News

In order to improve the efficiency of the service and ensure our passengers can have the safest and most comfortable experience possible, the Eastern Route will be changing to weekday-only service after Labor Day 2025. The service will operate Monday-Friday only starting Sept 1, 2025. All other schedule times, stop locations, and ticket prices will remain unchanged.

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With this change we can make sure our service is better aligned with our local partners in Bend and Ontario, and throughout the region, who are mostly closed on weekends. Explore all the connecting service options available along route by using the Connections & Parking menu on the route's schedule page.

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Thank you to everyone who trusted the POINT for your travel needs through Eastern Oregon in 2024! Despite lower ridership and revenue, the Eastern Route maintains the best on-time performance and has had the 2nd lowest average cost per mile among the four POINT routes from 2020 to 2024.

Effective Wednesday, January 15, 2025 minor schedule adjustments will be made to the Eastern Route in order to improve connections with Pacific Crest Bus Lines service in Bend. These changes will make it easier for our passengers transferring to and from services to Eugene and Klamath Falls. Find the new schedule below. We recommend buying tickets from Amtrak.

Passengers should also note that transfers with FlixBus service at Ontario will end on January 15 due to the discontinuation of Pasco, WA to Boise, ID, service. FlixBus service between Portland and Pasco is scheduled to continue as normal. Impacted POINT passengers should contact FlixBus customer service. Learn more about the FlixBus changes here.

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Want to drive for the POINT? MTRWestern is hiring a Scheduled Service Driver for our Eastern Route! The position offers competitive pay, benefits, sign-on bonus and paid CDL training. Learn more and apply on their website.

Interested in driving for POINT? Visit MTRWestern's website to learn about career opportunities for the Eastern Route.

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