Ride with CATS
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Demand Response & Micro-Transit Services
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM
Fare
- General Public: $2.00 per trip for the first 5 miles and an additional $1.00 over 5 miles
- Seniors (60+); Veterans; Medicare, Medicaid; Children 16 & older: $1.00 per trip for the first 5 miles and an additional $1.00 over 5 miles
- Children 15 and under FREE
How to book a ride
Demand Response:
Need a ride around town? Our Demand Response Service provides curb-to-curb transportation anywhere within Cherokee County. Whether it’s a doctor’s visit or a quick errand, CATS will pick you up at your home and get you where you need to go.
How to Book
To schedule your ride, please call our office at 770-345-6238.
Return Trips
- Medical Appointments: These are handled on a "Will-Call" basis. Simply call us when your appointment is finished. Please note that you must be ready for pickup by 3:30 PM to guarantee a ride home.
- Non-Essential Trips: Your return ride will be automatically scheduled for one hour after your initial drop-off time.
Micro-Transit:
Holidays Observed
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Birthday - 3rd Monday in January
- Memorial Day - Last Monday of May
- Independence Day - July 4
- Labor Day - 1st Monday in September
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday of November
- Day After Thanksgiving - 4th Friday of November
- Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Day After Christmas
Please follow these guidelines as you use the transit buses.
- Passengers 15 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult.
- We don't transport bicycles
- Passengers are not allowed to eat or drink on the buses.
- The use of tobacco products is not allowed on the buses.
- Carry-on items must be limited to small sizes that can be carried onto the bus by the passenger in one trip.
- All items must be kept secured and out of the bus aisles.
- No vandalism of bus property. Please report all incidents of vandalism to the transit office.
- SEAT BELTS ARE REQUIRED. All passengers must be seated, and remain seated, while the bus is in motion.
- Service animals are only allowed on the buses.
