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Bus Co Madison Metro Transit System

3.0(2 reviews)
4.2 km•Williamson - Marquette

I long for the days when we got a bus guide at least every year so we could plan to go somewhere…read moreand knew exactly when the bus arrived, where, and when you would get to your intended destination. Now you go to the computer, locate the proper page, and print out your path to where you intend to go. There are 4 interuptions in your trip because you have to use 4 buses to get to your destination. It used to be that time to get there is the same but you always use one bus. You used to use the guide to plan the route and not have to rely on computer maps that have chopped up you journey so you do a lot more walking. This new way is confusing and uncalled for. Surely the city could have planned better. What used to be a fairly good service turned into a lousey way to travel.

I moved to Madison without a car. With the many taxi services, Uber, and Zip Car I thought I'd…read morecovered all my bases. Well a day ago I needed to get across to the west side of town. I needed to catch a bus. For $2 can get from the east to the west or practically anywhere in Madison. There are a few Apps to download which keep the schedule updated to the minute; helpful in bad weather, and they help you plan your trip with a color coded bus number system that includes how many stops to your destination. If you ever need to get somewhere Madison Metro Bus will get you there. If you're new to the Metro system, "cityofmadison.com" will give you the "deets" on the bus. You can purchase weekly or monthly passes online or at the City Treasure on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. or at many other retail stores like Copps Foods, Hy-Vee, or the University Bookstore just to name a few. There's even a reduced fee pass for retired persons and another for low income persons. You can see if you qualify online. The busses are mostly clean, the drivers are extremely helpful if it's your first time or you need a transfer. Lastly, In 2007 Madison bought 5 Hybrid electric busses...way to be green Madison Metro!

Metro Transit - same passenger different time chatting with driver making everyone late

Metro Transit

1.5(13 reviews)
4.1 km•Williamson - Marquette

It's a bit head-scratching to try and review a bus service, but Metro Transit has been both…read morepleasantly surprising and downright strange. Having taken public buses in other metropolises where drivers pass right by you or could care less about driving in the same lane as oncoming traffic, Madison Metro drivers are polite in comparison, though there are those fascinating individuals such as the driver who will not pull over to the curb to pick me up, instead stopping in the middle of the street, or the driver who yells at pedestrians and other drivers with little regard or awareness to the passengers who are listening to them. Buses are on time for the most part, though the scheduling can be a bit exasperating (e.g. having the 4 and 6 eastbound buses travel within 5 minutes of each other). Other annoyances include when there is a delay due to a driver change or when a driver stops the bus and goes to get a coffee for 10 minutes. The automated announcement system can be helpful, if you like having your stop announced *after* the bus has passed it, but hey, it's public transport.

Went to take the G bus, westbound, Sunday at around 5:39 pm or so. I had never used the Madison bus…read moresystem before, which I told the bus driver, and was struggling to get the app to work. The driver, some middle-age white man with glasses and beard, was an absolute jerk about the whole thing - telling me "I should have had the app figured out" even though I had *just* told him I hadn't used the Madison bus system before. He even watched me add 2 dollars to the app (so I was clearly going to pay) - then told me it was the wrong one (which I found out later it wasn't) and still wouldn't let me on. I've ridden countless busses in different states and even other countries and haven't had this kind of issue before. I would have understood a simple "sorry, I can't let you on without fare" but this guy was a total *sshole about it. Definitely beware if you need to hop on the G.

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Metro Transit - Driver told me he did not want me on his bus after complaining about a male passenger vaping and who called me a bitch and other names

Driver told me he did not want me on his bus after complaining about a male passenger vaping and who called me a bitch and other names

Metro Transit - Passenger standing behind the line while chatting with driver

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Passenger standing behind the line while chatting with driver

Mad-Bus - publictransport - Updated November 2026

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