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Campus Shuttles
All shuttles are FREE. Full-size shuttles come equipped with wheelchair lifts and bike racks.

Full-size buses also have double door openings with rider-controlled push buttons inside and out.

Campus Connector Campus Circulators Paratransit Service

Campus Connector (Route 121)
Provides direct bus service to all campuses (St. Paul, East Bank and West Bank).

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Shuttles run continuously. Service will vary depending on the time of year. Service Calendar.

Eastbound route begins at Blegen Hall on West Bank. Westbound route begins at St. Paul Student Center.
  • 5 minute schedule: both westbound and eastbound depart on the hour
  • 15 minute schedule: westbound departs on the hour; eastbound departs 5 minutes after the hour
  • 30 minute schedule: westbound departs on the hour; eastbound departs 15 minutes after the hour

Fall, Spring Semester & Finals:

Monday-Friday

7:00 am – 6:30 pm

every 5 minutes

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

every 15 minutes

10 pm – midnight

every 30 minutes

Saturday-Sunday

9:30 am – midnight

every 30 minutes

Finals Saturday

7 am – 10 pm

every 15 minutes

10 pm – midnight

every 30 minutes

Intersession & Breaks:

Monday-Friday (no weekend service)

7 am – 6 pm

every 15 minutes

Summer Session:

Monday-Friday (no weekend service)

7:00 am – 9:30 pm

every 15 minutes

Shuttle Stops

Eastbound
Westbound

Blegen Hall (West Bank)

St. Paul Student Center (St. Paul)

Coffman Memorial Union (East Bank)

Buford & Gortner Avenues (St. Paul)

Weaver-Densford Hall (East Bank)

State Fairgrounds Lot (St. Paul)

Beacon & Oak Streets (East Bank)

Transitway at Commonwealth Avenue (St. Paul)

Oak & 5th Streets (East Bank)

Thompson Center & 23rd Avenue SE (East Bank)

TCF Stadium & 23rd Avenue SE (East Bank)

Mariucci Hockey Arena (East Bank)

Transitway at Commonwealth Avenue (St. Paul)

McNamara Alumni Center (East Bank)

State Fairgrounds Lot (St. Paul)

Transportation and Safety Building (East Bank)

Buford & Gortner Avenues (St. Paul)

Northrop Mall (East Bank)

St. Paul Student Center (St. Paul)

Blegen Hall (West Bank)

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Express Connector (Route 121)
Same great service with fewer stops. Stops are indicated on the map by an encircled bus symbol.
  1. Blegen Hall
  2. Weaver-Densford Hall/Transportation and Safety Building
  3. Oak & 6th Street
  4. TCF Stadium & 23rd Avenue SE/Thompson Center & 23rd Avenue SE
  5. Transitway at Commonwealth Avenue
  6. St. Paul Student Center
Fall & Spring Semester:

Monday-Friday

 

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

every 10 minutes

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Campus Circulators
Campus Circulators are user-friendly mini-buses that cover a specific area.

East Bank Circulator (Route 123)

Fall, Spring & Summer Semesters:

Monday-Friday (No service during weekends, breaks and holidays.)

 

7:00 am - 4:45 pm

every 15 minutes


Shuttle Stops
  • Pleasant Street & Nicholson Hall
  • Pillsbury Hall & Church Street
  • Weaver-Densford Hall & Washington Avenue
  • Oak & 6th Street
  • 5th Street SE & Lot 37
  • 4th Street SE & 17th Avenue SE
  • Donhowe Building & 15th Avenue SE

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St. Paul Circulator (Route 124)

Fall, Spring & Summer Semesters:

Monday-Friday (No service during weekends, breaks and holidays.)

 

7:00 am - 4:45 pm

every 15 minutes


Shuttle Stops
  • St. Paul Student Center
  • Dudley & Cleveland Avenues
  • Rec Sports Soccer Fields
  • Larpenteur Avenue & Coffman Street
  • Hodson Hall & Folwell Avenue
  • Christensen Lab
  • Buford & Gortner Avenues
  • Veterinary Medical Center
  • Food Science and Nutrition


Washington Avenue Bridge Circulator (Route 122)

Fall & Spring Semesters:

Monday-Friday (No service during weekends, breaks, intersession and holidays.)

 

7:30 - 10:00 am and 3:00 - 9:45 pm

every 15 minutes

 

10 am - 3 pm

every 7 minutes

Finals

 

7:30 am - 9:45 pm

every 15 minutes


Shuttle Stops
  • Pleasant Street & Pillsbury Drive
  • Willey Hall & Washington Avenue
  • 15th & Cedar Avenues
  • 19th Avenue & 2nd Street
  • Sanford Hall & University Avenue

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Paratransit Service
A specialized curb-to-curb, on-campus transport service provided free of charge to persons with either temporary or permanent physical disabilities. Operates year round (except during official University holidays), Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 6:00 pm. Call 612-282-6619. An advance reservation of 2 days is preferred and rides may be scheduled up to 2 weeks in advance. Rides are scheduled to allow sufficient time for the shuttle to reach the destination. The first daily ride is 7:30 am and the last is 5:45 pm.

LRB Shuttlefor Academic Health Center employees.

Gopher Football Shuttle

Gophers After Dark Shuttle

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