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Fare
& Ticket
For the safety of our drivers, they
do not provide change. Therefore, all passengers must have exact fare or an STS ticket
when boarding the bus. Each driver reserves the right to refuse transportation to any
rider who does not pay the required fare or who does not honor the
Bus Rider’s Agreement. Links
To Other Public Transit Systems
MTA Commuter Bus
Service
Charles County Van Go
- On January 22,
2001, the St. Mary's Transit Public Transportation (STS)
connected with Charles County Public Transportation System
(VanGo) at McKay's
Plaza in Charlotte Hall. This new service will be offered Monday through
Friday. St. Mary's County citizens now can catch any of the St. Mary's
Transit System (STS) routes and connect with
VanGo and ride to
Waldorf. Charles Co. citizens can catch any of the VanGo routes
and connect with St. Mary's Transit System (STS)
to St. Mary's County. VanGo's
Waldorf/Charlotte Hall Connector travels to Hughesville Regional Shelter
via Leonardtown Rd to the Jaycees Community Center to the final
destination at the St. Charles Mall. At the Mall, passengers can ride the
other VanGo routes to the Waldorf Business Section to La Plata to Indian
Head or St. Charles East. St. Mary's Transit System (STS)
routes travel from the Great Mills Area to Lexington Park to Leonardtown
to Loveville to Charlotte Hall. Bus Schedules for St. Mary's
Transit System (STS) and
VanGo are available from the bus
drivers. Each county's bus tickets will be honored by the other county,
therefore there will be no extra cost to our passengers.
Bus Schedules & Maps
This fixed route
begins at the Southhampton, (Stop Requests at Rt. 712 and Pine Hall) to
Tulagi Place Park & Ride and travels north on Rt. 235, then
travels west on Rt. 245 towards Leonardtown and ends at the Governmental
Center, stopping at all the major shopping centers. This Route
connects with the Rt. 5 Express, Leonardtown Loop, Calvert Connection
and Great Mills Loop.
This fixed route
begins at the Governmental Center and travels east on Rt. 245, then
travels south on Rt. 235 to Lexington Park to Hermanville Rd. and
ends at the Tulagi Place Park & Ride, stopping at all the major shopping
centers on Rt. 235. This Route connects with the Rt. 5 Express,
Leonardtown Loop, Calvert Connection and the Great Mills Loop.
This loop route
begins in Lexington Park at the Tulagi Place Park & Ride and travels
north on Rt. 235, to Pegg Road to Chancellors Run Rd. to Hickory Hills
Apartments to Indian Bridge Townhouse traveling on Great Mills Rd.
ending at the Tulagi Place Park & Ride. This route connects with the
Rt. 5 Express and the Leonardtown and Lexington Park routes.
This loop route
provides Saturday Service between 6:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M.
operating a regular schedule between Lexington Park, Great Mills
and California. This route connects with the Leonardtown Loop.
This route also
provides Evening Service, which operates Monday through
Saturday from 6:05 P.M. to 11P.M. beginning in Lexington Park
at the Tulagi Place Park & Ride and travels north on Rt. 235, towards
California to the Wildewood Shopping Center, then south on Rt. 235 to
Chancellors Run Rd. then back to Great Mills Road and ends at the
Tulagi Place Park & Ride.
Effective August 20,
2006, Sunday Service will be provided between 6:00 A.M.
and 8:00 P.M. This
route begins in Loveville at MVA and travels north on Rt. 5, to Rt. 247
then travels north on Rt. 235 through Mechanicsville and ends at Mckays
Plaza. This route connects with the Calvert Connection and the
Leonardtown Loop.
Try the Van Go Connection into
Charles County! Connects every hour, now.
This route begins in
Charlotte Hall at the McKays Plaza and travels south on Rt. 235 through
Mechanicsville, to Rt. 247 and then south on Rt. 5 toward Loveville and
ends at MVA. This route connects with the Calvert Connection and the
Leonardtown Loop
This loop route begins at the Governmental Center and travels to Cedar
Lane Apartments, into downtown Leonardtown to Rt. 5 north and then towards
Loveville, ending at MVA. This loop u-turns in Loveville at the MVA and
travels south on Rt. 5, then travels towards Leonardtown stop at St.
Mary’s Hospital and ending at the Governmental Center. This route
connects with the Rt. 5 Express, the Leonardtown – Lexington Park routes
and Charlotte Hall route.
