Transportation Options

Service provider

Phone number

Vehicles

Approximate cost

Notes

Ambitrans

1-800-881-1009
Dispatch: 941-629-1009

Wheelchair van

Call for pricing

Will pick up and deliver anywhere except in emergency.

Ambuvan

941-358-1959

Wheelchair van
(8 vehicles available daily)

Call for pricing

• Sarasota County only.
• Need 24-hour advance notice for ambulatory, wheelchair and stretcher services.

Doctors Transport Service

941-924-4990

Full-size vans, one car, one minivan

Call for pricing

Will transport anywhere including medical appointments, church, store, etc.

FISH of Sarasota

941-953-5838

Cars

Free (donations accepted)

• Sarasota area only.
• Must be a resident of Sarasota.
• Provide transportation for medical appointments only.
• Must call 48 hours ahead to make appointment between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Jackson Transport

941-743-2730

Vans and cars

Call for pricing

Non-emergency transportation to appointments only. Mainly service south Sarasota County.

MBW Transport

941-362-3944

Wheelchair vans

Call for pricing

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Med Express

941-587-6725

Wheelchair van

Call for pricing

Transportation to medical appointments only.

Nursing Resources Transport

941-366-1815

Wheelchair van

Call for pricing

Transportation to medical appointments only.

SailorGirl Transport Service

941-822-2097

Call for pricing

• Sarasota County only.
• Weekends Available
• COVID+ Transport
• Same Day Transport

SCAT Gold Card Service

941-316-1007

Bus

Call for pricing

• Rate applies to senior citizens, disabled persons, and those on Medicare.

• Serves Sarasota County. Must be able to get to bus stop.

SCAT Plus

941-861-1234

Minibus

Call for pricing

• Door-to-door transportation.
• Must have disability and apply for approval. Physician must fill out application form to request transportation. Must pass additional assessment at SCAT to be eligible.
• Transportation is customized to each individual and their severity of disability. Transportation includes life-sustaining trips (such as medical appointments, grocery, pharmacy, etc.) Takes two weeks to approve physician request.

South County Transport

941-423-6639

Ford vans, Dodge minivans

Call for pricing

• Venice, North Port, and Englewood residents only.
• Regular operating hours: Monday through Saturday 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Take Care Transport

941-923-3434

Dodge Sprinters

Call for pricing

• Serves Sarasota and Manatee counties from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Non-emergency transportation for medical appointments, business needs, or participation in social functions.

Service Provider

Phone number

Vehicles

Approximate cost

Miscellaneous

Greyhound

800-846-0754

Greyhound Customers with Disabilities Travel Assistance Line: 1-800-752-4841

Bus

Fare dependent on distance traveled, fare

reduced for seniors

Arrive at least 1 hour before departure (if you know schedule).

Travel around the clock to various destinations. Provide lift-equipped buses. Service all types of needs (including elderly, Medicaid eligible, etc.).

Angel Flight Southeast

Toll-free 24-hour hotline: 800-352-4256

Main line: 352-326-0761

Airplane

Free

Flights available to medical appointments and for other humanitarian needs.

Must have financial need for services requiring treatment not available locally. Must be ambulatory, medically stable, and able to sit upright and fasten seat belt.

Must be able to get in and out of a small plane (stepping up approximately 18 inches) without assistance.

Must be able to fly in unpressurized 4- to 6-seat aircraft. Must acquire physician’s release.

Total passenger weight limit of 450 pounds. Travel a minimum of 100 nautical miles up to 300.

MED Coach

1-800-311-3412

42-foot motor coach with beds, bathroom and small kitchen

Cost varies with distance

Long-distance transportation in United States and Canada.