Public Transportation
within Illinois:
Coles County
Douglas County
and beyond.
*ATTENTION* IMPORTANT* PLEASE READ*
In an attempt to keep our passengers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dial-A-Ride is temporarily suspending the Zipline service effective 3/17/20. All passengers are encouraged to schedule a ride by calling 1-800-500-5505 if transportation is needed. All scheduled in county trip fares will be $1.00 each way. Dial-A-Ride is only taking reservations for those that need travel to their places of employment, medical appointments, pharmacies, and nutrition sites (for example: grocery stores). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we are making safety our number one priority at this time.
ZIPLINE - The ZIPLINE is a non-reservation based service that makes designated stops at designated times.
ZIPLINE hours of operation:
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m
* The last time to dropped off at any location would be from the 4:00 to 5:00 hour.
Coles County ZIPLINE
$1.00 per bus entry
Transfers made at the LifeSpan Center are free of charge
Charleston ZIP LINE route:
Minutes
after
the hour Stop Location
:03 LifeSpan Center (11021 E. County Rd 800 N)
:11 Lincoln & Douglas (Dept. of Human Svcs.)
:14 Ruler Foods (566 W. Lincoln)
:18 EIU Student Union (7th Street)
:21 Newman Catholic Center (500 Roosevelt)
:26 12 & Lincoln
:29 Wal-Mart (2250 Lincoln)
:31 Coles County Public Health (825 18th St.)
:34 6th & Monroe
:37 119 W. State Street
:50 Carle Clinic (2512 Hurst Drive)
:56 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
(ER Entrance)
Dial-A-Ride
Mattoon ZIP LINE route:
Minutes
after
the hour Stop Location
:03 LifeSpan Center (11021 E. County Rd 800 N)
:10 Cross County Mall (700 Broadway Ave. E.)
:13 Prairie & 1st Street
:17 14th & Broadway (behind CVS)
:20 Amtrak (1718 Broadway)
:24 32nd & Cedar
:32 1804 S. 9th St. (Across from Williams Sch. - South Drive)
:41 Lake Land College (in front of Neal Hall)
:53 Wal-Mart– East parking lot (loading dock area)
*Sarah Bush Lincoln upon request after Wal-Mart