COTA Zoo Bus Discount for Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay

You don’t have to fight traffic or pay for parking to enjoy the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Zoombezi Bay! You can get a huge discount for Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay!

The Columbus Zoo and COTA have again partnered to provide bus service from downtown Columbus, Dublin Park & Ride, and Griggs Dam Park & Ride to the Zoo. And you’ll enjoy a huge discount on admission to the Columbus Zoo or waterpark.

Ride the COTA Zoo Bus and get $5 admission into the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, or $10 OFF admission to Zoombezi Bay!

group of people standing in front of COTA Zoo bus

image: Grahm S. Jones

Zoo Bus Discount for Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Zoombezi Bay

Zoo Bus service runs 7 days a week from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day for Zoombezi Bay and the Zoo.

You’ll receive discounted admission:

$5 admission into the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, or
$10 off each admission into Zoombezi Bay

In addition to the discount, you’ll also avoid the $10 cost for Zoo parking.

The bus fare is $2 per adult, $1 for children under age 12, and no charge for children under 5, each way. You must have exact Fare, Trip Ticket or valid pass to ride -drivers do not carry cash and can not make change.

The Zoo discount ticket is only valid on the day of the bus ride.

COTA Zoo Bus Details

Zoo Bus riders can board at various locations in downtown Columbus, or leave their cars at the Griggs Dam Park & Ride (located at Riverside Drive & Nottingham Road) or Dublin Park and Ride. Meters in downtown Columbus are free on Sundays.

There are 5 departure times to and from the Zoo, so you can spend as little or as much of your day at the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay.

Bus schedule

Weekends Only: May 10–25
Daily Service – May 25 – Sept. 5, 2024

Download the Transit app before you go to pay, plan your trips and save every time you ride.

When you board the Zoo Bus, ask your Operator for a Zoo Bus coupon (one per customer). Once you arrive at the zoo, show coupon at the admission window.

See bus schedule and details here.

For more information about COTA Zoo Bus service, visit COTA.com/ZooBus or call (614) 228-1776.

For Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay hours and details, visit columbuszoo.org or https://zoombezibay.columbuszoo.org/