CATS Announces Christmas and New Year’s Day Service Schedules

Published on December 17, 2025

Rider’s Alert
All Routes
Effective: Dec. 24, 2025

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is announcing the holiday office schedule and service impacts for Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Christmas Schedule:

• Call Center, Lost and Found, Pass Sales and Information offices will be closed Dec. 25-26, 2025. Regular operations will resume Dec. 27.
• On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, CATS bus routes, Blue Line and Gold Line will operate on a Saturday schedule.
• On Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, CATS bus routes, Blue Line and Gold Line will operate on a Sunday schedule.

New Year’s Day Schedule:

• Call Center, Lost and Found, Pass Sales and Information offices will be closed Jan. 1, 2026. Regular operations will resume Jan. 2.
• On New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, CATS bus routes, Blue Line and Gold Line will operate on a Saturday schedule.

Visit the bus schedules webpage to find Sunday and Saturday schedules for your route.

Molson Coors’ Free Rides program is covering your fare to ensure you get home comfortably after ringing in the New Year. Thanks to a partnership with CATS, riders can take advantage of complimentary rides from 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 until 2 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, on CATS buses, light rail and streetcar. 

For questions or concerns, community members can speak to CATS customer service at 704-336-7433. Download the CATS-Pass app to plan your trip, purchase your pass and track your ride in real-time.

The City of Charlotte does not discriminate on the basis of disability. To request a reasonable accommodation or translation (free of charge) please email telltransit@charlottenc.gov or call 704-336-7433.