Street& 1st Court | Kendall West Dadeland South station | Dixie Highway | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) | No daytime service |
| 401 North Owl | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | North Miami Beach The Mall at 163rd Street | Northwest 12th Avenue, Northwest 22nd Avenue | 19.2 mi (30.9 km) | No daytime service |
| 500 Cutler Bay Circulator | Cutler Bay Old Cutler Road and Old Cutler Town Center | Cutler Bay Old Cutler Road and Old Cutler Town Center | Dixie Highway, Southwest 87th Avenue | 13.4 mi (21.6 km) | No morning or evening service Clockwise circulator loop |
| 510 Skylake Circulator | North Miami Beach The Mall at 163rd Street | Ojus Northeast 185th Street and 18th Avenue | Northeast 19th Avenue | 5.1 mi (8.2 km) | Community circulator |
| 836 Express | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | North Tamiami Dolphin Station Park and Ride | Dolphin Expressway | 15.3 miles (24.6 km) | No weekend service |
| 837 Express | Downtown Downtown Bus Terminal | West End Tamiami Station Park and Ride | Dolphin Expressway | 18.8 miles (30.3 km) | No off-peak service |

## South Dade TransitWay

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The South Dade TransitWay (originally named the South Dade Busway) is a basic bus rapid transit system, or busway, in southern Miami-Dade County. It began operating from the Dadeland South Metrorail station to SW 112th Avenue on February 3, 1997, and was extended to SW 264th Street on April 24, 2005. The final 6.5-mile (10.5 km) segment of the Busway extension to SW 344th Street in Florida City opened on Sunday, December 16, 2007. It is parallel to US1/ S Dixie Highway, and runs along the abandoned Florida East Coast Railway line. It is an alternative to daily traffic congestion. The 13-mile (21 km) roadway was built by the Florida Department of Transportation just for Metrobus routes and emergency vehicles. Express buses on the exclusive lanes shuttle passengers to and from Dadeland South Station (see Metrorail) in about an hour or less.
Both full-size and articulated buses operate on the Busway and in adjacent neighborhoods, entering the exclusive lanes at major intersections. Local and limited-stop service is offered between Florida City and Dadeland South Metrorail Station. Park & Ride lots along the busway are located at SW 152d Street (Coral Reef Drive), SW 168th Street (Richmond Drive), SW 112th Avenue, SW 244th Street, and SW 296th Street. At Dadeland South Station, riders transfer to Metrorail. Riders headed downtown can transfer from Metrorail to Metromover, which consists of three shorter downtown loops, at Government Center Station.
The South Miami-Dade Busway features 28 stops, all of which look like light-rail style stations. A multi-use path stretches the length of the Busway. The busway stops featured large shelters to provide protection from the sun and rain. These are currently being rebuilt with the reconstruction of the South Dade TransitWay.
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the Busway a preliminary classification as a "Basic BRT" corridor.

### Routes that use the transitway

* 34 TransitWay Express - Travels the entire length of the transitway, but does not stop at any stops before Southland Mall. It also bypasses the transitway via the Turnpike Highway on a bi-directional basis.
* 38 TransitWay MAX - Travels the entire length of the transitway and deviates from the route slightly to serve Southland Mall.
* 39 TransitWay Express - Travels between Dadeland North Metrorail Station and Southland Mall, but does not stop at any stops before SW 152nd Street. It also bypasses the transitway via the Turnpike Highway on a bi-directional basis.
* 52 - Begins at Dadeland North Metrorail Station, then runs along the transitway to SW 152nd street, before becoming a Richmond Heights and Goulds local route.
* 97 - Serves the stop at 173rd street and a route that travels through Perrine, Florida, and Quail Roost DR which every bus passes every half-hour.
* 287 Saga Bay MAX - Begins at Dadeland South Metrorail Station, then runs along the transitway to SW 168th Street, before running as an express route through West Perrine and Saga Bay.

