One of the obstacles that prevents people from using alternatives to their own car is the question: “What if I have an emergency? How will I get home?”

This is a widely-acknowledged concern that has been taken into consideration by many of the folks who want to encourage you to use the alternatives at your fingertips.

Personal Emergencies

Capital Metro offers reimbursement for emergency taxi service to all MetroRail, MetroExpress, and RideShare customers anywhere in the service area. For a very small membership fee, qualified commuters are eligible for up to four emergency taxi rides per year.

The University of Texas automatically enrolls all registered carpoolers in a Guaranteed Ride Home program that makes them eligible for 2 free taxi rides home per semester.

Intoxicated Drivers

A DUI can be costly, in every way imaginable. The relatively small expense of using a service to get home is but a drop in the bucket. If you don’t have a designated driver, please consider one of these options to get home safely:

In Austin:

Austin Sober Ride is a free service offered several times a year, such as Halloween and New Years Eve, when the drinking is heavy and rides may be scarce. 512.657.2999

AAA offers TipsyTow, a free ride up to 3 miles, on New Years Eve and Fourth of July. 1800.AAA.HELP (222.4357)

Tipsy Taxi will drive you and your car home! $5.00 for pick-up and $3.00 per mile. 512.848.4553

Austin Cab Company 512.478.2222
Lone Star Cab 512.836.4900
Yellow Cab Austin 512.452.9999

Bastrop County:

Airport Shuttle Economy Ride and Taxi– Bastrop, TX 512. 303.5505 ‎

Caldwell County:

Metro Taxi Service Gonzales,TX – 512. 751.2535
Tri-City Taxi Seguin,TX – 830.865.7788

Hays County:

Aloha Taxi San Marcos, TX – 512.392.2222
Tony’s Taxi New Braunfels, TX 830.627.8294 ‎

Travis County (outside Austin):

Cedar park Taxi Cedar Park, TX 512.267.6984 ‎
Lakeway Taxi Spicewood, TX 512.299.3268 ‎
Lakeway Shuttle & Cab Lakeway, TX 512.261.6311
Sky Taxi and Delivery Service Marble Falls, TX 830.637.0524 ‎
Pflugerville Taxi Service Pflugerville, TX 512.410.5669 ‎

Williamson County:

Ace Taxi and Ace Express Package Delivery Georgetown, TX 512.930.9800
Ace Taxi of Roundrock Round Rock, TX 512.244.1133 ‎
Roundrock & Austin Taxi Service Round Rock, TX 512.553.7777 ‎
Metropolitan Taxi Round Rock, TX 512.751.2535 ‎
North Capital Taxi Leander, TX 512.363.0030 ‎
Cedar park Taxi Cedar Park, TX 512.401.8294 ‎
Taxi & Sedan Service of Georgetown and Sun City Georgetown, TX 512.807.8148 ‎
North Austin Taxi Service Cedar Park, TX 512.410.8294 ‎
Ray’s Sedan Service Hutto, TX 512.663.4572 ‎