First public transit electric bus unveiled in Gulfport
Coast Transit Authority and Mississippi Power unveiled the first battery electric bus in Mississippi. This bus, manufactured by Gillig, is zero-emission and 35-feet long. The green and clean…
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CTA will not run services on Sunday or Monday
The CTA will not run their public transport Sunday or Monday. If conditions are favorable, CTA will resume bus operations on Tuesday, August 31st. CTA does have staff on hand to move residents out of harm’s way once shelters are…
CTA announces vaccine event and incentives
The Coast Transit Authority has announced another vaccination day as a way to get more people vaccinated here on the Coast. CTA is partnering with Singing River Health System to…
CTA and Singing River Health System partnered up for vaccine event
The Coast Transit Authority partnered with Singing River Health System to host a free vaccination event on Saturday at the Biloxi Transit Center. The CTA…
Coast Transit Authority hosting vaccine event Saturday
To help stop the spread of COVID-19, the Coast Transit Authority in partnership with Singing River Health System and Ochsner is hosting a vaccination event this Saturday. With only…
Coast Transit Authority offers free rides
Coast Transit Authority has been offering free rides all day. Free rides were offered on all services they operate which includes trolleys, the beachcomber, the casino hopper, as well as…
Try Transit! CTA offering free rides all day Friday
Wanna take a free ride? Try transit! Coast Transit Authority is giving everyone free rides all day this coming Friday. The CTA will offer rides on all…
TRY TRANSIT DAY: Ride FREE All-Day-Long on Friday, July 23.
Coast Transit Authority wants to invite everyone to Ride FREE All-Day-Long on Friday, July 23, 2021! Hop aboard a nostalgic trolley, like the Beachcomber or Casino Hopper, or experience a ride on one of their hybrid buses. CTA wants locals…
CTA to have delayed start Saturday due to weather conditions
Due to severe weather conditions from potential Tropical Cyclone Three, Coast Transit Authority will have a delayed start on Saturday, June 19th, in order to ensure safe operations. Coast Transit Authority will begin all transit services from the Biloxi and…
Coast Transit Authority to offer free casino hopper rides every Saturday in April
You can hop on the casino hopper any Saturday in April and get a free ride to Coast casinos in Harrison County. The Coast Transit Authority has announced this new incentive starting in the month of April.…
CTA offering free rides for those in the Mardi Gras spirit on Fat Tuesday
You can get a ticket to ride, for free, if you get into the Mardi Gras spirit next Tuesday. February 16th is Fat Tuesday and while there won’t be any parades winding down South Mississippi streets, the…
Coast Transit Authority opens new transit center in Gulfport
There’s a new Coast Transit Authority transit center and hub of operations in Gulfport. The fate of the old Harrison County Library in downtown Gulfport hung in the balance for years after Hurricane Katrina nearly demolished it.…
CTA Holiday Schedule
Coast Transit Authority has released their holiday schedule. Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2020 – Routes will END as follows: Beachcomber – East and West Bound – 6:35pm Casino Hopper – 6:03pm Rt 4 D’Iberville – 5:15pm Rt 7 Ocean…
CTA Resuming all Fixed Routes post Hurricane Zeta
After Hurricane Zeta, it was unsafe to run a few of CTA’s normal fixed routes. CTA has been monitoring road conditions and checking the safety of their routes daily and decided that it is safe to return to a full…
CTA offers rides to hurricane shelters ahead of Hurricane Zeta
Coast Transit Authority is offering rides to Harrison County shelters beginning at 1 p.m. CTA will transport people to these shelters for two hours beginning at 1 p.m. If you need to evacuate and are not registered with CTA, call…
CTA releases “Cruisin’ the Coast” Fixed Route Bus Schedule
Due to excessive traffic along Hwy 90 and Pass Road during the “Cruisin’ the Coast” events, October 4-11, 2020, major delays are expected on some of the CTA routes. CTA will do everything possible to run as close to our…
Biloxi Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day is Saturday
Tomorrow you and your friends can explore Biloxi without worrying about who is driving. It’s Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day in Biloxi on Saturday. Thanks to the Coast Transit Authority, you can hop on a bus or trolley in Biloxi…
Coast Transit Authority hosting Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day in Biloxi
This Saturday you can explore Biloxi without having to worry about driving. It will be Free Ride Summer Shopper’s Day in Biloxi. Thanks to the Coast Transit Authority, you can hop on a bus or trolley in Biloxi and ride…
Coast Transit Authority offering transportation to EMA shelters
Harrison County Coast Transit Authority is changing their route for Hurricane Sally. They stopped running their fixed bus scheduled and will start transportation services for those needing to get to a shelter. They’ll only provide transportation to EMA’s designated shelters.…
Mississippi lawmakers applaud $7.9 million in CARES Act funding for Coast Transit Authority
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), applauded the announcement of a $7.9 million award from the Federal Transportation Administration to the Mississippi Coast Transit Authority (CTA). The CTA will…
Coast Transit Authority introducing new routes to service Mississippi Aquarium
Coast Transit Authority has a big announcement! They are introducing two new routes to service Mississippi Aquarium starting on August 29th! The Sunshine Express and the Downtown Dolphin will open in correlation with Mississippi Aquarium. These routes will be fare-free for all…
CTA holding Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day
The Coast Transit Authority is planning a Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day in Gulfport. The CTA will be offering free fares all day long on Saturday, July 25th. The free fares are on Gulfport routes 38, 37, the Gulfport half…
CTA Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day coming to Gulfport
CTA will be offering free fares all day long on Saturday, July 25th, on their Gulfport routes (including: Route 38, Route 37, the Gulfport half of Route 34/Pass Road, and the Beachcomber west of Edgewater Mall.) On this day, riders…
CTA to offer Ride Free Summer Shopping Days
In the midst of the current health pandemic, CTA is going to be offering Ride FREE Summer Shopper Days. The last Saturday of the month from June – September, CTA will be offering free fares in one city they serve.…