AppalRider

Live AppalCART buses, in your pocket.

AppalRider is the fastest way to ride AppalCART in Boone — track every fare-free bus in real time, see when the next one is coming, and find your way across campus or across town in seconds.

Built for App State students, Boone locals, and anyone visiting the High Country.

LIVE BUS TRACKING
Watch buses move on the map in real time, on every route AppalCART is running today. Position, direction, and route colors update continuously from AppalCART's official GTFS-Realtime feeds.

LIVE ARRIVALS AT EVERY STOP
Tap any stop for the next departures, route colors, and minutes until your bus arrives. No more guessing at a faded timetable on a windy corner.

SERVICE ALERTS
Detours, closures, and service changes as AppalCART publishes them — with anything affecting your saved stops surfaced first.

TRIP PLANNER
Tell AppalRider where you're starting and where you're going. It plans the trip on current schedules, walks you through any transfers, and draws the whole route on the map.

NEARBY STOPS & FAVORITES
The closest stops appear when you open the app, sorted by distance. Save the ones you use every day and see their next departures right on the home screen.

FULL TIMETABLES
Every route, every stop, grouped by weekday, Saturday, and Sunday.

DESIGNED FOR BOONE
• Free to use, no account, no ads
• Service across the Town of Boone, Appalachian State campus, downtown, shopping districts, and major apartment complexes
• Every AppalCART bus is wheelchair-accessible — accessibility details included
• Paratransit booking windows and Rural Services pickup days, with one-tap dial to Dispatch

ABOUT APPALCART
AppalCART is the fare-free bus system serving the Town of Boone, Appalachian State University, and the surrounding community, courtesy of the Town of Boone, Watauga County, and Appalachian State University.

AppalRider is an independent app built on AppalCART's public GTFS and real-time feeds. It is not an official AppalCART product and is not affiliated with AppalCART. For Paratransit reservations, Rural Services, and official information, call AppalCART Dispatch at 828-297-1300 or visit appalcart.com.