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The Island Trolley

Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) Route 5 runs along Gulf Drive between the Anna Maria City Pier (north) and Coquina Beach (south). Skip the beach-parking hunt.

Fare

FREE

donations welcome

Hours

6a to 10:30p

every day, 365 days

Every

~20 min

traffic dependent

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🛰️ Live trolley GPS beta

This is where live trolley locations and arrival predictions live. Positions come from MCAT's real-time feed and refresh every 15 seconds, and the little trolleys glide along the route between updates. Coming next: “next trolley at your stop” countdowns.

Other ways to track the trolley

  • 🚏 Manatee MyStop app (Apple App Store / Google Play). Pick Manatee County, then the AMI Trolley route
  • 🚏 Scan the QR code posted at any trolley stop
  • 🚏 Call MCAT at 941-749-7116 during business hours

MCAT Rider Information: 941-749-7116 (7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday).

Good to know

  • 🕕 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., every day, 365 days a year (ends 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve).
  • 🔁 About every 20 minutes (traffic dependent).
  • 🔗 Buses to the mainland at the Coquina Beach and Manatee Public Beach hubs; Beach ConneXion shuttle connects at Manatee Public Beach.

Stops

  1. Pine Ave/N Bay Blvd (AMI Pier)#1637
  2. Pine Ave/Tarpon St#1638
  3. Pine Ave/Crescent Dr#1639
  4. Pine Ave/Gulf Dr#1640
  5. Gulf Dr/Magnolia Ave#1641
  6. Gulf Dr/Willow Ave#1642
  7. Gulf Dr/Oak Ave#1643
  8. Gulf Dr/Beach Ave/Sunset Ln#1644
  9. Gulf Dr/78th St#1645
  10. Gulf Dr/75th St#1646
  11. Gulf Dr/70th St#1647
  12. Gulf Dr/65th St#1648
  13. Gulf Dr/58th St#1649
  14. Gulf Dr/South Of 54th St (Martinique)#1673
  15. Gulf Dr/Holmes Blvd (Shopping Plaza)#1650
  16. Gulf Dr/50th St#1651
  17. Gulf Dr/48th St#1652
  18. Gulf Dr/45th St#1653
  19. Gulf Dr/42nd St (Manatee Public Beach)#1338
  20. Manatee Ave/6th Ave#1264
  21. East Bay Dr/Sunbow Dr N (Publix)#1654
  22. East Bay Dr/Gulf Dr#1655
  23. Gulf Dr/30th St#1656
  24. Gulf Dr/28th St#1657
  25. Gulf Dr/27th St#1658
  26. Gulf Dr N/25th St N#1659
  27. Gulf Dr N/23rd St N#1660
  28. Gulf Dr N/17th St N#1661
  29. Gulf Dr N/12th St N (Silver Surf)#1662
  30. Gulf Dr N/10th St N#1663
  31. Gulf Dr N/6th St N#1664
  32. Gulf Dr N/2nd St N (City Hall)#1665
  33. Gulf Dr S/Bridge St Sb#1666
  34. Gulf Dr S/5th St S#1668
  35. Gulf Dr S/9th St S#1669
  36. Gulf Dr S/13th St S#1674
  37. Gulf Dr S/Coquina Beach#1670
  38. Coquina Beach#1600

Stop list from MCAT's official GTFS feed. Bold = timed stops. Stop # works in the MyStop app.

For developers: real-time feed
  • GTFS static: https://realtimemcat.availtec.com/InfoPoint/GTFS-Zip.ashx
  • Vehicle positions: https://realtimemcat.availtec.com/InfoPoint/GTFS-Realtime.ashx?&Type=VehiclePosition
  • Trip updates: https://realtimemcat.availtec.com/InfoPoint/GTFS-Realtime.ashx?&Type=TripUpdate
  • Alerts: https://realtimemcat.availtec.com/InfoPoint/GTFS-Realtime.ashx?&Type=Alert

GTFS-realtime endpoints on MCAT's Availtec InfoPoint server responded publicly (HTTP 200, protobuf) on 2026-09-30 and included 3 vehicles on route_id 5 (AMI Trolley). They are not advertised on mymanatee.org; confirm terms of use with MCAT before commercial use.