DART will have a major service change on Sunday, August 19, which will impact this, and every DART route. Learn more.
Service operates between DART Central Station, Park Fair Mall, Polk County Jail and Dee Zee Manufacturing, including destinations at Grandview University and the State Capitol.
Connections: Local Route 1 at Grand Avenue. Local Route 15 at Park Fair Mall. Local Route 17 at University Avenue. All Express Routes and the D-Line Shuttle on Grand Avenue and Locust Street in downtown Des Moines. All Local and Crosstown Routes at DART Central Station.
DART Central Station Platform: B
Guaranteed Ride Home: In case of an emergency, DART will guarantee a ride home to individuals riding Route 4 – E 14th St, extension to Polk County Jail, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. To qualify for a Guaranteed Ride Home, you must be a monthly bus pass holder, Unlimited Access participant or RideShare vanpooler. For full program details, click here.
To learn how to read DART schedules, click here.
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Weekday / Southbound-Inbound:
| Route 4 • Weekday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/04/18 | ||||||
| NE 16th St & NE 58th (Dee Zee) | NE 22nd St & NE 51st Pl (Polk Co Jail) | Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid Ave | Grand Ave & E 14th St | DART Central Station |
| AM | - - - - | - - - - | 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:58 | 6:10 |
| - - - - | - - - - | 6:15 | 6:20 | 6:28 | 6:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 6:45 | 6:50 | 6:58 | 7:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 7:14 | 7:19 | 7:28 | 7:40 | |
| 7:13 | 7:20 | - - - - | 7:30 | 7:38 | 7:50 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 7:44 | 7:49 | 7:58 | 8:10 | |
| 7:43 | 7:50 | - - - - | 8:00 | 8:08 | 8:20 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 8:15 | 8:20 | 8:28 | 8:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 8:45 | 8:50 | 8:58 | 9:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 9:15 | 9:20 | 9:28 | 9:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 10:10 | 10:15 | 10:23 | 10:35 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 11:10 | 11:15 | 11:23 | 11:35 | |
| PM | - - - - | - - - - | 12:10 | 12:15 | 12:23 | 12:35 |
| - - - - | - - - - | 1:10 | 1:15 | 1:23 | 1:35 | |
| 1:12 | 1:19 | - - - - | 1:30 | 1:38 | 1:50 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 2:10 | 2:15 | 2:23 | 2:35 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 2:44 | 2:49 | 2:58 | 3:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 3:14 | 3:19 | 3:28 | 3:40 | |
| 3:12 | 3:19 | - - - - | 3:30 | 3:38 | 3:50 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 3:44 | 3:49 | 3:58 | 4:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 4:12 | 4:19 | 4:28 | 4:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 4:42 | 4:49 | 4:58 | 5:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 5:14 | 5:19 | 5:28 | 5:40 | |
| 5:12 | 5:19 | - - - - | 5:29 | 5:38 | 5:50 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:58 | 6:10 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 6:15 | 6:20 | 6:28 | 6:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 7:17 | 7:22 | 7:29 | 7:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 8:17 | 8:22 | 8:29 | 8:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 9:17 | 9:22 | 9:29 | 9:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 10:20 | 10:25 | 10:31 | 10:40 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 11:05 | 11:10 | 11:16 | 11:25 | |
| 11:10 | 11:16 | - - - - | 11:25 | 11:31 | 11:40 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||||
Weekday / Northbound-Outbound:
| Route 4 • Weekday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/04/18 | |||||||
| DART Central Station | Grand Ave & E 14th St | Euclid Ave & E 14th St | Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid/Douglas | NE 22nd St & NE 51st Pl (Polk Co Jail) | NE 16th St & NE 58th (Dee Zee) |
| AM | 6:15 | 6:24 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:31 | 6:41 | 6:48 |
| 6:45 | 6:55 | 7:04 | 7:07 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:55 | 7:05 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:13 | 7:23 | 7:30 | |
| 7:15 | 7:25 | 7:34 | 7:38 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 7:45 | 7:55 | 8:04 | 8:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:15 | 8:24 | 8:32 | 8:36 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:45 | 8:54 | 9:02 | 9:06 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 9:45 | 9:54 | 10:04 | 10:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 10:45 | 10:54 | 11:04 | 11:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 11:45 | 11:54 | 12:04 | 12:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| PM | 12:15 | 12:24 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:32 | 12:41 | 12:48 |
