area transit slogan cat on the go headquarters 1108 26th avenue east locale bradenton florida service area manatee county service type bus service paratransit tourist trolley routes 10 fuel type diesel website mcat 1 manatee county area transit mcat provides public transportation for manatee county florida and is operated by the county . mcat maintains 13 fixed line bus routes plus a dial a ride paratransit service handybus . bus service is offered throughout manatee county from 5 30 am until 7 00 pm 6 days a week . there is no service on most major holidays with the exception of the longboat trolley which does not run on thanksgiving or christmas day . contents 1 mission 2 fares 2.1 fixed route 2.2 unlimited ride passes 2.3 trolley 2.4 discount fare eligibility 2.5 transfers 2.6 handy bus paratransit service 3 routes 4 fleet 5 references 6 external links mission edit mcat is the major public transportation provider in manatee county . mcat will continue to improve the quality of life for county residents and visitors by providing a reliable cost efficient mobility solution . fares edit fixed route edit local fixed route bus fare 1.50 seniors 60 79 years of age .75 seniors 80 years and older free disabled must present mobility card .75 medicare card holders .75 active duty and all military veterans .75 children 5 years old and younger free unlimited ride passes edit pass types m card 1 day regular 4.00 m card 1 day discount see fare eligibility below 2.00 m card 7 day regular 12.00 m card 7 day discount see fare eligibility below 6.00 m card 31 day regular 40.00 m card 31 day discount see fare eligibility below 20.00 r card 30 day regular 60.00 r card 30 day discount see fare eligibility below 30.00 trolley edit local trolley anna maria island trolley free longboat key trolley 1.25 beach express sundays and holidays free discount fare eligibility edit to be eligible for a discount cash fare or m card one of the following criteria must apply 60 years or older ; disabled with mobility card ; medicare card holder ; or currently enrolled student at an educational facility within 3 4 mile of a mcat fixed route . at present 7 and 31 day discount m cards are only available at mcat ticket booth or by mail . photo i.d. and proof of age disability student status must be provided at point of purchase photocopies by mail are acceptable as well as presented to driver upon request . please note the 1 day discount m card may only be purchased on the bus issued from the fare box . you must show proof of eligibility to the driver at the time of purchase . drivers are not authorized to sell discount m cards without seeing proof of eligibility no exceptions . additionally any student who is not currently enrolled in school including summer break is not eligible to purchase a discount m card . there is no discounted cash fare for currently enrolled students . transfers edit mcat will offer mcat transfers only on route 99 for those boarding at or north of the sarasota bradenton international airport . transfer fare is subject to the mcat fare schedule . transfers are available for 25 cents each per transfer . handy bus paratransit service edit single ride 2.00 routes edit skyway connexion 1 palmetto ellenton 2 east bradenton 3 manatee ave. 4 wal mart at us 301 6 cortez road sr 70 lakewood ranch 8 oneco bayshore 9 26th street west 13 palmetto 16 15th street east tallevast airport 99 palmetto sarasota north county connexion fleet edit mcat s bus fleet includes 30 and 35 foot gillig phantom buses as well as a fleet of 40 foot gillig low floor brt style hybrid drive buses . references edit this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message external links edit official site http www.mymanatee.org home government departments public works transit paratransit bus schedules.html v t e public transportation systems in florida bus bct citrus connection cat cct ecat first coast flyer gainesville rts hart jta bus lakexpress leetran lynx mcat metrobus oct palm tran pcpt psta the ride solution sarasota county area transit space coast area transit starmetro sct suntran the bus hernando votran what rail jacksonville skyway metromover metrorail mia mover sunrail tri rail teco line this article related to bus transportation in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about transportation in florida is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title manatee county area transit & oldid 722949561 categories bus transportation in floridatransportation in manatee county floridaunited states bus transportation stubsflorida transportation stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from october 2009all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 may 2016 at 02 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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