Enjoy the Fair without the hassles of traffic and parking. Capital Area Transit (cat ) will provide daily service to the State Fair Oct. 15-25th. The shuttles operate every 20 to 30 minutes every day from 3 locations. All passengers are dropped off at Gate 1 of the Fairgrounds.
Hillsborough Street Route
Please note: This route has be detoured from our traditional service due to Hillsborough Street construction!
This route stops at special blue State Fair bus stops located at regular cat bus stops all along the route. It begins on Wilmington Street at Morgan Street in front of the NC DOT Building, turns left onto Edenton Street, merges onto Hillsborough Street, turns right on St Mary's Street, left on Peace Street, continuing on Bellwood Drive to Clark Avenue, left on Brooks Avenue, right on Hillsborough Street and travels to the Fairgrounds. Returning from the Fairgrounds it travels Hillsborough Street, merges onto Morgan Street and returns Wilmington Street. This route operates 7 a.m.- Midnight (On 10/15 service will operate from 1:00pm- midnight)
Blue State Fair bus stop signs will be located at selected points on St. Mary's St, Peace St and Clark Ave.
Hillsborough Street Stops
Wilmington/Morgan – NC DOT Building
Edenton/Salisbury – Bicentennial Plaza
Edenton/McDowell – Edenton Street United Methodist Church
Edenton/West
Hillsborough/Glenwood – Char Grill
Hillsborough/Boylan
St. Mary's/Hillsborough
St. Mary's/Tucker
Peace/St. Mary's
Peace/Smallwood
Clark/Woodburn
Clark/Enterprise
Clark/Horne
Clark/Gardner
Brooks/Vanderbilt
Hillsborough/Dixie
Hillsborough/Furches
Hillsborough/Beryl – Meredith Entrance
Non-Stop Park & Ride Express Routes
North Raleigh - 2912 Wake Forest Road
Follow the green State Fair signs from I-440 Exit 10 (Wake Forest Road) or the intersection of Wake Forest Road and Six Forks Road to 2912 Wake Forest Road at the IBT Holdings Building. This is one block south of the I-440 Beltline and one block north of Six Forks Road. This route operates from 8:30 AM - Midnight.(On 10/15 service will operate from 1:00pm - midnight)
Cary - WakeMed Soccer Park
Follow the green State Fair signs from I-40 Exit 290 (Cary/Highway 54) or Exit 291 (Cary Towne Boulevard) to WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Drive off of East Chatham Street near the Raleigh/Cary border. This route operates from 8:30 AM - Midnight.(On 10/15 service will operate from 1:00pm - midnight)
Fares
The full fare is $4.00 round trip. The reduced fare for senior citizens and passengers with disabilities is $2.00 round trip. Children under 40" tall ride free with a paying passenger. All others pay full fare. U-PASS and GoPasses are not valid on State Fair routes.
For More Information Contact:
Carmalee Scarpitti
Transit Planner
Public Works Department
222 West Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-996-4048
