As Toledo gets set to host close to 2,500 runners for the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon, the Toledo Area Regional Transportation Authority (TARTA) is ready to help get them to the starting line.
TARTA has scheduled direct transportation between area hotels and the starting line near the University of Toledo for the marathon on Sunday, April 23.
For Holland-Springfield area participants, transportation service will be available at Courtyard by Marriott, 1435 East Mall Drive, Holland, at 5 and 5:50 a.m.
Return rides from the University of Toledo Transit Center on South Towerview Boulevard will leave at 10 and 11 a.m., noon, and 1 and 2 p.m.
Transportation to the race and back to the hotel is free for marathon competitors and $1.50 each way for other customers.
Buses heading directly to the event will depart from: Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel (444 North Summit Street, Toledo) at 5 a.m. and 5:50 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown (101 North Summit Street, Toledo) at 5 a.m. and 5:50 a.m.
Secor Road (stop in front of Fusian at 3504 Secor Road, Toledo) at 4:50 a.m., 5:20 a.m. and 5:50 a.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Toledo Airport Holland (1435 East Mall Drive, Holland) at 5 a.m. and 5:50 a.m.
Return rides to each of the hotels from the University of Toledo Transit Center on South. Towerview Boulevard will leave at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
For more information about race-day service, call TARTA’s information line at 419-243-7433, and for questions about TARPS service, call 419-382-9901.
