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Lost something on public transport?

How to track down an item left on a bus, train, tram, or taxi by contacting the right transport operator.

Items left on buses, trains, trams, and taxis around Austin are usually handed in to the operator's lost property team — the trick is contacting the right one quickly.

  1. Identify the operator. Note the route, line, or company and the rough time. Each operator runs its own lost property process.
  2. Submit a lost property report. Use the operator's online form or phone line as soon as possible; recovered items are logged against your description.
  3. For taxis and rideshare, contact the driver or company directly through your booking or app receipt.
  4. Keep your reference. Save any report number so you can chase it up.
  5. Post a listing. Add a listing for Austin in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Austin.

Helpful resources for Austin

Recent reports in Austin

Lost small Chihuahua Border Collie mix dog, unchipped lost A

Lost small Chihuahua Border Collie mix dog, unchipped

My dog who was held by some people whose door was broken down by cops we no longer know where he is he is a Chihuahua border collie mix so he’s very small. He’s black with very little marks of white. He doesn’t have a chip.

Sentimental Urgent
Austin 5 days ago
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Lost sheet music near Paramount Theatre, Austin

I lost my grandmother’s sheet music while out practicing downtown. I last had it around 5:20 PM yesterday outside the Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue, near South Congress in downtown Austin. It’s a blue binder with a few worn pages and a pink ribbon bookmark; the cover shows a tiny pencil sketch of a piano. The music matters to me deeply—it connects me to family recitals and late-night lessons, and losing it feels like losing a piece of her. If you see it, please know how much it would mean to have it back, and mention it on the site.

Sentimental
Paramount Theatre, Congress Ave 12 days ago
Black custom Golden Goose purse with Eiffel Tower art lost G

Black custom Golden Goose purse with Eiffel Tower art

Black custom one-of-a-kind Golden Goose purse. Eiffel Tower painting and text that reads "La vie en rose!". Lost near Bull Creek; could be in the northwest hills area. Purchased to remember first trip to Europe with my mom!!

Sentimental
Austin 13 days ago
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Lost rabbits near Zilker Park, Austin

Hey, I’m Diego Ramirez. I lost my rabbits tonight near Zilker Park around 7:45 PM Friday, by Barton Springs Pool with a view of downtown. A gust of wind startled me; the two rabbits bolted and I couldn’t keep up as they vanished into the brush by the dog run. They’re part of my family and carry a lot of memories from my grandmother’s hands, so I’m hoping for a safe return. If you saw two rabbits around dusk near Zilker Park, please help me bring them home.

Zilker Park, near Barton Springs Pool 24 days ago
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Lost postcards in Austin.

I was strolling along South Congress Avenue near the Continental Club around 5:45 PM on Sunday when I realized my postcards had vanished from the small leather pouch I keep for travel memories. They’re sentimental—old family postcards from road trips, with faded stamps and little notes on the back. I last had them while I paused to take a photo near the Barton Springs Pool entrance, inside Zilker Park, not far from the trail by Lady Bird Lake. Losing them feels like losing a piece of my story, and I’m hoping someone picked them up and might recognize the handwriting in a moment of quiet. If they turn up, I’d be grateful.

Sentimental
Barton Springs Pool entrance, Zilker Park about 1 month ago
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Lost Canines in Austin, TX

On Friday, January 9, around 7:15 p.m., I let my two Canines out in the yard of my apartment on East 7th Street, and they slipped toward the river trail by Zilker Park. I walked the path and called their names for twenty minutes, but they didn’t come back. They’re friendly but shy with strangers, a wiry beagle and a big brown shepherd mix, and they’re everything to me. I’m worried about them and hoping someone in SoCo or near Barton Springs saw them and kept an eye out until I found them.

East 7th Street, near Zilker Park about 1 month ago