Service operates between DART Central Station, Park Fair Mall and Polk County Jail, including destinations at Grandview University and the State Capitol.
Connections: Local Route 1 at Grand Avenue. Local Route 15 and Crosstown Route 50 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 On Demand service in Ankeny.
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.
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Weekday / Southbound-Inbound
| Route 4 • Weekday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | |||||||
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Hy-Vee Commissary | NE 17th St & NE 58th | NE 22nd St. & NE 51st Pl (Polk Co. Jail) | Park Fair Mall | E 14th St. & Euclid/Douglas | Grand Ave & E 14th | DART Central Station |
| AM | - - - - | - - - - | 4:35 | 4:49 | 4:52 | 4:59 | 5:07 |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 5:47 | 5:50 | 5:57 | 6:05 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 6:15 | 6:19 | 6:27 | 6:37 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | 6:31 | 6:45 | 6:49 | 6:57 | 7:07 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 7:14 | 7:18 | 7:26 | 7:36 | |
| 7:04 | 7:13 | 7:20 | - - - - | 7:30 | 7:38 | 7:48 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 7:44 | 7:48 | 7:56 | 8:06 | |
| 7:39 | 7:48 | 7:55 | - - - - | 8:05 | 8:13 | 8:23 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 8:15 | 8:19 | 8:27 | 8:37 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 8:45 | 8:49 | 8:57 | 9:07 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 9:15 | 9:19 | 9:27 | 9:37 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 10:10 | 10:14 | 10:21 | 10:31 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 11:10 | 11:14 | 11:21 | 11:31 | |
| PM | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 12:10 | 12:14 | 12:21 | 12:31 |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 1:10 | 1:14 | 1:21 | 1:31 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 2:10 | 2:14 | 2:21 | 2:31 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 2:44 | 2:49 | 2:58 | 3:08 | |
| 2:45 | 2:54 | 3:00 | - - - - | 3:09 | 3:17 | 3:27 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 3:14 | 3:19 | 3:28 | 3:38 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 3:44 | 3:49 | 3:58 | 4:08 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 4:12 | 4:17 | 4:26 | 4:36 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 4:42 | 4:47 | 4:56 | 5:06 | |
| 4:35 | 4:44 | 4:50 | - - - - | 4:59 | 5:07 | 5:17 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 5:14 | 5:19 | 5:28 | 5:38 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:59 | 6:09 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 6:15 | 6:20 | 6:29 | 6:39 | |
| 6:10 | 6:19 | 6:25 | - - - - | 6:34 | 6:40 | 6:48 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 7:17 | 7:22 | 7:30 | 7:39 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 8:17 | 8:22 | 8:30 | 8:38 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 9:17 | 9:21 | 9:28 | 9:36 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 10:20 | 10:24 | 10:31 | 10:39 | |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 11:05 | 11:09 | 11:15 | 11:22+ | |
| + This trip ends at 7th and Locust | |||||||
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | |||||||
Weekday / Northbound-Outbound
| Route 4 • Weekday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | ||||||||
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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 17th St & NE 58th | Hy-Vee Commissary |
| AM | 5:20 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | 5:40 | 5:45 | 5:53 |
| 5:25 | 5:35 | 5:44 | 5:47 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:15 | 6:24 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:32 | 6:40 | 6:45 | 6:55 | |
| 6:45 | 6:55 | 7:04 | 7:07 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:55 | 7:04 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:12 | 7:20 | 7:25 | 7:35 | |
| 7:15 | 7:25 | 7:34 | 7:37 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 7:45 | 7:55 | 8:04 | 8:07 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:15 | 8:25 | 8:34 | 8:37 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:45 | 8:55 | 9:04 | 9:07 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 9:45 | 9:55 | 10:05 | 10:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:55 | 1:05 | 1:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| 1:45 | 1:55 | 2:05 | 2:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 2:00 | 2:10 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:19 | 2:27 | 2:32 | 2:42 | |
