Getting around Baytown
Harris County Transit routes, the park-and-rides, the ferry, the airports, rideshare and EV chargers.
Harris County Transit
- Customer service
- Name
- Harris County Transit customer service
- [email protected]
- Trip planning note
- Need assistance with Trip Planning — call customer service.
- Routes serving baytown
Baytown Route 1 — Garth Road
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF: Monday–Friday 7:00am–6:00pm (subject to change on County holidays).
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Stops source url
- transitapp.com/en/region/houston/harris-county-transit/bus-1
- Stop count
- 39
- Stops
- Garth / park
- Garth / harold
- Garth / northwood (nb)
- Garth / rollingbrook (nb)
- Rollingbrook / emmet hutto
- Rollingbrook / 2700 (wyndham apts)
- Rollingbrook / 3300 (raintree apts)
- Spur 330 / rollingbrook
- Spur 330 / creekside apts
- Spur 330 / shady hill drive
- Spur 330 / oak creek apts
- Spur 330 / w baker (wic)
- W baker / spur 330 (dairy queen)
- W baker / west lodge apts
- W baker rd / village apts
- W baker rd / food town
- Quail hollow / w baker
- Baker / bush
- W baker / emmet hutto
- W baker / methodist hospital
- Garth / target
- Garth rd / walmart
- Cedar bayou / garth
- Garth / santavy
- Garth / h e b
- Hunt / garth
- Garth / independence (transfer)
- Garth / santavy (kroger)
- Garth rd / rosemont apts.
- Garth / south (sb) (aldi)
- Garth / w cedar bayou
- Garth / manor
- Garth / baker (sb)
- Garth / methodist hospital
- Garth / birdsong (sb)
- Garth / rollingbrook (sb)
- Garth / northwood (sb)
- Garth / baytown primary
- Garth / park
- Frequency note
- Transit app lists trips about every 60 min; sample loop ~7:00–7:50 AM from Garth/Park.
- Notes
- Schedule/hours/fare from official Harris County Transit PDF and route index. Named stop list from Transit app (GTFS aggregator), not OCR of map PDF.
Baytown Route 2 — Central
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF: Monday–Friday 7:00am–6:00pm (subject to change on County holidays).
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Stops source url
- transitapp.com/en/region/houston/harris-county-transit/bus-2
- Stop count
- 34
- Stops
- Garth / park
- Park / n pruett
- Park / main
- Main / ward
- Main / marion
- Main / james
- Main / defee
- Main / gulf
- Main / nazro
- Main / lee
- Main / willow
- Yupon / w nazro
- Lee / nazro
- Lee / riggs
- Lee / dailey
- Lee / gentry
- Lee / lee college
- Market / lee
- Lee high school
- Baytown city hall
- Market / w main
- Market / magnolia
- Market / minnesota
- Wisconsin and market
- Louisiana / michigan
- Louisiana / new jersey
- Louisiana / utah
- Utah / w main
- Wyoming / missouri / marina club apts
- W texas / atlantic
- W texas / laredo
- Sterling library
- Decker / food town
- Garth / park
- Notes
- Official PDF + Transit app stop list.
Baytown Route 3 — N. Alexander / Cedar Bayou
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF: Monday–Friday 7:00am–6:00pm (subject to change on County holidays).
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Schedule url
- transit.harriscountytx.gov/Portals/transit/Baytown%20RT%203%20Revised%20Corrected%2012.25.pdf
- Stops source url
- transitapp.com/en/region/houston/harris-county-transit/bus-3
- Stop count
- 47
- Stops
- Garth / park
- Park / n pruett
- N pruett / holman
- N pruett / green
- N pruett / w. lobit
- N pruett / defee (sterling)
- Defee / n gaillard
- Defee / main
- Defee / 4th
- Defee / n alexander
- N alexander / james
- 10th / e fayle
- 10th / ward (kroger)
- Ward / the oaks of baytown
- Ward / kilgore
- Kilgore / rosille
- Kilgore / cedar bayou
- Cedar bayou / pecan drive
- James bowie / mc kinney
- Cedar bayou / n alexander
- N alexander / james bowie
- N alexander / knowlton
- Knowlton / nolan
- Beaumont / baywood apts
- Ward / n alexander
- N alexander / james
- James / 4th
- James / main
- Main / marion
- Main / ward
- Main / cedar bayou
- Main / midway
- Main / ymca
- Rollingbrook / n main jack in the box
- Rollingbrook / greenway
- Rollingbrook / creekbend
- Rollingbrook / garth
- Garth / birdsong (nb)
- Garth / baker (shipley's)
- Baker / 1201 (luby's)
- 701 (harris county annex)
- Baker / n. main
- N. main / baker
- N. main / rollingbrook
- N. main / ymca
- N. main / harold
- Garth / park
- Notes
- Official PDF + Transit app stop list.
