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The Island Trolley
Fare
FREE
donations welcome
Hours
6a to 10:30p
every day, 365 days
Every
~20 min
traffic dependent
🛰️ 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
- Pine Ave/N Bay Blvd (AMI Pier)#1637
- Pine Ave/Tarpon St#1638
- Pine Ave/Crescent Dr#1639
- Pine Ave/Gulf Dr#1640
- Gulf Dr/Magnolia Ave#1641
- Gulf Dr/Willow Ave#1642
- Gulf Dr/Oak Ave#1643
- Gulf Dr/Beach Ave/Sunset Ln#1644
- Gulf Dr/78th St#1645
- Gulf Dr/75th St#1646
- Gulf Dr/70th St#1647
- Gulf Dr/65th St#1648
- Gulf Dr/58th St#1649
- Gulf Dr/South Of 54th St (Martinique)#1673
- Gulf Dr/Holmes Blvd (Shopping Plaza)#1650
- Gulf Dr/50th St#1651
- Gulf Dr/48th St#1652
- Gulf Dr/45th St#1653
- Gulf Dr/42nd St (Manatee Public Beach)#1338
- Manatee Ave/6th Ave#1264
- East Bay Dr/Sunbow Dr N (Publix)#1654
- East Bay Dr/Gulf Dr#1655
- Gulf Dr/30th St#1656
- Gulf Dr/28th St#1657
- Gulf Dr/27th St#1658
- Gulf Dr N/25th St N#1659
- Gulf Dr N/23rd St N#1660
- Gulf Dr N/17th St N#1661
- Gulf Dr N/12th St N (Silver Surf)#1662
- Gulf Dr N/10th St N#1663
- Gulf Dr N/6th St N#1664
- Gulf Dr N/2nd St N (City Hall)#1665
- Gulf Dr S/Bridge St Sb#1666
- Gulf Dr S/5th St S#1668
- Gulf Dr S/9th St S#1669
- Gulf Dr S/13th St S#1674
- Gulf Dr S/Coquina Beach#1670
- 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.