The Ozaukee County Express

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Ozaukee County Express Service: Route 143
The Ozaukee County Express is a convenient two-way bus service between Ozaukee County and Milwaukee. It is a service of Ozaukee County and is operated through a contract with the Milwaukee County Transit System.

Route 143 generally follows I-43 between Port Washington and Milwaukee. Ozaukee County has free parking at six park-ride lots located at Hwy H/32 in Port Washington, the Saukville Wal-Mart, County Highway V in Grafton, the Grafton Commons, the Target Store in Grafton, and County Highway C (Pioneer Road) near Cedarburg. Plus there are five additional stops along N. Port Washington Rd in Mequon including one serving Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital. Approximately 15 stops are located in Downtown Milwaukee along Kilbourn St. and Wisconsin Ave., seven stops between W. Capitol Dr. and McKinley Blvd., and two more between Downtown and Mitchell St.

There are five trips into Milwaukee each weekday from the Port Washington and Saukville park-ride lots, and ten trips from the Grafton lots and all other designated stops south of there. Eight evening return trips leave Downtown Milwaukee each weekday as well as several morning trips aimed at getting workers to Ozaukee County.

Milwaukee County residents who work in Ozaukee County can ride the Ozaukee County Express bus to various park-ride lots, and arrange rides on the Ozaukee County Shared Ride Taxi to complete their trip. The Ozaukee County Express does not serve every shift time for all employers so please check the schedule for available times.

Fast, Relaxing and Inexpensive
Discover what more than 300 people a day have come to realize. Riding the Ozaukee County express is fast, relaxing and will cost you less than driving and parking. Depending on where you board in Ozaukee County and where you get off in Downtown Milwaukee, your ride will average 30 to 60 minutes from stop to stop. But since most of our riders work within two blocks of the route, their time spent traveling to the front door of work will be about the same as driving, finding a place to park, and walking the rest of the way. When you ride the bus, you get all that time back to read, prepare for the day, or decompress on the way home. You’ll find that you’ll arrive at work or back home less stressed from driving too. The cost to ride is $6.50 a day round trip if you pay cash, but by using various discounts, you can lower that cost to less than $5.00 a day!

Bring Your Bike!
All Ozaukee County Express buses are equipped with bike racks that will accommodate up to two bikes. There are special instructions to help you bike and bus, so go to: www.ridemcts.com/Riding_the_Bus/index.asp for more details.

Rider Satisfaction
The Ozaukee County Express is a public service that provides all of its riders with a safe, quiet and a pleasant ride on a clean bus. While on the bus, please be considerate of your fellow riders. Smoking, drinking, eating or playing of personal music equipment is not permitted.
Ozaukee County values our Express bus customers and periodically seeks their input on the quality of the transit service it provides. Please go to: Rider Satisfaction Survey Results Shared for the results of our most recent survey.

Information
Automated schedule information is available 24/7 by calling 414-344-6711.