Apple Country Public Transit Service Alerts

Henderson County encourages everyone to take advantage of the Apple County Public Transit system. However, it recommends checking this page before leaving to ensure there is no service outage or route change that may affect your travel plans. Please call the ACPT operators at (828) 698-8571 with any questions.

Service Alerts (will appear below if applicable)

*Starting July 1, 2025 ACPT will return to a 12-hour service day. Routes 1 and 2 will start service at 6:30 AM from the Bus Transfer Station and end their last loops of the day at 6:30 PM. Route 3 will start service at 7 AM and return to the Bus Transfer Station at 7 PM.*
 

*Starting July 1, 2025, the Route 3 schedule is changing to better accommodate transfers to Asheville's ART bus.* 
 

*Due to ongoing construction at US-25 and Interstate-26, there may be 5-10 minute delays on Route 3/Blue Route at each stop.  We apologize for the inconvenience and are working towards a solution.*

 

Scheduled Deviations:

  • New Year's Day - No service
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No service
  • Good Friday - No service
  • Memorial Day - No service
  • Independence Day - No service
  • Labor Day - No service
  • Thanksgiving Day - No service
  • Christmas Eve Day - Service will end on Friday, December 23 at 5:30 PM. (City of Asheville (ART) service ends at 6:00 PM)
  • Christmas Day - No service

 

FARE-FREE RIDES ARE AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH JUNE 30th, 2026 

This is an invitation to all Henderson County residents, especially those who lost their primary transportation method due to Hurricane Helene. All routes and paratransit are operating free of charge, and we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to see if ACPT can meet your transportation needs. 

 

New 90-Minute Schedule for Route 3 Starting January 2nd, 2024

Beginning January 2nd, 2024, Route 3 (Blue) will switch to a 90-minute loop schedule. This change will provide better, more reliable service to our ACPT riders. Advent Health will also be added as a permanent stop to the route. The Burger King stop will be removed and replaced by a new northbound stop at the Naples Rd Intersection across from the Naples Truck Stop. ACPT wants to make sure bus service runs on time as scheduled to provide transportation that is reliable. A 90-minute loop will help account for the frequent heavy traffic and construction on Route 3.

New 90-minute schedule for Route 3