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BUS SERVICE
Metro Area Transit: Routes throughout Omaha area. Exact fare required. Adult fare, $1.25. Transfers, 5 cents. Express bus fare, $1.50. Senior citizens, disabled and Medicare passengers pay 60 cents with MAT ID. Student fare with MAT ID, $1. Ages 5 to 9, 50 cents; children younger than 5, free with an adult. Downtown circulator system, 25 cents per ride. 2222 Cuming St. 341-0800 or 341-0807 (TDD); www.metroareatransit.com
MOBY Van Service: Operated by Metro Area Transit. Curb-to-curb shared van ride service for passengers certified under the Americans With Disabilities Act and within Omaha's city limits who are unable to use conventional ADA fixed-route MAT bus service. MOBY applications are available at 2222 Cuming St. or 341-7560, ext. 2105. Cost: $2 per trip, by appointment only, 346-8779. Operates 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday; 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. .
Park-and-Ride: Operated by Metro Area Transit on express routes only. Route 96: St. Gerald Catholic Church, 96th and Q Streets. Route 94: Oak View Mall at Hy-Vee, 144th Street and Oak View Drive; Lakeside South Professional Center, 168th Street and Lakeside Hills Plaza. Route 97: Carpetland, Millard Avenue and U Street; Walnut Grove Bag ‘N Save, 153rd Street and Weir Drive.
Jefferson Bus Lines: Greyhound Bus terminal, 1601 Jackson St.; ticket desk, 341-1906; 800-231-2222. www.jeffersonlines.com
RAIL SERVICE
Amtrak: 1003 S. Ninth St.; ticket desk, 342-1501; 800-872-7245. www.amtrak.com
CARPOOL
Metro Rideshare is a publicly funded service that matches up commuters in Washington, Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawattamie and Mills Counties. Motorists can create a free account by accessing metrorideshare.org.
CAB SERVICE
Bluffs Taxi, 712-322-5505
Happy Cab, 339-8294; www.happycab.com
Yellow Cab, 339-8294; www.happycab.com
Checker Cab, 339-8294; www.happycab.com
Cornhusker Cab, 331-5558
Metro Cab, 734-5556
Safeway Cabs Inc., 342-7474; www.safewaycabs.com
SHUTTLES
A & B Shuttle: Buslike and limousinelike service operating in Douglas, Sarpy and Lancaster Counties. Airport service. 877-359-6624 or 331-7558; www.citywideride.com
Dashabout Roadrunner Shuttle: Three routes from the Front Range of Colorado through Nebraska to Omaha. Airport service. 800-720-3274; www.dashaboutshuttle.com
I-80 Eppley Airfield: Serves Lincoln, York, Grand Island, Hastings, Omaha and Kearney. In Omaha, van shuttle service departs from Eppley Airfield and Holiday Inn at 72nd and Grover Streets. 800-888-9793; www.eppleyexpress.com
OMALiNK: Shuttle between Lincoln and Omaha; stops at any I-80 exit, downtown Omaha and Eppley Airfield. Reservation is necessary. Express service from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. 877-473-5465; www.omalink.com
AIR CARRIERS
These carriers serve Eppley Airfield in Omaha. Find ticket counter hours and airline baggage service numbers at www.eppleyairfield.com
American Airlines, 800-433-7300
Continental Airlines, 800-525-0280
Delta Air Lines, 800-221-1212
Frontier Airlines, 800-432-1359
Midwest Airlines, 800-452-2022
Northwest Airlines, 800-225-2525
Southwest Airlines, 800-435-9792
United Airlines, 800-864-8331
US Airways, 800-428-4322
CAR RENTALS
These agencies have service counters at Eppley Airfield: Alamo, 800-462-5266; Avis, 800-831-2847; Budget, 402-348-0455, Dollar, 800-800-4000; Enterprise, 800-325-8007; Hertz, 800-654-3131; National, 800-227-7368; Thrifty, 800-367-2277
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