Transportation & Travel Assistance

Public Transit

Find information about local public transportation and bus schedules in Chapel Hill and the Triangle region of central North Carolina.

• Chapel Hill Transit operates several free bus routes to UNC Hospitals, UNC-Chapel Hill campus, Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
• Orange County Public Transit provides connector transit services within Orange County and between neighboring counties and towns.
• Triangle Transit Authority (GO Triangle) has several bus routes serving UNC from Durham, Orange, Chatham and Wake counties.
• Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) has several buses a day serving UNC from Guilford and Alamance counties.

Travel Assistance Resources

• Air Care Alliance offers a central listing of free transportation services provided by volunteer pilots and charitable aviation groups.
• Air Charity Network coordinates free air transportation for children and adults in need through various organizations around the United States.
• Along Comes Hope® provides support for the families of children with cancer, through financial assistance with travel for treatment, creative emotional support programs, and advocacy to promote policy changes, awareness, and education.
• The American Cancer Society’s “Road to Recovery” program may be able to provide some assistance with volunteer drivers and/or information on other transportation resources specific to your area/zip code.
• Angel Flight East: Angel Flight East is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the community by facilitating free air transportation for children and adults with medical conditions who need to get to treatment far from home.
• The Corporate Angel Network arranges free air transportation for people with cancer traveling to treatment using empty seats on private and corporate jets.
• LifeLine Pilots facilitate free air transportation through volunteer pilots for financially distressed passengers with medical and humanitarian needs.
• Medicaid transportation: If you have Medicaid, call your local Department of Social Services (DSS) office to arrange for Medicaid transportation to your medical appointments.
• Mercy Medical Angels offers free or low-cost transportation for medical evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.
• PALS (Patient AirLift Services) arranges free air transportation for people for medical diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up who cannot afford or are unable to fly commercially.