Megabus to bring services back to Louisville starting next week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Megabus is returning to Louisville.

The bus company is partnering with Miller Transportation to bring its services back to the city.

The Louisville service will run between 24 cities including Indianapolis, Frankfort, Chicago and Memphis.

The new service will start Jan. 25, but schedules and tickets are already available online here.

"We're really happy to be bringing it back," said Colin Emberson, vice president of commercial for Megabus. "We've heard loud and clear from customers in the area that they're really looking for service, and we're excited to bring it back."

A spokesperson for Miller Transportation said Megabus is planning to "continue operating out of the Greyhound Bus Station," on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard in downtown Louisville, until a new location can be found. The company is working with Greyhound, which is relocating the bus station to an area near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, to find a new facility.

Louisville apartment company LDG development purchased the downtown station in October 2021 for $2.8 million. It plans to build a five-story affordable housing complex on the property called "Grey on Ali."

Megabus has provided service in Louisville before. It originally stopped its Louisville service in 2007 then returned again in 2012 before discontinuing service in the last few years.

The spokesperson from Miller Transportation said Megabus "will be selling excess inventory" on some schedules. The partnership between the two will expand Miller's "market footprint and dispose of empty seats that are sometimes available," he said.

Below is a list of cities Megabus will serve to and from Louisville.