GoBus (Ohio)
Intercity bus service in Ohio, United States
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GoBus is an intercity bus service operating in the U.S. state of Ohio. The service operates five routes, focused on rural destinations. GoBus is funded in part by subsidies from the Federal Transit Administration, which provides funding to states for rural intercity bus services. The GoBus service is administered by the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program, an Athens-based nonprofit, and operated by Barons Bus Lines.
A GoBus in Columbus's University District | |
| Parent | Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | November 1, 2010[1] |
| Headquarters | Glouster, Ohio |
| Service area | Ohio |
| Service type | Intercity bus |
| Alliance | Greyhound Lines |
| Routes | 9 |
| Operator | Barons Bus Lines |
| Website | ridegobus |
Service
GoBus operates a network of 5 routes in southern and western Ohio, with hubs in Athens and Columbus. As of 2023[update], all routes are operated by Barons Bus Lines, using a fleet of coaches equipped with power outlets and onboard restrooms. Barons Bus operates some GoBus routes in coordination with their existing route network, providing onward service to destinations outside the state of Ohio, including Chicago, Buffalo, and Charleston, West Virginia.[2][3]
In late 2025, GoBus announced four routes would be added in the future, expanding service in western and northern Ohio, and outside the state to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4]
Cities served
- Akron, Ohio
- Albany, Ohio
- Athens, Ohio; Ohio University
- Batavia, Ohio
- Broadview Heights, Ohio
- Caldwell, Ohio
- Cambridge, Ohio
- Canton, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Cincinnati
- Cleveland, Ohio; Brookpark station
- Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Bus Station
- Coolville, Ohio
- Delphos, Ohio
- Elyria, Ohio
- Jackson, Ohio
- Kenton, Ohio
- Lancaster, Ohio
- Lima, Ohio
- Logan, Ohio
- Marietta, Ohio
- Marysville, Ohio
- Mount Eaton, Ohio
- Nelsonville, Ohio; Hocking College[5]
- Newcomerstown, Ohio
- New Philadelphia, Ohio
- Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Parma, Ohio
- Peebles, Ohio
- Port Clinton, Ohio
- Sandusky, Ohio
- Seaman, Ohio
- Van Wert, Ohio
- Wooster, Ohio; The College of Wooster
Routes
| Route | Terminals | Cities Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Columbus, Athens, Parkersburg | Parkersburg, Marietta, Coolville, Athens, Nelsonville, Logan, Lancaster, Columbus |
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| Orange Line | Cincinnati, Athens | Athens, Jackson, Pikeon, Peebles, Seaman, Batavia, Cincinnati, Arlington Heights | Reservations required for trips to and from Jackson |
| Blue Line | Cleveland, Marietta, Athens | Athens, Parkersburg, Marietta, Caldwell, Cambridge, Newcomerstown, New Philadelphia, Mount Eaton, Canton, Akron, Cleveland | Reservations required for trips to and from Newcomerstown |
| Pink Line | Columbus, Wooster, Akron | Columbus, Newark, Utica, Mount Vernon, Gambier, Mount Gilead, Loudonville, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Akron | Reservations required for trips to and from Mount Gilead |
| Lime Line | Van Wert, Columbus | Van Wert, Delphos, Lima, Marysville, Columbus | Reservations required for trips to and from Delphos |
| Red Line | Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo | Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Lima, Kenton, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Springfield, Yellow Springs, Dayton, Middletown, Oxford, Cincinnati | |
| Gray Line | Ashtabula, Toledo | Toledo, Fremont, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Norwalk, Elyria, Cleveland, Painesville, Ashtabula | |
| Yellow Line | Columbus, Pittsburgh | Columbus, Newark, Zanesville, Cambridge, St. Clairsville, Wheeling, Steubenville, Pittsburgh | |
| Purple Line | Toledo, Columbus | Columbus, Marion, Upper Sandusky, Findlay, Bowling Green, Toledo |