2020 Lorain County Transportation Provider List
Updated: September 9, 2020
Below is a list of transportation services in Lorain County. They are listed according to the status of service, due to Covid-19. To quickly find transportation options and other needs for your community, dial 2-1-1. Below is a video to quickly explain how to use the 2-1-1 service.
Don't see your transportation business or transportation service you know about listed below? Direct the business owner to this page to click the button below to complete a simple form to request to be listed.
The LCADA Way
Service Status:
Limited Operations
Mental Health Counseling, Transportation, Residential Facilities, Rehabilitation, Information/Referral, Health Care.
Lorain County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Service Status:
Limited Service
Murray Ridge Center provides door-to-door transportation to our school, opportunity/vocational centers, and to some community job sites. We also provide training in accessing public transportation.
Additionally, Murray Ridge Center offers customized, door-to-door transportation to sites of adult day services offered by other DD system providers within Lorain County.
Medical considerations are accounted for during transport, and transportation personnel have extensive training in First Aid/CPR, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), and safe vehicle operation. All of our vehicles receive annual vehicle inspections and regular preventative maintenance.
Lyft Rideshare
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Passengers can then request a ride from a nearby driver. Once confirmed, the app shows the driver's name, ratings by past passengers, and photos of the driver and car. Riders must download the Lyft mobile app to their iOS or Android-based phone, sign up, enter a valid phone number, and enter a valid form of payment. After the ride is over, the rider is given the opportunity to provide a tip to the driver, which is also billed to the rider's payment method.
Lorain County Transit
Service Status:
Normal Operations
This service is offered mainly in Elyria and Lorain. There is also a 2-day a week service contract with Oberlin (Mondays/Thursdays). They are in full operation. Face coverings are required and they are social distancing on the bus.
City of Avon
Service Status:
Normal Operations
The Avon Senior Center Transportation Program (PDF) is an unassisted, curb-to-curb service available to Avon's older adult residents who have no alternative means of transportation.
A Passenger Transportation Information and Waiver form needs to be completed and returned before your first journey with Avon Senior
Transportation Services.
Requests for transportation to radiation, chemotherapy, physical therapy, dialysis, etc. will be taken as scheduling allows.
The transport van is wheelchair accessible.
Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Special priority is given to medical appointments.
Transportation Destinations:
• Medical Appointments (First Priority)
• Avon Senior Center Activities
• Grocery Stores
• Pharmacies (Avon only)
• Banking (Avon only)
• Beauty Salons/Barber shops (Avon only)
• Area Malls
• Voting
City of Avon Lake - Community Transportation
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Unassisted curb-to-curb service is available to all Avon Lake residents . The transport van has a wheelchair lift available. There is no fee for this service. Transportation is available for local shopping, banks and medical appointments.
Call 440-930-4126 for more information and scheduling.
Transportation Policies and Procedure:
Scheduling for the van is on Thursdays and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. You may schedule up to three weeks in advance.
A Passenger Transportation Information Form must be completed and returned before your first transport.
Appointments are scheduled on a first-come basis.
Wheelchair transportation is available. We are unable to accommodate motorized chairs or scooters.
No Smoking
No Tipping
Seatbelts must be worn at all times. Wheelchairs must have their own seatbelt.
Please be ready 10 minutes prior to scheduled pick-up time. We try our best to be punctual. However, traffic, weather conditions, etc., can interfere with schedules.
When your medical appointment is over, you must call the driver at 440-653-1977 to request a pick-up for your return ride.
The final pick-up of the day is at 3:00 p.m. If the passenger is unable to be ready for pick-up by then, they will need to arrange for an alternate means of transportation.
Scheduled stops only; additional same-day requests will not be granted.
Transportation services are canceled when Avon Lake City Schools are closed due to inclement weather. If the van is not operating because of weather or mechanical problems, passengers will be notified by telephone.
Cancellations: Phone in cancellations as soon as possible. Cancellations may be phoned into 440-930-4126 at any time, day or night (voice mail messages are appreciated).
LifeCare Ambulance Services
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Provides rapid ambulance transportation to health care facilities for acutely ill or injured individuals who need immediate medical intervention both on the scene and en route.
Oberlin Connector
Service Status:
Normal Operations
By contract with Lorain County Transit (LCT), the city of Oberlin will continue to provide demand-response transit service in Oberlin on Mondays and Thursdays. Schedule Service will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. The last pickup time is 5:30 p.m. Call 800-406-7541 to schedule a ride.
Lorain County Veterans Services
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Transportation is provided to and from VA Medical Facilities in Wade Park & Parma and the VA Outpatient Clinic in Sheffield Village. Availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A morning shuttle is available to Wade Park & Parma. Home pick-ups are provided for appointments at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Sheffield Village. Wheelchair accessible transportation is available.
Uber
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Uber is a platform where those who drive and deliver can connect with riders, eaters, and restaurants. In cities where Uber is available, you can use the Uber app to request a ride. When a nearby driver accepts your request, the app displays an estimated time of arrival for the driver heading to your pickup location.
Greyhound
Service Status:
Normal Operations
Onboard Entertainment, Free Wifi, Power Outlets, Extra Legroom | Go Greyhound! ... Almost all our buses are now brand new or refurbished head to toe.
Lorain Seniors Center
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
When the weather is bad, Transportation Services will run only if road conditions are deemed safe. They have temporarily ceased operations.
Amherst City, Office on Aging
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
Transportation is provided to take seniors to doctors’ appointments, drug stores for prescriptions, county-wide agencies for required appointments, as well as for shopping and other essential local travel needs. Those passengers requesting transit to a site within a designated radius of Amherst City limits will be charged the rate of $10.00 round trip. The staff also shops for groceries and will run errands for clients; these trips will be charged at $15.00 per trip. Prescription pick-up and delivery in Amherst only is $8.00. Please contact us for additional pricing.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
Providing services for older Lorain County Hispanic adults including case management, supportive services, limited translation, advocacy, socialization, arts and crafts, and transportation.Older adults must sign up for the El Dorado Senior Center program before services such as transportation can be scheduled. Transportation Services have temporarily ceased operations due to Covid-19.
City of North Ridgeville
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
Offers transportation for older adults age 60 and older living in North Ridgeville and the townships of Carlisle, Columbia, Eaton, Grafton, and LaGrange. Possible destinations include the senior center, medical appointments, grocery shopping and monthly mall trips. A wheelchair van is available for these trips.
City of Wellington - Office on Aging
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
Provides transportation for Village of Wellington residents ages 60 and over to destinations including grocery stores, drug stores, hair salons, doctors and dentists. Operated by volunteers. Local destinations are $.50 each way. Social trips are $8 to $30, depending on the trip. This
Lucy Idol Center Inc.
Service Status:
Temporarily Closed
Transportation, Recreation/Social, Developmental & Mental Health Services. They are operating on a limited basis.
Also certified for mental health transportation services.
Lorain Port Authority - Jet Express & Shuttle Boat Services
Service Status:
Temporarily Suspended
Jet Express, Shuttle Boat, and Private Boat Reservations
Lorain County Office on Aging
Service Status:
Temporarily Suspended
Provides nonemergency door-to-door transportation for older adults who require routine medical services and who are unable to use other available means of transportation. Possible destinations include medical, dental, and vision appointments and hospitals or centers for tests or other regular treatment. Transportation are temporarily suspended due to the lack of being able to abide by social distancing.