Saturdays & Weekday
Evenings This loop route
begins 6:05 am on Saturdays at the Wildewood Shopping Center traveling
north on Rt. 235, west on Rt. 245 to Leonardtown pass St. Mary’s Hospital,
north on Rt. 5 to Loveville connecting with Charlotte Hall Route at the
MVA. Then returning south on Rt. 5 to Leonardtown to Rt. 245 to Wildewood
Shopping Center in California and then returning to Leonardtown. This
route connects with the California/Great Mills and Charlotte Hall route.
Monday through
Fridays only. The Route 5
Express begins at McKays in Great Mills and travels on Great Mills Rd.
west to Rt. 5 North passing the Callaway Shopping Center. It travels on
Rt. 5 north to Leonardtown then to Cedar Lane Apartments and then to the
Governmental Center in Leonardtown and then returns on Rt. 5 south back
to Great Mills at McKays. This route connects with the Leonardtown
Loop, Great Mills Loop, and Leonardtown – Lexington Park routes. The bus travels South on MD
Route 5 to Old Village Road, then travels on Mechanicsville Road, past
Country Lakes, with a pick up at Asher Road. Then it travels north on MD
Route 234 to Thompson Corner Road, stopping at Ryceville Road. It
then travels north on MD Route 5, turns right on MD Route 6 to All Faith
Church Road and Golden Beach Road. Stop requests in the Golden Beach
development extend from Hill View Drive to Dockser Drive to Sky View Drive,
then back to Golden Beach Road. The bus continues on Golden Beach Road to
the Farmers Market/ Charlotte Hall Center before returning to Golden Beach
Road via Triangle Drive to the Charlotte Hall Food Lion then returns to MD
Route 5, then back to the McKays in Charlotte Hall.
Monday through
Fridays only. The Calvert
Connection begins at the 1st Colony Shopping center, traveling north to
Oakville and connects with the Charlotte Hall route. Then it goes south
on Rt. 5 to Rt. 235 to Rt. 4 north to Solomons and connects with
Calvert County transportation and then return to 1st
Colony Shopping Center.
Our California/Great Mills STS Routes 246-E
and 246-S provide Evening Job Access and Weekend
(Saturdays only) Service. Our Evening routes are from 6:05 P.M. to 11
P.M. Monday through Friday. Our Weekend route operates on Saturday
between 6:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M. Effective August 13, 2006, Sunday
Service will be provided between 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. on the
California/Great Mills STS Routes. Vouchers For qualified individuals unable to afford the price of
tickets to ride the STS Transit buses, the following agencies and organizations may be
contacted: Marcey House, Mental Health Authority, Health Department, Three Oaks Homeless
Shelter, DECD, DORS, Family NOW, Recreation & Parks and Social Services. Non- Scheduled Stops
To pre-schedule "Pick-up" or "Stop Requests" please call
(301) 475-5100 Monday - Saturday between
5:30 A.M. and
11:00 P.M.
When our
offices are closed, arrangements can be made by leaving your name, bus
route and telephone number after the pre-recorded message. Otherwise,
arrangements can be made with the individual drivers upon boarding the
bus. Remember, all passengers are required to be at the designated vehicle
stop at the times listed. If no one is waiting at the location and no on-board passengers
are exiting, the vehicle will not stop, but will continue to the next stop location. Buses
will stop to discharge or pick up passengers at locations along any regular route (flag
stops), if traffic and road conditions permit the safe operation of buses. Passengers
wishing to board a vehicle at a location along the route between identified stops should
"flag" the vehicle by signaling to the driver (hand waving is acceptable). The
driver will stop as close to the passenger as possible as long as stopping is not a safety
hazard. General rules for flagging:
Transferring from one route
to another may occur at the following specified transfer
locations; the Governmental Center Complex in Leonardtown, the Tulagi Place
Park & Ride lot in Lexington
Park, Mckays in
Lexington Park, Murphy’s Store in
Oakville, 1st Colony in California
and the Third Base Store in Loveville. A single transfer fee
is used for an uninterrupted ride across all of the routes.
Transfers will not be accepted for interrupted trips at locations
other than these transfer points; riders will be required to pay a new fee. Lost and Found If you lose an item on an STS bus, please call the STS
office at (301) 475-5100 or 866-6794 between 8:00am and 5:00pm. Our staff will be happy to
see if the item has been returned or found. Our
office is staffed Monday through Saturday,
5:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.
We are here to assist you. Customers who are not familiar with our
STS Services may call us for assistance at (301) 475-5100. A dispatcher will
tell you which bus or route you will need to reach your destination, advise
you of any needed transfers, help you determine the time that the bus will
arrive at your stop and help you determine your exact fare. To assure quick
and easy service when you call, please provide your name, telephone number,
location and destination or simply try e-mail us by
CLICKING HERE Holiday Service STS Services will not operate on
New Years’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
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