You have options for your daily commute. VIAWorks, the Transit Benefit Program from VIA Metropolitan Transit, offers convenient and affordable choices for employers and employees to enjoy the benefits of public transportation.
Vanpool Service
About vanpooling
Why use VIAWorks Vanpool?
* Tax benefits per IRS Coade Section 132(f), as of 2017
How does vanpooling work?
Getting there together is a great way to start the day.
VIAWorks Vanpool vehicles may travel almost anywhere, as long as trips start or end within VIA’s bus service area. Vanpool makes it possible for groups of five to 15 persons to share a ride to work, while splitting the cost of van rental and fuel.
Employees of participating workplaces may receive up to $255 per month* for Vanpool expense reimbursements. VIA also provides a subsidy discount ($20 per person, per month), insurance, 24-hour roadside assistance, and van maintenance. Click on the button below to find a Vanpool.
For questions about VIAWorks Vanpool, call 210-362-2380
*Tax-free vanpool benefit limit for commute trips in a vehicle with a seating capacity of at least six adults (excluding the driver), with at least 80 percent of the vehicle’s mileage for a year is reasonably expected to be for commuting, and on trips during which the number of employees transported for commuting is at least one-half of the seating capacity of the vehicle (excluding the driver).
VIAWorks and Alamo Commutes Emergency Ride Home from Work
With VIAWorks you don’t have to worry about being stranded. In the event of an emergency, Alamo Commutes, a program of the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, can help.
VIAWorks and the Alamo Commutes Program helps cover the cost of a ride home for participating bus and vanpool customers—by taxi or, in some circumstances, a rental car—when riding the bus or vanpool is not an option due to an emergency. There is no cost to participate and no registration procedure, though individuals must be eligible and qualified to receive reimbursement.
You qualify for Alamo Commutes if:
1) You live and work within Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, or Kendall Counties;
2) You carpool or vanpool, take the bus, ride a bike, or walk to work an average of three times per week or more; and
3) You record your trips and keep your home, organization, and email address current on the Alamo Commutes website or app.
For questions, or to sign up to be a VIAWorks partner, call 210-362-2380

Vanpool Pricing Schedule
The following is a cost breakdown of the VIA Vanpool Service that can be used to estimate the cost to each rider. The cost depends on the size of the van, the number of riders in the vanpool and the roundtrip commute distance.
The cost per rider listed below already includes the VIA $20 per person per month subsidy.
7-Passenger van
Daily Roundtrip Miles | Total Monthly Cost | Monthly Cost Per Rider (6 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (7 people) |
0-40 miles | $760.00 | $110.00 | $91.43 |
41-60 miles | $825.00 | $120.84 | $100.72 |
61-100 miles | $850.00 | $125.00 | $104.29 |
101-150 miles | $875.00 | $129.17 | $107.86 |
151-200 miles | $950.00 | $141.67 | $118.58 |
10-Passenger van
Daily Roundtrip Miles | Total Monthly Cost | Monthly Cost Per Rider (8 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (9 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (10 people) |
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0-40 | $880.00 | $92.50 | $80.00 | $70.00 |
41-60 | $885.00 | $93.13 | $80.56 | $70.50 |
61-100 | $895.00 | $94.38 | $81.67 | $71.50 |
101-150 | $910 | $96.25 | $83.34 | $73.00 |
151-200 | $955.00 | $101.88 | $88.34 | $77.50 |
12-Passenger van
Daily Roundtrip Miles | Total Monthly Cost | Monthly Cost Per Rider (11 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (12 people) |
0-40 | $915.00 | $65.00 | $57.92 |
41-60 | $920.00 | $65.56 | $58.34 |
61-100 | $930.00 | $66.37 | $59.17 |
101-150 | $945.00 | $67.73 | $60.42 |
151-200 | $995.00 | $72.28 | $64.59 |
15-Passenger van
Daily Roundtrip Miles | Total Monthly Cost | Monthly Cost Per Rider (13 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (14 people) | Monthly Cost Per Rider (15 people) |
0-40 | $995.00 | $58.08 | $52.50 | $46.67 |
41-60 | $1005.00 | $58.85 | $53.22 | $48.34 |
61-100 | $1020.00 | $60.00 | $54.29 | $49.34 |
101-150 | $1030.00 | $60.77 | $55.00 | $50.00 |
151-200 | $1075.00 | $64.24 | $58.22 | $53.00 |
Additional Resources
Vanpool Brochure | Guaranteed Ride Home