Baytown/Highlands/Crosby Route 6S
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF: Monday–Saturday; Mon–Fri 6:00am–6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am–6:10pm (subject to change on County holidays).
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Notes
- Listed under Baytown-serving routes on official index; full stop list not transcribed from map PDF.
Baytown/La Porte Shuttle 7 (Gulfgate Connection)
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF English text: Monday–Friday from 6:00am to 6:00pm (Spanish line on same PDF differs; verify with agency). Subject to change on County holidays.
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Stops
- Garth @ park (transfer / westbound pickups noted)
- Evelyn kennedy civic center @ san jacinto street
- Strawberry clinic @ shaw avenue
- Woodridge @ gulfgate center (east bound)
- Notes
- Timing points excerpted from official PDF text; bilingual hours conflict noted.
Baytown/Sheldon Shuttle 13 — Northshore and Baytown Connection
- Agency
- Harris County Transit
- Service hours note
- Official PDF: Monday–Friday (subject to change on County holidays). Index special notice historically cited East Harris County service Mon–Fri 7:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM for connecting shuttles — confirm on current PDF/agency.
- Adult fare each way
- $1.00
- Schedule url
- transit.harriscountytx.gov/Portals/transit/DR%2013%20Baytown%20Sheldon%20Shuttle%20Final%20Feb%2026.pdf
- Notes
- Official PDF linked from Baytown routes index; stop list not transcribed.
Park And Rides
- Items
Baytown Park & Ride
- Location note
- Northern side of Garth and Independence (Harris County Transit Park & Ride page).
- Address alternates
- Garth rd at independence blvd, baytown, tx
- Near former san jacinto mall area (secondary listings: 1496 san jacinto mall / 6550 garth rd — not confirmed on primary hct page)
- Operator note
- Harris County contracted with METRO; CBD drop-offs same as METRO route 236 serving Maxey Road & I-10 Park & Ride.
- Metro route
- 236 Maxey Road / Baytown
- Travel time to downtown approx
- approximately 55 minutes (Baytown Park & Ride lot to/from Downtown) per METRO East Corridor schedule PDF hosted by Harris County Transit
- Schedule urls
- Notes
- Primary location wording from official Harris County Transit Park & Ride page. Exact street address blank beyond Garth/Independence. METRO assets CDN PDF referenced as current 236 schedule in public search.
Lynchburg Ferry
- Name
- Lynchburg Ferry
- Operator
- Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)
- Fare
- Free (no toll/ticket)
- Crossing
- Houston Ship Channel; connects North/South Independence Parkway near San Jacinto Battleground
- North landing address
- 1001 Independence Pkwy N, Baytown, TX 77520
- [email protected]
- Boats
- William p. hobby
- Ross s. sterling
- Crossing time note
- Texas Time Travel (THC): about 7–10 minute ride
- Hours secondary cited
- Mon–Fri 4:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Sat–Sun 11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. (Star-Courier Apr 2021 HCTRA reopen notice; also widely mirrored). Live HCTRA page is JS-rendered — current hours not confirmed from static extract.
