Public Transportation Serving UCSD

Read about the mass transit options that serve UC San Diego.

Check Commuter Alerts for changes to bus and shuttle routes.

UCSD Bus Zone

Buses in the UCSD Bus Zone stop on campus or near Hillcrest Medical Center. Staff, faculty, and students with a free UCSD Bus Zone sticker on their current, valid UC San Diego photo ID card ride free for unlimited stops on these bus routes only.

Stickers are available at the campus parking office or Hillcrest parking office. The sticker expires on June 30 each year and must be renewed.

The university is charged for each ride in the UCSD Bus Zone. Transit pass holders should use their passes instead of their campus ID to board.

Download a map of all UCSD Bus Zone routes (PDF).

Students get unlimited bus and trolley rides all quarter for $47! Purchase passes at Commute Solutions until May 18, 2012. Passes valid through June 30, 2012.

Routes serving La Jolla campus (follow links for full service information):

• 30: UTC, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Old Town, downtown San Diego
• 41: VA Hospital, UTC, Clairemont, Fashion Valley
• 101: UTC, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside
• 150: UTC, VA Hospital, Old Town, downtown San Diego
• 201/ 202 SuperLoop: UTC area.
• 921: UTC, Mira Mesa

Routes serving Hillcrest Medical Center:

• 3: Hillcrest, downtown San Diego, Euclid Avenue Trolley Station

• 10: Old Town, Mission Hills, Hillcrest, North Park, City Heights, College Avenue

For travel beyond UCSD Bus Zone routes, see the section below.

Other transit options

UCSD staff, faculty, and students can buy discounted monthly transit passes for trolleys, the Coaster and buses outside the UCSD Bus Zone through the Transit/ Coaster Club.

• San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), including all city bus routes and trolley
  • OTIS: Online trip planner offered by MTS
  • Google Transit MTS trip planner
  • Rider alerts, detours, service changes
• North County Transit District, including the Breeze bus and Coaster train
  • Coaster train
  • Sorrento Valley Coaster Connection shuttle
  • Rider alerts
• Amtrak: See directions.

• San Diego International Airport (Lindbergh Field): See driving directions.

More alternatives

• Commute Solutions provides resources for bicycling, carpooling, vanpooling, and more.
• UCSD Shuttles operates a year-round network of free shuttles.

Tell us how we’re doing. If you have ideas for improving Transportation Services, please e-mail them to TellTPS@ucsd.edu.

Note: This page has a friendly link that's easy to remember: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/bussticker

Facilities & Services

Commuting Alternatives

• Commute Solutions
• Public Transportation Serving UCSD
• Resources for Bicyclists