School Transportation to Coconut Grove & Beyond

Jul 12, 2023

Are you looking for transportation options to get your child to and from school this upcoming year?

The Village of Key Biscayne is coordinating with transportation companies to offer parents with students who attend school off the island information about the providers to better understand the transportation options to these schools.

This is an effort to help parents and students with school transportation while alleviating traffic associated with drop off and pick up schedules.

Company Name: Buggy  

  • Contact: Buggy Onboarding Team 
  • Description: Buggy offers door-to-door school transportation in Mercedes Sprinter vans with text alerts, GPS tracking and real-time camera access. Servicing over 40 schools and counting, we offer flexibility and safety to parents throughout Miami Dade who need their #schoolcommutesolved.  
  • Providing Transportation to (Schools): Gulliver Prep, Cushman, Westminister Christian, Carrolton, Riviera Schools,  Roig Academy, McGlannon, Posnack Day School,  Mast Academy, Miami Arts Charter School, The Gordon School, Fusion Academy, Palmetto Middle, Zelda Glazer (MAST) and American Heritage, Scheck Hillel, Florida Christian.  
  • Features available: GPS tracking, text alerts, and real-time camera streaming. Flexible rides to extracurricular activities.  


Company Name: 
JM Shuttle Bus, LLC 

  • Contact: Esther Mestre 305-361-2231 
  • Description
    • Established in 2004 in Key Biscayne  
    • Door-to-door and Meeting Point options 
    • Daily Morning, Dismissal and Sports Shuttles  
  • Providing Transportation to (Schools): Belén, LaSalle, Columbus, St Brendan, Lourdes Academy, Gulliver, Ransom Everglades 
  • Features available: Dual-facing dash cameras and GPS on every vehicle, air conditioning, and seatbelts. JM Shuttle Bus also offers field trips, group transfers, and birthday party transportation.

***** For the 2023-24 school year, JM Shuttle Bus will begin offering transportation from Key Biscayne to Coconut Grove Schools. All students will meet at the Village Meeting Point. For more information, click here. *****

Company Name: Miami-Dade Public Transit  

  • Contact: Esther Frometa at emf@miamidade.gov or Eric Zahn at zahn@miamidade.gov
  • Description: Route B, initiating from Brickell Metrorail Station into Key Biscayne, servicing several bus stops along the route.  Safe and efficient. We provide discounted bus service to students K-12. https://k12.miamidade.gov/
  • Schools currently served: MAST academy, within 10 minute walk to Mater Brickell Academy 
  • Features available: Effective July 24, 2023, route B will be route 26. Frequency in the morning peak hours will be every 10 minutes and afternoon peak hours will be every 12 minutes. The route will no longer service the Harbor Dr.

The Village of Key Biscayne is including these options on the website to offer information to residents seeking transportation alternatives. These companies are not endorsed by the Village of Key Biscayne.  

If you are a school transportation provider and wish to be added to this list, please contact Jeremy Calleros Gauger at jgauger@keybiscayne.fl.gov or Jessica Drouet at jdrouet@keybiscayne.fl.gov for consideration. 

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