Buy an MTA day pass that allows you to ride any public bus, lightrail or subway in Maryland until 3 a.m. that evening. As of January 2011, a day pass for bus, lightrail and subway costs $3.50 and a regular one-way fare is $1.60.
Choose a bus route based on where you are and where you want to go.
Ride the the #10 bus if you want to travel along Frederick Avenue. This route starts at Catonsville Community Park at Rolling Road and Route 40. It follows Rolling Road south to Frederick Avenue and continues east into Baltimore City.
Ride the #23 bus for travel along Edmondson Avenue. This route also starts from Catonsville Community Park and covers the area between Rolling Road and Edmondson Avenue, then continues east along Edmondson Avenue until it meets up with Route 40 in Baltimore.
Commute to UMBC using the #35 bus. The regular route on this bus begins from UMBC at Hilltop Circle and then uses Westland Boulevard to reach Wilkens Avenue and continues northeast on Wilkens. There are also special routes that go down Sulphur Spring Road, Leeds Road and Linden Road in Arbutus and Halethorpe.
Commute to UMBC or CCBC Catonsville on the #77 bus. This route encircles the two college campuses and extends north and south. The northern portion follows Bloombury Avenue from Rolling Road to Route 40 and continues into Woodlawn. The southern portion travels down Linden Avenue and connects to Washington Boulevard and continues into Baltimore City.
Ride the #150 bus if you want to travel along Route 40. This route covers the length of Route 40 in Catonsville and continues along a loop that goes from Route 40 to Ingleside Avenue, Edmondson Avenue, Rolling Road and back to Route 40.
Find your bus stop. All bus stops are labeled with a sign that is blue on the top and red on the bottom. The blue area has white lettering and a line drawing of a bus. The numbers written here tell you what bus lines stop at this location. Wait for the next bus to arrive.
Check the number on the bus before you get on because sometimes more than one route stops at the same place. Board the bus and pay your fare or show your bus pass.
Pull one of the yellow cords along the windows to request a stop. Drivers may not stop automatically at every bus stop.
