Commute to Rochester Minnesota

Rochester Minnesota is a wonderful community to live in.  It has affordable housing, excellent medical care, good schools, and low crime.  Despite all it has going for it, quite a number of people commute to Rochester every day. 

There are a number of options for those who commute to Rochester.  Connecting from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport to Rochester MN is GO Rochester Direct.  This scheduled van service runs 14 times a day and is very reliable.  Another scheduled van service connects to Winona MN is GO Carefree Shuttle.  This service also services La Crosse, WI.

Rochester City Lines offers a number of nearby communities with commuter bus service.  Number of routes and schedules depend on community but can be found posted on their site.

Many people also find rideshare options with other employees in town work out well.  There are a number of websites available to linking up with people from your community with your schedule.  One of the most popular is CarpoolWorld.com, but a search for carpool or rideshare will show you several to choose from.

Saving money on transportation costs and reducing your carbon footprint are worthy goals.  Commuting does require flexibility in your work schedule since meetings which run over will cause problems for catching a scheduled departure.  Explaining to co workers before a meeting begins that you will need to leave at particular time will aleviate most misunderstandings.