| 2:45 | 2:55 | 3:05 | 3:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 3:15 | 3:25 | 3:35 | 3:38 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 3:35 | 3:45 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:54 | 4:02 | 4:07 | 4:17 | |
| 3:45 | 3:55 | 4:05 | 4:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 4:15 | 4:26 | 4:36 | 4:39 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 4:45 | 4:56 | 5:06 | 5:09 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 5:15 | 5:25 | 5:35 | 5:38 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 5:25 | 5:35 | - - - - | - - - - | 5:44 | 5:52 | 5:57 | 6:07 | |
| 5:45 | 5:55 | 6:05 | 6:08 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:15 | 6:25 | 6:35 | 6:38 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 6:45 | 6:53 | 7:01 | 7:04 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 7:45 | 7:53 | 8:01 | 8:04 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 8:45 | 8:53 | 9:01 | 9:04 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 9:45 | 9:53 | 10:01 | 10:04 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| 10:45 | 10:53 | 11:01 | 11:04 | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||||||
Saturday / Southbound-Inbound
| Route 4 • Saturday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | ||||
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Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid Ave | Grand Ave & E 14th St | DART Central Station |
| AM | 6:12 | 6:16 | 6:25 | 6:35 |
| 7:12 | 7:16 | 7:25 | 7:35 | |
| 8:12 | 8:16 | 8:25 | 8:35 | |
| 9:12 | 9:16 | 9:25 | 9:35 | |
| 10:12 | 10:16 | 10:25 | 10:35 | |
| 11:12 | 11:16 | 11:25 | 11:35 | |
| PM | 12:12 | 12:16 | 12:25 | 12:35 |
| 1:12 | 1:16 | 1:25 | 1:35 | |
| 2:12 | 2:16 | 2:25 | 2:35 | |
| 3:12 | 3:16 | 3:25 | 3:35 | |
| 4:12 | 4:16 | 4:25 | 4:35 | |
| 5:12 | 5:16 | 5:25 | 5:35 | |
| 6:12 | 6:16 | 6:25 | 6:35 | |
| 7:12 | 7:16 | 7:25 | 7:35 | |
| 8:12 | 8:16 | 8:25 | 8:35 | |
| 9:12 | 9:16 | 9:25 | 9:35 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Saturday / Northbound-Outbound
| Route 4 • Saturday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | ||||
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DART Central Station | Grand Ave & E 14th St | Euclid Ave & E 14th St | Park Fair Mall |
| AM | 6:45 | 6:55 | 7:03 | 7:06 |
| 7:45 | 7:55 | 8:03 | 8:06 | |
| 8:45 | 8:55 | 9:03 | 9:06 | |
| 9:45 | 9:55 | 10:03 | 10:06 | |
| 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:04 | 11:07 | |
| 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:04 | 12:07 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:55 | 1:04 | 1:07 |
| 1:45 | 1:55 | 2:04 | 2:07 | |
| 2:45 | 2:53 | 3:02 | 3:05 | |
| 3:45 | 3:53 | 4:02 | 4:05 | |
| 4:45 | 4:53 | 5:02 | 5:05 | |
| 5:45 | 5:53 | 6:02 | 6:05 | |
| 6:45 | 6:53 | 7:02 | 7:05 | |
| 7:45 | 7:53 | 8:02 | 8:05 | |
| 8:45 | 8:53 | 9:02 | 9:05 | |
| 9:45 | 9:53 | 10:02 | 10:05 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Southbound-Inbound
| Route 4 • Sunday / Southbound-Inbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | ||||
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Park Fair Mall | E 14th St & Euclid Ave | Grand Ave & E 14th St | DART Central Station |
| AM | 7:13 | 7:17 | 7:25 | 7:35 |
| 8:13 | 8:17 | 8:25 | 8:35 | |
| 9:13 | 9:17 | 9:25 | 9:35 | |
| 10:13 | 10:17 | 10:25 | 10:35 | |
| 11:13 | 11:17 | 11:25 | 11:35 | |
| PM | 12:13 | 12:17 | 12:25 | 12:35 |
| 1:13 | 1:17 | 1:25 | 1:35 | |
| 2:13 | 2:17 | 2:25 | 2:35 | |
| 3:13 | 3:17 | 3:25 | 3:35 | |
| 4:13 | 4:17 | 4:26 | 4:36 | |
| 5:13 | 5:17 | 5:26 | 5:36 | |
| 6:13 | 6:17 | 6:26 | 6:36 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Northbound-Outbound
| Route 4 • Sunday / Northbound-Outbound • Effective 02/20/2022 | ||||
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DART Central Station | Grand Ave & E 14th St | Euclid Ave & E 14th St | Park Fair Mall |
| AM | 7:45 | 7:51 | 7:59 | 8:03 |
| 8:45 | 8:51 | 8:59 | 9:03 | |
| 9:45 | 9:51 | 9:59 | 10:03 | |
| 10:45 | 10:51 | 10:59 | 11:03 | |
| 11:45 | 11:51 | 11:59 | 12:03 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:51 | 12:59 | 1:03 |
| 1:45 | 1:51 | 1:59 | 2:03 | |
| 2:45 | 2:51 | 2:59 | 3:03 | |
| 3:45 | 3:51 | 3:59 | 4:03 | |
| 4:45 | 4:51 | 4:59 | 5:03 | |
| 5:45 | 5:51 | 5:59 | 6:03 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