- Prior box facts
- From
- Internal research pass
- Known for
- Free ferry across Houston Ship Channel; operated by HCTRA, not TxDOT
- Parking
- Visitor/staff parking improvements part of HCTRA operations-building project at 1001 Independence Parkway N; ferry continues during construction
- Additional sources
- Notes
- Operator/landing/free status: HCTRA URL + THC Texas Time Travel + prior box fact pack. Hours left blank for official current; secondary 2021 hours cited separately.
source: hctra.org/LynchburgFerry
Airports
- Items
- Airport
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
- Drive time tourism
- 25 minutes from Baytown (Visit Baytown Film Friendly page)
- Drive time other
- Uber route page average ~37–38 minutes HOU↔Baytown
- Driving distance miles
- 28 miles driving (Travelmath HOU to Baytown); Uber average route distance 28 miles
- Flying distance miles
- 19 miles (Travelmath straight-line)
- Additional sources
- Notes
- Tourism drive-time from Visit Baytown official tourism site. Distance from Travelmath/Uber posted estimates.
source: visitbaytown.com/film
- Airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- Drive time tourism
- 1 hour from Baytown (Visit Baytown Film Friendly page; page also says 'Houston Intercontinental Airport')
- Drive time other
- Travelmath driving time ~39 minutes Baytown to IAH (traffic-dependent)
- Driving distance miles
- 36 miles (Travelmath driving distance Baytown to IAH)
- Additional sources
- Notes
- Tourism drive-time from Visit Baytown. Distance/time calculator figures from Travelmath. Tourism '1 hour' vs Travelmath ~39 min both retained; no invented reconciliation.
source: visitbaytown.com/film
Rideshare
- Items
- Provider
- Uber
- Availability
- Yes — Uber states the app can request a ride in Baytown anytime, 24/7.
- Notes official
- Pickup times in Baytown may be longer than in bigger cities; Uber Reserve available up to 90 days ahead. Uber Eats stated available in Baytown. Options mentioned: UberXL/XXL, group rides, Uber WAV, teen accounts.
- Airport example
- HOU to Baytown: average ~28 miles, ~37 minutes (Uber route page).
- Additional sources
- Provider
- Lyft
- Availability
- Lyft lists Houston TX ride service; Baytown-specific destination route pages exist on lyft.com (e.g., routes to Candlewood Suites Baytown / Hertz Baytown), indicating Houston-area coverage includes Baytown pickups/dropoffs. Confirm live in app.
- Notes official
- Houston city page: Lyft available in Houston; schedule airport rides up to 90 days ahead.
- Additional sources
source: lyft.com/rider/cities/houston-tx
- Provider
- City of Baytown Community Development Transportation Program
- Availability
- Eligibility-based non-emergency transport for qualifying residents (age 62+, disability, or DV/SA referral; income limits). Not general public rideshare. As of page text: not accepting applications; waitlist full/closed (effective Sep 25, 2023 notice).
source: baytown.org/1122/Community-Development-Transportation-Pro
Ev Chargers
- Items
Community Toyota (Front Charger)
- Network
- ChargePoint
- Address
- 4701 East Freeway (East Fwy), Baytown, TX 77521
- Level
- Level 2
- Hours note
- Listed 24 hours daily on aggregator
- Additional sources
- Notes
- Aggregator listings of ChargePoint network; direct ChargePoint map/API not retrieved.
ELTGARTH / 5704 Garth Rd Parking Lot
- Network
- ChargePoint
- Address
- 5704 Garth Rd, Baytown, TX 77521
- Level
- Level 2 (J1772)
- Hours note
- Open 24/7 per PlugShare location page metadata
- Additional sources
- Notes
- PlugShare + ChargeBuddy list ChargePoint at this address.
source: plugshare.com/location/596489
ELTGARTH 1 EL-T GARTH 2
- Network
- ChargePoint
- Address
- 5810 Garth Rd, Baytown, TX
- Level
- Level 2
- Hours note
- Listed 24 hours daily on aggregator
BAYTOWN HMB PORT 1–3
- Network
- ChargePoint
- Address
- 1507 W Baker Rd, Baytown, TX
- Level
- Level 2
- Hours note
- Listed 24 hours daily on aggregator
- Ports note
- Three named ChargePoint ports at same address on ChargeBuddy
Flying J Travel Center Baytown
- Network
- EVgo
- Address
- 1876 I-10 / East Freeway, Baytown, TX 77521
- Level
- DC Fast (aggregator/search synthesis)
- Additional sources
- Notes
- Official EVgo locate URL returned by public web search; Stall count left blank.
source: evgo.com/find-a-charger/tx/baytown/1876-i-10-573019/
- Networks represented
- Charge point
- Evgo
- Notes
- ChargePoint/EVgo from network aggregators + PlugShare/EVgo URL; Electrify America none found; Tesla not officially confirmed.
