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Transportation

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Bicycle
  • ECU Student Transit
  • GREAT
  • Walk
Best Ways to Get to the Airport The best way to get to the airport is to ask a friend for a ride.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Traffic is always worse in Greenville when the students are here, but the only major transportation nuisance is the freight trains that block north-south and east-west tracks for long periods, always during morning, lunch, and evening rush hours instead of in the middle of the night. The city has a bus system, GREAT (Greenville Area Transit), which charges minimal fees. ECU’s Student Transit Authority, however, is safe and caters to student needs, with routes all over Greenville and campus, and students have already paid for transit services in their fees. Student Transit’s purple, yellow, and white buses go so many places that, with planning, on-campus students may not need a car, and off-campus students who live on the bus routes may not need to buy a parking permit. Knowing schedules is imperative. There is not just one bus that goes directly to campus, or one shuttle that goes everywhere. Getting on the wrong bus could result in a tour of town and being late for class. To avoid such an experience, students should read the schedules on
www.transit.ecu.edu. Students who do not know much about Greenville should consider riding several routes when they get here to orient themselves to campus and Greenville. To verify which bus is going where, students can read the marquee or ask the driver.

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Transportation at East Carolina University

bugamillion22

Physics '12

4.2
A-

Buses Come When You Need Them

buses come all the time. If they are not there late nights, you can call safe ride

May 18, 2012

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Transportation at East Carolina University

apizzollajr

Biology '15

3.8
B+

Transportation

Buses are the way to go, unless you bring your bike. The bus route is extremely convenient and on time, all include air conditioning and recently updated. The campus is fun to bike around. Other activities off campus require a car for the most part.

Feb 07, 2012

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Transportation at East Carolina University

keh2593

Biology '15

3.5
B

East Carolina Buses

The buses are normally on time but sometimes are a bit crowded. Most transportation is free.

Jan 31, 2012

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User rating for East Carolina University - Transportation is 3.5 out of 5 based on 31 user reviews.

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Safe Ride

After 7:00 when busses stop running

ECU Student Transit Authority

Mendenhall Student Center Basement

(252) 328-6294

Public TransitWhat's This?

GREAT (Greenville Area Transit)

(252) 329-4532

PO Box 7207 - 1500 Beatty St

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority

The airport, which is right off Highway 11/US 13 North, is seven miles, or about 15 minutes driving time, from ECU.

Airport Rd., Greenville

(252) 758-4707

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Carolina Trailways (Greyhound)

The Carolina Trailways Bus Station, a partner of Greyhound Bus Lines, is located on the corner of Greene Street and West Fifth Street, about five blocks from campus.

310 W. Fifth St.., Greenville

(252) 752-3483

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

The closest Amtrak stations are in Rocky Mount, about 35 miles northwest of Greenville, and Wilson, about 35 miles west of Greenville toward Raleigh.

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