R Bus - Route R

A bus service operated by Metro Transit-City of Madison

List of stops

Number of stops: 31

South Ridge at Highway Q – Highland at Observatory

Timing points All stops

South Ridge at Highway Q	20:08	21:08	22:08	23:09
Valley Ridge at South Ridge	20:08	21:08	22:08	23:09
Valley Ridge at Century	20:09	21:09	22:09	23:10
Century at Baskerville	20:09	21:09	22:09	23:10
Century at Marina	20:10	21:10	22:10	23:11
Century at Allen	20:11	21:11	22:11	23:12
Branch at Pheasant	20:11	21:11	22:11	23:12
Branch at Maywood	20:12	21:12	22:12	23:13
Branch at Franklin	20:12	21:12	22:12	23:13
University at Branch	20:13	21:13	22:13	23:14
University at Mayflower	20:13	21:13	22:13	23:14
Park at Elmwood	20:14	21:14	22:14	23:15
Park at South	20:14	21:14	22:14	23:15
N Gammon at Fortune	20:16	21:16	22:16	23:17
N Gammon at Middleton	20:16	21:16	22:16	23:17
N Gammon at Sawmill	20:17	21:17	22:17	23:18
Old Sauk at N Gammon	20:18	21:18	22:18	23:19
Old Sauk at Everglade	20:18	21:18	22:18	23:19
Old Sauk at Yosemite	20:19	21:19	22:19	23:20
Old Sauk at Ozark	20:19	21:19	22:19	23:20
Old Sauk at Crestwood School	20:20	21:20	22:20	23:21
Old Middleton at N Rosa	20:20	21:20	22:20	23:21
Old Middleton at Gettle	20:21	21:21	22:21	23:22
Old Middleton at N Whitney	20:22	21:22	22:22	23:23
Sheboygan at Eau Claire	20:23	21:23	22:23	23:24
Sheboygan at N Segoe	20:24	21:24	22:24	23:25
University at N Segoe	20:24	21:24	22:24	23:25
University at Blackhawk	20:27	21:27	22:27	23:27
University at Ridge	20:28	21:28	22:28	23:29
University at University Bay	20:30	21:30	22:30	23:30
Highland at Observatory	20:35	21:35	22:35	23:35

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Highland at Observatory – South Ridge at Highway Q

Timing points All stops

Highland at Observatory	20:25	21:25	22:25	23:25
University at University Bay	20:27	21:27	22:27	23:27
University at Ridge	20:28	21:28	22:28	23:28
University at Blackhawk	20:29	21:29	22:29	23:29
N Segoe at University	20:32	21:32	22:32	23:32
Sheboygan at N Segoe	20:33	21:33	22:33	23:33
Sheboygan at Eau Claire	20:33	21:33	22:33	23:33
Old Middleton at N Whitney	20:34	21:34	22:34	23:34
Old Middleton at Gettle	20:35	21:35	22:35	23:35
Old Middleton at N Rosa	20:36	21:36	22:36	23:36
Old Sauk at Crestwood School	20:36	21:36	22:36	23:36
Old Sauk at Ozark	20:37	21:37	22:37	23:37
Old Sauk at Yosemite	20:37	21:37	22:37	23:37
Old Sauk at Everglade	20:38	21:38	22:38	23:38
Old Sauk at N Gammon	20:39	21:39	22:39	23:39
N Gammon at Sawmill	20:39	21:39	22:39	23:39
N Gammon at Middleton	20:40	21:40	22:40	23:40
N Gammon at Fortune	20:41	21:41	22:41	23:41
Park at South	20:42	21:42	22:42	23:42
Park at Hubbard	20:43	21:43	22:43	23:43
University at Park	20:43	21:43	22:43	23:43
University at Mayflower	20:43	21:43	22:43	23:43
Branch at University	20:44	21:44	22:44	23:44
Branch at Franklin	20:44	21:44	22:44	23:44
Branch at Maywood	20:45	21:45	22:45	23:45
Branch at Pheasant	20:45	21:45	22:45	23:45
Century at Branch	20:46	21:46	22:46	23:46
Century at Allen	20:46	21:46	22:46	23:46
Century at Marina	20:47	21:47	22:47	23:47
Century at Baskerville	20:48	21:48	22:48	23:48
Century at Valley Ridge	20:49	21:49	22:49	23:49
South Ridge at Highway Q	20:51	21:51	22:51	23:51

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: South Ridge at Highway Q – Highland at Observatory

South Ridge Way - Valley Ridge Road - Century Avenue - Branch Street - University Avenue - Elmwood Avenue - Park Street - North Gammon Road - Old Sauk Road - Old Middleton Road - Sheboygan Avenue - University Avenue - Highland Avenue

Inbound: Highland at Observatory – South Ridge at Highway Q

Highland Avenue - Campus Drive - University Avenue - North Segoe Road - Sheboygan Avenue - Old Middleton Road - Old Sauk Road - North Gammon Road - Park Street - University Avenue - Branch Street - Century Avenue - South Ridge Way

Schedules and stops for this route are published in GTFS: metro-transit-wisconsin

Additional route information: cityofmadison.com

R (Madison Buses)

The first stop of the R bus route is South Ridge at Highway Q and the last stop is Highland at Observatory. R (Route R) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: R has 31 stops. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 27 minutes.

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Last updated on November 9, 2026

R Bus - Route R

South Ridge at Highway Q – Highland at Observatory

Highland at Observatory – South Ridge at Highway Q

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

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