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Shuttle Live Tracking
You may now track all UCSC Shuttles LIVE in the flexigo app. Download the app today for iOS or Android, or use the web portal to start tracking!
Using flexigo
- After downloading the app or navigating to the web portal, sign in using your CruzID and Gold Password (this is required to see the UCSC options)
- Select “Circulator Services”
- It will default to today’s date. If you wish to see future dates, tap the date at the top of the screen to change it.
- Select your stop on the map and scroll on the bottom pane to see upcoming buses for that stop.
- You can also track your bus using the icons on the map.
UCSC Campus Transit is fare-free for all students, employees, and public visitors to the residential campus, and is supported by the Student Transit Fee.
The schedule will be adjusted on breaks, holidays, and final exam days.
Winter Effective 1/5/2026 through 3/20/2026
Loop Service
Frequency
Buses depart approximately every 10-20 minutes with increased service during class changes.
This is a circulator sservice and runs consistently without fixed departure times.
Buses depart from either the Main Entrance, traveling counterclockwise, or the Barn Theater, traveling clockwise (see map).
Operating Hours
Monday/Wednesday
Westbound (counterclockwise): 7:25 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. (out of service at 9:50 p.m.)
Eastbound (clockwise): 7:30 am – 8:35 p.m. (out of service at 8:55 p.m.)
Tuesday/Thursday:
Westbound (counterclockwise): 7:25 a.m. – 9:10 p.m. (out of service at 9:30 p.m.)
Eastbound (clockwise): 7:30 am – 8:50 p.m. (out of service at 9:10 p.m.)
Friday
Westbound (counterclockwise): 7:30 a.m. – 7:35 p.m. (out of service at 7:55 p.m.)
Eastbound (clockwise): 7:30 am – 7:25 p.m. (out of service at 7:45 p.m.)
Saturday/Sunday
There are no Loop shuttles on weekends. See Night Upper Campus for weekend service.
Upper Campus
Upper Campus buses depart from the East and West Remote parking lots and run both directions through campus, Monday through Friday (see map).
Counterclockwise (east to west) Upper Campus buses depart from the inside stop of the East Remote parking lot, turn onto Hagar Drive, travel on McLaughlin Drive to Heller Drive, and end (or reverse direction) at the West Remote parking lot.
Clockwise (west to east) Upper Campus buses depart from the inside stop of the West Remote parking lot, turn onto Heller Drive, travel on McLaughlin Drive to Hagar Drive, and end (or reverse direction) at the East Remote parking lot.
Upper Campus buses travel between East and West Remote parking lots. This service supplemental to the Campus Loop Service. Check the flexigo app for live bus locations.
Upper Campus Limited
This route provides fixed time points to increase service during the busiest times of the day, skipping some stops and only serving the most high-demand stops. This limited route only makes selected stops (see map).
Track this route using the flexigo app on iOS, Android, or via the web portal!
Schedule
| Monday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Thursday |
|---|---|
| 7:40 a.m. | 7:40 a.m. |
| 8:35 a.m. | 8:10 a.m. |
| 9:00 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. |
| 10:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. |
| 10:20 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| 11:40 a.m. | 10:50 a.m. |
| 12:10 p.m. | 11:20 a.m. |
| 12:30 p.m. | 12:45 p.m. |
| 1:00 p.m. | 1:10 p.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | 2:10 p.m. |
| 2:20 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. |
| 2:50 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
Counterclockwise/Westbound Stops
Buses traveling from East Remote lot to West Remote Lot
- East Remote Interior
- East Remote Uphill
- Cowell/Bookstore Uphill
- Crown/Merrill Uphill
- Science & Engineering Hill Westbound
- Porter/Rachel Carson Downhill
- Lower Oakes/FSH Downhill
- West Remote Interior
Clockwise/Eastbound Stops
Buses traveling from West Remote lot to East Remote Lot
- West Remote Interior
- Oakes College Uphill
- Rachel Carson/Porter Uphill
- Kerr/Redwood Grove Uphill
- Science & Engineering Hill Eastbound
- Cowell College/Bookstore Downhill
- East Remote Interior
Night Upper Campus
Frequency
Buses depart approximately every 15-30 minutes.
This is a circulator service without fixed departure times.
Buses depart the Main Entrance, travel counterclockwise to the West Remote lot, and return clockwise to the Main Entrance (see map).
Operating Hours
Monday/Wednesday
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (out of service at 12:20 a.m.)
Tuesday/Thursday
8:15 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (out of service at 12:20 a.m.)
Friday
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (out of service at 12:20 a.m.)
Saturday/Sunday
4:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (out of service at 12:20 a.m.)