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Rides Mass Transit District is THE Public Transportation provider for Southeastern Illinois. Wherever you live in our 18-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. RMTD 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, RMTD also schedules out of district trips.

View Fixed Routes

Wondering where the bus is located? Good news! Rides MTD is a free application that you can install on your Android or Apple smart devices for real-time tracking at your convenience! Rides MTD will allow you to view our fixed route service in Carbondale, manage notification alerts, schedule trips in our microtransit region and more!

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.

Learn more about the RMTD Saluki Express Night Safety-Microtransit Program here

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

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.

 

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This webpage can be translated into multiple languages using the "Select Language" drop down box at the top of the screen.

Esta página web puede traducirse a varios idiomas utilizando el cuadro desplegable "Select Language" en la parte superior de la pantalla.


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