Welcome to QC transit. com: the only web address you need to remember for QC public transportation! In the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities, Bettendorf Transit, Davenport CitiBus, and Rock Island County Area’s Metro work together to provide dependable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly fixed route transportation for citizens. In accordance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines, these systems also offer service options for seniors and those with disabilities. In the Iowa QC, these paratransit services are provided through city contracts with River Bend Transit. River Bend Transit (RBT) also performs rural county transportation services covering the four counties of Scott, Muscatine, Clinton, and Cedar, and provides a variety of other specialized transportation services.
Seasoned transit riders know the extensive access our QC systems provide, and newer riders soon discover that “knowing the systems” literally “pays off”, as trading a car for the bus just a few times a week can really add up. Keeping track of various information resources, or learning to use multiple systems smoothly, however, can be challenging -- that’s why there’s qctransit.com. This web gateway provides a link to each system’s website where you can find route maps, timetables, and detailed up-to-date information about the system of interest to you!
Hop on, Quad Cites, and get in the Loop! Find all you need to know to get on board the Quad Cities newest feature, the downtown riverfront circulator called "the Loop".
Updated schedule, brochure showing Loop pick-up / drop-off points and schedule, and a Loop route map are all available below to download and print off. The revised schedule goes into effect February 11, 2010. Previous schedule is no longer in effect.
Please note also that Loop route hours have been adjusted so that the stop times will be the same for all four days of service. New hours are: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 5 PM until 1:30 AM, and Sunday from 11 AM until 5:30 PM.
What Route do I choose?
View the transit system maps by clicking on the system (on the map below) you will use to start your trip. For detailed information, you can browse through the individual transit system websites, request a system Rider’s Guide, and/or call the appropriate transit system for assistance in planning your trip:
Get unlimited rides for the calendar month on all QC Transit systems -- CitiBus, Bettendorf Transit, and MetroLINK -- for just $25! Contact any one of the three transit systems for QC PassPORT purchase locations.
All systems close (NO bus service) to observe the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
And Remember,
For more information on Air Quality
in the Quad Cities please visit our
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Did you know...
If Americans used public transportation for roughly ten percent of daily travel needs, the United States would reduce its dependence on imported oil from the Persian Gulf by more than 40 percent.
Every $1 invested in public transportation projects generates from $4 to $9 in local economic activity.
Riding a transit bus is 79 times safer than car travel.
Since 1995 public transportation ridership is up 32 percent.
Each year, public transportation use in the U.S. saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline. This represents almost 4 million gallons of gasoline (the equivalent of 300,000 fewer automobile fill-ups) per day.
Without public transit systems and their effects on our urban landscapes, American households would drive 102.2 billion more miles per year.
Public transportation produces 95% less carbon monoxide (CO), 90% less in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and about half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger mile, as private vehicles. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions represent 82% of total US human-made greenhouse emissions.
Public transportation fosters a more active lifestyle. 2001 National Household Travel Survey data analysis finds that walking to and from transit helps inactive persons fulfill a significant portion of recommended minimum daily exercise needs.
Source: APTA (American Public Transportation Association)
The Quad Cities Transportation Advocacy Group (QC TAG) “works to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting a balanced approach to transportation that encourages walking, biking, and public transportation”.
QC TAG encourages the use of current QCA resources for getting around in a healthier, greener, and much less expensive fashion. They also work with communities and city governments toward the goal of making our metro area safer and more accommodating for ALL modes of transportation.
Interested? Learn more by clicking on the QC TAG logo and “think outside the car”!
QCTransit.com is a website hosted and maintained by the Bi-State Regional Commission as a portal to access transit services in the Quad Cities area. If you have questions about the material posted on this website or would like additional information that is not available from the individual transit systems, please contact us at (309)793-6300, or via email at
Note: All documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.
Loop Advertising Rate sheet.pdf
