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Get to Campus 
on Bloomington Transit

Convenient Service to/from Most
Apartment Complexes and 
Residence Halls to Campus

Just Show Your IU Campus Access ID Card
And Ride Bloomington Transit Free

Avoid Parking Hassles and Traffic

Beat the High Price of Gas

Sit Back and Relax on the Way to Campus


The best way to campus is Bloomington Transit!  Convenient service is available to and from campus for most apartment complexes and residence halls.  Avoid the expense and hassle of finding a parking space not to mention the traffic.  Why pay $2.60/gallon for gas when you can ride Bloomington Transit free by showing your IU Campus Access ID Card!

Most off-campus apartment complexes have convenient bus service to and from campus including Smallwood Plaza, 10th and College, The Lofts, Campus Corner, Covenanter Gardens, Bradford Place, Colonial Crest, Fountain Park, Town and Country, Meadow Park, Woodbridge I-II-III, the Barrington Apts., the Crest, Steeplechase, Woodlands, the Fields, Oakdale Square, Basswood, Forrest Ridge, Bradford Ridge, Copper Beech, Rolling Ridge, Willows, the Woods at Latimer, Knightridge, Brownstone, Park Doral, Summit Pointe, Hoosier Court at Henderson, Acadia Court, the Gardens, Hunter Ridge, Brandon Court, Timber Ridge, Winslow Ridge, Yorktown, Heritage, Maxwell Terrace, Walnut Knolls, Dunhill, Pigskin, and many more.

Many IU Residence Halls also have great service on Bloomington Transit. Residence Halls such as Eigenmann, Tulip Tree, Forest Quad, University Apts., Briscoe Quad, McNutt Quad, Wright Quad, Teter Quad, and Collins LLC are well served by Bloomington Transit routes.

To find out which route to take, click here to see the entire map of all Bloomington Transit routes. Using this map, you can determine which is the best route to use.  Once you determine which route to use, you can see descriptions of each route and links to individual route maps and schedules as shown below. Just click on the map or schedule you need. If you need more information on bus routes and schedules, just call us at 336-RIDE (7433).

IU faculty, staff and employees also ride Bloomington Transit free upon presentation of a faculty/staff photo bus pass which can be obtained by applying online by clicking here:

1  Fee Lane/BHS North. This route serves much of the Fee Lane area of campus and goes past the Stadium on the way to campus  If you live in the Brownstone Apartments this is a good way to get to places like the Kelley School of Business, the IU Library, and other locations on 10th Street west of Jordan.  Effective August 30, Route 1 North will serve Meadows Hospital via Acuff and Prow Rd. This bus runs every 60 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

1  South Walnut/Clear Creek Shopping Center. This route provides service to the southwest corner of campus near the Law School, Sample Gates, and Bryan Hall from the south side of Bloomington including streets like Washington Street (south of 3rd), Henderson Street (south of Grimes Ln), and apartment complexes such as Barclay Square, Brandon Court, Summit Pointe, Timber Ridge, Winslow Ridge, and Walnut Grove, and Clear Creek Shopping Center at Rhorer Road and S. Walnut This bus runs every 30-60 minutes, Monday through Friday, and every 60 minutes on Saturday. Please check the schedule for the new routing.

2  West 11th Street/Showers Complex.  This bus serves the Arlington Park Apartments as well as the Crestmont Park area, parts of Maple Street, Rogers Street,  and Morton Street.  This route goes to downtown with no direct service to campus, however, you can transfer to other campus-bound routes at our 4th and Washington passenger facility.  This bus runs every 30 minutes, Monday through Friday.  This bus runs every 60 minutes on Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

2  South Rogers/Countryview. This route serves the Seminary Square shopping center, Bloomington Hospital, the South Rogers Street area, Countryview Apartments, and parts of Rockport Road and and Graham Drive. No direct service to campus is available on this route, however, you can transfer to other campus-bound routes at our 4th and Washington passenger facility.  This bus runs every 30 minutes, Monday through Friday. It runs every 60 minutes on Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

3  College Mall/Bradford Place.  This route provides excellent service to the south side of campus along E. 3rd Street from places like Campus Corner apartments, Covenanter Gardens, the Woods at Latimer, and Hunter Ridge apartments.  This route also provides great service from downtown and campus to the College Mall as well as Eastland Plaza and Jackson Creek shopping centers and K Mart east.  This bus runs every 30 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

3  Highland Village/Curry Pike. This route serves the West Kirkwood and West 3rd Street areas including Whitehall Crossing shopping center (Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Lowe's), K Mart west, Sam's Club (on request only service to Sam’s Club), Aldi's and Walmart. It also serves the Highland Village area and the Kirkwood apartments and parts of Curry Pike and Liberty Drive. This bus runs every 30 minutes, Monday through Friday.  It runs every 60 minutes on Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

4  High Street/Sherwood Oaks.  This route provides service to the south side of campus and downtown from places such as Sherwood Oaks, Acadia Court apartments, Winslow Ridge apartments, Heritage apartments, and Maxwell Terrace apartments.  This is also a good route to get to the YMCA.  Runs every 60 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.  If you live in Heritage or Maxwell Terrace apartments, a short walk will take you High St. where you can catch the 5 Sare Road route to the south side of campus and downtown.

