RideMETRO

Houston METRO

About this app

METRO is the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, serving the Houston, Texas region with safe, clean, reliable, accessible and friendly public transportation services.

The official RideMETRO app allows you to plan and manage your trip on Local bus, Park & Ride bus, METRORail or METRORapid. It requires a cellular network or wireless connection.

By allowing the app to access your location, you’ll see:
• Nearby bus, rail and METRORapid routes
• Real-time arrival estimates for nearby buses and METRORapid vehicles
• Scheduled arrival times for nearby trains

You can plan your trip by tapping the arrow icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

The app’s unique My Stop Technology then connects with thousands of beacons in the METRO service area to deliver notifications or pulse vibrations when you’re approaching your:
• Starting bus stop, METRORail or METRORapid platform
• Transfer point (if applicable)
• Destination bus stop, METRORail or METRORapid platform

Just plan your trip and watch or listen to your phone to monitor progress.

For further assistance, please call or text METRO Customer Service at 713-635-4000, or visit our website at RideMETRO.org

Compatible with Android 10 and newer.

Ratings and reviews

Please either update bus stops in the app or better yet put all the missing bus stops back that y'all have removed. Especially around University of Houston. The last few months at least 6 stops have been removed. Yet still showing in the app. These stops make the difference in being able to make transfers and not making transfers for many people with disabilities. This is an accessibility issue that I find it hard to believe wouldn't be covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Being able to save locations such as favorites would make this app better. And it's no longer working like it used to...Now it doesn't even have the correct "real-time" on busses. Metro is my only form of transportation. I WANT to like this app, but I can't. Google does a better job... 😑 Update: it was MERGED from 2 apps to one! And it's actually "real-time." I actually really like it now! Lol 😂

Dangerously misleading in a crisis. Though useful under normal circumstances the app doesn't do a good job of notifying when the metro shuts down (such as due to weather). It keeps calculating arrivals as if the buses were still running. This can string the user along with false hope of evacuation until your phone dies, the hotels are full, and you're facing the prospect of a night on the streets.

What’s new

- Updated Trip Planning UX
- Lowercase support for improved UX