Getting Around Campus
Bus Stops | Other Services | Bus Etiquette and Safety Rules | 2009 Fall Schedule & Texas Med Center Shuttle
Bus Service: For your convenience, Rice's comfortable, air-conditioned and lift-equipped buses circle Rice's inner loop and connect the Graduate Apartments; Texas Medical Center/BRC; Media Center; Rice Stadium; and the Annex Building (which houses the Police Department; Post Office, Delivery Services, the Transportation Department, and Naval OTC); to the rest of the campus.
Rice Graduate Shopping Shuttle: On Saturday we provide a shopping shuttle for residents of the Rice Graduate Apartments and the Rice Village Graduate Apts. to the Target and Fiesta Shopping Center on Kirby. Service for the Graduate Apartments is from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm every 45 minutes.
Rice Village: Friday: (to be determined) On Saturday it will be the Rice Village Route only, 5:30 pm to 12:30 am, every 15 minutes. Service is provided during the school year.
Undergraduate Shopping Shuttle: Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, every 30 minutes.
Operating Hours
Fall Schedule
Route
Weekday
Frequency
Inner Loop
6:00 am - 10:45 pm
5 - 8 minutes *
Rice Village Apts/ Greenbriar
7:30 am - 10:30 pm
15 minutes (subject to change)
Texas Medical Center/BRC
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
30 minutes
Rice Graduate Apts.
7:30 am - 10:30 pm
15 minutes
* A few times at 10 minutes in the evening. - See Inner Loop Schedule.
Weekday Schedule
Departure Times from RVA:
A.M.
P. M.
P.M.
7:30
12:00
5.30
7:45
12:15
5:45
8:00
12:30
6:00
8:15
12:45
6:15
8:30
1:00
6:30
8:45
1:15
6:45
9:00
1:30
7:00
9:15
1:45
7:15
9:30
2:00
7:30
9:45
2:15
7:45
10:00
2:30
8:00
10:15
2:45
8:15 10:30
3:00
8:30 10:45
3:15
8:45 11:00
3:30
9:00 11:15
3:45
9:15 11:30
4:00
9:30 11:45
4:15
9:45 4:30
10:00 4:45
10:15 5:00
10:30 5:15
Weekday
Departure Times from RGA:
A.M.
P.M.
P.M.
7:30
12:00
5:30
7:45
12:15
5:45
8:00
12:30
6:00
8:15
12:45
6:15
8:30
1:00
6:30
8:45
1:15
6:45
9:00
1:30
7:00
9:15
1:45
7:15
9:30
2:00
7:30
9:45
2:15
7:45
10:00
2:30
8:00
10:15
2:45
8:15
10:30
3:00
8:30
10:45
3:15
8:45
11:00
3:30
9:00
11:15
3:45
9:15
11:30
4:00
9:30
11:45
4:15
9:45
4:30
10:00
4:45
10:15
5:00
10:30
5:15
SATURDAY GRADUATE SHOPPING SHUTTLE
10 am - 3 pm every 45 minutes
Graduate Apts (RGA)
Rice Village (RVA)
Target/Fiesta
10:00 AM
10:10 AM
10:20 AM
10:45 AM
10:55 AM
11:05 AM
11:30 AM
11:40 AM
11:50 AM
12:15 PM
12:25 PM
12:35 PM
1:00 PM
1:10 PM
1:20 PM
1:45 PM
1:55 PM
1:55 PM
2:30 PM *
2:40 PM *
NOTES:
- The bus leaves RGA, RVA, and Fiesta/Target every 45 minutes.
- With the new schedule, the last trip for students from the RGA to
- Fiesta/Target is 1:45 pm and RVA is 1:55 pm.
- The last trip from Fiesta/Target is at 2:10 pm.
- * The last drop off at the RGA is 2:30 pm and RVA is 2:40 pm.
- The service ends promptly at 3:00 pm.
- Please remember these times are subject to change due to street obstacles.
Other Services
Charter Services: The Transportation Department provides charter bus service to staff and faculty for university related events and trips. This service is available to all university departments. Due to the increased demand for this service, we recommend that requests be sent to the Transportation Department at least two weeks in advance to insure availability. Availability of service is often limited since our first commitment is to provide service on campus. Service is provided on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
Bus Charters: Buses are available for charter at $60 per hour per bus to all departments for University related activities. The Transportation Department will initiate billing through an Interdepartmental Transfer (IDT). To request service, please call the office and give us the following information or fill out the online request form:
- Name of Individual/Department
- Mail Stop
- Telephone Number
- Number of Buses needed
- Date(s), Time(s) of Charter
- Pickup Location/Destination/Return Location
- Name of Event
Where are the Bus Stops?
Look down on the curb for the stops! The bus stops are marked in black and white on the curb. The bus stops for the Inner Loop are:
- Continuing Studies
- Rice Police Dept.
- Tudor Field
- Baker College
- Baker Institute
- Herring Hall
- Rayzor Hall
- Allen Center
- Wellness Center (Brown College)
- Corner of Huff House
- Duncan Hall
- Chemistry Lecture Hall
- Student Center (RMC)
- Jones Graduate School of Management
- Shepherd School of Music
- Bus Shelters A, B, and C (West Stadium parking lot)
Additional bus stops are located on Campanile Road and entrance #1. The Graduate Apartment route also serves the following:
- Dell Butcher Hall
- Space Science Building
- Hamman Hall
- Mudd Building
- Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
If you are not sure of your bus stop, please ask the driver for assistance. There are 4 routes that are available. To access the maps, click here.
Bus Etiquette and Safety Rules:
- allow passengers to get off before boarding
- do not stand in the front of the bus
- keep noise to a minimum
- no food, drink, pets, bicycles, horseplay, littering, or smoking
- do not park at bus stops
- do not pass a stopped bus