Getting TheRide Track My Bus arrivals by text.

It's easy as 1-2-3:

  1. Find your bus stop id.

    Bus stop ids can be found when looking up arrival times or by hovering over your stop on the map.

  2. Text AAATA [stopID] to 41411

    Be sure to text "AAATA", a space, and then the actual stop ID number, such as "AAATA 463" (without quotes).

  3. Receive estimated arrival times.

Important note: Standard carrier charges for text messaging may apply. Check with your mobile carrier first.

Example

Here's how the text message you send might look if you were going to catch a Route 5 bus going to Blake Transit Center at Colonial Square (which has the stop id 463).


Send "AAATA 463" (without the quotes) to 41411, like this:

After your message is received, you’ll get a message like this telling you that the next Route 5 bus is in 3 minutes & the following one in 23.
estimated arrival times estimated arrival times