Transportation services

  • About the Transportation Department

    • The district's transportation department provides safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services by utilizing approximately 380 school bus vehicles every day.
    • Anoka-Hennepin is Minnesota's largest school district, serving more than 40,000 students.
    • Our vehicles travel more than six million miles annually.
    • We service more than 8,000 individual bus stops traveling to and from more than 60 school sites. 
    • School buses are statistically the safest way for students to get to and from school.
    • To find your student's bus information, log in to A-HConnect and follow these step-by-step directions. Or contact the transportation department with other questions.  

     

    Contacting the Transportation Department or service providers

    The Anoka-Hennepin transportation department hotline, 763-506-1125, is answered from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days and from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on non-school days. 

    In-person office hours are daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Educational Service Center. 

    Non-urgent questions or concerns can be emailed to transportation@ahschools.us.

    If you are looking to connect with one of our bus companies:

    First Student - Anoka (Routes 300s, 400s, 600s) 763-421-3199
    First Student - Champlin (Routes 100s) 763-421-5785
    Kottke's Bus (Routes 1-99, 500, 700s) 763-755-3100
    Northstar Bus (Routes 200s) 763-425-2542
    Voigt's Bus (Routes 800s) 763-762-3323
    Lorenz Bus (Routes 900s) 763-201-8869

    If you are looking to connect with one of our van companies:

    Frontier Transportation Services (FTS) 651-493-1916
    Halo Transportation (HALO) 763-432-6806
    Metropolitan Transportation Network (MTN) 763-571-1541 (Press 1)
    Northline Transportation (NLT) 651-797-3448
    Safe Tree Transportation (STT) 763-316-6432

    Jobs

    Anoka-Hennepin Schools is seeking school bus paraprofessionals and traffic control for the 2024-25 school year. Apply online at ahschools.us/jobs or call 763-506-1125 with questions.

FAQ surrounding school bus operations

  • Why do some children have to cross the street to board the school bus?

  • We live on a cul-de-sec. Will the bus come down our street?

  • Our neighborhood has no sidewalks and has hills and curves. Can we have an additional bus stop so our children do not have to walk to the existing stop?

  • I cannot see the bus stop from my house.

  • My child carries a large musical instrument and / or a heavy backpack; or he / she is the only student using the bus stop, the stop needs to be closer to our home.

  • The bus drives right past my house. Why can't it stop at my house?

  • I own a daycare and need the stop at my house because the State requires me to see the students at all times. Why can't the bus stop be located at my house?

  • I have young children at home and / or I leave home because of work.

Forms

  • Bus stop change request form

  • Daycare request form

  • Shared custody form

  • Out of attendance area request form

  • Transportation Opt-out form

  • Additional forms and information