Omaha (OMA): route 106 Eppley Connector, and why the evening is a problem
Omaha Metro route 106 stops at Eppley Airport Terminal, running 05:33 to 18:27 only. After early evening there is no bus.
- Route 106, the Eppley Connector, serves a stop called Eppley Airport Terminal, at the building itself.
- It runs 05:33 to 18:27, which is the single most important fact about it.
- Its headsigns are To Downtown via Eppley Airport and To NOTC via Eppley Airport.
- NOTC is the North Omaha Transit Center, the northern hub of the network.
- Route 16 also reaches the terminal, 05:35 to 18:28, with a similar downtown and NOTC pattern.
- About 108 scheduled calls for route 106 in the published timetable, so it is roughly hourly.
- After early evening there is no public transport at all, and Omaha has plenty of later arrivals.
- Downtown Omaha is about 5 km from the terminal, which is very close, so a taxi is not expensive.
The connector
- Omaha Metro's route 106, the Eppley Connector, is the airport service. It calls at a stop named Eppley Airport Terminal.
- First departure 05:33, last 18:27. About 108 scheduled calls in the published data.
- Headsigns: To Downtown via Eppley Airport, and To NOTC via Eppley Airport.
- Route 16 covers much the same ground, 05:35 to 18:28.
The evening gap
- Nothing runs after about half past six in the evening. That is early even for a mid-sized American city.
- If your flight lands in the evening, the bus is not an option. Plan for a taxi or a ride-hail from the start rather than discovering this at the kerb.
The saving grace
- Eppley is only about 5 km from downtown Omaha, across the river bluff. It is one of the closest airport-to-centre distances in the United States.
- That makes a taxi or ride-hail genuinely cheap, which softens the gaps in the bus timetable considerably.
Nearby stops
- Abbott Drive carries two more stops within about 1.2 km, at Carter Boulevard and at Pratt Court. Abbott Drive is the airport access road.
- North Omaha Transit Center (NOTC) is the interchange to know if you are heading anywhere other than downtown.
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