OATS Transit will not run regular routes and will close its offices on Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, according to its holiday schedule.
The listed 2026 no-service dates still ahead are Nov. 11, Nov. 26, Nov. 27, Dec. 24, and Dec. 25. Columbus Day on Oct. 12 already passed. The same page lists 2027 observed holidays, including New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, 2027.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, OATS observes the previous Friday. If it falls on a Sunday, the agency observes the following Monday, the holiday schedule says.
Macon County riders schedule trips by calling 660-415-0901 or 800-654-6287. Reservations are taken from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and next-day service must be requested by 1 p.m., according to the OATS Macon County page.
OATS also lists a Macon Chamber of Commerce service it provides inside the city of Macon from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday for $2 per stop, with reservations through the Chamber office at 660-385-2811. County-to-Macon service is listed for the third Tuesday of each month, service to Moberly for the second Wednesday, and service to Kirksville for the fourth Thursday. InterCity routes to Columbia run every Tuesday along U.S. 63 and on the first Wednesday and third Monday along U.S. 36 and U.S. 63, the Macon page says.
One-way fares on the county routes are listed as $2 for in-town riders, $3 for county service, $4 to an adjacent county, and $10 round trip for long-distance travel. InterCity trips are $10 round trip, with a $1 fee for each stop along the route. The Macon page lists InterCity pickup points at Midway Gas & Grill at the Junction of Route M and U.S. 63 in Atlanta, the Dollar General on N. Brown Street in La Plata, and Hardee’s at the Junction of U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 in Macon.
Holiday and Macon service details are at oatstransit.org/holidays and oatstransit.org/macon.