Intercity BusThe N.C. Department of Transportation recognizes the importance of providing intercity bus routes to connect communities across North Carolina.

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  • Intercity Bus

    ​For the general pub​​lic wishing to access the NCDOT Intercity Bus Program website, please visit NCDOT.gov/intercitybus​

    The N.C. Department of Transportation recognizes the importance of providing intercity bus routes to connect communities across North Carolina.  NCDOT, in partnership with Intercity Bus providers, offers a safe, comfortable and affordable alternative to driving between rural communities and major cities throughout the state. These services are scheduled with fixed routes that provide transportation between major North Carolina cities,major colleges and universities, as well as cities and destinations across the United States.  Federal, state and local funding is provided to the intercity bus routes mapped below that serve communities by providing transportation between rural and urban areas.

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    Background on FY 26 Routes​

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Grant App Deadline Timetable

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    Task 
    		​Deadline​
    FY 2027 Application Released
    		February 6, 2026

    ​FY 2027 Application Due 

    		​March 20, 2026
    ​Applications Reviewed 

    		​April 13, 2026
    ​Applicants Notified of Award/Rejection

    		​April 20, 2026

    ​​Contracting 
    		​May 2026
    ​FY 2027 Service Begins
    		​July 1, 2026 


  • 2023 Stakeholder Survey

    ​The NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division (NCDOT IMD) sought input and assistance to identify intercity bus needs that would promote ridership and connections to existing intercity services, develop new intercity bus services, and create linkages to other public transportation systems. 

    The 2023 Stakeholder Survey is closed. 

    NCDOT IMD is always seeking input with the intercity bus program. Please reach out to the contacts listed if you have any recommendations, comments, questions, or concerns. 

  • Intercity Bus Interest Form

    ​NCDOT is committed to working with communities across the State to ensure the state-funded intercity bus network connects to rural communities and major colleges and universities. If a community is interested in exploring having intercity bus service, there is a new form to initiate a review. Submitting a form does not gurantee that a community will get intercity bus service. A data-driven approach will be taken to evaluate the cost associated with adding stop, how close the proposed stop is to an existing intercity route or stop, the timing impacts the proposed stop would have on existing routes and schedules, connections to other transportation services, whether the proposed community is rural in nature, if the stop will provide additional connectivity for transit-dependent riders, and if the stop would provide connections to major colleges and universities. 


    The link to the form is here: North Carolina Intercity Bus StopRequest Questionnaire​

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