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Jackson County Transit
26 Ridgeway Street, Suite 1
Sylva  NC  28779
Phone: 828-586-0233
Fax: 828-631-1241

Contact Person:  Chuck Norris, Director
                 E-mail: 
jctransit@jacksonnc.org
 

Jackson County Transit is a fully coordinated, public transportation system and operates as a branch of Jackson County Government.

Regular services start at 6:00 a.m. and runs until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Daily routes criss-cross Dillsboro-Sylva-Webster-Cullowhee areas of the county providing local service. Daily routes also extend from Sylva into Tuckasegee. Out-of-county routes extend into Franklin, Cherokee and Asheville.  Community service routes are run on a weekly basis and include the following:

            

Barkers Creek

Canada

Caney Fork

Cullowhee

Greens Creek

Pinhook

Savannah

Speedwell

Sutton Branch

Tuckasegee

Wayehutta

Whittier

 

FARES

Location

Fares (One Way)

Sylva, Local

$1.00

Sylva - Between Areas

$2.00

Cullowhee, Savannah, Barkers Creek and Ochre Hill

$3.00

East LaPorte, Caney Fork, Tuckasegee, Pumpkintown,
       Whittier, and Balsam/Willets

$3.50

Cherokee

$3.50

Canada, Qualla

$5.00

Glenville, Cashiers, Bryson City, Franklin and Waynesville

$10.00

Asheville

$20.00

Asheville Airport

$25.00

**Rates are subject to change.

Dillboro, Sylva, Webster Bus Schedule

The general public is requested to provide a 24-hour notice for local service.

To reserve a seat, call the Dispatcher at 828-586-0233 or 828-586-3133.

 

Daily and weekly scheduled service is provided to the elderly. Schedules include the following:

  • Home pick-up and delivery
  • Shopping
  • Medical needs
  • Banking
  • Paying utility bills
  • Recreational activities
  • Local nutrition program
  • Various Golden Age Center activities

Daily and weekly scheduled service is provided to the physically challenged. Three (3) lift-equipped vans are in operation. They are utilized for:

  • employment,
  • school attendance,
  • medical
  • treatment and therapy appointments at:
    • Harris Regional Hospital - Sylva
    • Sylva Dialysis - Sylva
    • Mountain Regional Cancer Center -Sylva
    • Veterans Hospital - Asheville
    • Memorial Mission Hospitals - Asheville
    • Others needs are handled on a demand/response basis.

The Youth of Jackson County are provided transportation to and from daycare and Head Start program centers. Other services include:

  • special outings
  • field trips
  • library trips

JACKSON COUNTY TRANSIT
YOUR KEY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

 

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