Our rural transportation system offers both residents and visitors with 5 fixed route year-round options Monday-Friday. Check out our Lewis County Public Transportation Fixed Route Map that details each of our color-coded routes throughout the County. Print our Fixed Route Schedule and Fare Rate Sheet to take with you or to pass along to a friend. Not close to a bus stop? No problem! We can deviate from our fixed route system up to 3/4 of a mile! In order to schedule a pick up for a location along our route or for a “call ahead” location pick up, please call the Birnie Bus terminal at 315-376-6508.

Are you looking to travel into Oneida County? LCPT also offers low fare, convenient transportation to and from Utica, NY and the colleges located there throughout the year! This “College Connector” route is operated by Birnie Bus, Inc. and has two schedules;  a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule and a Tuesday-Thursday schedule. Please note that the Monday-Wednesday-Friday route runs with the typical college fall and spring semester schedules while the Tuesday-Thursday schedule runs year-round. The one-way fare from Lowville to Utica is $5.00 and $5.50 to New Hartford and college students can ride with us for $1.00 each way with the proof of a valid College ID.

On August 28, 2017, Lewis County Public Transportation launched the long awaited JCC Connector Route! County residents and visitors can now ride the Lewis County Public Transportation bus (handicap accessible) from Port Leyden, Lyons Falls, Glenfield, Lowville, Croghan, Carthage, Deer River and Copenhagen to the JCC Campus, Salmon Run Mall or Fort Drum. Not a student at JCC? No problem! Ride the bus to JCC or the Salmon Run Mall and hop on the CitiBus for a ride to work, medical appointments or other shopping centers. Students now ride the JCC Connector Route for FREE!

Lewis County Public Transportation is excited to introduce our new Fort Drum Circuit Route offering affordable transportation from Lowville, Carthage, and Croghan to Fort Drum 7 days a week for the low cost of $1 each way. Thanks to this route, access to educational opportunities at the Lewis County Jefferson Community College Education Center and employment opportunities on base have never been more affordable to access for families and soldiers alike! 

This summer, LCPT will once again offer residents and visitors transportation from Harrisville (call ahead), Croghan, Lowville, Glenfield, Lyons Falls, Port Leyden and Boonville to Old Forge 7 days a week for a low $1.00 fare each way. Discounted monthly passes are also available through Birnie Bus. LCPT works directly with Enchanted Forest Water Safari to accommodate their entire summer schedule, from June 14th to the closing Labor Day Weekend. 

LCPT also offers a “Dial-A-Ride” service and will deviate from the route up to ¾ of a mile for individuals who cannot travel to the scheduled bus stop locations. To take advantage of this “Dial-A-Ride” feature, please call (315) 376-6508 no later than 4 p.m. the previous day.