UC*Metro Program
The UC Metro University Discount Program offers transportation options for eligible enrolled UC students and UC employees for use when riding Metro regional buses or Access mini-buses. The Program is administered by UC Parking and Transportation Department.
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UC Students and Employees Ride Free for Spring Semester 2026
UC is pleased to announce the extension of our partnership with Metro and The University Discount Program. Through this partnership, UC students and staff may ride Metro free of charge throughout the Spring semester.
How to Get Started
To take advantage of this benefit, new participants must complete Steps 1 and 2 below. If you have previously registered using your UC email address, you may proceed directly to Step 2.
- Download the Transit app Transit - the best app for buses and trains and create an account using your UC email address
- Register for UC’s University Discount Program.
How to get started with the Transit APP
For additional information on Metro routes and schedules, please visit www.go-metro.com.
University students and staff who are new to the program and have not yet signed up should follow these steps to receive their free bus passes:
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Metro University Discount Program
The Metro University Discount Program is available to University of Cincinnati students and staff to help them beat high gas prices and parking hassles associated with commuting to school, work, athletic events, shopping and socializing.
The Metro University Discount Program offers discount transportation options for eligible enrolled UC students and UC employees for use when riding Metro regional buses.
Students and staff can ride Metro for half-fare on all Hamilton County local service routes. You can choose from either a single ride ticket for $1 or a $2 day pass for unlimited rides during the service day.
To take advantage of this benefit, new participants must complete Steps 1 and 2 below. If you have previously registered using your UC email address, you may proceed directly to Step 2.
How to Get Started
1. Download the Transit app Transit and create an account using your UC email address
2. Register for UC’s University Discount Program here.
How to get started with the Transit APP
For additional information on Metro routes and schedules, please visit www.go-metro.com.
To be "Eligible" to participate in the program, a UC student must:
1. Be enrolled in classes AND
2. Possess a valid UC Photo Identification Card (from UC Public Safety)
UC tickets may only be used by the student or staff/faculty member who is enrolled or employed by UC at the time of registration
For more information on how to use the Transit app, please visit Metro’s website.
The places you can go with Metro
See some suggestions below for a few of the many destinations available to you with your new UC*Metro EZ Ride card. Visit www.go-metro.com to find additional routes and schedules.
Metro stops serving Main (Clifton) Campus
Metro stops serving East (Medical) Campus
Want to check out Wasington Park and OTR?
Fun Facts
- All new Cincinnati Metro buses are driven 2,388 miles from Livermore, California to Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Metro buses drive about 10 million miles each year.
- Metro's Rt. 43 travels the most miles every year clocking in 808k miles.
- A new Metro bus weighs 39,440 pounds.
- Buses have been servicing Cincinnati since 1926.
- Taking public transit is 90% safer than commuting by car.
Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), which operates regional Metro buses and smaller Access mini-buses (origin-to-destination transportation for people whose disabilities prevent them from riding Metro buses.) Metro provides about 17 million rides per year in the Greater Cincinnati area.
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