CURRENT SERVICE ALERTS

Route 21 Schedule

Route 21 Lee, Great Barrington

with limited express service between Pittsfield and Great Barrington
Effective June 29, 2020
Monday – Saturday Only

Line Map

Key

EBus departs Downing Parkway Garage 15 minutes before ITC Arrival via Tyler St, Dalton Ave
SBus departs Downing Parkway Garage 30 minutes before Premium Outlets arrival, via East St, MA Rte 7-20 South
RBus becomes Route 22 Great Barrington Loop
NBus returns to Downing Parkway Garage via US Rte 7, East St, Hubbard Ave
GBus returns to Downing Parkway Garage via East St, Hubbard Ave
No Service
BoldBold times are PM

Outbound

Outbound Weekday

Route 21 Outbound Weekday

To Great Barrington: Weekday
→ Outbound
Express -Depart ITCExpress - Lenox Town Hall Lenox Ctr (Out)1 Depart Lee Premium Outlets2 Big Y Market Lee3 Stockbridge Ctr on Main St (Out) 4 Glendale at Post Office (Out)5 Housatonic Ctr on Depot St (Out)6 Barrington Plza at Price Chopper7 Simon's Rock at Daniel Arts Center8 Fairview Hospital Great Barrington9 Fairgrounds Plza at Big Y Market
5:40 E------6:106:186:23------6:40
6:00 E6:15----6:25----------6:45
----7:307:337:407:507:558:05--8:158:30
8:00--8:308:338:408:508:559:05--9:159:30
----9:309:339:409:509:5510:05--10:1510:30
----10:3010:3310:4010:5010:5511:05--11:1511:30
----11:3011:3311:4011:5011:5512:05--12:1512:30
----12:3012:3312:4012:5012:551:05--1:151:30
----1:301:331:401:501:552:05--2:152:30
----2:302:332:402:502:553:053:183:203:30
----3:303:333:403:503:554:054:184:204:30
----4:304:334:404:504:555:055:185:205:30
5:305:45----5:55----------6:15 R
--------------------9:55

Outbound Saturday

Route 21 Inbound Weekday

To Lee/Pittsfield: Weekday
→ Inbound
10 Depart Senior Center11 Fairview Great Barrington12 Barrington Plza at Price Chopper12 Housatonic Ctr on Depot St (In)14 Glendale at Post Office (In) 15 Stockbridge Ctr on Main St (in)16 Big Y Market Lee 17 Arrive Lee Premium OutletsExpress - Lenox Town Hall Lenox Ctr (In)Express - Arrive ITC
--6:45--7:007:057:157:227:25----
----------7:05----7:157:30
----------8:05----8:158:30
8:338:408:509:009:059:159:229:25----
9:339:409:5010:0010:0510:1510:2210:25----
10:3310:4010:5011:0011:0511:1511:2211:25----
11:3311:4011:5012:0012:0512:1512:2212:25----
12:3312:4012:501:001:051:151:221:25----
1:331:401:502:002:052:152:222:25----
2:332:402:503:003:053:153:223:25----
3:333:403:504:004:054:154:224:25----
4:334:404:505:005:055:155:225:25 N----
5:335:405:506:006:056:156:22 N------
--------5:55----------
----10:05----10:15----10:2010:35 G

Inbound

Inbound Weekday

Route 21 Outbound Saturday

To Great Barrington: Saturday
→ Outbound
Express -Depart ITCExpress - Lenox Town Hall Lenox Ctr (Out)1 Depart Lee Premium Outlets2 Big Y Market Lee3 Stockbridge Ctr on Main St (Out) 4 Glendale at Post Office (Out)5 Housatonic Ctr on Depot St (Out)6 Barrington Plza at Price Chopper7 Simon's Rock at Daniel Arts Center8 Fairview Hospital Great Barrington9 Fairgrounds Plza at Big Y Market
7:40 E------8:00----8:15--8:258:30
----8:30 S8:338:408:508:559:05--9:159:30
----9:309:339:409:509:5510:0510:1810:2010:30
----10:3010:3310:4010:5010:5511:0511:1811:2011:30
----11:3011:3311:4011:5011:5512:05--12:1512:30
----12:3012:3312:4012:5012:551:05--1:151:30
----1:301:331:401:501:552:05--2:152:30
----2:302:332:402:502:553:053:183:203:30
----3:303:333:403:503:554:054:184:204:30
----4:304:334:404:504:555:055:185:205:30

Inbound Saturday

Route 21 Inbound Saturday

To Lee/Pittsfield: Saturday
→ Inbound
10 Depart Senior Center11 Fairview Great Barrington12 Barrington Plza at Price Chopper12 Housatonic Ctr on Depot St (In)14 Glendale at Post Office (In) 15 Stockbridge Ctr on Main St (in)16 Big Y Market Lee 17 Arrive Lee Premium OutletsExpress - Lenox Town Hall Lenox Ctr (In)Express - Arrive ITC
8:338:408:509:009:059:159:229:25----
9:339:409:5010:0010:0510:1510:2210:25----
10:3310:4010:5011:0011:0511:1511:2211:25----
11:3311:4011:5012:0012:0512:1512:2212:25----
12:3312:4012:501:001:051:151:221:25----
1:331:401:502:002:052:152:222:25----
2:332:402:503:003:053:153:223:25----
3:333:403:504:004:054:154:224:25----
4:334:404:505:005:055:155:225:25 N----
5:335:405:506:006:056:15 N6:22 N6:25 N----

Holidays

No Service on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.

Lost and Found

Passengers who leave items on buses should contact BRTA as soon as possible. Please include a description of the item, route, and vehicle number if possible.

Courtesy Policy

Please be courteous to others. No smoking, playing radio, pets without pet carriers, alcoholic beverages, or eating on BRTA buses. Bicycles and other large items are not allowed on the bus. Strollers and shopping carts must be folded, all items must be kept off seats and out of the aisle. Non-alcoholic beverages must be consumed from spill-proof containers.

Paying the Fare

Bus Drivers cannot make change.

Please use exact change only or Charlie Card.

Transfers are not issued with cash fare payment, Transfers are automatically loaded onto a Charlie Card, transfers are valid for only sixty (60) minutes.

Local Fare is travel in town you boarded in plus one adjoining town. System-Wide is travel through three (3) or more towns. Passengers will be surcharged to transfer from a local fare to a system-wide fare. For more information on fares, click the button below.

Charlie Cards

Full Fare Charlie Cards can be obtained from the bus driver or at the Intermodal Center. Reduced Fare Charlie Cards can only be obtained at the Intermodal Center.

For more information on Charlie Cards, click the button below.

Free Transportation to

  • Personal Care Attendants accompanying a BRTA-certified disabled person carrying a BRTA-issued TAP Card.
  • Any passenger on their birthday with photo ID proof.
  • Children five (5) years of age or younger, when traveling with an adult. Maximum of two (2) children per adult.

Reduced Fare

  • Any passenger sixty (60) years of age or older with a Medicare Card.
  • Students Grades K through 12
  • Any passenger with a Massachusetts Access Pass; this pass must be presented each time you board.

Accessibility

All buses are universally accessible, are equipped with kneelers, lifts or ramps, and may transport wheelchairs.

Wheelchairs longer that 48”, wider than 32” or if total weight exceeds 600 lbs., may not be accommodated. This schedule and information will be produced in accessible format upon request.

Bikes on Buses

All BRTA buses can carry bicycles; there is no additional charge. This is a first come-first served system, and passengers are responsible for loading and unloading their own bicycles. BRTA is not responsible for bicycles loaded onto BRTA vehicles by passengers.