GoBus (Ohio)

GoBus is an intercity bus service operating in the U.S. state of Ohio. The service operates five routes, focused on rural destinations. GoBus is funded in part by subsidies from the Federal Transit Administration, which provides funding to states for rural intercity bus services. The GoBus service is administered by the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program, an Athens-based nonprofit, and operated by Barons Bus Lines.

GoBus

A GoBus in Columbus's University District
Parent	Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program
Commenced operation	November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)[1]
Headquarters	Glouster, Ohio
Service area	Ohio
Service type	Intercity bus
Alliance	Greyhound Lines
Routes	5
Operator	Barons Bus Lines
Website	ridegobus.com

Service

GoBus operates a network of 5 routes in southern and western Ohio, with hubs in Athens and Columbus. As of 2023^[update], all routes are operated by Barons Bus Lines, using a fleet of coaches equipped with power outlets and onboard restrooms. Barons Bus operates some GoBus routes in coordination with their existing route network, providing onward service to destinations outside the state of Ohio, including Chicago, Buffalo, and Charleston, West Virginia.^[2][3]

Cities served

• Akron, Ohio
• Albany, Ohio
• Athens, Ohio; Ohio University
• Batavia, Ohio
• Broadview Heights, Ohio
• Caldwell, Ohio
• Cambridge, Ohio
• Canton, Ohio
• Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Cincinnati
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Bus Station
• Coolville, Ohio
• Delphos, Ohio
• Jackson, Ohio
• Kenton, Ohio
• Lancaster, Ohio
• Lima, Ohio
• Logan, Ohio
• Marietta, Ohio
• Marysville, Ohio
• Mount Eaton, Ohio
• Nelsonville, Ohio; Hocking College^[4]
• Newcomerstown, Ohio
• New Philadelphia, Ohio
• Parkersburg, West Virginia
• Parma, Ohio
• Peebles, Ohio
• Seaman, Ohio
• Van Wert, Ohio
• Wooster, Ohio; The College of Wooster