Transportation

Located in Iowa’s “Golden Circle,” Baxter is conveniently located to everything! But there are times you might want to explore alternative transportation. Listed below are some very convenient options for getting around Baxter and the surrounding area.

DART
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority’s Central Iowa RideShare program maintains a database of people who work in the region and desire to commute to work via carpool or vanpool, either with personal vehicles or even one of DART’s vans.

For more information on Central Iowa RideShare, click here or call 515-288-RIDE.

From Baxter to:
Ames – 35 min.
Downtown Des Moines - 35 min.
Grinnell – 50 min.
Marshalltown – 25 min.
Newton – 15 min.
Pella – 60 min.

HIRTA
Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency is a public transit service that offers on-demand, door-to-door trips scheduled 24 hours in advance. HIRTA is ADA-accessible. For more information, click here or call 1-515-256-5680.