Transit

Capital Metro

  • Commute to work FREE with the Employee Transit Pass Program! Get your free pass and love your commute.
  • Guaranteed Ride Home program offers qualified customers reimbursement for up to four emergency taxi rides a year. Think of it as commuter insurance.
  • The Rider’s Guide will get you started and introduce to Capital Metro services.
  • Schedules and Maps help you plan your route, shows times and stop locations.
  • Trip Planner helps you put it all together to get there and back again.
  • Use the Transit App wherever you are, and instantly know when the next bus or train is arriving. And if you’re going somewhere new, their easy-to-use trip planner will get you there: know when your next train or bus is arriving, see exactly where your bus or train is on the map, star your favorite routes, bumping them to the top of the list, see a full list of all scheduled stop times near you, plot routes on the map and more!

Capital Metro: (512) 474-1200

TDD: (512) 385-5872 (service for persons with hearing impairments)

Other Tools for  Your Commute

  • Dadnab - Simply add (512) 981-6221 (for Austin) into your contact list and send a text message to Dadnab with the location you want to reach. Dadnab will send you a text with the nearest bus stop, the bus number and the time it is scheduled to arrive.
  • Car2go and Zipcar have you covered with use of shared cars for quick trips.
  • Chariot has three different public transit-like routes where individual can reserve a seat on a van using a smartphone app.  Chariot charges $3.50 per ride or $95 for a monthly pass.
  • Austin B-Cycle a bike sharing service.

Getting Around Texas

You may not know about the different ways you can get around Texas (and beyond) from right here in Austin without driving your car!

  • Megabus gets you around Texas and other cities like New Orleans, Chicago and Memphis on double-decker busses with electrical outlets at every seat, free wifi and very affordable rates.
  • Greyhound buses can get you across the state or the country.
  • Take the train! Amtrak can get you from the downtown Austin station to Dallas or Houston … and anywhere else they travel from there.