For those who use private door-to-door school transportation, how much does it cost, and what was the process to set it

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Anonymous wrote:Op here my kid was already accepted so can’t choose a closer school now.

Oh, you said “looking to send” in your first post so it sounded like you still had options. Why did you choose a school that you can’t get your child to?

Agree that contacting the school to ask about carpools is the best option if there is no bus or public transportation that will work.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered driving them?

I have to leave the house for work so I can’t I’m a single parent.

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Op here. Thanks for all the answers!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking to send my kid to a Catholic high school this year, but it’s 13 miles away. So, I’m considering a door-to-door van service. I’d like to get a sense of the general costs before I take the plunge, as well as understand what the process typically involves. Thanks in advance!

OP what school and where do you live? Have you considered carpooling?

St. John’s, and Rockville.

Could your student metro on the red line from Rockville to Tenleytown and then take a C81 bus east, arriving right in front of SJC? Could do the reverse going home.

Will look into this thanks!

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SJC has pretty extensive bus routes to the school, we know one family who takes the Potomac Bus and multiple families who take the Bethesda Bus route. They have a whole transportation page on their website with the different routes…

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Check how much Uber charges. There's an Uber Teen service.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking to send my kid to a Catholic high school this year, but it’s 13 miles away. So, I’m considering a door-to-door van service. I’d like to get a sense of the general costs before I take the plunge, as well as understand what the process typically involves. Thanks in advance!

OP what school and where do you live? Have you considered carpooling?

St. John’s, and Rockville.

Could your student metro on the red line from Rockville to Tenleytown and then take a C81 bus east, arriving right in front of SJC? Could do the reverse going home.

Will look into this thanks!

I recommend doing a trial run of this route once or twice before school starts at about the same time as your child would be commuting, if possible. Leave early enough to give your child some wiggle-room in case of metro/bus delays, traffic, etc. A few practice trips and your child will be a pro! During the school year, there will be tons of other students taking this same route.

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Anonymous wrote:Good Counsel, SJC have bus routes. Saint Anselm’s, Gonzaga use metro.

St. Anselm's is kind of a hike to Metro. But they do have shuttles.

They also have morning busses from various places in VA and DC.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking to send my kid to a Catholic high school this year, but it’s 13 miles away. So, I’m considering a door-to-door van service. I’d like to get a sense of the general costs before I take the plunge, as well as understand what the process typically involves. Thanks in advance!

OP what school and where do you live? Have you considered carpooling?

St. John’s, and Rockville.

Could your student metro on the red line from Rockville to Tenleytown and then take a C81 bus east, arriving right in front of SJC? Could do the reverse going home.

There are 2 stops in Rockville on the St. John's bus from Germantown and 1 Rockville stop if coming from the Silver Spring side. You should receive info about the bus but you can call the school if you haven't. You can also post for carpools through the mother's club.