Nonstop buses will carry West Chester residents to downtown Cincinnati's BLINK festival Oct. 8–11 for as little as $2.20 round trip. Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) is running the "CincyLink to BLINK" service from the Meijer at 7390 Tylersville Road, according to BCRTA's BLINK page.
Buses leave for the Riverfront Transit Center at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. each night. Return trips run at 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., with the last bus arriving back in West Chester at 12:10 a.m.
Riders should park near the bus shelter on the Garden Center side of the Meijer building.
Vehicles may not be left overnight.
A feeder shuttle from the Middletown Meijer at 3651 Towne Blvd. begins at 4:30 p.m. each night, connecting to the Tylersville Road stop before buses head south.
Shawn Cowan, BCRTA's director of customer care and public engagement, said in a joint announcement with Metro that the agency is "excited to offer this service again and give our community an easy and affordable way to experience the truly unique BLINK festival."
The service is cashless.
Tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 28, through the Transit app or EZfare app. Fare options include a $2.20 one-day pass, an $8 group pass covering up to four riders, and an $8 unlimited pass good for all four nights. Children 12 and under ride free.
BLINK, billed as the nation's largest immersive art and light festival, spans more than 30 city blocks from Findlay Market through downtown Cincinnati and into Northern Kentucky. The biennial event features large-scale building projections and interactive light installations, as WLWT reported on Sept. 23.
Metro is also running Park & Ride service from Cincinnati State and Crossroads Oakley, while the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) offers rides from Northern Kentucky University on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, only.
Full schedule and ticket details are available at butlercountyrta.com/BLINK. The first buses roll out of the Tylersville Road lot at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8.
