In order to participate in the Ride DuPage transportation program, you must be a registered rider. To find out more about how to become a registered rider visit your Current Sponsors to locate a Sponsor near you or contact DuPage County Community Services at 630-407-6500.
After you become a registered rider, you can schedule a ride through your transportation Service Providers. Review your Sponsor’s guidelines for instructions.
Identify yourself as a Ride DuPage rider and provide the following information:
- Complete and exact address and phone number of your origin and destination.
- Appointment times (i.e. doctor, dentist, hair, etc.) or employment hours – allow a minimum 30-minute buffer between arrival time and appointment time.
- Physical description of pick-up area including entrance, driveways, signs, entrance names or numbers, building names, etc.
- Major intersections or cross-streets closest to pick-up location if known.
- Name of travel companion/assistant and their travel needs.
- Trip purpose is requested but not required. Trip purpose information is used by your sponsor for transportation analysis and the rider’s name is kept confidential.
Confirm the following information before ending the call:
- Pick-up time
- Appointment time
- Pick-up location – exact address
- Drop off location – exact address
- Special instructions for the driver
- Return trip information
- Cost of trip (payment is cash only and exact change is required)
Reservation hours are Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trips can be reserved up to seven (7) days in advance. Same day reservations are not guaranteed, and we encourage at least two-day advance notice. When requesting destination time of arrival (i.e., appointments), allow call taker to recommend a pick-up time. Be advised that the busiest travel times are between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Book rides that fall between those times well in advance to ensure availability whenever possible.
It is very important to let the call taker know if you have an appointment time. Allow 30 minutes prior to appointment times. For example, if your work day starts at 8:30 a.m., tell the call taker your appointment time is 8:15 a.m. For return trips, allow at least 30 minutes after the completion of your appointment. For example, if your workday ends at 6:00 p.m., request a 6:30 or later pickup.
Be advised that the busiest travel times are between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Plan for longer ride times during busy travel hours. Book rides that fall between those times well in advance to ensure availability. Whenever possible, avoid discretionary trips such as grocery shopping or routine medical appointments during the busy travel hours.
Ride pick-up is from curb to curb. Drivers do not assist riders in and out of buildings but will make every effort to assist a rider into and out of the vehicle safely. When a rider’s needs are beyond the responsibility of the driver, a travel assistant is required. The travel assistant must be identified with the service provider and can only ride with a registered rider. One travel assistant may ride at no charge.
One travel companion (i.e. spouse, family member, friend) may ride with a registered rider at no additional charge. Service animals are permitted on the vehicles.
Group trips are when 3 or more riders are departing from and returning to the same location. These trips receive a discount. We strongly encourage scheduling group trips whenever possible. Please contact your service provider for more information.
Your trip cost will be confirmed by the call taker upon scheduling your ride. Be sure to have the exact fare in cash. The fare policy is determined by the sponsor. The rider should check with their service provider regarding fare information.
Transportation services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The driver has a 30 minute window to pick you up. For example, if your scheduled time is 8:30 a.m., the driver has until 9:00 a.m. to pick you up. At 9:01 a.m., the driver is considered “late”. At that point, you can check the trip status by contacting 1-800-713-7445 and pressing ‘2’ or visit www.pacebus.com/tripcheck.The driver is required to wait 5 minutes past the scheduled pick-up time. When the driver is late, he is still required to wait 5 minutes for you to appear. If you do not appear within 5 minutes, the trip is considered a “no show” and you will be required to pay a $10.00 fine.
Ride pick-up is from curb to curb. Drivers do not assist riders in and out of buildings but will make every effort to assist a rider into and out of the vehicle safely.
Frequently, more than one rider is scheduled for a pick-up at a particular location. Before boarding the vehicle, confirm with the driver that the trip is assigned to you.
Please confirm a designated pick-up location or entrance. For example, College of DuPage, M Building, Entrance M-3 or Yorktown Shopping Mall, JC Penny Upper Level, the north or south side of the railroad tracks. Some larger or more frequently traveled locations have designated drop-off and pick-up locations. Ask the call taker if your destination is one of these locations.
If your ride is more than 30 minutes late, the rider should check the status of their ride by contacting the Ride DuPage call center at 1-800-713-7445 and pressing ‘2’ or visit www.pacebus.com/tripcheck. The call is routed to a dispatcher who can provide an estimated arrival time.
If you experience excessive tardiness from your transportation provider, please contact Pace Quality Assurance representatives at 1-800-606-1282 or your sponsor.
Pace also has an Emergency Assistance telephone number that a rider can use if they have traveled to a location using Pace and are stranded (pick-up is over an hour late). Call 1-800-606-1282 and select Option #3. This telephone line will be answered by a live person 24-hours a day.
If you need to cancel a ride, you are encouraged to do so as soon as possible but no less than 2 hours prior to pick-up time. A ride cancelled with less than 2 hours is considered a “no show” and the rider may be required to pay a $10.00 fine. When cancelling a trip, remember to cancel the return trip as well. To cancel a ride, contact 1-800-713-7445.
If travel is required for two days or more per week to the same location for an extended period of time, the rider may apply for a “subscription”. Subscription rides eliminate the need for contacting the call center to book trips every week. However, the rider is responsible for the occasional trip adjustment and cancellation. The same cancellation policy applies to all trips. To apply for subscription rides, contact your service provider.
In order to maximize our transportation resources, two or more people may be transported together if origin and/or destination locations are within reasonable distances on a bus or a taxicab.
If you have feedback regarding your ride, please contact Pace Quality Assurance representatives at 1-800-606-1282 or 1-847-228-4208, send an email to [email protected] or contact your service provider. Be prepared to describe the nature of the incident along with the date and approximate time, with as much detail as possible. Contact us immediately following the incident to get the most accurate report and timely response.
If you have not received a response within 7 days, please call our complaint line at 1-800-606-1282 to follow up. In rare instances, it may take more than 14 days to respond due to the complicated nature of the complaint.
Safety, courtesy and on-time performance are expected of our transportation providers and we need to know when the expectation has not been met.
Be aware that each service provider may have additional riding policies that extend beyond the standard Ride DuPage policy. For more information, contact your service provider.
- To locate sponsors in your area, visit, Current Sponsors, or call DuPage County Community Services at 1-630-407-6500 and press 2.
- To schedule a ride, see the “Schedule a Ride” section on this web page.
- To cancel or reschedule a ride, call Ride DuPage at 1-800-713-7445 and hold for the next call taker.
- To check the status of a ride, call Ride DuPage at 1-800-713-7445 and press ‘2’ or visit www.pacebus.com/tripcheck.
- To contact Pace when the ride is over an hour late, call 1-800-606-1282 and select Option #3. This line will be answered by a live person 24 hours a day.
DuPage County hereby gives public notice of its policy to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all related statues. Title VI requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which DuPage County receives Federal financial assistance.
Interested parties may obtain a copy of the DuPage County’s Title VI Program on the DuPage County website or by requesting a copy of the program directly from DuPage County Department of Community Services. To request copies of the program in an alternative format in accordance with ADA and LEP regulations contact Gina Strafford-Ahmed, Administrator, DuPage County Department of Community Services, (630) 407-6500. DuPage County offers a variety of resources and services in other languages free of charge. Services include but are not limited to the following: oral interpreters, written language services and translations of vital documents.
Any person who believes that they have, individually or as a member of any specific class of persons, been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin may file a formal complaint with DuPage County or PACE as shown on the right.
Please direct all questions concerning Title VI Program to:
Gina Strafford-Ahmed
DuPage County Dept. of Community Services
421 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Please contact the following to initiate a formal complaint:
Mary A. Keating
DuPage County Dept. of Community Services
421 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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