Transportation Services
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Local Transportation Providers in Alphabetical Order
Jackson County Mass Transit
618-549-0304
The JCMTD fare schedule shall be made available to the public via JCMTD website and social media announcements in both standard written format. Alternative formats including Braille and large print are available upon request.
One way fares : General Public (ages 16 -59) – $2.00; Seniors (60+) – $1.00; Children (ages 6 – 15) – $1.00
Child age 0 – 5 free of charge –must be accompanied by a paying adult or personal attendant (age 16+)
Personal Attendant, free of charge –must be accompanying children under 5 or a person with a disability
Discount Passes
General public – 10 rides – $15
Seniors (60+) 10 rides – $7.50
Students with ID – $7.50
Children (under 6) – $5.00
30-Day Pass – Unlimited Rides – $25
JCMTD has three (3) buses continually operating on a loop within Carbondale. You can catch a bus at predetermined stops within the city, those stops are:
Schnucks at 915 West Main Street.
Amtrak at 401 South Illinois Avenue.
JC Penney at University Mall (1201 E Main Street.
Wal-Mart at 1450 East Main Street.
JCMTD also has two buses transporting riders between Carbondale and Murphysboro at 8:30am, 9:00am, and 12:00pm.
Pick up location is at the Carbondale Township office, 217 East Main Street, Carbondale.
There are four (4) designated pick up locations in Murphysboro for transportation back to Carbondale.
JCMTD has several other buses operating on a reservation system within Carbondale/Jackson County.
Call 618-549-0304
MEDTRANS
(844) 220-1243
MedTrans, a division of RMTD, is a one-of-a-kind project in the state of Illinois that provides mobility assistance for medical transportation to anyone.
RIDES MASS TRANSIT
Williamson County
Local: 618.993.1900
Toll Free: 877.743.3402
White, Wabash and Hamilton counties
Local: 618.375.7126
Toll Free: 877.667.6118
Saline Gallatin, Hardin, Pope counties
Local: 618.252.4662
Toll Free: 877.667.6119
RMTD will provide affordable, safe and accessible public transportation for all residents of the communities served by promoting independence, self-sufficiency and economic opportunity.
24-Hour Advance Reservations Twenty-four hour advance reservation is suggested. Same day requests may be possible if space permits, but is not guaranteed.
Sample Fares: Some discounts also available.
Adult (Ages 11+): $2.00
Children (Ages 6-10): $0.75
Must be accompanied by an adult.
Children (Ages 0-5): Free
Must be accompanied by an adult.
Salukis Express
618/536-4636
Carbondale
The Saluki Express mass transit system is SIU Carbondale’s answer to parking and traffic problems. SIU Carbondale students, faculty, and staff, as well as the Carbondale community, are encouraged to get on board. Relax and be transported to work, school, or popular destinations such as the University Mall, Illinois Avenue, and Murdale Shopping Center. This convenient system offers seven weekday routes and three weekend routes (while school is in session) and a break route that operates while school is not in session. Full service begins four days prior to the start of the Fall Semester.
Shawnee Mass Transit District
618-658-8380
1-866-577-6278
Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski and Union counties
Shawnee MTD's mission is to provide safe, affordable and effective transportation to all the citizens of our five-county district, with emphasis on service to seniors, the disabled and the economically disadvantaged.
Medical transportation, shopping shuttle service in Anna, Vienna and Metropolis, Transportation to Educational Institutions, job Access, Innercity shuttles , connections to Amtrak, Greyhound in Carbondale and Vienne,and airports in Marion, Paducah and Cape Girardeau
South Central Transit-
Franklin, Perry, Marion and Jefferson counties
1-800-660-7433
Monday- Friday- limited on Saturday and Sunday
No scheduling required, very low fares $.50 for senior citizens, $2.00 for adults and children age 5 and above)
Local Transportation Providers in Alphabetical Order
Jackson County Mass Transit
618-549-0304
The JCMTD fare schedule shall be made available to the public via JCMTD website and social media announcements in both standard written format. Alternative formats including Braille and large print are available upon request.
One way fares : General Public (ages 16 -59) – $2.00; Seniors (60+) – $1.00; Children (ages 6 – 15) – $1.00
Child age 0 – 5 free of charge –must be accompanied by a paying adult or personal attendant (age 16+)
Personal Attendant, free of charge –must be accompanying children under 5 or a person with a disability
Discount Passes
General public – 10 rides – $15
Seniors (60+) 10 rides – $7.50
Students with ID – $7.50
Children (under 6) – $5.00
30-Day Pass – Unlimited Rides – $25
JCMTD has three (3) buses continually operating on a loop within Carbondale. You can catch a bus at predetermined stops within the city, those stops are:
Schnucks at 915 West Main Street.
Amtrak at 401 South Illinois Avenue.
JC Penney at University Mall (1201 E Main Street.
Wal-Mart at 1450 East Main Street.
JCMTD also has two buses transporting riders between Carbondale and Murphysboro at 8:30am, 9:00am, and 12:00pm.
Pick up location is at the Carbondale Township office, 217 East Main Street, Carbondale.
There are four (4) designated pick up locations in Murphysboro for transportation back to Carbondale.
JCMTD has several other buses operating on a reservation system within Carbondale/Jackson County.
Call 618-549-0304
MEDTRANS
(844) 220-1243
MedTrans, a division of RMTD, is a one-of-a-kind project in the state of Illinois that provides mobility assistance for medical transportation to anyone.
RIDES MASS TRANSIT
Williamson County
Local: 618.993.1900
Toll Free: 877.743.3402
White, Wabash and Hamilton counties
Local: 618.375.7126
Toll Free: 877.667.6118
Saline Gallatin, Hardin, Pope counties
Local: 618.252.4662
Toll Free: 877.667.6119
RMTD will provide affordable, safe and accessible public transportation for all residents of the communities served by promoting independence, self-sufficiency and economic opportunity.
24-Hour Advance Reservations Twenty-four hour advance reservation is suggested. Same day requests may be possible if space permits, but is not guaranteed.
Sample Fares: Some discounts also available.
Adult (Ages 11+): $2.00
Children (Ages 6-10): $0.75
Must be accompanied by an adult.
Children (Ages 0-5): Free
Must be accompanied by an adult.
Salukis Express
618/536-4636
Carbondale
The Saluki Express mass transit system is SIU Carbondale’s answer to parking and traffic problems. SIU Carbondale students, faculty, and staff, as well as the Carbondale community, are encouraged to get on board. Relax and be transported to work, school, or popular destinations such as the University Mall, Illinois Avenue, and Murdale Shopping Center. This convenient system offers seven weekday routes and three weekend routes (while school is in session) and a break route that operates while school is not in session. Full service begins four days prior to the start of the Fall Semester.
Shawnee Mass Transit District
618-658-8380
1-866-577-6278
Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski and Union counties
Shawnee MTD's mission is to provide safe, affordable and effective transportation to all the citizens of our five-county district, with emphasis on service to seniors, the disabled and the economically disadvantaged.
Medical transportation, shopping shuttle service in Anna, Vienna and Metropolis, Transportation to Educational Institutions, job Access, Innercity shuttles , connections to Amtrak, Greyhound in Carbondale and Vienne,and airports in Marion, Paducah and Cape Girardeau
South Central Transit-
Franklin, Perry, Marion and Jefferson counties
1-800-660-7433
Monday- Friday- limited on Saturday and Sunday
No scheduling required, very low fares $.50 for senior citizens, $2.00 for adults and children age 5 and above)
