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Dial a ride

Dial-A-Ride DART

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Trips are available

Monday-Friday from 5:00 am to 11:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

(except major holidays including: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas).

CALL 330-678-1BUS (1287)

 

Schedulers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides should be booked at least one to three days in advance. Countywide service to the Townships is done on certain days of the week, depending on where you live. Please refer to the schedule below to plan ahead your rides and appointments.

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Days & Areas Serviced
 
Mondays & Wednesdays
Freedom, Garrettsville, Hiram,
Nelson & Windham
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Charlestown, Palmyra, Paris, Atwater, Deerfield & Edinburg
Mondays through Fridays
Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, Aurora, Mantua, Shalersville, Rootstown, Suffield, Randolph & Brimfield
  CALL ON             TO BOOK FOR
    MONDAY          THURSDAY
    TUESDAY          FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY         SATURDAY
  THURSDAY         MONDAY
      FRIDAY          TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
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Fixed Route Only Zone
Trips that have easy access to fixed-route bus service and have pickup and drop off locations within .3 miles of a fixed route will no longer be eligible for DART service. Trips will still be eligible for DART if pickup or drop off locations are outside the .3 miles subject to service availability. (This does not apply to ADA complementary paratransit service.)
2018 Changes to Dial-A-Ride

PRICING FOR DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE
$6.00 per ride.
$3.00 per ride available for those who qualify for reduced fare.

Dial-A-Ride pricing
Dial-A-Ride Application
Non-Emergency Transportation
Free DD Medicaid Transportation

Seniors (65 years of age or older), Medicare card holders, persons with disabilities, or PARTA reduced fare card holders are eligible for reduced fare on fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services. Reduced fare cards can be obtained at 2000 Summit Road OR by calling        330-678-1287 with a Medicare card or a driver’s license, OR mail your application to 2000 Summit Road, Kent, OH 44240.

Free Transportation available through the Non-Emergency Transportation program. Includes rides to doctor, dental, hearing, pharmacy, and counseling appointments for adults and children.

 

You can request services by calling 330-297-3785 or email portage_net@jfs.ohio.gov.

Rides are available within all of Portage County and surrounding counties. Please request ten days prior to appointment.

download DD Medicaid Transport Info

Free transportation available for individuals with a DD Medicaid waiver (including both I/O Waiver and Level One). 

Medicaid allows up to 520 trips a year to employment, adult day support, or vocational training.  Contact your SSA at 330-297-4100 to request PARTA as your transportation provider.  

 

download reduced fare application
Travel training

INTERESTED IN TRAINING?
Utilizing transit service for the first time can be overwhelming. PARTA has an expert travel trainer on staff who can walk you through how to book a ride and how to fully utilize our Dial-A-Ride service. If you are interested in training, call 330-678-7745. 

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