About TAPS Campus Transit Service

Campus Transit service is supported by the Student Transit Fee; fare is not required to ride.

Campus Transit Day Bus Service

TAPS Campus Transit Operations provides daytime on–campus transit service, Monday through Friday, on three routes, The Loop, the Day Core and the Upper Campus Route. Campus Transit buses, sometimes referred to as "shuttles", serve the entire campus, including classrooms, the main entrance of campus, and the East and West Remote parking lots. All routes are wheelchair accessible. Limited service is provided during quarter breaks and summer; scroll to the bottom of this page for information on summer and quarter break campus transit service.

The Loop operates at 10–minute intervals from 7:20 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 7:20 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The Loop runs both directions through campus, from east to west and from west to east. Loop buses do not enter the Quarry Plaza and do not enter the Remote parking lots or the Quarry Plaza.

The Day Core operates Monday through Friday from 7:23 a.m. to 5:53 p.m., providing access to the interior campus core including McHenry Library, Earth and Marine Sciences, Thimann Lecture Hall, Kerr Hall, Performing Arts and the Music Center.

The Upper Campus Route service hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The Upper Campus Route departs from the East and West Remote parking lots every 15 minutes at :30, :45, :00 and :15, providing access to destinations along Heller Drive, McLaughlin Drive and Hagar Drive.

2008-09 Daytime Service Dates:

• Fall Quarter Service Dates – 9/22/08 to 12/11/08
No service on 11/11/08, 11/27/08 & 11/28/08

• Winter Quarter Service Dates – 1/5/09 to 3/20/09
No service on 1/19/09 & 2/16/09

• Spring Quarter Service Dates – 3/30/09 to 6/11/09
No service on 5/25/09

Campus Transit Night Bus Service

Nighttime on–campus transit service has three routes, The Night Perimeter, the East Night Core and the West Night Core running on 10 to 30 minute frequencies. Nighttime service is provided throughout campus, including service to classrooms, the main entrance of campus, and the East Remote and West Remote parking lots. Women’s Center and North Perimeter parking lot pick–ups are by phone request at 831–459–3228. All routes are wheelchair accessible. Night Campus Transit service is not provided during quarter breaks; see the Quarter Break Campus Transit section below for more information on our limited quarter break service.

The Night Perimeter operates seven nights per week from 6:00 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.

The East and West Night Core routes operate seven nights per week from 6:00 p.m. to 12:10 a.m.

2008-09 Nighttime Service Dates:

• Fall Quarter 9/20/08 to 12/11/08
No service 11/27/08 through 11/29/08

• Winter Quarter 1/5/09 to 3/20/09

• Spring Quarter 3/30/09 to 6/11/09

Quarter Break Campus Transit Bus Service

During quarter breaks Day Perimeter service operates from 7:30 a.m. to 6:18 p.m., at 12 minute frequencies, Monday through Friday. Day Core service operates from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at 15 minute intervals, Monday through Friday. Night Perimeter & Night Core routes do not operate during quarter breaks.

Summer Campus Transit Bus Service

During summer quarter Day Perimeter, Day Core and Night Perimeter shuttle service is offered.
Day Perimeter service operates from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 12 minute frequencies. Day Core service operates from 7:30 a.m. to 6:10 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 20 minute frequencies.
Night Perimeter service operates from 6:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 30 minute frequencies.

Service dates for summer 2008:

• Summer Day Perimeter & Day Core 6/13/08 – 9/19/08, except on 7/4/08
and 9/1/08

• Summer Night Perimeter 6/25/07 – 8/29/08, except on 7/4/08 and 9/1/08