Veterinary appointments
Pickup, clinic handoff, waiting, return transportation, and medical chaperone attendance can be combined into one plan.
Local transportation throughout the Portland metro
Portland pet taxi for the appointments and transitions that keep care moving.
One-way and round-trip transportation for veterinary visits, grooming, boarding, home-to-home moves, care facilities, family handoffs, supply pickups, and airport connections.
Local does not always mean simple.
A pet may need help entering a carrier, a timed veterinary handoff, an appointment chaperone, a waiting driver, or coordination with boarding and grooming. The route is planned around the actual care task.
Cats, dogs, and other small companion animals
Curbside pickup or pre-arranged crating and leash assistance
Pet-only transport or a pre-arranged accompanying passenger
Appointment-based service with same-day standby when available
Common local trips
From home to care—and back again.
Critter Car is designed for guardians, care teams, families, and professionals who need a dependable transportation handoff without treating the animal as ordinary cargo.
Grooming and boarding
Coordinate transportation with Cats in the City or another care provider for drop-off, discharge, and return home.
Residential moves
Home-to-home transportation for moving day, temporary housing, family care, foster transitions, or relocation handoffs.
Airport connections
Move a pet between home, a care facility, PDX, an airline cargo office, or a traveler arriving in Portland.
Senior and special-needs trips
Plan extra time, careful handling, medication handoffs, mobility support, and direct communication with the receiving team.
Food and prescription delivery
Pickup of approved food, prescriptions, carriers, and supplies from local veterinary offices or retailers.
How local service is priced
Base service plus the route and support actually used.
Current base rates
- One-way pet taxi: $125
- Round trip: $175
- Mileage: $4.99 per mile
- Waiting or idle time: $1.50 per minute
- Additional pet: $15 per pet
Possible add-ons
- Crating or leash assistance: $25 per pet
- Crate rental: $15
- After-hours or Sunday service: $100–$250
- Medical chaperone: $1.50 per minute
- Parking, tolls, and special access costs when applicable
Portland coverage
Portland neighborhoods, surrounding communities, and custom regional routes.
We commonly receive requests involving North, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest Portland; Beaverton; Tigard; Tualatin; Lake Oswego; Milwaukie; Happy Valley; Gresham; Troutdale; Hillsboro; Vancouver; and nearby communities. A listed community is not a guarantee of availability. Every trip is confirmed by date, route, mileage, staffing, and animal needs.
City neighborhoods
Direct routes among homes, clinics, airports, care facilities, and Cats in the City locations across Portland.
Metro communities
Suburban and cross-river trips are considered based on schedule and route feasibility.
Beyond the metro
Longer Oregon, Washington, and regional ground transportation is quoted separately.
Before pickup
Prepare the pet, carrier, records, and receiving contact.
Secure the animal
Pets must travel in an appropriate carrier or crate unless a different arrangement is explicitly approved in advance.
Share complete details
Provide both addresses, appointment time, receiving contact, pet size, handling concerns, medications, and access instructions.
Build in time
Portland traffic, clinic delays, parking, airport access, and difficult handoffs can extend the service window and create waiting charges.
Need a Portland pet taxi route reviewed?
Send the pickup, destination, requested time, pet type, carrier needs, and whether you need a one-way trip, return trip, waiting, or appointment chaperone.
