Bus Transportation
In addition to the safe transport of your children, The Park School Transportation Department is committed to the development of services that will save families time and money, while reducing traffic and emissions.
Park offers bus transportation to and from many areas in Baltimore City and County, and Howard County. Our goal is to limit student travel time to under one hour.
The fee for this service is based on one-way or round-trip travel, and number of transported children per family. You may sign up by trimester, if desired. If you have any questions related to transportation, routes, stops, or fees, please direct your inquiries to our Transportation Department at transportation@parkschool.net or 410.339.4110.
Registration
Registration is offered for the full year and each trimester. The first trimester (fall) is shorter than the winter and spring trimesters. Exact dates may change each year but will typically run as follows:
- Fall Trimester: First day of school to November 1, 2024
- Winter Trimester: November 4 to February 20, 2025
- Spring Trimester: February 21 to the last day of school
Guest Ridership
In addition to Park’s regular trimester or full-year bus service, we have initiated Guest Ridership for students in need of transportation to or from school, provided that space on a bus is available. The service is available to students Pre-K through Grade 12.
The fee for Guest Ridership is $10 per ride, billed to your child’s account. Parents must register a child for each ride prior to boarding the bus. Our current list of community bus stops and times can be found here.
In order to register for a ride, please contact our Transportation Department at 410.339.4110 or transportation@parkschool.net. You will be asked for your child’s name and grade, the bus route/stop, the date of the ride, and whether they are riding AM or PM (or both). We will check availability, and will confirm with families.
Transportation Information
Park continues its bus program built around community-based stops allowing for minimal ridership requirements and designed to keep travel times to a minimum.
Registration information and finalized route information is now available below. The viability of routes is dependent upon participation levels; please let us know of your interest in any route, or if you have any questions.
Bus interiors are cleaned/disinfected prior to every trip. Hand sanitizer is also available on all buses.
Idling Reduction
In recent years, Park’s third graders took the initiative to research the environmental and economic effects of idling engines. We have implemented a practice whereby drivers of gas and diesel vehicles on the Park campus — cars, vans, trucks, buses, motorcycles — are asked to cease idling for any period longer than 10 seconds. Thank you for your participation in this effort! Our bus drivers have also adopted a modified idling program whereby bus idling is limited to the amount of time required to adequately warm up the bus engine for efficient and extended operation.
Registration for Bus Transportation opens on August 12, 2024 at 9 a.m.
2024-25 Bus Transportation Routes
Please note: If we do not have enough passenger registrations for a particular route, we will not operate that route.
Route 1: Lutherville-Timonium
- 7:15 a.m. — Timonium Park & Ride (2323 Greenspring Drive)
- 7:20 a.m. — Lutherville Light Rail Station
- 7:25 a.m. — Rehak’s Car Care (1412 York Road; NEW STOP)
- 7:37 a.m. –– Party City (6311 York Road)
- 7:42 a.m. — First & St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ (6915 York Road)
- 8:00 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:40 p.m. — Party City (6311 York Road)
- 3:44 p.m. — First & St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ (6915 York Road)
- 3:55 p.m. –– Galleria Atrium Parking Lot (1407 York Road; NEW STOP)
- 4:02 p.m. — Lutherville Light Rail Station
- 4:08 p.m. — Timonium Park & Ride
Route 2: Columbia, Ellicott City
- 7:10 a.m. — Columbia Mall – JC Penney (lower (south) side of mall)
- 7:20 a.m. — Harper’s Kitchen & Appliance (Ellicott City, Route 40 & Route 29)
- 7:30 a.m. — Wendy’s (Baltimore National Pike, Route 40 and Nuwood Drive)
- 7:34 a.m. — Walmart (6205 Baltimore National Pike, Route 40 and Rolling Rd)
- 8:05 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:51 p.m. — I-70 Park and Ride
- 4:08 p.m. — Harper’s Kitchen & Appliance (Ellicott City, Route 40 & Route 29)
- 4:25 p.m. — Central Library (Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia)
Route 3: Downtown Inner Harbor
- 7:05 a.m. — Canton Safeway
- 7:10 a.m. — Aliceanna and Regester Streets
- 7:22 a.m. — Decatur Street & E. Fort Avenue (side near Francis Scott Key School)
- 7:30 a.m. — Maryland Science Center
- 8:00 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:44 p.m. — Aliceanna & Regester Streets
- 3:51 p.m. — Canton Safeway
- 4:15 p.m. — Maryland Science Center (3 Bean Coffee)
- 4:26 p.m. — Decatur Street & E Fort Avenue (side near Francis Scott Key School)
Route 4: Downtown Roland Park
- 7:30 a.m. — Second Presbyterian Church (St. Paul & Stratford Streets)
- 7:35 a.m. — Chancery Road & Greenway
- 7:42 a.m. — Roland Avenue & Oakdale Road
- 7:45 a.m. — Roland Avenue & Wyndhurst Avenue
- 7:55 a.m. — Falls Road Light Rail
- 8:05 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:33 p.m. — Falls Rd Light Rail
- 3:44 p.m. — Roland Ave & Wyndhurst Ave
- 3:46 p.m. — Roland Ave & Oakdale Rd
- 3:53 p.m. — Second Presbyterian Church (St. Paul & Stratford Streets)
- 3:56 p.m. — Chancery Road & Greenway
2024-25 Bus Transportation Schedule of Fees
| DESCRIPTION | ROUND TRIP | ONE WAY | ROUND TRIP FALLS RD LIGHT RAIL | ONE WAY FALLS RD LIGHT RAIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULL YEAR | $1764 | $1209 | $500 | $327 |
| FULL YEAR / SIBLING | $1144 | $744 | $500 | $327 |
| FALL | $414 | $270 | $123 | $75 |
| FALL / SIBLING | $270 | $180 | $123 | $75 |
| WINTER | $877 | $575 | $255 | $165 |
| WINTER / SIBLING | $575 | $366 | $255 | $165 |
| SPRING | $877 | $575 | $255 | $165 |
| SPRING / SIBLING | $575 | $366 | $255 | $165 |
If an area is not currently being served, please contact our Transportation Department at transportation@parkschool.net or 410-339-4110 to discuss route expansion. Increased demand helps to justify the expansion of our service.
Delayed Bus Schedule Information
One-hour Delay A.M.
Buses will depart Park School to be at its first bus stop one hour later than the regular time. If a bus stop is normally 7:15 a.m., it will be 8:15.
Two-hour Delay A.M.
Buses will depart Park School to be at its first bus stop two hours later than the regular time. If a bus stop is normally 7:15 a.m., it will be 9:15.
Early Dismissal Due to Weather or Unexpected Campus Issues
Buses will depart at the decided publicized time. Bus stop times will follow as close to the regular schedule as possible. So if it normally takes a half-hour for the bus to depart and get to your bus stop, it should take the same half hour, even if it’s earlier in the day. This is, of course, dependent upon weather conditions, and we will strive to make sure everyone is aware if we foresee further delays from stop to stop.