4  Bloomfield Road/Heatherwood.  This routes serves the Bloomfield Road (W. 2nd Street) area with direct service to downtown and the south side of campus from places like the Bicycle apartments Willows apartments, Oakdale Square apartments, Basswood apartments, Bradford Ridge apartments, Forest Ride apartments, Copper Beech apartments, Canterbury apartments, and Heatherwood Mobile Home Court.  Also provides service to Sam's Club, Walmart, and Bloomington Hospital.  It runs every 60 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

5  Sare Road.  This route provides service to the south side of campus and downtown from places like Steeplechase apartments, the Gardens, Oaklawn townhomes, Woodlands, and Maxwell Terrace apartments.  It also provides service to Jackson Creek Middle School and Child’s Elementary.  It runs every 60 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  Check the schedule for times.

6 Campus Shuttle.  If you live in Smallwood Plaza, the 10th and College Apartments, or The Lofts, this is the route to take to get to the 10th Street area of campus as well as the HPER building and the Memorial Union.  This route is also the best way to get to campus along 10th Street from many off-campus apartment complexes such as Fountain Park, Woodbridge I-II-III, the new Barrington Apartments, Meadow Park, Yorktown, Bradford Place, Knightridge, Hoosier Court, and Colonial Crest.  This route also provides great service to and from Eigenmann Hall and other residence halls on 10th Street. The 6 Limited is a shortened version of the 6 Campus Shuttle and operates between Smallwood Plaza to the west and Fountain Park Apartments on the eastside.  Service operates on College (between 10th St. and 7th St.), 7th Street (between College and Woodlawn), and 10th Street (between Woodlawn and Fountain Park Apartments). 

Route 6 Campus Shuttle and the 6 Limited are a great way to get to the Kelly Business School, IU Library, Geology, Psychology, HPER building, the Memorial Union, and other buildings.   Service runs every 20 minutes on both the east and west sides of the route, Monday through Friday, during the day.  On weeknights the 6 Campus Shuttle runs every 60 minutes up to 11:30 p.m.   The 6 Campus Shuttle runs every 60 minutes on Saturday, Sunday, and on weekdays during the summer months and break periods.   New Night Owl service on the 6 Campus Shuttle is available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during the IU Fall and Spring semesters with service until 3:25 a.m. on these nights.  No Night Owl service on the 6 Campus Shuttle is provided into the Knightridge Apartments after 11:30 p.m.  Check the schedule for times.

7  Henderson/Walnut Express.  This route is the best way to the 3rd Street area of campus if you live along S. Henderson Street in apartment complexes such as Hoosier Court at Henderson, Summitt Pointe, Timber Ridge, or Brandon Court.  This is also a great way to get from the Winslow Farms area to campus and downtown.  Frequency of this route is every 15-20 minutes, Monday through Friday, during the IU fall and spring semesters.  After 7:30 p.m. each weeknight, the service runs every 30 minutes.   Hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. It does not operate during the IU summer break. Check the schedule for times.

8 Eastside Local.  This route connects persons living in Hyde Park, The Stands, Park Ridge, Sare Road, Steeplechase Apartments, Oaklawn townhomes, 10th Street, and Pete Ellis Drive areas with the College Mall, Eastland Plaza, and Jackson Creek shopping center.  There is no direct service to campus or downtown.  Runs every 60 minutes, Monday through Saturday.  The routing that the bus travels for this route changes effective September 1, 2008, Please check the schedule for the new route and new times.

9 IU Campus/College Mall/Campus Corner.  This is a favorite route for IU students living in Campus Corner, Covenanter Gardens, the Woods at Latimer, the Fields,  Hunter Ridge, Park Doral, Tulip Tree, and Eigenmann Hall to get to the IU Wells Library, Kelley Business School, Music School, Jordan Hall, Memorial Hall, Sample Gates, Geology, Psychology, and most areas of campus on or south of 10th Street.  Runs every 10-20 minutes, Monday through Friday.  Runs every 40 minutes on Saturday and Sundays.  New Night Owl service is available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during the IU Fall and Spring semesters with service until 3:25 a.m. on these nights.  During Night Owl times the 9 Route will deviate by way of north on Indiana Avenue to west on Kirkwood to north on Walnut to east on 7th Street then resuming the regular 9 Route. Check the schedule for times.

 

Transit Development Program Draft Final Report

BT is pleased to report that the Draft Final Report for our Transit Development Program Study is complete and now available for download.  This study establishes the guiding plan for development of transit service for Bloomington Transit for the next 5-10 years.  To download a PDF file of the report, please click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheduled Meetings, and Other News:

 

Want to learn how to ride Bloomington Transit, read bus maps and schedules, plan trips, and go for a bus ride? Sign up for our free Way To Go monthly travel training classes. For more information, call 336-7433(RIDE). Please let us know if you have special needs. Way To Go is free to all members of the public. Sessions can also be arranged for Groups and individuals.

The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in the BT Conference Room at 130 W. Grimes Lane, Bloomington, Indiana.

The next BCOAT meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the BT conference room at 130 W Grimes Lane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation
130 West Grimes Lane 
Bloomington, Indiana 47403 
(812) 336-7433