Shuttle Services
Bearcats Transportation Shuttles
The Bearcat Transportation System provides free shuttle service for ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø students, faculty and staff with 20 shuttles covering 16 routes.
The shuttle routes operateÌýat various times throughout the academic terms andÌýconnectÌýÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø's Uptown Campus withÌýtheÌýnearby neighborhoods as well as Blue Ash, Reading, and Victory Parkway Campuses.
- ³§³ó³Ü³Ù³Ù±ô±ð²õÌýDO NOT OPERATEÌýon academic term breaks, on official ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø holidays, or Winter Season DaysÌý(except where noted)Ìýor when hazardous driving conditions exist. Please check our live shuttle tracker Ìý for up-to-date announcements. Use the buttons below to download the TRANSLOC app.
- All schedules are subject to change.
Announcements
New stops have been added to the following locations starting Fall 2024:
- Clifton & Terrace
- Marshall near McMicken (The Vanguard)
- W Clifton & Warner
- W Clifton & Atkinson
- William Howard Taft & Eden (The Union)
- CP Cincy/Union on Taft @ Metro Stop (Moved from Maplewood to front of CPA)
Please review the individual routes below for updates
Ìý Ìý Ìý Select individual routes to see list of stops
ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA Shuttle M-F 7:15 am-10 pm M-TH 7:15 am-5 pm Friday
Stops:
- Campus Green Garage
- ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA
- Jefferson Ave & Wm Howard Taft
- Jefferson Ave &Ìý W UniversityÌýÌý
ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA-Reading shuttle 7:15-7pm M-Fr
Stops:
- Campus Green GArage
- Eden Garage
- Reading Campus
- ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA
- Jefferson Ave & Wm Howard Taft
- Jefferson Ave & W University
Campus Express Shuttle 7am-10pm M-F
Stops:
- Campus Green Garage
- Graduate Hotel
- Eden Ave Garage Front
- Victory Parkway Campus
- 1819 Bldg West Bound
- Digital Futures
- E University Ave & Bellevue
- Kroger Stop
- Ohio Ave & Calhoun St
- Calhoun @ Corbett Drive
- Main Gate, Clifton Ave
- University Pavilion
- Clifton & Probasco
CCM Shuttle 8am-10:30pm M-F
Stops:
- Eden Ave Garage Front
- Piedmont Ave
- Highland & Stetson
- Digital Futures
- 1819 Bldg East Bound
- E University Ave & Bellevue
- University Gate Inbound
- Edwards Center West
- CCM Plaza (Dieterle)
- Edwards Center East
- University Gate Outboind
- Graduate Hotel
- Eden Ave Garage Rear
CP Cincy/Union on Taft 7am-10pm M-Su
Stops:
- Stetson South Bound
- Eden & E University (The Eden)
- Comfort Inn
- CP Cincy @ Metro
- Wm Howard Taft & Eden
- Kroger Stop
- Jefferson & University
- Short Vine & Rochelle
- Stetson North Bound
- Campus Green Garage
East Route 7am-9pm M-F
Stops:
- Edwards Center West
- CCM Plaza
- Edwards Center EastÌý
- Jefferson Ave & W University
- Highland & Stetson
- Campus Park Apts @ Metro Stop
- Highland & Oak
- Daniels & Euclid
- Euclid Ave & Corry St
- Kroger Stop
Housing Weekend 8am-10pm Sa-Su
Stops:
- Campus Park Apartments
- Stetson
- Eden & Goodman
- Ruther & Jefferson
- Bishop & Jefferson
- Brookline & Jefferson
- Ludlow Ave @ Metro Stop
- Clifton & Terrace
- Campus Green Garage
- E Charlton & Short Vine
- Kroger Stop
Innovation District 7am-10pm M-F
Stops:
- Campus Green Garage
- 1819 Bldg East Bound
- Digital Futures
Ludlow 8am-8pm M-F
Stops:
- Campus Green Garage
- Ludlow & Telford
- Whitfield & Ludlow
- Whitfield & Terrace
- Lowell & Whitfield
- Whitfield & Dixmyth
- Dixmyth & Clifton
MainStreet/Eden 7am-9:30pm M-F
- Campus Green Garage
- Scioto
- Scioto & W University Ave
- Graduate Hotel
- Eden Ave Garage-Rear
- Eden Ave Garage-Front
- Graduate Hotel
North 6am-8pm M-F
- Campus Green Garage
- Eden Ave & Goodman Ave
- Glendora Ave & Jefferson Ave
- Ruther & Jefferson
- Bishop & Jefferson
- Brookline & Jefferson
- Ludlow & Telford
- Whitfield & Ludlow
- Whitfield & Terrace
- Whitfield & Dixmyth
- Dixmyth & Clifton
North NightRide 8pm-2am M-Su
Stops:
- Campus Green Garage
- Eden Ave & Goodman Ave
- Digital Futures
- 1819
- Jefferson @ W Nixon
- Ruther & Jefferson
- Bishop & Jefferson
- Brookline & Jefferson
- Ludlow & Telford
