How to use Bus & Ferry Schedules

Schedules for Metro Transit routes are provided in PDF format on this website. These PDFs look very similar to the printed Rider's Guide, which you can find at retail outlets around HRM. If you are comfortable using the Rider's Guide, you should have no difficulties using the online version of our schedules. If this is your first time using our schedules, or if you have unanswered questions, we hope that the following overview will help:

• Each route listing identifies a selection of stops or timing points along the route.
• Below the stops are listed the times when buses are scheduled to leave that point throughout the day.
• Reading from left to right will tell you how long it takes for your bus to travel between timing points.
• Reading down the columns indicates how often the bus runs.
• Dashes in a column indicate that the bus does not service that timepoint on that trip.
• Times in light face type mean morning or AM, while bold type indicates PM or afternoon and evening times.

In addition there are special notes or conditions that apply to specific routes.

Please check any footnotes to see if they apply to the route and times you wish to travel. The four digit number at the top of the column is that stop’s GoTime number. When you dial 480 plus the GoTime number you will hear when the next two buses, for each route, will be leaving that stop.