Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
Ambitrans |
1-800-881-1009
Dispatch:
(941)
629-1009 |
Wheelchair van |
$44 each way for transport before 6 p.m. plus $3.00 per
mile
$65 each way after 6 p.m |
Will pick up and deliver
anywhere except in emergency. |
Ambuvan |
(941) 358-1959 |
Wheelchair van
(8 vehicles available daily) |
$20 each way plus $2.00 per mile |
Service Sarasota county only.
Need 24 hour advance notice for transport. Provide
ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher services. |
Doctors Transport Service |
(941)
924-4990 |
Full size vans, one car, one minivan |
$65 roundtrip
$45 for additional stops during trip |
Will transport anywhere
including, but not limited to, medical appointments, church, store, etc. |
FISH of
Sarasota |
(941) 953-5838 |
Cars |
FREE (donations accepted) |
Serves
Sarasota
area only.
Must be resident of
Sarasota.
Provide transportation for medical appointments
only.
Must call 48 hours ahead of time to make appointment
between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Jackson Transport |
(941)
743-2730 |
Vans and cars |
$40 each way for the first 5 miles plus $3.00 per mile
after that |
Non-emergency transportation to appointments only. Mainly service
south
Sarasota
county. |
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
MBW Transport, Inc. |
(941)
362-3944 |
Wheelchair vans |
$50 within 10 miles plus $3.00 each additional mile
Willing to negotiate price if numerous stops |
8-5 Monday through Friday. |
Med Express |
(941)
587-6725 |
Wheelchair van |
$60 roundtrip up to 8 miles
Cost after 8 miles varies |
Transport to
medical appointments only. |
Nursing Resources Transport |
(941)
366-1815 |
Wheelchair van |
$80 roundtrip Monday through Friday
$110 roundtrip Saturday or Sunday |
Transportation to
medical appointments only. |
SCAT Gold Card Service |
(941) 316-1007 |
Bus |
.35 per ride when you apply for SCAT’s Gold Card |
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 |
$1.50 each way |
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 (i.e. medical appointments, grocery, pharmacy
etc.) Takes 2 weeks to approve
physician request. |
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
South
County
Transport |
(941)
423-6639 |
Dodge Minivans |
North
Port to
Sarasota:
$110
Venice to
Sarasota:
$90
Englewood to
Sarasota:
$110
Nokomis to
Sarasota:
$70
*Additional charges for
Charlotte county |
Venice,
North
Port,
and
Englewood
residents only.
Rates apply to regular operating
hours as follows:
Monday thru Saturday 5 a.m. to 6
p.m. |
Take Care Transport |
(941) 923-3434 |
Dodge Sprinters |
$82 for roundtrip (includes 2 hour driver time)
$25 for each additional half hour
Private pay
*Additional charge on weekends |
Serves
Sarasota
and Manatee counties between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Non-emergency transportation for
medical appointments, business needs, or participation in social functions. |
Various Taxi services are also available throughout
Sarasota
County that will offer transport to
ambulatory individuals for a certain price per mile (average is anywhere from
$2.00 to over $3.00 per mile). The
Yellow Pages are one excellent source to look up these services.
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
Ambitrans |
1-800-881-1009
Dispatch:
(941)
629-1009 |
Ambulance and wheelchair van |
$44 each way for transport before 6 p.m. plus $3.00 per
mile
$65 each way after 6 p.m. |
Will pick up and deliver
anywhere except in emergency. |
Ambuvan |
(941) 358-1959 |
Wheelchair van
(8 vehicles available daily) |
$35 each way plus $2.00 per mile |
Service Sarasota county only.
Need 24 hour advance notice for transport. Provide
ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher services |
Doctors Transport Service |
(941)
924-4990 |
Full size Vans, one car, one minivan |
$65 roundtrip
$45 for additional stops during trip |
Will transport anywhere
including, but not limited to, medical appointments, church, store, etc. |
Jackson Transport |
(941)
743-2730 |
Vans and cars |
$40 each way for the first 5 miles plus $3.00 per mile |
Non-emergency transportation to appointments only. Mainly
service south
Sarasota
county. |
Med Express |
(941)
587-6725 |
Wheelchair van |
$60 roundtrip for up to 8 miles
Cost after 8 miles varies |
Transport to
medical appointments only. |
Nursing Resources Transport |
(941)
366-1815 |
Wheelchair van |
$80 roundtrip Monday through Friday
$110 roundtrip Saturday or Sunday |
Transportation to
medical appointments only. |
SCAT Gold Card Service |
(941) 316-1007 |
Bus |
.35 per ride when you apply for SCAT’s Gold Card |
Rate applies to senior citizens, disabled persons, and
those on Medicare.
Serves
Sarasota
county. Must be able to get to bus
stop. |
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
SCAT Plus |
(941) 861-1234 |
Minibus |
$1.50 each way |
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 (i.e. medical appointments, grocery, pharmacy
etc.) Takes 2 weeks to approve
physician request. |
South
County
Transport |
(941)
423-6639 |
Ford vans |
North
Sarasota:
$140
Venice to
Sarasota:
$120
Englewood to
Sarasota:
$140
Nokomis to
Sarasota:
$100
*Additional charges for
Charlotte county |
Venice,
North
Port,
and
Englewood
residents only.
Rates apply to regular operating
hours as follows:
Monday thru Saturday 5 a.m. to 6
p.m. |
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
Take Care Transport |
(941) 923-3434 |
Dodge Sprinters |
$82 for roundtrip (includes 2 hour driver time)
$25 for each additional half hour
Private pay
*Additional charge on weekends |
Serves
Sarasota
and Manatee counties between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Non-emergency transportation for
medical appointments, business needs, or participation in social functions.
Provide wheelchair transport. |
Service Provider |
Phone number |
Type of vehicle(s) |
Approximate cost |
Miscellaneous |
Greyhound |
(800) 846-0754
Greyhound Customers with Disabilities Travel Assistance
Line: 1-800-752-4841
|
Bus |
Fare dependent on distance traveled
Reduced fare by 5% 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 hr 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
up right 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 4-6 seat aircraft.
Must acquire physician’s release.
Total passenger weight limit of
450 pounds. Travel a minimum of 100 nautical miles up to 300. |
MEDCOACH |
1-800-311-3412 |
42 foot motorcoach with beds, bathroom and small kitchen |
Cost varies with distance |
Will provide long distance transportation
all over
United States
and
Canada
|
