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COTA 8 bus

Karl / South High / Parsons

72 % on time

COTA 8 bus Stop List and Next Departures

The COTA 8 - Karl / South High / Parsons bus serves 101 bus stops in the Columbus area departing from Boardwalk St / Shapter Ave and ending at Great Southern Park and Ride. Scroll down to see upcoming 8 bus times at each stop and the next scheduled 8 bus times will be displayed. The full 8 bus schedule as well as real-time departures (if available) can be found in the Transit app.

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Stops
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
  • Boardwalk St / Shapter Ave5:34 AM
  • State Rte 161 / Satinwood Dr5:37 AM
  • Karl Rd / State Route 1615:38 AM
  • Karl Rd / Hempwood Dr5:38 AM
  • Karl Rd / Columbus Library5:39 AM
  • Karl Rd / Sandalwood Pl5:40 AM
  • Karl Rd / Penworth Dr5:41 AM
  • Karl Rd / Norma Rd5:41 AM
  • Red Robin Rd / Karl Rd5:42 AM
  • Red Robin Rd / Rockcastle Dr5:43 AM
  • Red Robin Rd / Tamarack Blvd5:43 AM
  • 4645 Tamarack Blvd5:44 AM
  • Morse Rd / Tamarack Blvd5:44 AM
  • Karl Rd / Morse Rd5:46 AM
  • Karl Rd / Northland Park Ave5:46 AM
  • Karl Rd / Shanley Dr5:47 AM
  • Karl / Northland Village5:48 AM
  • Karl Rd / Northland Sr Village5:49 AM
  • Karl Rd / East Cooke Rd5:49 AM
  • Karl Rd / Elmore Ave5:50 AM
  • Karl Rd / Acton Rd5:51 AM
  • Karl Rd / Carolyn Ave5:51 AM
  • Karl Rd / Urana Ave5:52 AM
  • Karl Rd / Oakland Park Ave5:52 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Oakland Park Ave5:53 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / East North Broadway5:53 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Weldon Ave5:54 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / East Como Ave5:55 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / East Weber Rd5:55 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Aberdeen Ave5:56 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Genessee Ave5:56 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Briarwood Ave5:57 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / East Hudson St5:58 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Clinton St5:58 AM
  • McGuffey Rd / Duxberry Ave5:59 AM
  • Hamilton Ave / Duxberry Ave6:00 AM
  • Hamilton Ave / East 24th Ave6:00 AM
  • Hamilton Ave / East 21st Ave6:01 AM
  • Hamilton Ave / East 18th Ave6:02 AM
  • East 17th Ave / Hamilton Ave6:02 AM
  • Cleveland Ave / East 17th Ave6:03 AM
  • Cleveland Ave / East 15th Ave6:03 AM
  • Cleveland Ave / East 13th Ave6:04 AM
  • Cleveland Ave / Chittenden Ave6:04 AM
  • Cleveland Ave / East 11th Ave6:05 AM
  • East 11th Ave / Jefferson Ave6:05 AM
  • East 11th Ave / Essex Ave6:06 AM
  • East 11th Ave / Daugherty Ave6:07 AM
  • East 11th Ave / North Grant Ave6:08 AM
  • East 11th Ave / North 4th St6:09 AM
  • East 11th Ave / Indianola Ave6:09 AM
  • East 11th Ave / North High St6:10 AM
  • West 12th Ave / North High St6:11 AM
  • West 11th Ave / Worthington St6:13 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 10th Ave6:14 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 8th Ave6:15 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 7th Ave6:16 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 5th Ave6:17 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 4th Ave6:17 AM
  • Neil Ave / West 2nd Ave6:18 AM
  • Neil Ave / Wilber Ave6:19 AM
  • Neil Ave / Collins Ave6:20 AM
  • Neil Ave / West Goodale St6:21 AM
  • Neil Ave / Spruce St6:22 AM
  • Neil Ave / Vine St6:22 AM
  • Nationwide Blvd / McConnell Blvd6:23 AM
  • North Front St / Nationwide Blvd6:25 AM
  • North Front St / West Lafayette St6:25 AM
  • West Long St / North High St6:26 AM
  • North 3rd St / East Gay St6:28 AM
  • South 3rd St / East Broad St6:30 AM
  • South 3rd St / East Town St6:31 AM
  • South High St / West Main St6:33 AM
  • South High St / West Mound St6:34 AM
  • South High St / West Blenkner St6:34 AM
  • South High St / West Sycamore St6:35 AM
  • South High St / West Frankfort St6:35 AM
  • South High St / West Whittier St6:36 AM
  • South High St / Stewart Ave6:36 AM
  • South High St / Greenlawn Ave6:37 AM
  • South High St / East Moler St6:39 AM
  • East Jenkins Ave / South High St6:40 AM
  • South 4th St / East Jenkins Ave6:41 AM
  • South 4th St / East Markison Ave6:42 AM
  • South 4th St / East Woodrow Ave6:43 AM
  • South 4th St / Reeb Ave6:44 AM
  • South High St / Hosack St6:45 AM
  • 2101 South High St6:46 AM
  • South High St / Dering Ave6:47 AM
  • South High St / Delray Rd6:48 AM
  • South High St / West Castle Rd6:49 AM
  • South High St / West Alcott Rd6:49 AM
  • South High St / Schryver Rd6:50 AM
  • 2997 South High St6:50 AM
  • 3085 South High St6:51 AM
  • South High St / Rumsey Rd6:52 AM
  • South High St / Williams Rd6:52 AM
  • South High St / Highview Blvd6:53 AM
  • Great Southern Wal-Mart6:54 AM
  • Great Southern Kroger6:54 AM
  • Great Southern Park and Ride6:55 AM
  • COTA Karl / South High / Parsons map

    COTA 8 bus route map

    The COTA 8 - Karl / South High / Parsons bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the COTA 8 bus to help you plan your trip on COTA. Opening the app will allow you to see more detailed information about the route on a map including stop specific alerts, such as stops that have been closed or moved. You can also see the location of vehicles in real-time on the route map so you know when the 8 bus is approaching your stop.

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    COTA 8 bus Service Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the 8 bus schedule, such as detours, moved stops, trip cancellations, major delays, or other service changes to the bus route. The Transit app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any service alert issued by COTA so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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    COTA 8 bus Service Frequency

    The next 8 bus leaves Boardwalk St / Shapter Ave at 5:34 AM, and arrives at Great Southern Park and Ride at 6:55 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    COTA 8 bus On-Time Performance

    72 % on time

    72% of riders report that the COTA 8 bus arrived on time on their previous trip. In the past 30 days, 440 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 8 bus. Compared to other COTA lines, the 8 bus is ranked 19 out of 40 COTA lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official COTA metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the 8 by opening the Transit app.

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