| 12:45 | 12:54 | 1:04 | 1:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 1:45 | 1:54 | 2:04 | 2:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 2:20 | 2:29 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:37 | 2:46 | 2:53 | |
| 2:45 | 2:54 | 3:04 | 3:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 3:15 | 3:24 | 3:34 | 3:39 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 3:45 | 3:54 | 4:04 | 4:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 4:05 | 4:15 | - - - - | - - - - | 4:23 | 4:32 | 4:39 | |
| 4:15 | 4:26 | 4:37 | 4:42 * | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 4:45 | 4:56 | 5:07 | 5:12 * | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 5:15 | 5:25 | 5:35 | 5:39 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 5:45 | 5:55 | 6:05 | 6:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:15 | 6:25 | 6:35 | 6:39 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:45 | 6:54 | 7:02 | 7:06 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 7:45 | 7:54 | 8:02 | 8:06 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:45 | 8:54 | 9:02 | 9:06 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 9:45 | 9:54 | 10:02 | 10:06 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 10:20 | 10:29 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:36 | 10:45 | 10:52 | |
| 10:45 | 10:53 | 11:02 | 11:05 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| * These routes become Route 15 - 6th Ave bus at Park Fair Mall. | |||||||
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | |||||||
Saturday / Southbound-Inbound:
| Route 4 • Saturday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/04/18 | ||||
| Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid Ave | Grand Ave & E 14th St | DART Central Station |
| AM | 7:14 | 7:19 | 7:29 | 7:40 |
| 8:13 | 8:19 | 8:29 | 8:40 | |
| 9:13 | 9:19 | 9:29 | 9:40 | |
| 10:13 | 10:19 | 10:29 | 10:40 | |
| 11:13 | 11:19 | 11:29 | 11:40 | |
| PM | 12:13 | 12:19 | 12:29 | 12:40 |
| 1:13 | 1:19 | 1:29 | 1:40 | |
| 2:13 | 2:19 | 2:29 | 2:40 | |
| 3:13 | 3:19 | 3:29 | 3:40 | |
| 4:13 | 4:19 | 4:29 | 4:40 | |
| 5:13 | 5:19 | 5:29 | 5:40 | |
| 6:13 | 6:19 | 6:29 | 6:40 | |
| 7:13 | 7:19 | 7:29 | 7:40 | |
| 8:13 | 8:19 | 8:29 | 8:40 | |
| 9:13 | 9:19 | 9:29 | 9:40 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Saturday / Northbound-Outbound:
| Route 4 • Saturday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/04/18 | ||||
| DART Central Station | Grand Ave & E 14th St | Euclid Ave & E 14th St | Park Fair Mall |
| AM | 6:55 | 7:02 | 7:10 | 7:14 |
| 7:45 | 7:52 | 8:01 | 8:05 | |
| 8:45 | 8:52 | 9:01 | 9:05 | |
| 9:45 | 9:52 | 10:01 | 10:05 | |
| 10:45 | 10:52 | 11:01 | 11:05 | |
| 11:45 | 11:52 | 12:01 | 12:05 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:52 | 1:01 | 1:05 |
| 1:45 | 1:52 | 2:01 | 2:05 | |
| 2:45 | 2:52 | 3:01 | 3:05 | |
| 3:45 | 3:52 | 4:01 | 4:05 | |
| 4:45 | 4:52 | 5:01 | 5:05 | |
| 5:45 | 5:52 | 6:01 | 6:05 | |
| 6:45 | 6:52 | 7:01 | 7:05 | |
| 7:45 | 7:52 | 8:01 | 8:05 | |
| 8:45 | 8:52 | 9:01 | 9:05 | |
| 9:45 | 9:51 | 9:59 | 10:03 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Southbound-Inbound:
| Route 4 • Sunday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/04/18 | ||||
| Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid Ave | Grand Ave & E 14th St | DART Central Station |
| AM | 8:13 | 8:19 | 8:29 | 8:40 |
| 9:13 | 9:19 | 9:29 | 9:40 | |
| 10:13 | 10:19 | 10:29 | 10:40 | |
| 11:13 | 11:19 | 11:29 | 11:40 | |
| PM | 12:13 | 12:19 | 12:29 | 12:40 |
| 1:13 | 1:19 | 1:29 | 1:40 | |
| 2:13 | 2:19 | 2:29 | 2:40 | |
| 3:13 | 3:19 | 3:29 | 3:40 | |
| 4:13 | 4:19 | 4:29 | 4:40 | |
| 5:13 | 5:19 | 5:29 | 5:40 | |
| 6:05 | 6:11 | 6:21 | 6:30 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Northbound-Outbound:
| Route 4 • Sunday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/04/18 | ||||
| DART Central Station | Grand Ave & E 14th St | Euclid Ave & E 14th St | Park Fair Mall |
| AM | 7:55 | 8:01 | 8:09 | 8:13 |
| 8:45 | 8:52 | 9:01 | 9:05 | |
| 9:45 | 9:52 | 10:01 | 10:05 | |
| 10:45 | 10:52 | 11:01 | 11:05 | |
| 11:45 | 11:52 | 12:01 | 12:05 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:52 | 1:01 | 1:05 |
| 1:45 | 1:52 | 2:01 | 2:05 | |
| 2:45 | 2:52 | 3:01 | 3:05 | |
| 3:45 | 3:52 | 4:01 | 4:05 | |
| 4:45 | 4:52 | 5:01 | 5:05 | |
| 5:45 | 5:52 | 6:01 | 6:05 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
