Charlotte Bus Route 3: Schedule, Stops, Fare & Centre St & Tennessee Ave Guide (2026)

Centre St & Tennessee Ave ↔ Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride

📅 Editorial review: October 2026 | ℹ️ Independent planning guide — not affiliated with CATS | 🎯 Route 3 stops, fares & schedule overview

✅ Official CATS service in Charlotte: Route 3 connects Centre St & Tennessee Ave with Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride. Buses run from 5:07 AM to 11:18 PM.

📋 Route 3 Essential Information

Route: 3 — Centre St & Tennessee Ave ↔ Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride
Operator: CATS (Charlotte)
Stops: 66 towards Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride; 69 towards Centre St & Tennessee Ave
First departure: 5:07 AM | Last departure: 11:18 PM
Service: Daily, including weekends
Fare: Local one-way fare $2.20 (express routes higher — see below)

📖 About Route 3

Route 3 links Centre St & Tennessee Ave and Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride. The stop list below is the complete, current CATS pattern, so you can plan boarding and getting off with confidence.

🚏 Route 3 Complete Stop List

Towards Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride (from Centre St & Tennessee Ave)

Centre St & Tennessee Ave
Kentucky Ave & Honeywood Ave
Honeywood Ave & Tennessee Ave
Montana Dr & 532
English Dr & Abelwood Rd
English Dr & Sutton Dr
English Dr & LaSalle St
LaSalle St & Botany St
LaSalle St & Beatties Ford Rd
LaSalle St & Custer St
LaSalle St & Madrid St
LaSalle St & Kennesaw Dr
LaSalle St & Newcastle St
Statesville Ave & Samuel St
Norris Ave & Statesville Ave
Norris Ave & Isenhour St
Norris Ave & Wells St
Norris Ave & Olando St
Norris Ave & Graham St
Norris Ave & Grimes St
Norris Ave & Catalina Ave
30th St & Bellefonte Dr
Tryon St & 30th St
Tryon St & 32nd St
36th St & Benard
36th Street Station
36th St & Alexander St
36th St & McDowell St
36th St & Charles Ave
36th St & Holt St
The Plaza & 36th St
The Plaza & Herrin Ave
The Plaza & Dade St
The Plaza & Sweetbriar St
The Plaza & Sugar Creek Rd
The Plaza & Commercial Ave
The Plaza & Eastway Dr
The Plaza & Plaza Walk Dr
The Plaza & Vanderbrook Rd
The Plaza & Harwyn Dr
The Plaza & Glenfiddich Dr
The Plaza & Lakedell Dr
The Plaza & Shannonhouse Dr
The Plaza & Vickery Dr
The Plaza & Frank Dr
The Plaza & Ilford St
The Plaza & Kildare Dr
Milton Rd & Belle Plaine Dr
Milton Rd & Tipperary Pl
Milton Rd & Oak Forest Dr
Milton Rd & Briarhill Dr
Milton Rd & Meadowcliff Dr
Milton Rd & Barrington Dr
Milton Rd & Sharon Amity Rd
WT Harris Blvd & 5820
WT Harris Blvd & Williams Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Robinson Church Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Tantilla Cir
WT Harris Blvd & 6670
WT Harris Blvd & Kimmerly Glen Ln
WT Harris Blvd & Hickory Grove Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Trysting Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Delta Landing Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Delta Crossing Ln
WT Harris Blvd & Wallace Ave
Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride

Towards Centre St & Tennessee Ave (from Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride)

Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride
Lawyers Rd & Old Lawyers Rd
Idlewild Rd North & Lawyers Rd
Idlewild Rd North & Snow Ln
Idlewild Rd North & WT Harris Blvd
WT Harris Blvd & Idlewild Rd North
WT Harris Blvd & Snow Ln
WT Harris Blvd & Bonlyn Dr
WT Harris Blvd & Albemarle Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Wallace Ave
WT Harris Blvd & The Hub on Harris
WT Harris Blvd & Delta Landing Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Trysting Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Hickory Grove Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Lawson Ln
WT Harris Blvd & Robinson Church Rd
WT Harris Blvd & Grove Park Blvd
WT Harris Blvd & Rosecroft Dr
Milton Rd & Sharon Amity Rd
Milton Rd & Mendham Dr
Milton Rd & Briarhill Dr
Milton Rd & Tipperary Pl
Milton Rd & Belle Plaine Dr
The Plaza & Milton Rd
The Plaza & Bridgeport Dr
The Plaza & Cove Creek Dr
The Plaza & Vickery Dr
The Plaza & Shannonhouse Dr
The Plaza & Lakedell Dr
The Plaza & Glenfiddich Dr
The Plaza & Aintree Rd
The Plaza & Highlake Dr
The Plaza & Malibu Dr
The Plaza & Plaza Walk Dr
The Plaza & Blackwood Ave
The Plaza & Trembeth Dr
The Plaza & Sugar Creek Rd
The Plaza & Sweetbriar St
The Plaza & Anderson St
36th St & The Plaza
36th St & Holt St
36th St & Charles Ave
36th St & Spencer St
36th St & Alexander St
36th Street Station
36th St & Ritch
Tryon St & Atando Ave
Tryon St & 32nd St
30th St & Tryon St
30th St & Bellefonte Dr
Norris Ave & Catalina Ave
Norris Ave & Grimes St
Norris Ave & Graham St
Norris Ave & Olando St
Norris Ave & Wells St
Norris Ave & Isenhour St
Norris Ave & Statesville Ave
Statesville Ave & Holland Ave
LaSalle St & Brownstone St
LaSalle St & Jennings St
LaSalle St & Augusta St
LaSalle St & Beatties Ford Rd
LaSalle St & Taylor Ave
LaSalle St & Botany St
English Dr & Englehardt St
English Dr & Sutton Dr
English Dr & Abelwood Rd
Tennessee Ave & Honeywood Ave
Centre St & Tennessee Ave

⏰ Route 3 Schedule & Service Hours

Scheduled departures from the terminal (CATS timetable via Transit, verified October 2026):

From Centre St & Tennessee Ave towards Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride

Day	First departure	Last departure	Departures	Average interval
Saturday	5:56 AM	11:02 PM	33	~30 min
Monday	6:02 AM	11:01 PM	33	~30 min

From Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride towards Centre St & Tennessee Ave

Day	First departure	Last departure	Departures	Average interval
Saturday	5:07 AM	1:13 AM	39	~30 min
Monday	5:07 AM	11:18 PM	36	~30 min

💵 Fare Information

The CATS local one-way fare is $2.20 (day pass $6.60, monthly pass $88.00). Express routes cost more — $3.00 one-way, or $4.40 for Express Plus regional routes. Fares are set by CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System); confirm the current table on charlottenc.gov before travelling.

🗺️ Key Destinations on Route 3

36th Street Station — transit hub
WT Harris Blvd & Grove Park Blvd — park

🧭 How to Ride Route 3 — Step by Step

Check the schedule below for your direction and get to the stop a few minutes early.
Have your fare ready — pay on board or use the agency’s official app or card where accepted.
Signal the driver as the bus approaches and board through the front door.
Pull the stop-request cord or press the button before your stop and exit through the rear doors.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What time does the first 3 bus leave?
The first scheduled departures from the terminals are at 6:02 AM from Centre St & Tennessee Ave and 5:07 AM from Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride.

What time is the last 3 bus?
The last scheduled departures are at 11:01 PM from Centre St & Tennessee Ave and 11:18 PM from Albemarle Rd & Lawyers Rd Park and Ride.

Does Route 3 run on weekends?
Yes — the current schedule shows departures every day, including Saturdays and Sundays.

Route and timetable data: CATS via Transit. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with CATS before travelling. Schedule verified October 2026.

🌐 Route 3 in the Charlotte network

This page is one of 62 Charlotte route pages on BusUpdate, built from the CATS — Charlotte feed data (the city’s transit system, running buses and the Lynx Blue Line from the Charlotte Transportation Center). Its directions run towards Inbound and Outbound. The longest direction calls at 69 stops. On the sampled Saturday (17 October 2026), the feed recorded 33 departures in one direction at a sampled stop, spanning about 17.1 hours of the service day. The whole US section — what it covers, how it was built and what it deliberately does not claim — is set out on the USA hub page.

🗺️ Every CATS — Charlotte route on this site

Appendix compiled October 2026 from this page’s Transit-feed build data (sampled October 2026) — see our data page for sourcing, including why these pages carry no fare claims: the feed does not publish fares, and this site does not invent them.