- Whitfield & Ludlow
- Whitfield & Terrace
- Lowell & Whitfield
- Whitfield & Dixmyth
- Dixmyth & Clifton
North Xpress 7am-9pm M-F
- Campus Green Garage
- Eden Ave & Goodman Ave
- Glendora Ave & Jefferson Ave
- Ruther & Jefferson
- Bishop & Jefferson
- Brookline & Jefferson
- Clifton & Terrace
Southwest 7am-8pm M-F
Stops:
- University Gateway (Clifton Ave)
- University Pavilion
- Campus Green Garage
- Riddle @ Riddle View
- Riddle @ Marshall
- Deckenback @ Riddle
- Probasco @ Marshall
- Marshall near McMicken (The Vanguard)
- University @ Straight
- Ravine @ Ada
- Warner @ Stratford
- Warner @ Wheeler
- W Clifton & Warner
- W Clifton & Atkinson
- Moerlein @ McMillan
- Ohio @ Calhoun
- Stratford Heights
Southwest NR 8pm-2am M-SU
Stops:
- University Gateway (Clifton Ave)
- University Pavilion
- Campus Green Garage
- Riddle @ Riddle View
- Riddle @ Marshall
- Deckenback @ Riddle
- Probasco @ Marshall
- Marshall near McMicken (The Vanguard)
- University @ Straight
- Ravine @ Ada
- Warner @ Stratford
- Warner @ Wheeler
- W Clifton & Warner
- W Clifton & Atkinson
- Moerlein @ McMillan
- Kroger Stop
- E Charleton @ Short Vine
- CP Cincy
- Ohio @ Calhoun
- Stratford Heights
24/25 Bearcat Shuttle Hours Fall/Spring
Monday - Friday
Uptown
- Campus Express 7am-10pmÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Main/Eden 7am-9:30pm
- Innovation District 7am-10pm
- North 6am-8:00pm
- North Chaser 8am-4pm
- North Express 7am-9:00pmÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Ludlow 8am-8pm
- CCM 8am-10:30pm
- Southwest 7am-8pm
- Southwest Chaser 8am-4pmÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- East 7am-9pm
Blue Ash
- Blue Ash 1 shuttle 7:15am-7pm M-Th
- Blue Ash 2 shuttle 7:15am-10pm M-Th
- Blue Ash 3 shuttle 8:15am-5pm M-Th
- Blue Ash 1 shuttle 7:15am-5pm Friday
- Blue Ash 2 shuttle 7:15am-5pm Friday
- Blue Ash 3 shuttle 8:15am-5pm Friday
- Blue Ash/Reading Connector 7:15am-7pm M-F
Saturday - Sunday
- Housing Weekend 8am-10pm
Monday - Sunday
- North NightRide 8:00pm-2:00am
- Southwest NightRide 8:00pm-2:00am
- CP Cincy 7am-10pm
2024 - 2025 Semester Shuttle Schedules
Aug. 26 - Dec. 13
Date(s) Ìý | Service Operations |
---|---|
Aug. 16 | Southwest & Southwest NR resume service |
Aug. 17 | CP CincyÌý & Housing Weekend resume service |
Aug. 22 Ìý | Full-Service resumes ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA running one shuttle 8am-5pm |
Sept. 2 | Labor Day (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed - no shuttle service) Weekend routes run regular schedule |
Oct. 11 |
Fall Reading Days All Shuttles running normal routes except ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA 7:15am-5pm |
Nov. 5 | Fall Reading Days All Shuttles running normal routes except ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA 7:15am-5pm |
Nov. 11 | Veterans Day (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed) Weekend routes run regular schedule |
Nov. 28 - 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed – no shuttle service) |
Dec. 8 - 13 | Fall Semester Exams ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA first run from Campus Green Garage 7:00am; Second 7:15am |
Dec. 13 Ìý | Last day for fall semester shuttle service |
Semester Break
Date(s) | Service Operations |
---|---|
Dec. 16 -Ìý 20 | Campus Wide & Innovation District 8am-6pm Housing Weekend and CP Cincy/Union on Taft 8am-5pm |
Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 | Seasonal Closure (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed - no shuttle service) |
Jan. 2 - May 1
Classes start Jan. 13; semester exams April 26 - May 1
Date(s) | Service Operations |
---|---|
Jan. 2 - 10 | Campus Wide & Innovation District 8am-6pm |
Jan. 4 - 12 Ìý | Housing Weekend and CP Cincy 8am-5pm |
Jan. 9 - 10 | ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA 7:15am-5pm starting and ending at Campus Green Garage MainStreet, CCM & North 7am-6pm |
Jan. 11 | NightRide service resumesÌýÌýÌý Ìý |
Jan. 13 | All shuttle service resumes regular operations |
Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø closed) Housing weekend and CP Cincy only 8am-5pm |