### Busway vs. rail controversy

The Busway has been the site of many accidents, as some car drivers driving south on US 1 (which runs parallel to the Busway for much of its length) and looking to turn west do not stop at the red arrows that govern the right turn lane at an intersection that has a Busway crossing adjacent to it. They make a right turn and go right into the path of a bus that is entering the adjacent Busway intersection. Buses currently must slow down to 15 mph (24 km/h) before crossing the intersection, and the police often patrol the intersections looking for red arrow runners. Surprisingly, even the intersections on which the Busway runs as far as two blocks west of US 1 suffer the same problem, with car drivers not seeing or flatly ignoring the red lights at SW 184th and 186th Streets. City planners and residents alike have commented that rather than dismantling the former Florida East Coast Railroad line for the busway, the Metrorail system could have been extended southward over the railway line.

### Major incidents

April 2012: In the early morning hours of Friday April 13, 2012, an SUV driving southbound illegally down the Busway (as it was known then) by a drunk driver at more than 100 miles per hour (against a 40 mile per hour speed limit) slammed into a mini-van traveling eastbound on SW 184th Street, t-boning the eastbound vehicle, continuing southbound before spiraling out of control, and stopped adjacent to the Northbound SW 184th Street station. One teen was killed, three others (including the drunk driver) were injured, and the drunk driver was arrested. Fortunately, no Metrobus drivers or passengers were injured or killed as no buses were passing through SW 184th Street or stopping at the SW 184th Street stations at the time of the crash. However, the crash caused delays to several Metrobus routes as portions of both SW 184th Street and the Busway were shut down for an extended period of time.
September 2017: On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 Hurricane. Although the Transitway did not receive hurricane-force winds, several canopies were damaged during the hurricane and subsequently removed. The replacement of canopies fell behind schedule and remains unfinished, as of March 2018.
February 2019: On February 6, 2019, a car and bus collided near SW 248th Street. There were no fatalities. However, fourteen people were injured, two seriously.

### Future (Gold Standard Bus Rapid Transit)

The Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works broke ground on the South Dade TransitWay gold standard bus rapid transit line on June 4, 2021. It will provide a direct transfer to the Metrorail at the Dadeland South Station, extending Miami-Dade Transit's rapid transit system up to Florida City. The opening of the gold standard BRT line is expected for 2025. The new line will have 2 terminals and 14 new iconic BRT stations, all featuring fare gates, center platform boarding, all-door and level boarding, next bus arrival screens, air conditioned waiting areas, and other rail-like amenities. These stations can be converted to Metrorail stations in the future. Signal preemption and level crossing gates will be implemented at various roadway intersections along the transitway. The BRT will use 60-foot New Flyer Xcelsior battery-electric articulated buses. Also in the works is the South Dade Transit Operations Center. It will be the first all-electric bus maintenance facility in Miami-Dade County and it will be located next to the Homestead Air Reserve Base. This facility will charge and maintain the 100 60-foot battery-electric articulated buses of the South Dade TransitWay and will host parts and equipment for maintenance of the transitway's gate arms.
* Photo showing construction of Marlin Road station. This station will be served by the BRT line.
* Photo showing a gate arm at the SW 200th Street intersection that will go down when a BRT vehicle is approaching.
* Photo showing construction of the new SW 200th Street station. This station will be served by the BRT line.
* Photo showing construction of the new SW 264th Street station. This station will be served by the BRT line.

