Whittier Dial-A-Ride

Dial-A-Ride Dial-A-Ride is a transportation service for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The City of Whittier Dial-A-Ride is available for seniors (60+) and those with disabilities. The service is provided from curb-to-curb within the Whittier and La Habra Heights City limits. In addition, a special door-to-door service is available upon request. The service is available:

*24-hr advance reservations only. NO SAME DAY SERVICE.


An application must be filled out and verified at the Transit Depot, Uptown Senior Center or Parnell Park Senior Center before using the service. A doctor’s certification is required for those qualifying under disability. To apply for Whittier Dial-A-Ride, please call the Transit Office at (562) 698-2131. After purchasing a ride card, you may call the dispatch office to pre-schedule a ride. Pre-scheduled trips are guaranteed timely service; same-day trips are subject to availability. Cards may be purchased in person at the Whittier Senior Center, 13225 Walnut, Parnell Park Senior Center, 15390 Lambert Road or in person or by mail at the Whittier Historic Depot located at 7333 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, CA 90602. The cards are $5 and $10. Click here to download the DAR Rules and Regulations.

Whittier Taxi Voucher Program to Expand

The Whittier Taxi Voucher Program, which allows City of Whittier Dial-A-Ride passengers to travel outside the Whittier City limits for medical and dental appointments, is expanding its service area and service hours.

The service expansion will begin Monday, February 1, 2010.

The taxi service hours will be expanded to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A 24-hour advance reservation is required, with same-day trips available if space permits.

The expanded service area will include medical and dental facilities in the cities of Downey, La Habra Heights and Norwalk. The current service area is the cities of Hacienda Heights, La Habra, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and unincorporated Whittier territory, as well as St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton, Beverly Hospital in Montebello and Kaiser Hospital in Bellflower. Passengers may also use taxi vouchers to travel to Rose Hills Cemetery and Mortuary, which is in unincorporated Whittier.

Travel outside the Whittier City limits will continue to be exclusively for medical and dental appointments only.

In addition, taxi vouchers may now be used to travel within the City of Whittier for all trip purposes 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which includes times when the regular Dial-A-Ride is not in service. Taxi vouchers will be needed for these trips as the regular Dial-A-Ride pre-paid card is not accepted for the taxis.

Those eligible to purchase the taxi vouchers must be Whittier Dial-A-Ride passengers with a current application on file. The vouchers may be purchased either by mail or in person at the Whittier Historic Depot, the Uptown Senior Center or at Parnell Park.

For more information on the Taxi Voucher Program or to sign up for Whittier Dial-A-Ride service, call the Transit Office at (562) 698-2131.

Proposed Light Rail Project - Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project Update

Metro invites you to view their website highlighting the proposed Eastside Extension Transit Corridor Phase 2 study. http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside_phase2/default.htm

The goal of this proposed study is to improve mobility in the Corridor by connecting the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension (Under construction) http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/eastside/default.htm to the cities further east of Los Angeles which may include Whittier. Please visit the Metro website to receive a status report on the study. Based on feedback from community meetings held in November 2007 and April 2008 and further technical analysis, the project team continues to refine alternatives as part of the Alternatives Analysis (AA).

La Habra Heights Dial-A-Ride

The City of La Habra Heights contracts with the City of Whittier to provide Dial-A-Ride service to residents of that community. City of Whittier Transit staff manages the transportation service. La Habra Heights Dial-A-Ride provides pre-scheduled, curb-to-curb service for seniors 60 years and older and for persons with disabilities living in that City. The service area includes the City of La Habra Heights, La Habra, Whittier and selected medical facilities in the area. The La Habra Heights service goes into Whittier as far west as Colima Road. To travel further into Whittier, passengers need to buy a Whittier DAR card. Service is provided Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Discount Metro passes for Residents

If you are a City of Whittier resident, you can buy Metro and EZ Pass monthly passes at a discount! They may be purchased at the Whittier Senior Center, 13225 Walnut St. and at the Transportation Depot, 7333 Greenleaf Ave. from the 25th of the month to the 10th of the following month. You must provide proof of City of Whittier residency to obtain the discount. For more information, call the Transit Division at the Depot at (562) 698-2131.

Discount monthly pass prices are:
General Metro pass: $48
Senior & Disabled Metro pass: $10

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General EZ Pass: $53
EZ Senior & Disabled: $27

Metro Tap Cards Available at Depot and Senior Center

Metro TAP cards are now available at the Whittier Historic Depot, 7333 Greenleaf Avenue, and the Uptown Senior Center, 13225 Walnut Street.

The City of Whittier recently obtained the equipment to activate the TAP cards, which will be available for Metro Senior/Disabled monthly passes and Metro regular monthly passes, weekly passes, day passes and zone passes.

The reusable smart cards for the Metro regular passes may be purchased at the Depot and Senior Center for a cost of$2. TAP photo ID cards for the Senior/Disabled passes must be obtained through Metro and information may be obtained by calling 1-800-COMMUTE or logging onto www.metro.net.

For more information, call the Transit Division at (562) 698-2131

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