Manatee County Area Transit

Manatee County Area Transit, or MCAT, provides public transit for Manatee County, Florida, which includes Bradenton, Ellenton, Palmetto and the Gulf Beach communities.

Routes

Map/Schedules

Service is operated from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday. The Longboat Key Trolley operates daily except major holidays, while the Anna Maria Island Trolley and the Beach Express operates everyday, including major holidays.

#	Destination	Days of Operation
1	Palmetto/Ellenton	Monday to Saturday
2	East Bradenton
3	Manatee Ave.
4	9th Ave.
6	Cortez Rd./SR 70/Lakewood Ranch
8	Oneco/Bayshore
9	26th St. West
13	Palmetto
16	15th St. East/Tallevast/Airport
99	Palmetto/Sarasota
BE	Beach Express	Monday to Sunday
T	AMI (Anna Maria Island) Trolley
T	Longboat Key Trolley
North County ConneXion		Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Skyway ConneXion		Monday to Friday

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

• Address: 1108 26th Ave. East, Bradenton, FL 34208-3928
• Email: mcat@mymanatee.org
• Phone:
  • Admin: 941-747-8621
  • Info: 941-749-7116

Roster

Active

Accurate as of 2024.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0700-0709		2007	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C21A096N4)	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.5	Renumbered from 50737-50746. Some units retired
55346-55347		2011	Gillig	BRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7
59094-59103		2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith
62226-62227		2018	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
62418-62419		2019	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9		Entered service in early 2020
62420-62421, 63861		2019	Gillig	Trolley Replica 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9		Entered service in early 2020
65897-65899, 69538		2020	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
66307-66308, 66327-66330		2021	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
67228-67238		2022	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9

Retired

This roster is incomplete.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0901-0903		2009	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB		Renumbered from 53591-53593
4077		1977	Blue Bird	City Bird	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-640
4078		1978	Blue Bird	City Bird	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-643
26693-26697		1988	OBI	Orion II (02.502)	General Motors 8.2L	Allison AT-545
29806–29808		1991	Gillig	Phantom 30' (3096TBL10)	Cummins L10
30571-30574, 30855, 30895		1993	Gillig	Phantom 30' (3096TBL10)	Cummins L10
35241-35245		1996	Gillig	Phantom 30' (3096TBM11)	Cummins M11
35247-35248		1996	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TBM11)	Cummins M11
42723-42725		2001	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C21A096N4)	Cummins ISM
42726		2002	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C21A096N4)	Cummins ISM
46448-46453		2004	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C21A096N4)	Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3E	46450 to Bull Runner Transit 1701. 46453 was sold to Community Connector and became 0445 in 2017. Retired in early 2020
48832-48834		2006	Hometown Trolley	Mainstreet	Cummins ISB	Allison	Unknown amount of trolley replica buses.
54565-54568		2010	Gillig	BRT HEV 29' (G30E102R2)	Cummins ISB
55341-55345		2011	Gillig	Trolley Replica 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5

External Links

• Manatee County Area Transit (Official stie)