HIRTA Public Transit
1981-2006 Celebrating 25 years of Public Transit Service

Boone County

HIRTA public transit service provided under contract by:

Boone County Public Transportation

328 Snedden Drive, P.O. Box 32

Boone, IA 50036-0032

Telephone: (515) 432-5038

Hearing Impaired: (800) 735-2942 TDD or (800) 735-2943 Voice

Fax: (515) 432-6142

E-mail: boonecotrans@iowatelecom.net

 

Website: www.boonecountytransit.com

Hours: 

7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday 

Before and after hours may be scheduled - please call for rates.

Holidays:

Limited/No Service: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

Limited service may be scheduled in advance for the above holidays, for the Special Trip fare.

Fares: 

Over 60: Suggested Donation for Boone County trips

General Public: $5.00 one-way, in Boone County

  Coordinated School Shuttle: $3.50 one-way (Requires a completed contact information form available at the above address.) 

 Boone County to Ames: $10.00 one-way

Special Trips: Please call for rates and availability

 

Des Moines Shuttle: $10.00 one-way on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (additional trips within Des Moines are $10.00 each)

 

Jefferson Shuttle: $5.00 one-way 

Cancellations:

Ride cancellations must be called in to Boone County Public Transportation at least 30 minutes in advance of the scheduled pick-up time or the passenger will be charged for the trip.

 

New Boone to Jefferson Service:

 

Now providing public transit service between Boone and Jefferson. 

 

Each weekday morning, a bus departs Boone at approximately 7:15 a.m. and arrives in Jefferson at 8:10 a.m.  The bus returns to Boone at 9:00 a.m.  

 

Each weekday afternoon, a bus departs Boone at approximately 2:30 p.m. and arrives in Jefferson at 3:30 p.m.  The bus returns to Boone at 4:30 p.m.

 

Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance. 

 

This service is open to the public and is wheelchair accessible. 

 

Please call (515) 432-5038 for more details or to make reservations.