The City contracts Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and OATS to provide commute and demand response transit services.
RideKC Lee's Summit Express
RideKC Route 550, Lee's Summit Express, provides commuter trips between downtown Kansas City, Mo., and Lee's Summit with a stop at Unity Village. Pick up and drop off in Lee's Summit is at the Park & Ride commuter lot near 50 Highway and Chipman Road. The KCATA manages this bus service and generally operates between 5 and 7 a.m. and 4 and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is also a reverse commute from Lee's Summit to downtown Kansas City, Mo., departing Lee's Summit around 4:30 p.m.
RideKC Lee's Summit
RideKC Lee's Summit provides demand response trips within Lee's Summit. OATS operates this bus/van service. OATS is a nonprofit organization contracted by the City of Lee's Summit to provide door-to-door bus service to its citizens. This service is available to anyone regardless of age or ability. This service requires a 24-hour advance reservation (call OATS at 816.380.7433 to schedule a trip). The bus fare is currently $3.00 per trip. Service is available between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to and from any location within the city limits and Truman Medical Center Lakewood just outside the city limits along Lee's Summit Road.
OATS RideKC Holiday BUS SCHEDULES
Additional Transit Services
Amtrack
Amtrack provides commuter rail service in Lee's Summit at the City's Train Depot (between Second and Third streets on SW Main Street) via the Missouri River Runner train.
Routes, Schedules & Fees
Park & Ride
Lee's Summit has one Park & Ride commuter lot, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), located at 50 Highway and Chipman Road.
Communter lot information
Regional Carpool
RideKC Vanpool offers an easy way to save money while getting you to work and helping the environment. To join or start a RideKC Vanpool, begin by filling out the interest form. Vanpool members pay an affordable, low monthly fare based on the cost of operating the van.
ridekc Vanpool