Buses and Shuttles

Campus Shuttles
UCSC operates a Campus Transit system, with shuttles that circulate throughout the campus. There are three shuttle routes; The Loop, Upper Campus, and Night Core. Service is modified during intersession (class curtailment), and does not operate on some holidays. Some buses are equipped with front-loading bike racks.

Disability Van Service
TAPS also operates a paratransit service on campus (the Disability Van Service) that provides on-campus wheelchair lift-equipped transportation for those unable to use the regular shuttle system for disability-related reasons. The Campus Transit service is supported by the Student Transit Fee, so no fare is required to ride.

Santa Cruz Metro Buses
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District's "Metro" buses travel bi-directionally through campus to help students get downtown and throughout Santa Cruz County. All METRO buses are wheelchair accessible. METRO service for students is funded through the Student Transit Fee. Showing a valid UCSC Student ID Card provides students unlimited rides on METRO buses with no additional fare required. Faculty and staff can purchase a subsidized bus pass (at a fraction of the regular cost) through the TAPS Sales Office. If an item has been lost on a METRO bus, visit Santa Cruz METRO's website.

Complaints or comments about METRO bus service should be sent directly to Santa Cruz METRO using their online form.

Some or all instruction for all or part of the Academic Year may be delivered remotely. Tuition and fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year. Figures for tuition and fees represent currently approved or proposed amounts and may not be final. Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California as determined to be necessary or appropriate. Final approved tuition and fee levels may differ from the amounts presented.