Educational & Institutional Partnerships

Metro provides convenient and affordable transportation to Portland high schools, colleges and universities, and several major employers located throughout our service area.

Portland Public Schools

Through a partnership between Metro and Portland Public Schools (PPS), all students attending Casco Bay, Deering, and Portland high schools receive a DiriGo Pass Smartcard or DiriGo Pass Mobile App to to use the Greater Portland Metro system for school transportation. Metro provides additional trips on Route 9A and 9B on school days to provide transportation to high schools.

The pass also provides transportation access to students after school, nights, weekends, and during school breaks. To obtain a DiriGo Pass Smartcard or DiriGo Pass Mobile App, contact your school directly as they are handling the Metro pass program individually. This benefit is also extended to other participating transit agencies.

9th Grade Students

New ninth grade students will receive information directly from their school on how to obtain a DiriGo Pass Smartcard or mobile app for use as they prepare to enter high school.

10th to 12th Grade Students

Rising 10th to 12th grade students will be able to use the same DiriGo Pass Smartcard or DiriGo Pass Mobile App used the previous school year. New students to the Portland Public School system in these grades (or student who have misplaced their DiriGo Pass Smartcard) should contact the school directly for direction.

Colleges & Universities

Southern Maine Community Colleges (SMCC)

Route 21 travels to SMCC. SMCC students ride Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit FREE with ID.

University of Southern Maine (USM)

USM students ride Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit free with their USM ID. Ask for details at Student Affairs office.

Husky Line – Service between Portland, Westbrook, Gorham and the two USM campuses.
Route 2 – Forest Avenue (nearest stops Forest Avenue, one block from Portland campus)
Route 4 – Brighton Avenue / Westbrook (stops on Bedford Street and along Deering Circle Roundabout).
Route 5 – Downtown Portland to Maine Mall (stops along Park Ave.)
Route 7 – Falmouth, Downtown Portland, Portland Jetport, DHHS, and Outer Congress St.
Route 8 – Portland Peninsula (nearest stop at Hannaford / Back Cove)
University of New England (UNE)
Route 9A and 9B – Crosstown Service (nearest stops along Stevens Avenue)

Maine College of Art & Design

Most Metro routes have bus stops within walking distance of MECA&D.

Bowdoin

Take Metro BREEZ to/from Brunswick. Roundtrip service runs from Monday through Saturday.
Connect to local and regional routes in downtown Portland.

University of New England (UNE)

Students ride free with ID. Routes 2, 9A, and 9B travel near the camputs.

Maine Health

All Maine Health employees ride for free! Just show your employee ID to the bus operator.

Routes 1, 7, 8, 9, and BREEZ – provide access to Maine Medical Center.
Route 4 – provides access to the Maine Health Brighton campus.
Route 7 – provides access to Maine Health’s campus on Bucknam Road in Falmouth.
Route 60, operated by BSOOB Transit – provides service to the Maine Health Scarborough campus.