LCTA Route 8

Kingston / Swoyersville
Effective date: January 19, 2026

Service Notes

  • No Sunday service.
  • Saturday service operates with a different schedule.
  • LCTA does not operate on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
  • All LCTA vehicles are ADA accessible.

Major Stops

  • Intermodal Transit Center
  • Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston)
  • Luzerne Shopping Center
  • Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street

Weekday Schedule

Outbound: Wilkes-Barre to Swoyersville

From Intermodal Transit Center to Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street.

Weekday outbound schedule for Route 8 from Intermodal Transit Center to Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street
Intermodal Transit Center Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston) Luzerne Shopping Center Shoemaker St. & Hemlock St.
7:30 AM 7:40 AM 7:55 AM 8:00 AM
8:30 AM 8:40 AM 8:55 AM 9:00 AM
9:30 AM 9:40 AM 9:55 AM 10:00 AM
10:50 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:20 AM
12:10 PM 12:20 PM 12:35 PM 12:40 PM
1:30 PM 1:40 PM 1:55 PM 2:00 PM
2:50 PM 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 3:20 PM
3:50 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:20 PM
4:50 PM 5:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:20 PM
5:50 PM 6:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:20 PM

Inbound: Swoyersville to Wilkes-Barre

From Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street to Intermodal Transit Center.

Weekday inbound schedule for Route 8 from Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street to Intermodal Transit Center
Shoemaker St. & Hemlock St. Luzerne Shopping Center Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston) Intermodal Transit Center
8:02 AM 8:09 AM 8:23 AM 8:29 AM
9:02 AM 9:09 AM 9:23 AM 9:29 AM
10:02 AM 10:09 AM 10:23 AM 10:29 AM
11:22 AM 11:29 AM 11:43 AM 11:49 AM
12:42 PM 12:49 PM 1:03 PM 1:09 PM
2:02 PM 2:09 PM 2:23 PM 2:29 PM
3:22 PM 3:29 PM 3:43 PM 3:49 PM
4:22 PM 4:29 PM 4:43 PM 4:49 PM
5:22 PM 5:29 PM 5:43 PM 5:49 PM
6:22 PM 6:29 PM 6:43 PM 6:49 PM

Saturday Schedule

Outbound: Wilkes-Barre to Swoyersville

Saturday outbound schedule for Route 8 from Intermodal Transit Center to Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street
Intermodal Transit Center Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston) Luzerne Shopping Center Shoemaker St. & Hemlock St.
9:30 AM 9:40 AM 9:55 AM 10:00 AM
10:50 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:20 AM
12:10 PM 12:20 PM 12:35 PM 12:40 PM
1:30 PM 1:40 PM 1:55 PM 2:00 PM
2:50 PM 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 3:20 PM
4:10 PM 4:20 PM 4:35 PM 4:40 PM

Inbound: Swoyersville to Wilkes-Barre

Saturday inbound schedule for Route 8 from Shoemaker Street and Hemlock Street to Intermodal Transit Center
Shoemaker St. & Hemlock St. Luzerne Shopping Center Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston) Intermodal Transit Center
10:02 AM 10:09 AM 10:23 AM 10:29 AM
11:22 AM 11:29 AM 11:43 AM 11:49 AM
12:42 PM 12:49 PM 1:03 PM 1:09 PM
2:02 PM 2:09 PM 2:23 PM 2:29 PM
3:22 PM 3:29 PM 3:43 PM 3:49 PM
4:42 PM 4:49 PM 5:03 PM 5:09 PM

Destinations Served

  • Luzerne Housing Authority (Kingston)
  • Pierce Street
  • Luzerne Shopping Center
  • Wyoming Valley West Middle School
  • ALDI (Kingston)
  • Rutter Avenue
  • Swoyersville
  • Luzerne
  • Forty Fort
  • Luzerne County Courthouse