Rush hour Palm Tran bus express service between downtown West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie is set to start Sept. 23, promising to make the 50-mile journey in less than an hour for a $3 fare at no direct cost for now to Palm Beach County taxpayers.
The county’s public bus service will run rented charter buses, equipped with WiFi and bathrooms, between the downtown West Palm Beach bus station/Tri-Rail station and a park-and-ride bus station in Port St. Lucie. Buses will run in the early morning and early evening on weekdays.
Palm Beach County commissioners approved the $396,000 route in June, agreeing to pay for it for a year with a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation.
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What is the schedule for the Palm Tran express bus?
The 55- to 60-minute route will leave the park-and-ride at 6:05 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the West Palm Beach train station at 5 a.m., 5:25 a.m., 5:50 p.m. and 6:50 p.m.