## Ridership

Ridership detail by average daily ridership on weekdays by month, with yearly average and highest ridership month in bold. Note the generally lower ridership during the summer months and December, month of the long Christmas and holiday season. Ridership has been falling since 2014 amid widespread rider complaints, an aging fleet, and sharply declining gas prices beginning in late 2014. Starting in 2016, this was also affecting Metrorail ridership. By 2016, 70% of the bus fleet was considered beyond its expected useful life, as the county was in the process of buying 30 electric buses with an option for 20 more. This is well under 10% of a fleet of nearly 1,000 buses. Other upgrades included a new mobile ticketing and contactless payment system, as well as upgrades to bus stops, including covering shelter-less bus stops and air conditioning at select locations. By mid 2016, average daily ridership was over 100,000 below a pre-recession peak in November 2007, and May, June, July, and August 2016 were the lowest ridership months in over a decade. Some of the ridership loss may be accounted for by overlap and growth of the free Miami Trolley and other pseudo-bus systems. Very poor numbers in October 2016 across the entire system were partially blamed on one day of closures for Hurricane Matthew, which passed close to South Florida. Similarly, September 2017, the month of Hurricane Irma, saw even lower ridership. 2016 was the lowest ridership year since online records began in 1998. Summer 2017 saw weekday ridership decline another 10% on top of sustained decline. January 2018's ridership of 162,300 is the lowest since at least the 90s with the exception of the month Hurricane Irma hit. Annual ridership figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
| # | Month | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 1 | January | 212,100 | 216,700 | 215,700 | 208,150 | 205,800 | 231,500 | 242,100 | 265,400 | 260,200 | 258,600 | 244,500 | 222,300 | 238,500 | 248,900 | 248,200 | 241,900 | 240,400 | 209,600 | 192,900 |
| 2 | February | 218,350 | 220,000 | 227,400 | 216,300 | 219,200 | 240,800 | 251,000 | 267,300 | 266,600 | 266,400 | 254,400 | 230,000 | 253,100 | 257,500 | 264,500 | 258,800 | 238,000 | 217,600 | 203,600 |
| 3 | March | 215,000 | 220,350 | 221,800 | 209,800 | 217,600 | 238,500 | 246,700 | 270,500 | 270,900 | 266,900 | 252,000 | 229,700 | 250,900 | 260,000 | 258,100 | 250,800 | 249,100 | 210,200 | 196,300 |
| 4 | April | 205,800 | 204,400 | 210,250 | 207,350 | 208,100 | 227,700 | 251,400 | 260,000 | 257,000 | 265,500 | 256,600 | 230,400 | 249,200 | 255,800 | 255,600 | 250,000 | 232,000 | 214,500 | 193,900 |
| 5 | May | 208,900 | 214,000 | 210,450 | 206,300 | 208,900 | 237,600 | 242,600 | 255,600 | 262,900 | 273,500 | 239,800 | 232,900 | 248,000 | 245,200 | 244,700 | 242,300 | 227,800 | 207,100 | 189,200 |
| 6 | June | 195,300 | 206,200 | 202,800 | 191,550 | 200,700 | 223,840 | 225,900 | 248,000 | 248,100 | 258,600 | 219,600 | 221,300 | 237,000 | 235,600 | 235,200 | 226,100 | 212,600 | 195,000 | 174,300 |
| 7 | July | 203,900 | 209,800 | 208,950 | 196,500 | 205,000 | 229,400 | 212,500 | 240,200 | 243,500 | 256,600 | 211,400 | 213,700 | 231,100 | 237,900 | 231,600 | 226,400 | 209,900 | 191,900 | 175,100 |
| 8 | August | 200,100 | 206,500 | 207,800 | 199,350 | 198,800 | 226,900 | 241,300 | 245,000 | 257,000 | 250,500 | 227,300 | 220,600 | 232,500 | 237,900 | 243,400 | 235,600 | 216,500 | 189,500 | 175,500 |
| 9 | September | 211,600 | 217,850 | 208,950 | 209,100 | 219,500 | 226,300 | 241,131 | 270,000 | 280,200 | 269,400 | 234,500 | 233,800 | 254,600 | 257,100 | 259,000 | 248,500 | 223,800 | 202,300 | 147,200* |
| 10 | October | 210,350 | 208,000 | 210,300 | 212,800 | 226,500 | 242,700 | 241,419 | 270,000 | 267,500 | 257,700 | 224,600 | 243,700 | 252,000 | 257,600 | 261,400 | 246,900 | 226,000 | 187,800 | 177,900 |
| 11 | November | 221,250 | 221,800 | 209,000 | 210,500 | 225,000 | 244,200 | 267,600 | 262,400 | 302,000 | 243,900 | 226,000 | 239,600 | 256,600 | 258,000 | 252,800 | 240,800 | 220,500 | 203,200 | 177,300 |
| 12 | December | 206,600 | 209,400 | 205,700 | 198,500 | 216,900 | 229,000 | 255,100 | 258,100 | 257,700 | 240,600 | 215,600 | 216,600 | 240,800 | 246,200 | 242,300 | 234,500 | 211,400 | 195,700 | 172,200 |
| 13 | Year Average | 209,100 | 212,900 | 211,600 | 205,500 | 212,700 | 233,200 | 243.200 | 259,400 | 264,500 | 259,000 | 233,900 | 227,900 | 245,400 | 249,800 | 249,700 | 241,900 | 225,700 | 202,000 | 181,300 |