Transportation

Capital Area Transit’s (CAT) Paratransit Division provides Share-A-Ride Transportation service to County residents age 65 or older who cannot use the fixed route bus system or who reside in areas not served by community based transportation programs. Appointments for trips must be scheduled 24 hours in advance and by noon of the day before the trip.  Appointments can be made up to two weeks in advance. Riders must be ready 15 minutes before and until 15 minutes after their scheduled pick-up time.  To cancel a trip, clients must call at least one (1) hour prior to pick up time.  Transportation service is available to residents age 65 or older.  Those residents age 65 or over will need to obtain a Share-A-Ride card.  Register at the CAT office by presenting proof of age.  

CAT information can be obtained by calling (717) 232-6100.

The cost of Share-A-Ride transportation for registered seniors age 65 and older is subsidized by the PA Lottery.  Riders with disabilities under the age of 65 qualify for the discount rate under the Americans with Disability Act.

Residents in Lower Dauphin and Northern Dauphin County can call:
To Schedule:  (717) 232-6100

To Determine Why A Ride Is Late or to Cancel A Ride:  (717) 232-6104, Extension 136

Passenger Service hours for Lower Dauphin are: 5:00 am to 6:00 pm, 5 days a week and 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday, except for major holidays, to destinations within Dauphin County, and up to a 5 mile radius in most areas bordering Dauphin County.

Persons with Medical Assistance Cards  are transported to and from medical appointments without a co-payment. The Center for Community Building enrolls and coordinates Medical Assistance trips. 

Telephone Number 717-232-7009 or toll-free 1-800-309-8905. 

Fixed Route Bus Services
Capital Area Transit’s (CAT) fixed route bus service is available free to persons age 65 and older, Monday through Saturday.  You must show your commonwealth ID card when you board the bus.  The card may be obtained at the CAT office by presenting proof of age.  For further information call 717-232-6100.  Senior citizens living within one quarter mile of a bus stop and whose destination is within (1/4) mile of a bus stop, must use the bus (CAT Transit) to go to their appointment. 
 
Veterans
CAT’s Paratransit Division offers share-a-ride transportation to and from the Camp Hill VA Medical Center six days a week.  Call 717-232-6100 for more information.

Public/Private Partnership Van Service
A network of eight (8) community based transportation programs designed to serve all persons 60 years or older residing in one of the following communities:

 

DAUPHIN/MIDDLE PAXTON TOWNSHIP
 
DAUPHIN AREA SENIOR TRANSIT  (DAST)
(717) 921-8128
10 Elizabeth Avenue
Dauphin PA, 17018

Office Hours: 
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Transportation Service:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
48 hour notice
Serving only residents of Dauphin Borough 
and Middle Paxton Township
 
DERRY TOWNSHIP

DERRY TOWNSHIP PEOPLE MOVERS
(717) 533-3642
215 W. Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 171033

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am- 4:00 pm

Transportation Service: 
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
24 hour notice
 
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP

AUTUMN LEAVES
(717) 469-7514
8848 Jonestown Road
Grantville, PA 17028

Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00 am to noon

Transportation Service:
 Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm
48 hour notice
Available after hours for emergencies
 
HUMMELSTOWN

ELDER EXPRESS
(717) 566-7000
300 Poplar Avenue
Hummelstown, PA 17036

Office Hours: 
Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon

Transportation Service:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
24 hour notice
 
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP

LONDONDERRY VIP
(717) 317-3402
783 S. Geyers Church Road
Middletown, PA 17047

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm

Transportation Service:
7:00 am to 4:00 pm
48 hour notice
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP

LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP SENIOR CITIZENS TRANSPORTATION
(717) 657-5650
425 Prince Street
Lower Baxton Township Municipal Building
Harrisburg, PA 17109

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to Noon

Transportation Service:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am to Noon
Noon to 3:30 pm
72 Hour Notice / Flexible
 
STEELTON, ENHAUT, BRESSLER, OBERLIN
AND PARTS OF SWATARA TOWNSHIP

S.E.B.O.S.
(717) 939-9600
501 Mohn Street
Steelton, PA 17113

Office Hours: 
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

Transportation Service:
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
24 hour notice

WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP
WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP SENIOR VAN SERVICE
(717) 652-1702
 7171 Allentown Boulevard
Harrisburg, PA 17112

Office Hours: 
Monday-Friday
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Transportation Service:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
At least 24 hour notice

 


 

AVAILABLE, BUT NOT AFFILIATED WITH DAUPHIN COUNTY: