Beating the Busing Blues

The bus system can be an intimidating one, but it can be extremely helpful if you live off-campus! If you're new to the system, you can check out all of the Blue Bus bus routes below.

Bursley-Baits: It runs 7 days a week during the Fall & Winter semesters, providing service between CC Little, North Campus, Bursley Hall, and Baits Houses. During the evenings and the weekends, this bus will make extra stops at Stockwell Hall and the Cardiovascular Center.

Commuter North: This bus runs only on the weekdays, but it runs all year round. Beginning at the Crisler Center and ending on Glazier Way, it connects South, Central, and North Campus, as well as the Medcal Campus and Hill area. Key stops are at the Michigan Union, CC Little, the UM Hospital, and Pierpont Commons.

Commuter South: This is the exact same route as Commuter North, just backwards! Starting at Glazier Way and ending at the Crisler Center, it connects North to South Campus with many stops in between. It runs only on the weekdays but runs all year.

Diag-to-Diag Express: This bus runs only on class days during the Fall and Winter semesters, traveling from Pierpont Commons to CC Little.

Med Express: Running all year long, but only on weekdays, this bus connects Glazier Way Lot (NC51) and the Orange Fuller Road Lots to several Medical Campus locations 

Night Owl: This route provides service between CC Little and Oxford Housing, stopping along Hill St, Packard Ave, and Thompson St during the Fall and Winter semesters.

North-East Shuttle: Running on weekdays all year, this bus connects the Medical Campus to the VA Hospital, North Campus Research Complex, and East Campus (Green Rd. Park-and-Ride, Plymouth Rd Park-and-Ride, Dominos Farms).

Northwood: 7 days a week, all year round, this bus services Central Campus and Northwood Housing on North Campus.

Northwood Express: During the Fall and Winter semesters, this bus runs on class days from the North Campus Fire Station through the Northwood Housing areas to CC Little and Oxford Housing.

Oxford Shuttle: All weeknights and weekends during the Fall and Winter semesters, this route services Oxford Housing, Trotter House, Shapiro Undergrad. Library, Michigan Union, CC Little, and East Quad.

Wall Street - NIB: Running on weekdays year round, this bus connects the Wall St parking structure and the North Ingalls building through Medical Campus destinations.

Wall Street Express: Also servicing between Wall St parking structure and Medical Campus destinations, this bus runs on weekdays year round as well.

 

Learn more details about U-M routes!

 

Contributed by: Shelby DeVuyst, Beyond the Diag Program Assistant