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 [email protected] 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: September 2 to November 6, 2026
- Winter Trimester: November 9 to February 26, 2027
- Spring Trimester: March 1 to June 11, 2027
Guest Ridership
In addition to Park’s regular trimester or full-year bus service, we have a Guest Ridership Program for students in need of occasional bus transportation to or from school, provided that space on a bus is available.
Please note: This service is NOT available on the following bus routes due to passenger size restrictions:
• Lutherville-Timonium AM
• Reisterstown Road AM and PM
• Columbia Late Bus
The fee for Guest Ridership is $10 per ride, billed to your child’s FACTS 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 [email protected]. 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.
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 3, 2026
2026-27 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 *Morning Bus Service only*
*Note: Ridership is limited to a maximum of 11 passengers. No Guest rides.*
- 7:15 a.m. — Timonium Park & Ride (2323 Greenspring Drive)
- 7:20 a.m. — M&T Bank (42. W. Ridgley Road in Ridgely Plaza)
- 7:25 a.m. — Rehak’s Car Care (1412 York Road)
- 7:37 a.m. — Chipotle (6314 York Road)
- 7:42 a.m. — First & St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ (6915 York Road)
- 8:00 a.m. — Park School
Route 2: Columbia, Ellicott City With a *New* Late Bus option.
- 7:10 a.m. — Columbia Mall – JC Penney (lower (south) side of mall)
- 7:20 a.m. — Lotte Plaza Market/Chicken BBQ Restaurant (8801 Baltimore National Pike)
- 7:30 a.m. — Krispy Kreme Donut Shop (6447 Baltimore National Pike)
- 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. — Lotte Plaza Market/Chicken BBQ Restaurant (8801 Baltimore National Pike)
- 4:25 p.m. — Central Library (Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia)
The Late Bus will depart from the Lower School Bus Circle each day at 6 p.m. NOTE: Ridership is limited to a maximum of 11 passengers. No Guest rides and no sibling discounts.
- 6:00 p.m. –– Park School (Lower School Bus Circle)
- 6:40 p.m. –– Central Library Columbia (10375 Little Patuxent Parkway)
Route 3: Downtown Inner Harbor *New Morning Routes*
Note: The morning route will be split into two separate East and West routes.
DOWNTOWN INNER HARBOR (EAST ROUTE)
- 7:20 a.m. — East Pratt and South Chester (new stop)
- 7:30 a.m. — Canton Safeway (new time)
- 7:35 a.m. — Aliceanna & Regester Streets (new time)
- 8:00 a.m. — Park School
DOWNTOWN INNER HARBOR (WEST ROUTE)
- 7:30 a.m. — Decatur Street & E. Fort Avenue (side near Francis Scott Key School; new time)
- 7:40 a.m. –– Maryland Science Center (new time)
- 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: Roland Park
- 7:15 a.m. –– Mt. Washington Light Rail (new stop)
- 7:25 a.m. –– Linkwood Road and Overhill Road (new stop)
- 7:30 a.m. — Second Presbyterian Church (Charcolte & St. Paul Streets; new stop location)
- 7:35 a.m. — Chancery Road & Greenway
- 7:45 a.m. — Roland Avenue & Oakdale Road (on Oakdale)
- 7:49 a.m. — Roland Avenue & Wyndhurst Avenue
- 8:02 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:40 p.m. — Mt. Washington Light Rail
- 3:47 p.m. — Roland Ave & Wyndhurst Ave
- 3:49 p.m. — Roland Ave & Oakdale Rd
- 3:55 p.m. –– Linkwood Road & Overhill Road (new stop)
- 3:59 p.m. — Second Presbyterian Church (Charcolte & St. Paul Streets; new stop)
- 4:02 p.m. — Chancery Road & Greenway
Route 5: Reisterstown Road
*Note: Ridership is limited to a maximum of 11 passengers. No Guest rides.*
- 7:15 a.m. — Planet Fitness (11989A Reisterstown Road)
- 7:30 a.m. — Best Buy (10400 Owings Mills Blvd)
- 7:40 a.m. –– Valley Village (9199 Reisterstown Road (Craddock Lane side entrance towards back)
- 7:50 a.m. — Pikesville Walgreens (1510 Reisterstown Road)
- 8:03 a.m. — Park School
- 3:25 p.m. — Park School
- 3:45 p.m. — Pikesville Walgreens (1510 Reisterstown Road)
- 3:55 p.m. — Valley Village (9199 Reisterstown Road (Craddock Lane side entrance towards back)
- 4:05 p.m. — Best Buy (10400 Owings Mills Blvd)
- 4:15 p.m. — Planet Fitness (11989A Reisterstown Road)
2026-27 Bus Transportation Schedule of Fees
| DESCRIPTION | ROUND TRIP | ONE WAY |
|---|---|---|
| FULL YEAR | $2,038 | $1,396 |
| FULL YEAR / SIBLING | $1,322 | $860 |
| FALL | $478 | $312 |
| FALL / SIBLING | $312 | $208 |
| WINTER or SPRING | $1,014 | $665 |
| WINTER or SPRING / SIBLING | $665 | $423 |
If an area is not currently being served, please contact our Transportation Department at [email protected] or 410-339-4110 to discuss route expansion. Increased demand helps to justify the expansion of our service.
| COLUMBIA LATE BUS FEES | ||
|---|---|---|
| FULL YEAR LATE BUS | $2,000 | |
| FALL LATE BUS | $532 | |
| WINTER LATE BUS | $775 | |
| SPRING LATE BUS | $775 |
Note: Columbia Late Bus fees include regular Columbia afternoon bus service for days when the late bus is not needed. Late bus service is limited to a maximum of 11 passengers. No Guest rides.
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.
