Downtown Richmond VA Parking and Transportation
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Downtown Richmond VA Public Transportation
GRTC buses run from 5AM to 1AM daily, seven days a week, and operate in the City of Richmond for FREE! Downtown's public transportation to Richmond VA is as convenient and accessible. With 40 bus routes, the GRTC mobile app provides real-time bus arrival info and the GRTC website has a great map and schedule for you to plan your trip!
Learn more about GRTC's downtown bus service!
GRTC Pulse (Bus Rapid Transit)
The GRTC Pulse stops at 14 activity centers along its route with 8 stops throughout downtown. Buses arrive every 15 minutes (or better). The GRTC Pulse is the best option to navigate short trips throughout the city’s core and is made easy and FREE with zero fare and FREE Wi-Fi too!
The Pulse runs every 10 minutes on weekdays until 7:00 PM and every 15 minutes during evenings and on weekends. It runs every 30 minutes late night (11:30 PM – 1:00 AM).
Find more information about riding the Pulse!
Riverfront GRTC Bus Stops
Just take the route #87 bus across the Lee Bridge to the stops at 2nd Street and Brown's Island Way near Tredegar or at 2nd and Spring Street. The route #87 bus runs every 60 minutes. On its way back across the river, the bus stops at 2nd and Spring Street and again at 2nd Street closer to the Virginia War Memorial. Just look for the purple GRTC signs or track your bus via the free Transit App!
Biking in Downtown Richmond
Protected bike lanes are all over Downtown Richmond making biking an easier, safer and a better option to navigate RVA than by car. On Franklin Street the bike lane spans 15 blocks and is a separated lane of travel for two-way bike traffic traveling east and west through Downtown between Belvidere and 9th Streets.
There are over 10 bikeways throughout downtown, explore them with the RVA Bikeways Map.
RVA Bike Share
You can rent a bike from any RVA Bike Share docking station. You can also make intermediate stops outside of stations by using the secondary lock on the bike. When finished, you must return the bike to an RVA Bike Share station.
Have questions? Visit the RVA Bike Share website for more information or download the RVA Bike Share app.
E-Scooters
Lime and Spin e-scooters are available all across the city! These dockless, electric scooters can be accessed and found when you download the Lime and Spin apps.
Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport attracts four million passengers traveling across the country each year! The airlines that fly in and out of Richmond (RIC) are Allegiant, American Airlines, BermudAir, Breeze Airways, Delta, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit, Sun Country Airlines and United, making booking your flight to RVA convenient and affordable.
Learn more about flights in and out of RIC!
