2019 City of Madera Transit Survey
Travel conveniently from neighborhoods to shopping centers, local schools, medical offices and work sites on the Madera Area Express (MAX) fixed-route transit services. For those who need curb side pick-up and drop-offs, Dial-A-Ride (DAR) paratransit services will get you there. NOTICE: New fares go into effect October 1, 2018. View the Fare Change Notice
- Dial-A-Ride (DAR)
Dial-A-Ride is general public, demand-response service operating within the Madera Urbanized Area. Dial-A-Ride provides an alternative service for passengers preferring the convenience of curb-to-curb transportation due to age, disability, or distance from a transit route. Although Dial-A-Ride is available to any member of the general public, its first priority is to provide complementary paratransit service in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reservations may be made on a demand-response, advance reservation, or subscription basis.
This service is offered during the same days and hours as the fixed-route service and on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Service requests are accepted seven days per week. Reservations are taken by answering machine when the administrative/dispatch office is closed.
FARE:
$1.00 (Seniors/Disabled – City Area)
$2.00 (Senior/Disabled – County Area)
NO SERVICE HOLIDAYS:
New Year’s Day Labor Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Fourth of July Christmas Day
(559) 661-7433 : Information & Reservations (Min. 2 hour advance notice)- Madera Area Express (MAX)
NOTICE: New MAX Bus Route to MCCC Begins January 2, 2018
MAX is comprised of three fixed routes:
- Route 1 provides service on a base route every 35 minutes through the City to the area of Yosemite and 'P' Street, and branches into two alternating end routes. Route 1 base service encompasses key origins and destinations, including Walgreens, the Pan Am Center, the County Social Services Department, the Downtown Intermodal Center, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Madera High School's north campus. Route 1 then alternates with every other trip serving Madera Community Hospital, Madera High School's south campus and then the County Government Services Complex on Road 28 via southeast Madera.
- Route 2 operates every 60 minutes and serves Madera Community Hospital, Madera High School's north and south campuses, the Howard Road retail corridor including Walgreen's and the Save Mart - CVS shopping centers, and Walgreens at the Commons shopping complex. Convenient connections can be made with Route 1 at Walgreen's or P Street. These connection provide direct access to the downtown Madera Intermodal Facility where riders may connect with Greyhound, Dial-A-Ride, Madera County Connection, and taxi services.
- Route 3, which began in January 2018, operates every 60 minutes from behind the Walgreens on Cleveland Ave. to Madera Community College Center on Avenue 12. We anticipate this service increase to every 30 minutes and possibly every 15 minutes in the morning if the demand is there.
MAX Route Schedule (Fixed Route)
FARE
$0.75 General Public
$0.35 Seniors, disabled, and Medicare card holders, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NO SERVICE HOLIDAYS:
New Year’s Day Labor Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Fourth of July Christmas Day
