Boca Raton's I-95 exits, Brightline and Tri-Rail, Palm Tran routes, the free BocaConnect shuttle and downtown parking rules. Parking Services: 561-367-7048.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Facts on this page come from the City of Boca Raton’s Public Transportation and Parking pages and the Florida Department of Transportation.

Boca Raton is crossed by I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike, with U.S. 1 (Federal Highway) and A1A nearer the coast. It also has two train stations, a county bus network and a free on-demand downtown shuttle. For road work, see our road construction guide; for live traffic, use FL511.

Who to call

  • Parking Services: 561-367-7048
  • City Traffic Division (signals, signs): 561-416-3372
  • Boca TMI (commuter options): 561-416-3837
  • Palm Tran trip planner: palmtran.org/TripPlanner
  • Live traffic: FL511 or dial 511

Roads and I-95 exits

From FDOT’s I-95 exit list:

Exit Road
44 Palmetto Park Road
45 Glades Road (State Road 808)
48A Spanish River Boulevard / FAU Boulevard
48B Yamato Road (State Road 794)
50 Congress Avenue

To the south, Exit 42 is Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach; to the north, Exit 51 is Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. The main east-west roads through the city are Palmetto Park Road, Glades Road, Spanish River Boulevard, Yamato Road and Clint Moore Road; north-south, U.S. 1, Dixie Highway, Military Trail, Powerline Road and Jog Road.

Trains

  • Brightline stops at its downtown Boca Raton station on its line between Miami and Orlando, with stations at Aventura, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in between, according to the city. Tickets and station parking: gobrightline.com.
  • Tri-Rail, the regional commuter railroad, stops at the Yamato Road station, 599 Glades Road per the city’s trail pages. Its line runs from Mangonia Park in Palm Beach County to the Miami Airport. Parking is free for Tri-Rail riders. Free shuttles run from the station to The Park at Broken Sound and the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, and Palm Tran Route 94 runs to Florida Atlantic University and Palm Beach State College.

Buses

Palm Tran, the county bus system, serves Boca Raton with these routes, according to the city:

Route Where it goes
1 Limited Stop, “The Bolt” Downtown West Palm Beach to Boca Raton via U.S. 1
1 Palm Beach Gardens to Boca Raton via U.S. 1
2 Palm Beach Gardens to Boca Raton via Congress Avenue
3 Palm Beach Gardens to Boca Raton via Military Trail
91 Boca Raton crosstown via Glades Road
92 Boca Raton crosstown via Palmetto Park Road
94 FAU to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station; free for FAU and Palm Beach State students and staff with ID

Broward County Transit Route 10 runs from Broward Central Terminal to Mizner Park via U.S. 1. Palm Tran Connection offers door-to-door paratransit for eligible riders.

BocaConnect: the free downtown shuttle

The city’s on-demand electric shuttle, BocaConnect, run by Circuit, started June 17, 2024. Book it in the Circuit app; the city says waits are 10 minutes or less.

  • Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
  • Where: south of Glades Road, east of I-95, north of the Hillsboro Canal and west of Northeast Fifth Way/Southeast Fifth Avenue/Royal Palm Way, plus the barrier island from Gumbo Limbo to the Boca Raton Inlet.
  • Cost: free inside the red core zone; $2 a rider, $1 each extra rider, capped at $5, for trips to or from the outer zones.

Downtown parking

From the city’s parking page:

  • Free: the City Hall lots (201 W. Palmetto Park Road), the Building Administration lot (200 NW Second Ave.) and the downtown library lot (400 NW Second Ave.; no overnight parking and no Brightline parking), plus Mizner Park’s four garages. Wildflower Park has a two-hour limit.
  • Metered: spaces with a painted number on the pavement or curb. Pay at the meter by card using the space number, or in the ParkMobile app with the space number as the zone. Rates and time limits vary by location and are posted on signs and meters; ParkMobile may add a transaction fee.
  • Metered areas include Second Street and Federal Highway near Sanborn Square, downtown streets east of Federal Highway between Palmetto Park Road and Mizner Boulevard, Mizner Park, South Beach Pavilion, Red Reef Park West and Spanish River Boulevard near A1A.
  • Events: the City Hall, downtown library and Building Administration lots are free for Mizner Park Amphitheater and Sanborn Square events.

Beach park parking needs a city permit or a daily fee; see our parks guide.

Bikes and trails

The paved El Rio Trail runs 4.8 miles along the El Rio Canal from the Tri-Rail station, and the T-Rex Trail links the station to Countess de Hoernle Park. FDOT’s U.S. 1 project downtown is adding separated bike lanes.

Airports

The Boca Raton Airport is a general aviation airport for private, corporate and flight training traffic, with an FAA contract tower and a customs facility, according to the Boca Raton Airport Authority. For airline flights, Brightline connects downtown Boca Raton to Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Miami and Orlando, and Tri-Rail runs south to the Miami Airport station.

Frequently asked questions

What are the I-95 exits for Boca Raton? Exits 44, 45, 48A, 48B and 50.

Is there a train station? Two: Brightline downtown and Tri-Rail at Yamato Road.

Is BocaConnect free? Free inside the downtown core; $2 a rider to or from the outer zones.

Where can I park free downtown? The City Hall, Building Administration and library lots, and Mizner Park’s garages.

What bus routes serve Boca Raton? Palm Tran Routes 1, 2, 3, 91, 92 and 94, and BCT Route 10.

Related: road construction and closures and moving to Boca Raton.