Daytime Shuttles: Monday – Friday
Bear Transit is UC Berkeley’s shuttle system, servicing the campus and vicinity. Anyone can ride our shuttles, which provide convenient transportation between campus, Downtown Berkeley BART, parking lots, Clark Kerr campus, the Hill area, residence halls, Richmond Field Station (RFS), and north and south sides of campus.
On the P and Hill Lines, Bear Transit is free to campus affiliates holding a current campus ID, such as the Cal 1 Card. However, on the RFS line, all riders must pay a fare regardless of affiliation. Riders without campus ID must pay a nominal fare on all Bear Transit lines.
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H Line
- 7:35 a.m. to 7:26 p.m.
- Runs at 30 minute intervals °
- $1 • Free with Pass. †
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P Line
- 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Interval varies °
- $1 • Free with Pass. †
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RFS Line
- 6:45 a.m. to 6:10 p.m.
- Interval varies °
- $1.50
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° Time intervals may vary throughout the day, particularly on the first and last runs of a service period. Please see the schedule for each route for a complete listing of stop times.
† Honored for free shuttle ride: Bear Transit Shuttle Pass; Cal 1 Card ID; Bear Pass; Emeriti ID.
Disabled Transportation
Disabled transportation will be provided separately by white vans. Please notify the driver of your request and the driver will dispatch a disabled or bike transport to arrive within 15 to 20 minutes of your request.
Night Safety Shuttles: Every Day
Bear Transit Night Safety Shuttles are free to all including non-campus affiliates, and operate during the weeks classes are in session during Fall and Spring semesters on specified routes from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.; between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., all scheduled routes operate door-to-door. The Night Safety Shuttle service is an extension of BearTransit daytime service, and provides safe nighttime transit to and from the campus for classes, study, research and meetings. Specified routes run from points on campus to BART, Clark Kerr campus and residence halls; door-to-door runs from points on and around campus, to BART, Clark Kerr Campus, residence halls, and communities surrounding campus. See map links for Late Night Drop Off Boundaries.
**Starting at 7:30pm, click on the new BearWALK 2.0 web link and see a live map of our night safety buses and see where they are relative to your location. **
- North Side Shuttle
- 7:45 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
- Runs at 30 minute intervals °
- FREE
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- South Side Shuttle
- 7:30 p.m. to 1:54 a.m.
- Runs at 30 minute intervals °
- FREE
- At 2:00 a.m., converts to Door-to-Door
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To-Your-Door Routes: Sunday – Saturday
Night Safety routes designated as “To-Your-Door” make a circuit of all indicated bus stops, then continue in a prescribed service area. These shuttles will pick up at designated stops and will drop you almost anywhere within service area boundaries.
- 8:05 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
- Runs at 30 minute intervals °
- ° Time intervals may vary"
- FREE
- At 2:00 a.m., converts to Door-to-Door
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Night Safety shuttles designated as “Door-to-Door” are dispatched to your location – you call to be picked up. These shuttles will pick you up at locations within the BearWalk pick up area and will drop you almost anywhere within the Drop off service area boundaries.
BearWalk
(510) 642-9255 or visit the BearWalk website.
UCPD's Community Service Officers (CSOs) can help you get safely around campus areas from dusk through the early morning hours, 365 nights a year until 2am. Dispatchers will determine the best way to get you home safely. BearWALK may send a CSO to walk with you to your destination, or may dispatch a marked van to handle several nearby requests.
Call 510-642-WALK (2-9255) or go to bearwalk.berkeley.edu and log in with your CalNet ID to make a BearWALK request.
BearWALK will PICK UP and DROP OFF within these service boundaries:
- North: Cedar.
- West: Shattuck.
- South: Parker.
- East: Prospect.
After 2:00 a.m.during Fall & Spring semesters, there is Door-to-Door service provided by the Night Safety Shuttles, operated by Parking & Transportation. The DROP OFF service boundaries are expanded to:
- North: Hopkins/Yolo/Eunice Sts.
- West: Sacramento St.
- South: Ashby St.
- East: Hillside/Prospect Sts., including all campus housing facilities. PICK UP boundaries remain the same.
Please call no more than 15 minutes before desired pick up. BearWALK service starts at 6 p.m. (standard) or 7 p.m. (daylight). During Fall & Spring Semesters, the Last BearWALK request taken at 5:45 a.m.. The rest of the year BearWALK's last request is taken at 1:45am.
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BearWalk
- Dusk to 6:00 a.m.
- By phone request: (510) 642-9255
- Or online request: BearWalk website
- FREE
° Please see the schedule for each route for a complete listing of stop times.
Fares
Faculty, staff, and post docs ride free** with display of Cal 1 ID, or Bear Pass.
Emeriti ride free** by displaying an Emeriti ID card.
Students ride free** by displaying a valid ID.
Community members and the general public who are not affiliated with the campus can ride Bear Transit at the fares listed under each route description.
** except RFS line: Pay standard fare rate or use RFS pass purchased at the Parking & Transportation office.
Bikes On Buses
Most AC Transit buses and Bear Transit Shuttles are equipped with bicycle racks. Racks are mounted on the front of the bus and each holds two bikes. When racks are filled, no more than two bicycles will be allowed in passenger compartment, when seating is available. No bikes, in passenger compartment when there is only standing room. You can board a bicycle any time of day without an extra fare or permit. For more information, visit Bikes on Buses.
Other Shuttles
Inter-campus shuttles: connect to UC Davis, Mills and UC San Francisco (UCSF shuttles from San Francisco BART stations)
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Shuttle: For LBL affiliates only. Please call (510) 486-4165 for information.
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