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Transportation

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • A bike or a moped
  • Hoof it
  • Snag a Harrisonburg Transit bus (free for students and faculty)
  • Take your own rig, if you are so fortunate
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs around $40, one way.
  • A Goff Buscom (540) 434-0900
  • Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Shuttle (www.flyshd.com) leaves the JMU Visitor Center on campus approximately once every hour.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Although a considerable amount of students, especially upperclassmen, utilize their own rigs for transportation, many others dig public transportation. The buses run every half-hour, give or take a few minutes, which is fairly convenient. Students agree that once you’ve mastered the schedule, taking the bus isn’t too much of a chore. The busiest times to ride seem to be mid- to late-afternoon and evening, when the entire non-morning crowd is finishing up classes and heading home. Most students agree that cramped conditions are still manageable in light of the fact that they won’t have to fight tooth and nail for a parking spot or spend time walking home.

While the most packed moments come later in the day, the most entertaining ones come late at night. The first night bus circles town around 7 p.m., and the last leaves at 3 a.m. The eight hours in between are a riot. The ‘Burg’s transit system becomes something of a drunk bus for party animals who are slightly tipsy to hopelessly inebriated and everywhere in between. Fortunately, the bus drivers are incredibly nice individuals, day or night. So, even in your woozy state, remember to say thank you upon exiting, even if it sounds more like “tango.”

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Transportation at James Madison University

xchaimae

Biology '15

5.0
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One Word to Describe the Transportation Is...AWESOME!

Honestly, I have never seen more buses in my entire life. There is a bus to take you anywhere, and at almost anytime. Even on the weekends buses continually run which is very useful for students who do not have a car. No matter where you are, there is a bus in close proximity. Although most buses stop running at a certain time, there is always at least one to help you get around.

Mar 09, 2012

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Transportation at James Madison University

zoocracy

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

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Genreally Very Conveneient

buses run often and everywhere downtown, to shopping centers, and around campus. They are all free.

Mar 09, 2012

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Transportation at James Madison University

byrneslj

Speech Language Pathology '15

5.0
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Buses Are the Best

The Harrisonburg transit dept and JMU make it so that you always have a bus to wherever you want to go. JMU even has buses that go to other places in virginia on weekends to go home or visit another school.

Mar 09, 2012

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User rating for James Madison University - Transportation is 4.6 out of 5 based on 31 user reviews.

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

ICS (Inter-Campus Shuttle)

Monday through Friday while JMU is in session from 7:40 a.m. to 7 p.m

Public TransitWhat's This?

Harrisonburg Transit

These buses run Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 7 a.m.–3 a.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–3 a.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.–12 a.m. They are free for JMU students.

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

Weyers Cave

Dulles International Airport

Shendandoah Airport is the closest airport servicing Harrisonburg. Weyers Cave is approximately 35 minutes from Harrisonburg. Many students prefer to fly from Dulles, which is 120 miles away.

Washington, D.C.

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Homerides

This bus provides students from JMU and other schools in Virginia rides to certain areas around the state.

Greyhound

Greyhound offers three trips daily to Harrisonburg, leaving Dulles International Airport’s main terminal from Curb 1D at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:10 p.m. You can purchase your ticket upon boarding the bus. The Greyhound station is located about four miles from the JMU campus.

3355 S. Main St. Harrisonburg

(540) 434-8052

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

The closest Amtrak is approximately 30 miles south of Harrisonburg.

Staunton

(800) 872-7245

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