VIA’s Better Bus Plan is designed to deliver faster, more direct service on traditional bus routes and expand VIA Link on-demand service by evaluating VIA’s existing services to identify potential changes that could improve our transit system and create more options to get you where you want to go.
NOTE: Service Changes information, maps and videos are subject to adjustments and will be posted on this page.
The following routes will have minor schedule adjustments to improve on-time arrivals. Click on a route to see schedule:
Click on a date below to see all service improvements implemented as a part of the Better Bus Plan.
Select a route to see the upcoming changes.
The following routes will have minor schedule adjustments to improve on-time arrivals. Click on a route to see schedule:
Select a route to see the upcoming changes.
• Realigned to remove branch to 281/1604. All trips terminate at Sir Winston and Parliament.
• Slight Realignment downtown to facilitate pairing with Route 77.
• Span of service expansion from 9:40 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., seven days a week
• Realign route to serve Stone Oak Park & Ride, airport, and downtown only.
• Span of service expanded to 11 p.m. on weekdays.
• New weekend service, 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 30-minute frequency.
• Increase frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, weekdays; and from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekends.
• Increase frequency to 15 minutes between Centro Plaza and the Frost Bank Center.
• New branch from Frost Bank Center to East Houston & Lynhaven
• Minor realignment downtown to facilitate interline with Route 21.
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekdays.
• Expand span of service to 12:30 a.m., 60-minute frequency;
• Extend route to Palo Alto College and Madla Transit Center
• Frequency improves from 60 minutes to 20-minutes on weekdays and to 30- minutes on weekends
• Route is realigned at Martin & 19th Street to serve 19th street, Castroville Road to Las Palmas Shopping Center
• Span of service expansion from 9:50 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., seven days a week
• Route continues as Route 2 Blanco downtown
• Frequency improves from 60 minutes to 30-minutes, seven days a week
• Replaces service on route 77 Martin west of General McMullen
• New transit service on West Commerce and Callaghan Road between Culebra Road and Commerce Street
• Span of service expansion from 10 p.m.to 12:30 a.m., seven days a week
• New route, 30-minute frequency.
• Weekday peaks only from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Retire Route.
• Replaced by proposed Route 46.
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekends.
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekdays.
• Realigned from Blanco and Loop 1604 to Stone Oak Park & Ride via Blanco, Huebner, Stone Oak Parkway, Sonterra Boulevard and US 281 Access Road
• Increase frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, weekends only.
• Expand span of service to 12:30 a.m., 60- minute frequency.
• Realign to Madla Transit Center via SW Military Drive.
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekends only.
• Realigned to continue on West Avenue, Bitters Road, and end at Blossom Athletic Center
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekdays.
• Realigned to service Walmart on S. Ellison and Marbach, then continue on regular route.
• Increase frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, weekdays.
• New route with 30-minute frequency.
• Service from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p,m., 7 days a week.
Increased weekday frequency to 30 minutes.
Increased frequency to 15 minutes, weekdays during morning and afternoon peaks.
Extend late night service until 12:30 at a 60-minute frequency seven days a week.
Increased frequency to 30 minutes, seven days a week.
Increase weekend frequency to 15 minutes.
Extend late-night service until 12:30 a.m. at 60-minute frequency, seven days a week.
Increased weekday frequency to 30 minutes between 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
Increase weekday frequency to 12 minutes.
Increase weekday late-night service to 30 minutes.
Increased weekday frequency to 30 minutes.
Increased weekend frequency to 20 minutes.
Extended weekday service until 12:30 a.m. with 60-minute frequency.
Increased frequency to 30 minutes, seven days a week.
Service on the Nacogdoches branch will be moved to Route 10. Improves frequency from 40 minutes to 30 minutes on the Broadway branch, seven days a week.
New Skip route to replace Nacogdoches branch of Route 9. Service will operate every day with a frequency of every 15 minutes from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and every 30 minutes from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Service from Walmart on Crestway Drive to Randolph Transit Center will be moved to Route 502. Weekday frequency will be improved from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.
Improves weekday frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Improves frequency from 40 minutes to 30 minutes all day, seven days a week.
Improves weekday frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route will be extended from Randolph Transit Center along Toepperwein Road to the Walmart on Crestway Drive — a segment previously served by Route 21.
Improve weekday frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Extend route south from Ingram Transit Center to Kel-Lac Transit Center, a segment previously served mostly by Route 618, and discontinue service to Mainland Transfer Point. VIA Link Mainland extended along Eckhert Road.
Improve weekday frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Extend service to Kel-Lac Transit Center by modifying the route to serve Westover Hills and Ellison Drive, continuing a segment previously served by Route 613.
Route extended to Rough Oak St. weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Route will be modified southbound to continue on Martin Street to Frio Street and serve Centro Plaza. Northbound the route will travel from Centro Plaza along Travis, Frio, Houston, Medina, Martin, and Pecan streets, then continue regular route.
Weekend frequency improves to every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Frequency improves to every 30 minutes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Route will be modified northbound from Flores Street to Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Frio, Houston, Medina, and Travis streets, to serve Centro Plaza. Southbound the route will travel from Centro Plaza along Frio Street to Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Flores Street, then continue regular route.
Weekday frequency improves to every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Weekday frequency improves to every 12 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
