American University
- Transportation

Shuttles Are Popular

Most everyone uses the AU shuttle to get from campus to Tenleytown where the metro station is. They're reliable most of the time, running every half hour, though they can be a hassle on weekends when they fill up to capacity and standing room.

Transportation Options

The transportation is great. We have the AU shuttle that picks up students at two spots on campus and then various locations on the way into to town, all the way to the metro entrance. It runs until 3 AM, which is great for weekends if you go out with friends. Since we are in DC, it isn't necessary to have more than the shuttle and an easy entrance into the metro and access to bus stops. Which the school provides.

Couldn't Be Easier

Okay, so imagine yourself on campus. RIGHT by the two main freshman dorm buildings, Letts and Anderson, there's a tiny downward slope of the street where a few steps away is a shuttle bus exclusive to AU students, which comes by every 10 minutes or so, which takes you to many stops, with a final destination of Tenleytown, the nearby town where everything is located; BestBuy, restaurants, barbers, the metro station (the downward escalators of which are RIGHT where the shuttle drops you off), etc. Everything is walking distance. Get your GPS apps ready.