TARC partners with Humana to offer fare-free service for Thunder Over Louisville

March 28, 2025

Thanks to Humana’s sponsorship, TARC will once again offer fare-free service for the full day of Thunder Over Louisville, Saturday, April 12.

In an effort to get people home as quickly as possible, five Post-Thunder Boarding Stops have been designated within downtown Louisville—most within blocks of the waterfront. These stops will be available for passengers to board immediately following the event, and will be the only downtown boarding options (please see the below list, and map).

An additional 50 buses will also be added to Saturday’s service to improve frequency of buses on the street, and better serve the expected increase of passengers to the event. An added shuttle service from Shawnee Park to Union Station will also run throughout the day to accommodate an expected increase of passengers heading downtown. 

Passengers traveling on TARC to and from Southern Indiana are cautioned that buses on cross-river routes #71 (Jeffersonville-Louisville-New Albany), and #72 (Clarksville) will not make return trips after 7:30 p.m. due to bridge closures. However, regular non-cross-river service will continue on both sides.

Please note:

• Closer to the start of the event, some routes may experience delays or detours due to police barricades and heavy pedestrian traffic.
• MyTARC cards: Due to the fare-free service being offered (April 12), passengers will not be able to load fare to their cards on the bus, however, reloading online will still be available.
• MyTARC Mobile (Token Transit): Please be aware, you will not need to activate mobile tickets to ride fare-free, and activation of passes will be turned off for this day (April 12) of fare-free service.
• Please plan your trip ahead of time and know your Post-Thunder Boarding Stop location (see below)—in place to assist getting you home quickly—before heading to the event.

Post-Thunder TARC Boarding Stop Locations

Routes going Eastbound from Downtown
Boarding on Market, near Floyd

Route #15 Market Street (to La Grange Road)

Route #19 Muhammad Ali (to Oxmoor and Lyndon)

Route #31 Shelbyville Road (to Oxmoor and Middletown)

Boarding on Liberty, near Floyd

Route #17 – Bardstown Road (to Fern Creek and Sebree)

Route #21 Chestnut Street (to Bashford Avenue)

Route #23 Broadway (to Jeffersontown and Breckenridge Plaza)

Route #25 Oak-Westport Crosstown (to Westport Road and Worthington)

Route #40 – Taylorsville Road

Routes going Westbound from Downtown
Boarding on Main, near 9th

Route #15 Market Street (to Shawnee Park)

Route #18 Dixie Highway (to Valley Station)

Route #19 Muhammad Ali (to Park Duvall and Rockford Lane)

Route #21 Chestnut (to Shawnee Park)

Route #23 Broadway (to Shawnee Park)

Route #43 Portland-Poplar Level (to 32nd & Portland Loop)

Routes going Southbound from Downtown
Boarding on 6^th, near Chestnut

Route #4 Fourth Street (to Iroquois Park and Southland Park)

Route #6 Sixth Street (via Central to Auburndale)

Route #29 Eastern Parkway

Boarding on 1^st, near Muhammad Ali

Route #2 Second Street (to Airport and UPS)

Route #28 Preston (to Okolona – Outer Loop Plaza)

Route #43 Portland-Poplar Level (to Fern Creek)