Metro Carpooling Made Easy

Use RideshareOnline.com to discover who is available to carpool or vanpool in a matter of minutes using self-serve online ridematching. Or, send us a completed Ridematch Application.

Once you've found your carpool partners, the rest is easy. For a smooth commute, make sure you:

• Decide who will drive when. Make sure everyone has a list with each carpooler's home and work phone numbers in case of illness or emergency.
• Choose a convenient meeting place, like a Park & Ride lot, or pick each person up at home.
• Set a few rules, like:
1. How long you'll wait for late riders.
2. Smoking or non?
3. Food and drink okay in the car?
4. Music, news or nothing?
• Decide on costs. If you share the driving equally, you don't have to exchange money. If one person drives, divide the cost among the passengers.
• Make sure the vehicle is running well and has gas.
• Check your insurance -- some policies offer rate reductions for ridesharing.
• Check for preferential, free or reduced-rate parking. It all pays off!

Contact the Rideshare Services Representative at Metro Rideshare Operations: vanpool.information@kingcounty.gov (e-mail), 206-625-4500 (voice), 1-800-427-8249 (toll free) or TTY Relay 1-800-833-6388, 206-684-2166 (fax), M.S. YES-TR-0700, 400 Yesler Wy, Seattle, WA 98104-2683 (mail).