Community Transit's web app, BusFinder, was introduced in the spring of 2014. Its claim to fame was its use of real-time information to show the location of our buses and their departure times.
Over time, improved technology and better GPS data from our buses compelled us to rebuild BusFinder from the ground up. Months of BETA testing by customers and staff lead to launching a new BusFinder on July 1, 2020.
Ask a question or make a feature request for BusFinder by clicking here.
No. BusFinder works with your desktop or mobile browser.
The BusFinder web app is designed to work on the latest iPhone and Android devices as well as desktop computers (PC and Mac).
For the best experience, we recommend using the latest version of a modern web browser like Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
BusFinder has the most direct, reliable, real-time connection to Community Transit bus service.
While other real-time apps can access our open data, we’ve designed our new BusFinder to help you plan your commute in our service area complete with:
1. Interactive maps that show stops along the route, AND
2. Real-time rider alerts that appear on screen so you can plan your commute on-the-go.
Use the “Favorites” feature to save your most used Routes and Stops:
Click on the garbage can icon to delete it.
In your phone settings, make sure you are allowing your browser to access your Current Location.
Your Favorites are saved in your browser's cache. When you delete your cache, your favorites are also deleted.
Any Favorites you have in the current BusFinder will need to be recreated.
In the text field under the heading ‘Search Real-Time Transit Information,’ type in a route number, stop number or other location details (e.g. address or landmark). Then, make a selection from the results that are returned.
If you want to see accurate interactive maps, real-time locations of buses near you and other location-based GPS data, you need to allow Location Sharing in your browser.
If you do not allow access to your location and you select the “Use my current location” for search, your browser will present a pop-up window asking if you want to block or allow sharing your data. We recommend you click on “allow.”
It’s likely your Location Services settings are turned off or you are not allowing your phone to share your location.
Please see your phone/browser settings and allow your browser to access your location.
No—BusFinder will automatically refresh every 30 seconds.
As of July 1, 2020, the old BusFinder has been retired. The "new" BusFinder will require you to recreate and resave your Favorites.
But they’ll be easier to find in the new BusFinder—plus, you can name and reorder them for your convenience!
To re-center the map, click on the icon at the top right corner of the map.
At the top right corner of the map, click the sliding button labelled “Traffic” to see real-time traffic conditions overlaid on the map. To remove the traffic overlay, click on the sliding button again.