The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation supports the creation and maintenance of GTFS for many transit agencies in Virginia. Several other transit agencies maintain GTFS outside of this effort. This website contains download links for GTFS feeds in Virginia.

GTFS is an acronym for the General Transit Feed Specification. GTFS defines a common standard for public transportation schedules and associated geographic, fare, and service calendar information.  Learn more by reading the documentation for GTFS.

GTFS data is used in many applications that present public transportation information, such as  trip planners and maps. The data is also analyzed by transportation planners and researchers.

GTFS-Flex is an extension to the GTFS data spec that enables demand-responsive transit services (e.g. Paratransit, Dial-a-Ride, Microtransit, etc.) to be represented and discoverable in trip planning applications. Virginia DRPT has sponsored a pilot project to build GTFS-flex feeds for a select number of agencies in the state, as well as a trip planner that supports GTFS-Flex data (anticipated release: Late Summer/Early Fall 2023).

More information:

  • The gtfs.org best practices page provides recommended practices for describing public transportation services in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS).
  • MobilityData is the organization that facilitates ongoing development of GTFS. The Slack space is a space for spec and industry discussion.
  • The GTFS-changes email list is a discussion forum regarding the GTFS and proposed modifications.
  • The GTFS Github site is a repository to discuss the spec, suggest changes, or raise issues.
  • The Mobility Database and Transit.land provide download links for GTFS data for public transportation agencies worldwide.

 

GTFS data includes files that contain geographic information that can be imported into and used in a variety of geospatial analysis platforms. There are several tools and websites available that allow one to convert these text files into more common geometry formats.

GTFS static feeds

Transit service(s) / regionData feed URLLicense agreement
DASH - City of Alexandriahttp://dashbus.com/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Altavista Community Transit Systemhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/altavista-va-us/altavista-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Arlington Transithttps://www.arlingtontransit.com/shared/content/gtfs/art/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Bay Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/baytransit-va-us/baytransit-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Blacksburg Transithttp://www.bt4uclassic.org/gtfs/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Blackstone Area Bus Servicehttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/blackstone-va-us/blackstone-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Bristol Virginia Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/bristol-va-us/bristol-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Britehttp://britebus.org/gtfs/brite.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Charlottesville Area Transithttps://api.transloc.com/gtfs/charlottesville.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Fairfax City-University-Everyone Bushttps://www.fairfaxva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22883/638499935919070000Subject to terms and guidelines below.
Danville Mass Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/danville-va-us/danville-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Mountain Lynx Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/districtthree-va-us/districtthree-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Fairfax Connector Bus Systemhttps://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/connector_gtfs.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Farmville Area Bushttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/farmville-va-us/farmville-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Four County Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/fourcounty-va-us/fourcounty-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Fredericksburg Regional Transithttps://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/d1483daba66d43358e29682c91907817/dataSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Greensville-Emporia Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/get-va-us/get-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Greater Lynchburg Transit Companyhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/gltc-lynchburg-va-us/gltc-lynchburg-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Graham Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/grahamtransit-va-us/grahamtransit-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Hampton Roads Transithttps://gtfs.gohrt.com/gtfs/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Harrisonburg Transithttp://harrisonburgva.gov/sites/default/files/Transit/files/gtfs/google_transit_Working%20%281%29.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
JAUNT Inchttps://ridejaunt.org/gtfs/Subject to terms and guidelines below.
Loudoun County Transithttps://www.loudoun.gov/loudountransitgtfsSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Petersburg Area Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/petersburg-va-us/petersburg-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Pony Expresshttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/ponyexpress-va-us/ponyexpress-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Omniridehttp://omniride.com/omniride/assets/File/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Pulaski Area Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/pulaski-va-us/pulaski-va-us.zipLicense agreement
RADARhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/radar-va-us/radar-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Radford Transithttps://passio3.com/radford/passioTransit/gtfs/google_transit.zipLicense agreement
Greater Richmond Transit Companyhttp://ridegrtc.com/gtfs-files-overview/License agreement
STAR Transit-VAhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/startransit-va-us/startransit-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Suffolk Transithttps://www.suffolkva.us/DocumentCenter/View/5568/Suffolk-Transit-GTFSSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Valley Metrohttps://ridesolutions.org/gtfs/roanoke-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Virginia Regional Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/vatransit-va-us/vatransit-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Virginia Breezehttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/virginiabreeze-va-us/virginiabreeze-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Virginia Railway Expresshttp://www.vre.org/gtfs/google_transit.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Williamsburg Area Transit Authorityhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/williamsburg-va-us/williamsburg-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Winchester Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/wintran-va-us/wintran-va-us.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
WMATAhttps://api.wmata.com/gtfs/bus-gtfs-static.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.

GTFS flex feeds

Transit service(s) / regionData feed URLLicense agreement
Bay Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/baytransit-va-us/baytransit-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
CORTRANhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/cortran-va-us/cortran-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Four County Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/fourcounty-va-us/fourcounty-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Greater Lynchburg Transit Companyhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/gltc-lynchburg-va-us/gltc-lynchburg-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Mountain Empire Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/mountainempire-va-us/mountainempire-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Mountain Lynx Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/districtthree-va-us/districtthree-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Omniridehttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/omniride-va-us/omniride-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Pulaski Area Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/pulaski-va-us/pulaski-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Petersburg Area Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/petersburg-va-us/petersburg-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
RADARhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/radar-va-us/radar-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
STAR Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/startransit-va-us/startransit-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Suffolk Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/suffolk-va-us/suffolk-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Virginia Regional Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/vatransit-va-us/vatransit-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Williamsburg Area Transit Authorityhttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/williamsburg-va-us/williamsburg-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.
Winchester Transithttps://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/wintran-va-us/wintran-va-us--flex-v2.zipSubject to terms and guidelines below.

Depending on the agency, the data linked on this website may be available through a license agreement or without a license agreement. Check individual agency websites or the feed download site for further information. Neither the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, nor its contractor (Trillium Solutions, Inc.), nor any transit agencies listed here guarantee the accuracy of any data linked from this website. Any and all data is provided as-is.

  • GTFS data is provided without warranties.
  • No availability guarantees are expressed or implied.
  • The agencies retain full rights to the data.
  • The agencies reserve the right to use their respective logos. 3rd party applications may NOT display agency logos without prior authorization. Unless otherwise specified, logos are an indicator only for official, agency-supplied materials.
  • 3rd party applications should be presented as such. Unless other arrangements supersede, 3rd party applications should not be presented as being endorsed by, or affiliated with Virginia DRPT or individual transit agencies.

 

If you have difficulty accessing GTFS data, have a question, or notice an error in a GTFS dataset, submit a support request (please note the location of the feed that your request concerns).