Route 92 mainly helps airport staff and Easton riders, not tourists
COTA Route 92 runs from CMH’s Terminal T toward northeast Columbus and Easton, but it is slower, less frequent, and slightly more expensive than Route 7. Transit fans on Reddit call it a commuter line, not the primary "airport bus," and locals warn that it does not give you a simple airport–downtown ride like Route 7 does.
The 92 follows commuter-style hours with thinner weekend and late-evening service, while Route 7 shows up more often across the day. Riders point out that missing a 92 can leave you waiting much longer than missing a 7, and several posts note that evening trips after about 9–10 p.m. can be especially hit or miss compared with Route 7’s schedule.
Cost on 92 sits above Route 7’s basic local fare, and trip times are longer than a comparable 7 ride for most airport itineraries. Some locals say that if you catch a well-timed 92 to Easton, the total travel time can be close to driving, but that only works when the bus lines up with your landing time; one missed trip can turn a 20–25 minute ride into nearly an hour door to door.
The stop sits outside Terminal T at CMH, shared with other COTA services, which is where confusion starts: visitors sometimes hop on 92 thinking it is the main airport bus and then realize it is peeling off toward northeast corridors instead of High Street or downtown. A few Reddit stories mention people having to backtrack via transfers after boarding 92 by mistake, especially when they actually needed Route 7 or AirConnect.
How to use Route 92 from CMH in five steps
- 1. After baggage claim in Terminal T, follow ground transport signs to the COTA bus stop outside the main arrivals level.
- 2. Check a trip planner or the COTA app and compare Route 92 vs Route 7 for your destination; only pick 92 if you are going to Easton or somewhere along its corridor.
- 3. Confirm the fare (higher than Route 7) and have payment ready before the bus pulls in so you are not slowing down boarding at the front door.
- 4. When the bus labeled "92" arrives, ask the driver to confirm it serves your specific cross street or Easton stop, then board and move your luggage out of the aisle.
- 5. Use your phone’s map and the stop request cord to signal 1–2 blocks before your stop, since the 92 does not loop downtown like Route 7 and missed stops can be annoying to fix.
One tip: before you leave the terminal, set a 92 vs 7 comparison in a trip-planning app; if 92 is more than one headway away, default to Route 7 and a transfer instead of waiting out a long gap.