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Transportation Grades:
Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Bike
- Bus
- Get a ride
- Motorcycle or scooter
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab to airport costs approximately $15.
- Take a bus, a cab, or have someone drive you. Parking is $6 a day.
College Prowler Take
Public transportation in SLO is convenient if you live near a bus stop with a direct route to campus, which isn’t always the case. Shuttles run around the Poly area frequently. But be prepared to panic on those occasions when the bus breaks down, is late, or doesn’t show up, and you just happen to have the professor that knocks you down a grade every time you’re late. The bus system definitely has its place, though sometimes it’s more convenient to ride a bike or walk. If you’re living on campus, the bus system is a good way to explore the city on the weekends or to do off-campus grocery shopping. But it’s not convenient if you need to be somewhere exactly on time. If you’re living off-campus, it’s likely that there will be a grocery store, or at least a market, within walking distance. This will prove most convenient the majority of the time. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
CalPT says: California Polytechnic State University 2016 Architecture and Planning  |
Public transportation is really...
Public transportation is really great. Buses run all day. They will pick you up in front of the gym and take you downtown or out to Madonna and everything in between. All you have to do is slide your Poly card, and you get on free.
Transportation: March 20, 2009
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CalBL says: California Polytechnic State University 2016 Engineering |
Public transportation is awesome....
Public transportation is awesome. The public buses come right on campus and go straight into town and all around SLO. And it's free with your student ID card. What could be better?
Transportation: March 16, 2009
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CalSF says: California Polytechnic State University 2016 Communication and Journalism |
Public transportation is free for...
Public transportation is free for all Cal Poly students with a simple swipe of your ID card. The bus stops frequently right in the main part of school, much closer than some other colleges I've visited. The rides to town are short and pleasant.
Transportation: March 09, 2009
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Calng says: California Polytechnic State University 2016 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
The transportation is free with...
The transportation is free with your ID card.
Transportation: February 24, 2009
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camjam73 says: California Polytechnic State University 2016 Engineering |
Taking buses is ideal, but...
Taking buses is ideal, but honestly most freshmen bring their cars. You don't have to, as multiple roommates/friends will likely have one, but it's convenient to set your own schedule for movies downtown, the beach, or hitting up the grad.
Transportation: April 20, 2009
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On-Campus Transportation
pick students up from designated locations around campus from dusk to midnight throughout the school year. Vans will drop students off anywhere within a half-mile radius of campus and will also try to accommodate special circumstances should they arise.
Public Transportation
Free bus if you show your student ID card
Taxi Cabs
Beach Cities Cab Co.
(805) 543-1234
Central Coast Taxicab
(805) 544-1222
Five City Taxi
(805) 773-8294
Amtrak
Amtrak is notoriously late and always slow. Be prepared to sit back with a book for a long, leisurely ride.
Airport
Terminal hours: 5 a.m.–12 a.m.
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