Local Transport
Transportation Around Houston:
Be reminded – AIR Patients. – Houston Ground Angels do not provide rides between hotels or local hostels into the hospitals and clinics.
Our LOCAL ride program is for those Patients who have difficulty getting to their hospital or clinic facility – to and from their home residence. Local patients can also be helped with a ride to the satelite hospitals around the Houston area, outside the city.
ALL Patients must be able to get in/out of our volunteers vehicles. Our vehicles can mostly fit walkers and wheelchairs, but always say in the Pick Up notes if this is needed.
Texas Medical Center has a hospital Shuttle Circulator service available for patients and visitors traveling between the Main Buildings, Mays Clinic, Hospitality Apartments, Proton Therapy Center and Radiation Outpatient Center. The shuttles operate Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MDA Shuttle also services the Mohs Clinic and Radiation Treatment Center by request; call 713-792-2338.
Always ask if your HOTEL has a shuttle service to get you in and out of your treatment.
Between the Texas Medical Center and Downtown you might like to take a ride on the METRO Transit light rail – trains run every 10 minutes or so and cost is around $1.50 per person for 3 hours – sufficient to get into downtown, eat, wander and get back to your destination. Ask your hotel shuttle service to get you to your closest METRO transit stop
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (Phone: 713-533-4900 ), will provide round trip rides to appointments for those who are lodging in Houston, and need a ride to their appointments and/or treatments. This is to help those patients staying in lodging houses or temporary accommodations.
EXPRESS BUS SERVICES - Bush Airport to/FROM downtown houston
Did you know there are TWO – IAH BUSH Express bus services ( 500 and 102 ) that provides frequent services to and from IAH BUSH Terminal C ? Bus 500 has just two stops IAH and DOWNTOWN and costs $4.50 each way. Bus 102 has more stops and costs $1.25 each way. Both services are to and from Downtown where you can make connections to the Metro-Rail services – which go to the Medical Center. Both services run every 30 minutes in both directions from 5am to 2am (and every 15 minutes during peak time – ( 7am to 7pm ). From the Downtown Transit Center a short ride on the downtown MetroRail (Red Line) takes you to the Texas Medical Center. Depending on your (Hotel or Clinic) target address you may have a 10 -15 minute walk or ride to your destination. You should allow around 60 minutes for the Route 500 service and 90 minutes for the Route 102 journey. Download the Houston Metro APP for real time schedules and updates. www.ridemetro.org
Local community ride SERVICES
Harris County Rides, provides door-to-door transportation for local residents. Harris County Rides system takes local patients to doctor’s appointments, to buy groceries, wherever they need to go. Here is the link, Rides Home (harriscountytx.gov)
Harris County Transit is a co-ordination assistance service for LOCAL medical patients getting to and from their treatment – for more information, please visit the WEBSITE.
Fort Bend Public Transportation (Sugar Land, Richmond, part of Katy, Texas) have their own network with buses that go to the Texas Medical Center. They also take folks from their hotels to different medical facilities in Sugar Land and parts of Katy, Texas that is in Fort Bend County. The other half of Katy, Texas is in Harris County so the METRO buses serve those areas. For more information you can call 281-342-3411. The website is Public Transportation | Fort Bend County (fortbendcountytx.gov).
Houston
Metro -Transit
METRO Transit brings together the light rail, Bus, commuter Park & Ride and individual rider services across Harris County.
METRO Transit bus/rail service can get you to both main airports and in and out of the City. The best way to find service to and from Bush International Airport and Hobby airports is to use Google Maps on your phone which will inform how/when and where to catch the services and live timetable details.
Here is the link to the Metro website – Metro Bus Service
METROLIFT, also part of METRO Transit offers curb-to-curb transportation across the city for physically disabled patients. You need to register – go to https://www.ridemetro.org/metrolift-paratransit
Once registerd you can book Trips online 5 a.m. – 5 p.m. – 7 days a week
Now with three ways to book your METROLIFT trip, getting around town has never been easier.
- Reservations on the Phone – Call 713-225-6716 to speak with a representative to book your trip
- MACS – Call 713-225-6716 then press the # 1 to use the automated trip scheduling system
- MACS-WEB – Schedule your trip online quickly and easily
Taxi Services
Approximate cost from MD Anderson to Bush Intercontinental Airport is approximately $60-$90 and to Hobby Airport, $40-$50, but please call for prices first as they often change.
- Liberty Cab Company: 713-444-4444
- Square Deal Cab Company: 713-659-7236
- United Cab Company: 713-699-0000
- Yellow Cab Company: 713-236-1111
LYFT and UBER
LYFT and UBER both provide ride services all across the Houston area including to all the airports. Get their applications onto your smart Phone and create an account. You can see your ride on the map as it gets close.
REMEDY HEALTH CAB is a commercial taxi service that specifically assists wheelchair bound patients needing an extra hand to get to and from their medical appointments. Check out their website