Shuttle Services
Bearcats Transportation System
The Bearcat Transportation System provides free shuttle service for UC students, faculty and staff with 18 shuttles covering 14 routes.
The shuttle routes operate at various times during the academic terms and connect UC's Uptown Campus with the nearby neighborhood, Blue Ash Campus and Victory Parkway Campus.
- Shuttles DO NOT OPERATE on academic term breaks, on official UC holidays, or Winter Season Days (except where noted) or when hazardous driving conditions exist. Please check our live shuttle tracker TRANSLOC for up-to-date announcements. Use the buttons below to download the TRANSLOC app.
- All schedules are subject to change.
ROUTE MAPS
Announcements:
NEW ROUTE FOR FALL 23
Blue Ash-Reading Campus Connector
This route will run 7:15 am-7 pm Monday-Friday
- Campus Green Drive
- Eden Garage
- Reading Campus
- UCBA
- Jefferson Ave & Wm Howard Taft
- Jefferson Ave & W.University
Additional Chasers Added starting 9/11/23
Chasers have been added to both the North and Southwest routes during peak hours
Housing Weekend Route hours extended starting 9/16/23
The Housing Weekend Route hours have been extended to run 8am-10pm starting 9/16
Shuttle tracker has moved! The shuttle tracker has moving to TRANSLOC this move will provide additional tracking and reporting capabilities along with updated tracking technology.
23/24 Spring Shuttle Hours
Monday-Friday
- Campus Express 7am-10pm
- Main/Eden 7am-9:30pm
- Innovation District 7am-10pm
- North 6am-11:00pm
- North Express 7am-9:00pm
- Ludlow 8am-8pm
- CCM 8am-10:30pm
- Southwest 7am-10pm
- East 7am-9pm
- Blue Ash 1 shuttle 7:15am-7pm M-Th
- Blue Ash 2 shuttle 7:15am-10pm M-Th
- Blue Ash 1 shuttle 7:15am-5pm Friday
- Blue Ash 2 shuttle 7:15am-5pm Friday
- Blue Ash/Reading Connector 7:15am-7pm M-F
Saturday-Sunday
- Housing Weekend 8am-10pm
Monday-Sunday
- NightRide Shuttle 8:00pm-2:00am
- CP Cincy7am-10pm
24' Shuttle Schedule:
2023
Fall Semester
August 21-December 9
Exams Dec 3-Dec 9th
August 12 CP Cincy & Housing Weekend resume service
August 17 Full-Service resumes: UCBA running 1 shuttle 8am-5pm
September 4 Labor Day (U.C. Closed – No Shuttle Service)
Housing weekend and Nightride runs regular schedule
Reading Days
October 9 Fall Reading Days Shuttles running normal routes except 1 UCBA running 7:15-5pm
November 7 Fall Reading Days Shuttles running normal routes except 1 UCBA running 7:15-5pm
November 10 Veterans Day (UC Closed- No Shuttle Service)
Housing weekend runs regular schedule
November 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (UC Closed – No Shuttle service)
November 25-26 Thanksgiving Holiday Housing Weekend & CP Cincy run normal hours.
Dec 3-Dec 9th Fall Semester Exams UCBA 1st run From CGG 6:45am 2nd 7:15am
December 10th Last day for Fall Semester Shuttles
Semester Break
December 11-22 Campus Wide & Innovation District 8am-6pm
Housing Weekend and CP Cincy 8am-5pm
December 25-Jan 1 Seasonal Closure (UC Closed- No Shuttle Service)
2024
Semester Break
Spring Semester
January 9-April 27
Exams April 22-April 27
January 2-5 Campus Wide & Innovation District 8am-6pm
January 2-7 Housing Weekend and CP Cincy 8am-5pm
January 4-5 UCBA 7:15am-5pm starting and ending at CGG.
January 4-5 Main St, CCM & North 7am-6pm
January 6 Nightride Service Resumes
January 8 All shuttle service resumes.
January 15 MLK Day Housing Weekend and CP Cincy only 8am-5pm
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Shuttle Operations
2023-2024 Contract/Fiscal Year Calendar
March 11-17 Spring Break
Main St/CX/CCM/North/CP Cincy/Housing only 7am-6pm
(Main and North Alternate)
Innovation District 7am-10pm
April 20-25 Spring Semester Exams
Semester Break
March 11-17 Spring Break
Main St/CX/CCM/North/CP Cincy/Housing only 7am-6pm
(Main and North Alternate)
Innovation District 7am-10pm
April 20-25 Spring Semester Exams
Semester Break
April 29-May 8th Main St/CX/CCM/North only 7am-6pm
(CCM and North Alternate)
Housing Weekend and CP Cincy 8am-5pm
Innovation District 7am-10pm
Summer Semester
May 6-August 3
Summer Semester
May 6-August 3
Summer Schedule
Housing Last day of operation: 4/28 NO SUMMER
Nightride Last day of operation: 4/28 NO SUMMER
CP Cincy last day of operation: 4/28 NO SUMMER
Southwest last day of operation: 4/26 NO SUMMER
East last day of operation: 4/26 NO SUMMER
UCBAC Last day of operation: 4/26 NO SUMMER
Main St/North 7am-7pm
7:00 am- 7:00 pm 1 (30 Passenger)
CCM 7am-7pm
7:00 am- 7:00 pm 1 (30 Passenger)
Campus Wide only 7am-11pm
7:00 am- 10:00 pm 1 (30 Passenger)
Innovation District 7am-10pm
May 27 Memorial Day (UC Closed- No Shuttle Service)
June 19 Juneteenth (UC Closed- No Shuttle Service)
July 4 Independence Day (UC Closed- No Shuttle Service)
Semester Break
August 4-18 Main St/CX/CCM/North only 7am-6pm
Innovation District 7am-10pm
- If the University of Cincinnati closes due to severe weather, etc., shuttles will continue to operate for one hour after the official university closing time, provided the roads are safe and passable.
- However, some routes may stop operating even when the university remains open, if road conditions are unsafe. Please follow the Shuttles Live 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.
Shuttle Services
- Consider Metro - the regional public transportation system in Hamilton County and southwest Ohio. Click here to see their routes and timetables.
- Consider CTC - the Clermont Transportation Connection is the primary public transportation provider for Clermont County, Ohio. Click here to read about their services.
- Consider TANK - the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky serves Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky, and downtown Cincinnati. Click here to read about their services.
Metro bus routes serve UC Blue Ash and UC Reading Campuses. For Metro bus schedules, please call Metro at 513-632-7528 or visit Metro online.
UC Clermont Campus Metro has a few routes serving portions of Clermont County, however Metro routes do not extend to Clermont College. Contact the Clermont Transportation Connection, 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=6.87 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
- 2022 - 17 shuttles operating, total passengers: 365,873
- 2021 - 16 shuttles operating, total passengers: 251,075
- 2020 - 16 shuttles operating, total passengers: 96,044
- 2019 - 17 shuttles operating, total passengers: 600,744
- 2018 - 19 shuttles operating, total passengers: 854,298
- 2017 - 18 shuttles operating, total passengers: 845,467