COTA//Plus

On-demand transportation

With the App or a Call, COTA//Plus Picks You Up

The COTA//Plus mobile app lets you request affordable, on-demand rides from point A to point B. Available in Grove City, Westerville, and the South Side, COTA//Plus reimagines public transportation to offer Central Ohioans mobility solutions that move every life forward.

Customers can also take advantage of the COTA//Plus Fisher Road app to travel to and from the Franklin County Corrections Center with ease.

Download the COTA//Plus app from the App Store or Google Play and request your ride today! For more information contact Customer Care at 614-308-4400.

Grove City

Service Area

In Grove City, COTA//Plus provides mobility solutions within the designated zones that include service to the Village of Urbancrest, Mt. Carmel, Grove City, Grove City Town Center, South-Western Career Academy, Evans Center and SouthPark Industrial Area. Customers can request a ride using the COTA//Plus mobile app. Within 15 minutes, a COTA//Plus vehicle that is operated by a COTA driver will respond and arrive to the pickup location. Accessible vehicles available upon request.

Standard Operating Hours

Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

COTA//Plus standard operating hours does not include weekends except for occasional special events service.

Cost

Fare Type Cost
Base Fare $3/ride
DayPass $6
Weekly Pass $20
Connection to Bus Stop No Fare
C-Pass No Fare
Student Pass No Fare
Children Under 12 No Fare
Senior No Fare
Mainstream or Key Card $2/ride
Mainstream or Key Card $4/day pass
Mainstream or Key Card $15/ weekly pass

*Fares were reinstated on January 11, 2021

Additional Information

For further details on the COTA//Plus programs, please read the following:

Grove City FAQs

Promotional Codes

Program Fare Code
OSU No Fare COTAOSU
Capital No Fare COTACAP
Columbus College of Art & Design No Fare COTACCAD
Columbus Public Schools No Fare COTACPS
Grove City Student No Fare COTAGROVE
C-Pass No Fare COTACPASS
Under 12 No Fare
Keycard Reduced COTAKEY
Senior Reduced COTASEN
Mainstream Reduced COTAMAIN

Westerville

Service Area

In Westerville, COTA//Plus provides mobility solutions within the designated zones that include service to Otterbein, Uptown and Polaris. Customers can request a ride using the COTA//Plus mobile app. Within 15 minutes, a COTA//Plus vehicle that is operated by a COTA driver will respond and arrive to the pickup location. Accessible vehicles available upon request.

Standard Operating Hours*

Monday-Wednesday: 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday: 5:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.

COTA//Plus standard operating hours does not include weekends except for occasional special events service.

Cost

Fare Type Cost
Base Fare $3/ride
DayPass $6
Weekly Pass $20
Connection to Bus Stop No Fare
C-Pass No Fare
Student Pass No Fare
Children Under 12 No Fare
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $2/ride
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $4/day pass
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $15/ weekly pass

*Fares were reinstated on January 11, 2021

Additional Information

For further details on the COTA//Plus programs, please read the following:

Westerville FAQs

Promotional Codes

Program Fare Code
OSU No Fare COTAOSU
Capital No Fare COTACAP
Columbus College of Art & Design No Fare COTACCAD
Columbus Public Schools No Fare COTACPS
Westerville Student No Fare COTAWEST
Otterbein Student No Fare COTAOTT
C-Pass No Fare COTACPASS
Under 12 No Fare
Keycard Reduced COTAKEY
Senior Reduced COTASEN
Mainstream Reduced COTAMAIN

Northeast Columbus

COTA//Plus service to the Northeast on-demand zone has been discontinued following the restoration of Line 35. For more information on Line 35 and service to New Albany, click here.

South Side

Service Area

On the South Side, COTA//Plus provides mobility solutions within the designated zones that include service to German Village, the Brewery District, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Reeb Avenue Center and the Marion Franklin Community Recreation Center. This zone will connect to our fixed route service including the Line 4 (Indianola/Lockbourne), Line 5 (W 5th Ave/ Refugee), Line 8 (Karl/ S High/Parsons), Line 22 (OSU/Rickenbacker), Line 1 and Line 11. Customers can request a ride using the COTA//Plus mobile app. Within 15 minutes, a COTA//Plus vehicle that is operated by a COTA driver will respond and arrive to the pickup location. Accessible vehicles available upon request.

Standard Operating Hours

Seven days a week, 5:30 AM to 8 PM

Cost

Fare Type Cost
Base Fare $3/ride
DayPass $6
Weekly Pass $20
Connection to Bus Stop No Fare
C-Pass No Fare
Student Pass No Fare
Children Under 12 No Fare
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $2/ride
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $4/day pass
Mainstream, Senior or Key Card $15/ weekly pass

*Fares were reinstated on January 11, 2021

Additional Information

For further details on the COTA//Plus programs, please read the following:

South Side Program FAQs