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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

Shuttle services on key dates during fall semester Aug. 26 - Dec. 13, 2024
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

Shuttle services during fall semester break Dec. 16 - Jan. 1, 2025
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

Shuttle services on key dates of spring semester Jan. 2 - May 1, 2025
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

Shuttle services during break after spring semester, April 27 - May 11
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

Shuttle services on key dates of summer semester 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

Shuttle services during summer semester break Aug. 10 - 24
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