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
- Phone
- 832-927-4950
- Phone fixed bus
- 832-927-4953
- transit@harriscountytx.gov
- 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 / McKinney
- 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
- Metro contact
- 713-635-4000
- 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
- Phone
- 713-983-1899
- LynchburgFerry@hctra.org
- 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
- /workspace/grok-research/output/16-fact-packs.json and 18-living-facts.json
- 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; full page body blocked by bot checkpoint in this environment. Stall count left blank.
source: evgo.com/find-a-charger/tx/baytown/1876-i-10-573019/
- Networks represented
- ChargePoint
- 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; research retrieved 2026-09-15.
Bus stops and fares
205 Harris County Transit stops in 77520, 77521, 77523, 77532, 77562, 77580 from the county's GIS (2026-09-16); 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: 832-927-4950 · rides 713-368-7433
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