Service Area & Hours
GO!Bus Hours
GO!Bus service is available during The Rapid's regularly scheduled bus service.
All GO!Bus trips must be completed by the end of these scheduled service hours.
Holidays
Service is not available on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Service is available during the same hours and days that fixed-route has published service available. The first weekday pick-up may be scheduled as early as 4:45 a.m. All weekday trips must be completed no later than 11:55 p.m.
On Saturday, a trip can be scheduled as early as 5:13 a.m. All Saturday trips must be completed no later than 10:10 p.m.
On Sunday, a trip can be scheduled as early as 7:00 a.m. All Sunday trips must be completed no later than 7:20 p.m.
The times for trips along the GVSU routes are consistent with the hours of fixed-route service and change depending on the University schedule. Please refer to the specific schedules found under Routes & Maps to find hours of operation.
When scheduling very early GO!Bus trips, please tell the call-taker the time you have to be at your destination and a pick-up time will be generated. The first available vehicle closest to that time can be scheduled for you. For trips scheduled at the end of the day, the time service must be completed by will be entered in for you trip and a pick-up time will be generated. You will not be able to schedule later than the generated time, however, you will be able to schedule earlier if you wish.
If fixed-route changes its published scheduled time points, then the GO!Bus times will change to match.
Byron and Gaines Townships have made changes to their contracted GO!Bus service. Costs for residents located more than 3/4 mile from fixed route service will increase to $5 per one-way trip for ADA-eligible passengers. Byron Township Non-disabled seniors will pay $9 per one-way. GO!Bus service will be available to these township residents Monday — Friday from 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. only. There is a limit of 16 one-way trips per month for each resident using the service. There are no $5 or $9 tickets available. You can use existing tickets with cash to equal these new fares. Please remember drivers CANNOT make change.
If you have questions about the affected service area, please contact the GO!Bus office at 616.456.6141.