VENU Tempe Orbit Venus

The city of Tempe's Orbit Venus circulator travels in a loop from Tempe Transportation Center, serving West Tempe.

Existed since: 2007
Operator: Keolis
Annual Ridership: 301,191 (FY 2023)
Full Length: 6 miles
Current Full Route: Loop from Tempe Transportation Center
Connecting Routes: RAIL S 30 45 48 56 62 66 EART JUPI MARS MERC

Bus positions update every 30 seconds

Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Forward/Clockwise

East from Tempe Transportation Center (Everyday)

Back/Counterclockwise

West from Tempe Transportation Center (Everyday)

Schedule

History

Map showing Orbit Venus route from Tempe Transportation Center, looping through West Tempe, and then back to Tempe Transportation Center — Orbit Venus map from 2008

July 23, 2007 - Orbit Venus introduced, traveling in a loop from Tempe Transportation Center, through West Tempe, and back to Tempe Transportation Center

Pictures

A blue Orbit bus, number 1656, traveling eastbound on University Drive on Venus Back

8/22/2024 - Bus 1656 traveling Venus Back @ University Dr & College Ave - Tempe

A blue Orbit bus, number 1659, traveling southbound on Mill Avenue on Venus Forward

8/27/2024 - Bus 1659 traveling Venus Forward @ Mill Ave & University Dr - Tempe

A blue Orbit bus, number 1658, at Tempe Transportation Center on Venus Forward

11/22/2024 - Bus 1658 traveling Venus Forward @ Tempe Transportation Center - Tempe

A gray and blue Orbit bus, with a green stripe, number 1635, traveling westbound on University Drive on Venus Forward

12/3/2024 - Bus 1635 traveling Venus Forward @ University Dr & Priest Dr - Tempe

A blue Orbit bus, number 1663, traveling westbound on 5th Street on Venus Back

12/6/2024 - Bus 1663 traveling Venus Back @ 5th St & Forest Ave - Tempe

12/6/2024 - Bus 1658 traveling Venus Forward @ Tempe Transportation Center - Tempe

A gray and blue Orbit bus, with a green stripe, number 1640, at Tempe Transportation Center on Venus Forward

12/6/2024 - Bus 1640 traveling Venus Forward @ Tempe Transportation Center - Tempe