Charlotte Bus Route 27: Schedule, Stops, Fare & Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd Guide (2026)

Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd ↔ Transit Center & Bay I

📅 Editorial review: October 2026 | ℹ️ Independent planning guide — not affiliated with CATS | 🎯 Route 27 stops, fares & schedule overview

✅ Official CATS service in Charlotte: Route 27 connects Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd with Transit Center & Bay I. Buses run from 5:25 AM to 12:48 AM.

📋 Route 27 Essential Information

Route: 27 — Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd ↔ Transit Center & Bay I
Operator: CATS (Charlotte)
Stops: 56 towards Transit Center & 4th & Brevard; 58 towards Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd
First departure: 5:25 AM | Last departure: 12:48 AM
Service: Daily, including weekends
Fare: Local one-way fare $2.20 (express routes higher — see below)

📖 About Route 27

Route 27 links Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd and Transit Center & Bay I. The stop list below is the complete, current CATS pattern, so you can plan boarding and getting off with confidence.

🚏 Route 27 Complete Stop List

Towards Transit Center & 4th & Brevard (from Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd)

Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd
Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & 701 (Conbraco)
Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Presbyterian Hospital
Trade St & Charles St
John St & Ames Rd
Monroe Rd & Lois St
Monroe Rd & Hwy 51
Monroe Rd & 10801
Monroe Rd & 10701
Monroe Rd & Family Dollar
Monroe Rd & Galleria Blvd
Monroe Rd & Sardis Rd North (Eckerd Drugs)
Monroe Rd & Sardis Rd North
Monroe Rd & Delmar Office Dr
Monroe Rd & Greylyn Park
Monroe Rd & Covedale Dr
Monroe Rd & 8539
Monroe Rd & Timber Springs Dr
Monroe Rd & Village Lake Dr
Monroe Rd & Renard Ridge Rd
Monroe Rd & Lumarka Dr
Monroe Rd & Fox Run Dr
Monroe Rd & Mason Wallace Park
Monroe Rd & Burtonwood Cir
Monroe Rd & Eaglewood Ave
Monroe Rd & Wallace Ln
Monroe Rd & Old Post Rd
Monroe Rd & Bainbridge Rd
Monroe Rd & Long Ave
Monroe Rd & Ashmore Dr
Monroe Rd & McMullen Way
Monroe Rd & Mandarin Blvd
Monroe Rd & Eaton Rd
Monroe Rd & Chippendale Rd
Monroe Rd & Commonwealth Ave
Monroe Rd & McAlway Rd
Monroe Rd & Wendover Rd
Monroe Rd & Buford Ave
Monroe Rd & Chipley Ave
Monroe Rd & Fortune St
Monroe Rd & Briar Creek Rd
Monroe Rd & Colonnade Dr
Monroe Rd & Dunn Ave
7th St & Firefighter Pl
7th St & Dotger Ave
7th St & Bascom St
7th St & Laurel Ave
7th St & Clarice Ave
7th St & Caswell Rd
7th St & Hawthorne Ln
7th St & Beaumont Ave
7th St & Charlottetowne Ave
Kings Dr & Elizabeth Ave.
4th St & McDowell St
4th St & Davidson St
Transit Center & 4th & Brevard

Towards Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd (from Transit Center & Bay I)

Transit Center & Bay I
Trade St & Alexander St
Kings Dr & Elizabeth Ave
7th St & Charlottetowne Ave
7th St & Armory Dr
7th St & Hawthorne Ln
7th St & Clement Ave
7th St & Clarice Ave
7th St & Laurel Ave
7th St & Cameron Ave
7th St & Dotger Ave
7th St & 5th St
Monroe Rd & Montrose St
Monroe Rd & Puhlman St
Monroe Rd & Alcott St
Monroe Rd & Washburn Ave
Monroe Rd & Chipley Ave
Monroe Rd & Oak Grove Rd
Monroe Rd & Wendover Rd
Monroe Rd & Commonwealth Ave
Monroe Rd & Chippendale Rd
Monroe Rd & Commodore St
Monroe Rd & Ross Moore Ave
Monroe Rd & Summey Ave
Monroe Rd & Sharon Amity Rd
Monroe Rd & McMullen Way
Monroe Rd & Ashmore Dr
Monroe Rd & Idlewild Rd
Monroe Rd & Bainbridge Rd
Monroe Rd & Old Post Rd
Monroe Rd & Conference Dr
Monroe Rd & McLaughlin Dr
Monroe Rd & Pinafore Dr
Monroe Rd & Woodberry Rd
Monroe Rd & Painter Pl
Monroe Rd & Chasewood Dr
Monroe Rd & Renard Ridge Rd
Monroe Rd & Village Lake Dr
Monroe Rd & McAlpine Station Dr
Monroe Rd & 8516
Monroe Rd & Covedale Dr
Monroe Rd & Orchard Lake Dr
Monroe Rd & Sardis Rd North
Monroe Rd & Galleria Blvd
Monroe Rd & Drake Apts
Monroe Rd & 10600 (Animal Clinic)
Monroe Rd & 10804
Monroe Rd & Matthews Township Pkwy
Monroe Rd & Hwy 51
John St & Ames Rd
Trade St & Matthews Station St
Trade St & Park Center Dr
Trade St & Matthews Township Pkwy
Matthews Township Pkwy & Sam Newell Rd
Matthews Township Pkwy & Paces Ave
Independence Pointe Pkwy & 10630
Independence Pointe Pkwy & Matthews-Mint Hill Rd
Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd

⏰ Route 27 Schedule & Service Hours

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

From Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd towards Transit Center & 4th & Brevard

Day	First departure	Last departure	Departures	Average interval
Saturday	5:45 AM	1:18 AM	37	~35 min
Monday	5:25 AM	12:48 AM	38	~30 min

From Transit Center & Bay I towards Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd

Day	First departure	Last departure	Departures	Average interval
Saturday	5:53 AM	1:30 AM	36	~35 min
Monday	5:55 AM	12:10 AM	38	~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 27

Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Presbyterian Hospital — hospital
Monroe Rd & Greylyn Park — park
Monroe Rd & Mason Wallace Park — park
Monroe Rd & McAlpine Station Dr — transit hub
Trade St & Matthews Station St — transit hub
Trade St & Park Center Dr — park

🧭 How to Ride Route 27 — 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 27 bus leave?
The first scheduled departures from the terminals are at 5:25 AM from Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd and 5:55 AM from Transit Center & Bay I.

What time is the last 27 bus?
The last scheduled departures are at 12:48 AM from Matthews-Mint Hill Rd & Crestdale Rd and 12:10 AM from Transit Center & Bay I.

Does Route 27 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 27 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 61 stops. On the sampled Saturday (17 October 2026), the feed recorded 37 departures in one direction at a sampled stop, spanning about 23.3 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.