March 17 - 23 | Spring Break MainStreet/Campus Xpress/CCM/North/CP Cincy/Housing only 7am-6pm (Main & North Alternate) Innovation District 7am - 10pm |
Semester Break
Date(s) | Service Operations |
---|---|
April 27 | Last day of operations - Housing and NightRide NO SUMMER SERVICE |
May 2 | Last day of operations - CP Cincy, East, ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøBA |
May 2 - 11 |
MainStreet/Campus Xpress/CCM/North only 7am-6pm (CCM and North Alternate) Housing Weekend and CP Cincy 8am-5pm Innovation District 7am-10pm |
May 12 - Aug. 9
Dates(s) | Service Operations |
---|---|
May 12-Ìý Aug. 9 | MainStreet/North 7am-7pm CCM 7am-7pm Campus Wide only 7am-11pm Innovation District 7am-10pm |
May 26 | Memorial Day (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed - no shuttle services) |
June 19 | Juneteenth (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed - no shuttle services) |
July 4 | Independence Day (ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Closed - no shuttle services) |
Semester Break
Date(s) | Service Operations |
---|---|
Aug. 10 - 24 | MainStreet/Campus Xpress/CCM/North only 7am-6pm Innovation District 7am-10pm |
- If the ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø closes due to severe weather, etc., shuttles will continue toÌýoperate for one hour after the official university closing time,ÌýprovidedÌýthe roads are safe and passable.
- However, some routes mayÌýstop operatingÌýeven when the university remains open,Ìýif road conditions are unsafe.Ìý for the most up-to-date travel information concerning route operations and estimated times.
It is best to check with the driver when you reboard the shuttle to see if your lost item(s) were found. If not, please contact Public Safety (Clifton Campus) at 513-556-4925 or (Blue Ash Campus) at 513-745-5707.
- Ìý- the regional public transportation system in Hamilton County and southwest Ohio. Click to see their routes and timetables. The ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍøÌý Metro University Discount Program offers discount transportation optionsÌýforÌýeligible enrolled ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø students and ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø employeesÌýfor use when ridingÌýÌýorÌý.
- Ìý- the Clermont Transportation Connection is the primary public transportation provider for Clermont County, Ohio. Click to read about their services.
- Ìý- the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky serves Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky, and downtown Cincinnati. Click to read about their services.
There is no shuttle to ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Clermont. However, Ìý- the Clermont Transportation Connection is the primary public transportation provider for Clermont County, Ohio. Click to read about their services.
Metro bus routes serve ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Blue Ash and ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø Reading Campuses. For Metro bus schedules, please call Metro at 513-632-7528 orÌý.
, however Metro routes do not extend to Clermont College.Ìý Contact theÌý, the primary public transportation provider in Clermont County to find out about their services.
Fun Facts
Number of miles driven per year
- 2022 - 365,873=14.69 times around the world
- 2021 - 251,075=10.08 times around the world
- 2020 - 171,154=6.87ÌýÌý times around the world
- 2019 - 365,498=14.67 times around the world
- 2018 - 431,710=17.33 times around the world
- 2017 - 432,924=17.38 times around the world
Shuttles began in 2004 with 6 shuttles operating
- 2023 -Ìý18 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 744,786
- 2022 -Ìý17 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 365,873
- 2021 - 16 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 251,075 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- 2020 -Ìý16 shuttles operating, total passengers:ÌýÌý 96,044
- 2019 - 17 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 600,744
- 2018 - 19 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 854,298
- 2017 - 18 shuttles operating, total passengers:Ìý 845,467