Hesitant about walking home alone at night and in the cold? Luckily the University of Michigan has a variety of options that allow students, faculty, and staff to get free or subsidized transportation from campus to local residences or parked vehicles, and anywhere within Ann Arbor. Check it out!
SafeRide
Free shared-ride taxi service for students, faculty, and staff to their residence halls, parked vehicles, or local residences. This service is available from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., seven days a week. You are required to show the driver a valid U-M ID.
- During Fall and Winter terms, you may request a ride through the TransLoc OnDemand mobile app. You can download the mobile application for Android or iTunes. Login with your U-M username and password to request a ride and view estimated wait times.
- If you do not have access to the app, please call (734) 647-8000 and select Option 1.
Ride Home
Free rideshare service provided by Golden Limousine for students, faculty and staff to their residence halls, vehicles parked in U-M-operated lots or structures, or local residences (within a one-mile radius of Central and North Campuses). This service is available after U-M transit buses have concluded daily service, seven days a week:
- September through April, 2:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
- May through August, 1:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
- On Central Campus, rides are available from the Shapiro Undergraduate Library.
- On North Campus, rides are available from the Duderstadt Center.
- On Medical Campus, rides are available from 1:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. with pickup at the UH South Employee Entrance.
- To request a ride, please call Golden Limousine on (734) 668-8282.
Emergency Ride Home
Free taxi rides can be provided in emergency situations for faculty, staff and students to return to their vehicle parked in remote lots or to any location (home, school, daycare provider, etc.). The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The use of this program is limited to six times per year per student. Please be prepared to provide your UMID card information at the time of you call and show it at pick up.
- To request a ride, call Golden Limousine on (734) 668-8282.
State Street Ride
Free after-hours taxi service from any U-M building to the South State Street Commuter (Park & Ride) lot after buses have concluded daily service. This service is available Monday through Friday from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- To request a ride, call Golden Limousine on (734) 668-8282.
For more information about any of these services, please visit the information page on the Logistics, Transportation and Parking website.