Regional Paratransit Demand Response Services

OCCK offers Regional Paratransit, origin-to-destination, on-demand service for the general public throughout North Central Kansas, including passengers with disabilities and seniors.  Riders will be picked up at their address and dropped off at their destination.

Passengers seeking Paratransit services in Salina are required to meet medical eligibility due to fixed route regulations.

The Regional Para-transit service has been a successful and popular program.

Regional Paratransit service is available anywhere in North Central Kansas, covering over 11,110 miles, in the following counties:

  • Clay
  • Cloud
  • Dickinson
  • Ellsworth
  • Jewell
  • Mitchell
  • Lincoln
  • Marion
  • McPherson
  • Osborne
  • Ottawa
  • Republic
  • Saline
  • Smith

Service hours

  • Salina Paratransit Service
    • 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday
    • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday (Salina only)
  • Regional Paratransit Service
    • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Fares

Fares are $2 per person each way in Saline County and 10-cents per mile outside Saline County.  Personal Assistants ride free.  Children, 10 and under, ride free when accompanied by an adult and must have an age appropriate car seat.

Ride coupons can be purchased in advance for $2.00 each.  They are available from the Paratransit driver or from the OCCK Transportation office at 340 N. Santa Fe, Salina.  Coupons can also be purchased in the Online Store.  Mobile Fare payments can be done using the Token Transit app.

Schedule a ride  

  • Call 785-826-1583 or 1-855-KSRIDES (1-855-577-4337) during business hours, or use the Online Scheduling Form.
  • Passengers are advised to reserve their ride by 4:00 pm on the business day before the needed ride.
  • Same day reservations are available on a space available basis; HOWEVER return trips may result in a longer wait.
  • Rides can be scheduled up to two weeks in advance.

Eligibility application

  • To request a paper application (information sheet), call 785-826-1583 or 1-855-KSRIDES (1-855-577-4337) during business hours.
  • Click here for more information on the Application Process.

Holidays

The following list of holidays is observed.  If the holiday falls on a Saturday, then we are closed on the previous Friday.  If the holiday falls on a Sunday, then we are closed the following Monday.  This list is subject to change.

  • New Year’s Day – closed
  • Martin Luther King Jr Day – closed
  • President’s Day – reduced service
  • Good Friday – reduced service
  • Memorial Day – closed
  • Juneteenth – reduced service
  • Fourth of July – closed
  • Labor Day – closed
  • Thanksgiving – closed
  • Black Friday – reduced service
  • Christmas Eve – reduced service
  • Christmas – closed
  • Day After Christmas – reduced service