Transportation for older adults and persons with disabilities
Effective September 1, 2023: These transportation programs ended:
- Essential Delivery Services for Call-n-Ride participants
- Free taxi rides to COVID-19 test and vaccination clinics, and at-home test kit and mask pickup locations
If you have questions, contact us at 301-948-5409 or 800-980-6564, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Language interpreter services are available for free.
Senior/Disabled transportation options outreach - Zoom event on November 18, 2020. Watch the recording.
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Transit Services
Serves 80+ bus routes, with 380+ ADA accessible buses and 5,405 bus stops
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Call-n-Ride & Same Day Access
Subsidized taxi trips for low-income older adults and persons with disabilities.
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MetroAccess
Shared-ride, door-to-door, paratransit service for people whose disability prevents them from using bus or rail.
Ride buses free at all times
Persons age 65+ and persons with disabilities ride free at all times on
- All Ride On, Ride On extRa, Flash, and Flex buses
- These
Metrobus routes
- C2, C4, C8, F4, J1, J2, K6, K9, L8, Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, T2, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8
To ride free, tap one of these cards on the farebox when you board
- Senior SmarTrip® card - Get this card
- Reduced Fare SmarTrip® photo ID card (formerly Metro Disability ID card) - Get this card
- Medicare card with a current photo ID
- MetroAccess card
Other programs
Escorted transportation
Escorted transportation is available for adults who qualify based on income and disability. Because of disability, customers must require the need for an escort throughout their trip.
Contact JCA's Connect-A-Ride program to apply for this program:
- Call 301-738-3252, or
- Email [email protected].
Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Transportation Program
The Medical Assistance Transportation grant program provides transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients who
- live in Montgomery County, and
- need transportation to access medically necessary services.
This program provides “last resort” transportation for ambulatory, wheelchair and stretcher-bound recipients who have no other means of transportation available to get to and from medical appointments, or whose medical or physical needs prevent them from using such available transportation.
Senior Connection (volunteer transportation)
Senior Connection offers rides and help getting groceries for County residents over age 60.
For more information about Senior Connection
- Call 301-962-0820
- Go to seniorconnectionmc.org or,
- Email [email protected]
Get help finding transportation
The Connect-A-Ride Transportation Resource Center (CAR) is a free information and referral service. It helps adults over 50 and adults with disabilities find transportation for medical services, errands, social activities and more.
Contact CAR at 301-738-3252, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or email [email protected]
CAR links people with public, private, and volunteer transportation services, including escorted transportation. It offers free workshops on how to use public transportation.
The program also helps callers apply for transportation programs like Call-n-Ride and Metro Access.
CAR is funded by Montgomery County Government. It is operated by the Jewish Council for the Aging
We are committed to you
Montgomery County is committed to providing mobility for older adults and persons with disabilities.
We heard from you and we've made major changes to meet your needs better and make your travel more convenient.
All of Ride On's buses are wheelchair accessible.
The County's transit system is one of the best in the country. It includes
- Ride On,
- Metrobus,
- Metrorail, and
- special transportation programs like Call-n-Ride, Same Day Access, Medicaid Transportation, and MetroAccess.
More resources
- Department of Health and Human Services Transportation Resources
- Transportation Network Directory for People with Disabilities & Adults 50+ (PDF)
- Explore Your Transportation Options (PDF) | Averigüe qué métodos de transporte hay disponibles para usted (PDF)
- Information and Spoken Interpretation in Other Languages (PDF)