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CAT’s Beach Bus is Running for the Season

Collier Area Transit’s (CAT) Beach Bus, the Paradise Beach Trolley, is back for the season and 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 14th through Sunday, April 27, 2025, every Friday, Saturday and 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 Bus service will also run for the entire week of Collier County’s Spring Break, from Monday, March 10th- Sunday, March 16th, 2025, as well as the entire week leading up to Easter Sunday, from Monday, April 14th- Sunday, April 20th, 2025.

The Paradise 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.