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Rides Mass Transit District is THE Public Transportation provider for Southeastern Illinois. Wherever you live in our 17-county district Rides can get you where you need to go. Rides can be your portal to regional and national destinations. We can connect you to other forms of mass transit such as rail, air and national bus services.

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Serving your community and beyond

Rides can be your portal to regional and national destinations. We can connect you to other forms of mass transit such as rail, air and national bus services.

The Rides Plus Call Center provides riders with information on how to meet their transportation needs, including how to get to and from non-emergency medical appointments. Our goal is to reduce transportation as a barrier resulting in healthier communities. Call now to learn more!

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What We Do

Rides Mass Transit District is a federally funded PUBLIC transportation system. Service is available to ANYONE needing transportation. Rides provides door to door and established route service. The fleet consists of lift-equipped and ramped vehicles making the system fully accessible.

In addition to our local residential and in district scheduled route services, Rides schedules out of district trips too.

To Schedule a Ride… It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

  1. Call your local county operation center.
  2. State your transportation need:
    where you need to be picked up,
    where you need to go,
    what time you need to be picked up and,
    if you need a return trip.
  3. The dispatch staff will schedule your trip for you.
24-Hour Advance Reservations Twenty-four hour advance reservation is suggested.

Do you live in Marion, Herrin, Carterville or Carbondale? RMTD has a new Microtransit program that allows you to schedule a ride by using your smartphone app.

Summer service hours are available between the hours of 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7 p.m. - midnight Fridays and Saturdays. You can also request a ride during those hours by calling 618-715-0770.

View Bus Routes Online

Did you know you can view our bus routes by county? We are proud to serve the southern Illinois area with comfortable, clean, convenient and cost effective public transportation. Use the menu below to navigate to our routes by county and brochure pages. Large Format and Braille Brochures are available at your nearest Operations Center. You can also request additional translations.

 

View Fixed Routes

Wondering where the bus is located? Good news! TransLoc is a free application that you can install on your Android or Apple smart devices for real-time tracking at your convenience! TransLoc will allow you to view our fixed route service in Carbondale and manage notification alerts as the buses near your designated stop.

Just visit your Google Play Store on Android or your Apple Store on Apple devices to download the free app. You can also visit siuc.transloc.com to track the routes on your web browser.

All SIUC students can follow the link below to download your QR pass code.

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