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Pinellas transit authority announces route from St. Petersburg to Tampa International

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is launching a new bus route to connect St. Petersburg to Tampa International Airport. The route is called the 727 Airport Express , a nod to the county’s area code. The agency announced the new route on Monday, 7/27, the county’s unofficial holiday . It’s expected to start in October and will operate seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., with nine stops in downtown St. Petersburg. The fare is $2.25 one way. “This is more than a new route,” Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority CEO Brad Miller said in a news release. “It’s a transformational investment in how our region moves.” This is the first express bus route to connect downtown St. Petersburg directly to Tampa International. It will travel on the new Howard Frankland Bridge express lanes , the news release read, to bypass “congestion that has historically impacted travel between Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.” The hybrid buses will have luggage racks and will also align with the SunRu

First report: PSTA launches new bus route connecting St. Petersburg to Tampa International Airport — fox13news.com, 15d