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Virginia Breeze Intercity Bus Service

Overview

DRPT manages the Virginia Breeze, which operates four routes and provides a critical connection between rural Virginia communities and the national bus network. The program is funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s Intercity Bus Program as well as ticket revenues. The four routes are the Valley Flyer (Blacksburg-Washington), Highlands Rhythm (Bristol-Washington), Piedmont Express (Danville-Washington), and Capital Connector (Martinsville-Richmond-Washington). 

Virginia Breeze Website

East-West Route Study

DRPT is studying an east-west Virginia Breeze route that would connect the Shenandoah Valley with Hampton Roads. The agency will complete the study in summer 2024.