What we could not source
Left blank rather than guessed. Each line is a thing a resident would want that no official page answered.
- lynchburgFerry.hoursOfficialCurrent — HCTRA LynchburgFerry page is JS SPA; static/curl extract did not yield hours text. 2021 reopen hours retained only as secondaryCited.
- baytownParkRide.exactStreetAddress — Official HCT page says northern side of Garth and Independence only; mall-era street numbers not on primary page.
- routes.6S.stops / routes.13.stops — Official PDFs are map-heavy; stop names not reliably extractable via pdftotext.
- electrifyAmerica.baytownStations — Electrify America Texas locations pages reviewed; no Baytown station listed.
- teslaSuperchargers.officialConfirmation — Aggregators list Tesla/Buc-ee's and Hwy 146 sites; Tesla.com findus/API blocked or unconfirmed — left out of sourced EV list.
- afdc.nrelApiDump — developer.nrel.gov DNS/API unreachable from research box; DOE AFDC nearest JSON 404.
- cityOfBaytown.officialEvChargerList — No city-published EV charger inventory page found.
- iah.flyingDistanceMiles — Not pulled from a successful Travelmath fetch in-session; left blank.
Facts read from the official pages linked on each item.
Bus stops and fares
205 Harris County Transit stops in 77520, 77521, 77523, 77532, 77562, 77580 from the county's GIS; routes 1 Baytown - Garth Road · 13 Baytown Connection · 2 Baytown - Central Route · 3 Baytown - N. Alexander · 6 Baytown/Highlands/Crosby · 7 Gulfgate Connection.
Harris County Transit
- Hours: Route 1, 2, 3 PDFs state Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Route 6 South PDF states Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
- Seniors 62+: Age 62+ with ID: $0.50 each way
- Paratransit: $2.00 each way for certified eligible passenger — Persons with disabilities who cannot board, ride, or disembark from fixed-route bus, even with lift/ramp; application/certification required; service within 3/4 mile of fixed route.
- Customer service: Contact Harris County Transit · Contact Harris County Transit (rides line)
Route sheets: 1 Garth Road · 2 Central · 3 N. Alexander/Cedar Bayou · 6S Baytown/Highlands/Crosby · 7 Baytown/La Porte Shuttle · 13 Baytown/Sheldon Shuttle
Baytown Park & Ride / METRO Route 236 Maxey Road–Baytown
- Lot: 6550 Garth Road, Baytown, Texas 77521 — Free; lot open 24/7; overnight parking requires advance METRO Police request
- Service: Monday-Friday, Every 15 minutes for most operating hours; exact times vary by stop; first Between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m., last Before 10:00 p.m.; No service
- Fare: $4.50 each way (Zone 4); $2.25 each way with approved RideMETRO Discount Fare Card
- Free: Children 5 or younger accompanied by adult; seniors 70+ with RideMETRO Discount Fare Card; disabled/decorated veterans with card; METROLift customers with up to one assistant
Who runs transit here
Harris County Transit
- Fixed Route Maps and Schedules index
- Harris County Transit home / Baytown service notice
- Transit Data Files (GTFS folder empty)
- Baytown 1 Garth Road [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- Baytown Route 2 Central [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- Baytown Route 3 N. Alexander [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- Baytown/La Porte Shuttle 7 [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- Baytown/Sheldon Shuttle 13 [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- Baytown Service Reduction 2025 Notice [ROBOTS /Portals/ — not downloaded]
- GTFS
Schedules and maps are the operator's own; check them before you set out.