Category: Press Releases

We’ve made changes and upgrades to our CATConnect rider program to serve you better.
Automated Reminders
Riders receive an interactive voice response call the night before and day of scheduled rides.
New Payment Option
Riders can create an account and make deposits to avoid carrying cash or worrying about ride fares.
APP Is Coming Soon!
A new mobile app that makes booking, canceling and paying for a trip easier for our riders is coming soon!

Students! Buy your Summer Paw Pass today! This summer, students ride CAT for $30 with unlimited rides, from June 1st – August 31st, 2023, with a Summer Paw Pass. Passes can be purchased on the rideCAT app, in the transfer stations or online at rideCAT.com. Summer Paw Pass holders will also receive these special offers:

Present your SUMMER PAW PASS at Naples Botanical Garden for
Complimentary general admission June 1 – August 31, 2023;
No reservations required.
Please note free Garden entry applies to Summer Paw Pass holder only, not entire party.

Present your SUMMER PAW PASS at Naples Zoo and receive
$1.50 OFF Adult Admission
$1.00 Child Admission
Use code NZCAT
Expiration 8/31/23

CAT turned 20 in Febraury 2021! Collier Area Transit (CAT) celebrated 20 years of service in Collier County. A special celebration was held at CAT’s headquarters at 8300 Radio Road. The theme of CAT’s 20th Anniversary celebration was 20 Years of Movement, which included a Transportation Show, displaying various forms of transportation throughout the years. The public was invited to attend.

Collier County’s Deputy County Manager, Mr. Dan Rodriguez, was the Masters of Ceremony, with Commissioner Rick Lo Castro, District 2, giving Opening Remarks, an Invocation by Pastor Grant Thigpen, and “America the Beautiful” and “The National Anthem” sung by students of Gulf Coast Charter Academy South. Speakers also included Mr. Jamie French, Public Services Department Head, Ms. Michelle Arnold, Director of Public Transit and Neighborhood Enhancement and Mr. Omar De Leon, Transit Manager.

Collier Area Transit began service in February 2001, with seven trolley-wrapped buses traveling five fixed routes, six days a week. Today, CAT services 18 fixed-routes, 1 beach route, 1 express bus route and over 580 bus stops throughout Collier County. CAT has provided over 18.4 million cumulative trips to residents and visitors since 2001. CAT also provides door-to-door service for those with disabilities, who are unable to use the fixed-route system, through it’s CAT Connect Paratransit service.

Collier Area Transit’s (CAT) Beach Bus is back for the season as the Paradise Beach Trolley, which will shuttle passengers from the Conner Park Parking Lot on Bluebill Avenue to Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park and to Vanderbilt Beach, starting Friday, February 16th through Sunday, April 28, 2024, every Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

The Paradise Beach Trolley will consist of a free trolley traveling on Vanderbilt Drive from Vanderbilt Beach to Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park stopping at Conner Park, to pick up beachgoers. All beach-related items are welcome on-board the trolley.

The Beach Trolley will operate from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, then again from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM. The FREE service will be offered Fridays through Sundays with approximately a 30 minute frequency. Catch a FREE ride every weekend on CAT’s Paradise Beach Trolley and view in real-time the trolley’s location on the Transit app by viewing Route 29 or by viewing the real-time route information located on rideCAT.com.