UCSD Campus Shuttle – Campus Loop Route

I think it’s pretty legit that your school offers a shuttle. One of the drivers, a young woman, was super sweet and helpful for myself a first time rider. The other driver however, an older gentleman was kind of rude and not helpful at all. I ride my bike so I had to put in on the front of the bus and I had only done it once before with some help and he just like sat there and seemed mad it took me a minute to figure out. He could’ve learned how to ease up a bit on the driving too! My goodness it was a jerky ride. Oh well, just happy to have had transportation on those days honestly!

i really can’t complain because we aren’t paying for this system… but i still have a few (just a few) gripes.
this year i started living off campus and lo and behold this year the two bus lines (arriba and nobel) decided to merge together. this was okay over the summer when there were only a few students taking summer session and working on campus, but as soon as fall quarter began the stops became extremely full with long lines every morning. i use the second to last bus stop which gets crowded with students from IG, regencia, mirada, verano, etc. the first couple weeks of a quarter are hell but as students begin to drop classes and stop going the lines get more manageable.
bus drivers are mostly very very kind and they really try to squeeze students in as much as possible. students should really consider others and try to pack next to each other but sometimes it doesn’t happen… i’ve seen multiple instances in which there’s a lot of room for more people to get on but students won’t move to let them in. it’s really very sad. to them, i say «GO TO ASIA AND GET ON THE RUSH HOUR TRAINS». that’s how we should pack students in, lol.
overall i use this bus system more than mts to get to school because of the convenient mandeville drop-​off location. ucsd, please don’t get rid of the shuttle system !!!
tip: get to the bus stop at least 45mins before you need to get to class, especially if your class/​job starts before 12pm.

I think it’s awesome that UCSD provides a free shuttle for students and staff. Definitely a money saver for us poor college students! This shuttle route meets at Mandeville loop on campus, then takes you to the corner of Regents and Nobel, then Nobel and Arriba, then Charmant and Lebon.
It sucks when the line to the shuttle gets really long and I imagine it’s really difficult for people who don’t get on at the first stop (Regents and Nobel) if you go during prime class time. It’s definitely nice that when this happens, UCSD Shuttle Services provides the Special Shuttle for the last stop and it takes the Nobel route (down Nobel with pick ups at Lebon&Nobel and at the busstop right outside BofA.
To track the bus, go to
before you leave or on your phone. You can text «ucsd (stop number)» to 41 411 for arrival information, but the downside is that you need to know the stop number prior to leaving the house. Kind of inconvenient. I contacted Todd Berven about this and he was so quick to respond! Hopefully they can get an upgrade in place where you text the number and if you don’t know the stop number it will give you the different routes and stops. Cross your fingers they get this in place. It’d be really convenient for non-​smartphone/​mobile web users. =)

I recently took the Campus Loop Shuttle from Revelle College to ERC College the drivers were both great, friendly and professional. They both seemed to know the route and when to go slow over every bump. A nice service for UCSD!
See the schedule for the Campus Loop Shuttle, one of many free shuttles that conveniently transport the university community to various UCSD locations.
The Campus Loop Shuttle operates year-​round, except university holidays, during the following hours:
Weekdays: 7 a.m. — midnight, clockwise and counterclockwise
Weekends: 9 a.m. — 8 p.m., counterclockwise only