Macon County Transit (MCT)
Public And Government Association
Why pick this one
Macon County Transit serves Franklin, Highlands, and Nantahala with lift-equipped vans, non-emergency medical rides, and a $1 Mountain Gem route.
Best for
- non-emergency medical appointments
- riders needing lift-equipped transportation
- local shopping, employment, or education trips
- budget-conscious Franklin-area riders using the $1 Mountain Gem route
- planned out-of-county medical trips
Look elsewhere if
- emergency medical transportation
- weekend transportation
- local rides requested after the 11:00 a.m. prior-business-day cutoff
- out-of-county trips needed with less than one week of advance scheduling
Specialties
- non-emergency medical appointment transportation
- lift-equipped van transportation
- out-of-county medical transportation
- Mountain Gem fixed-route service
- transportation for shopping, employment, and education
What makes them different
- Anyone requiring non-emergency transportation is eligible to ride
- Services use lift-equipped vans
- Mountain Gem route offers $1 one-way fares and a $30 monthly unlimited-ride pass
- Local rides can be requested until 11:00 a.m. on the business day before travel
- Published out-of-county destinations include Asheville, Waynesville/Clyde, Bryson City, Cashiers, Sylva, and Dillard/Clayton, Georgia
- Serves
- Franklin, Highlands, Nantahala
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 36 Pannell Ln, Franklin, NC 28734
- Phone
- +18283492222
- Website
- http://macontransit.com/
- transit@maconnc.org
Services
- public transportation
- door-to-door transportation
- fixed-route transportation
- senior transportation
- disability transportation
- local and out-of-county rides