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Best Ways to Get Around Town		Become good friends with an upperclassman with a car. Bike - The front of most Rutgers buses are equipped with bike racks, so students can ride their bikes on different campuses. Catch the NJ Transit buses and trains or the Rutgers buses. Go to the College Avenue Campus and walk into town.
Best Ways to Get to the Airport		A cab ride to the airport costs around $50. Take a train that stops inside Newark Airport from the New Brunswick Train Station.

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Rutgers University is not a small university where you can roll out of bed and walk to class in pajamas. Typically, students have to take Rutgers’s long red bus to class. Sometimes, students try to schedule their classes on the campus where they live, while others are not as lucky. Rutgers’s buses are tracked on the Web site www.nextbus.com. Students check to see where on campus their bus is, so they do not have to wait outside for it to come. Also, at the bus stop, there is an electronic board, which lets students know when each bus is coming. Buses run almost every seven minutes, and after 3 a.m., students can call the Knight Mover, known to students as the drunk bus, to pick them up and take them to a requested location. NJ Transit buses are also available in downtown New Brunswick. The New Brunswick bus station is across the street from the official Rutgers’ bookstore. Running on the North East Corridor Line, students can buy a round-trip ticket to New York City for $13. Many courses at Rutgers require students to attend art museums or plays in Manhattan.

The bus system at Rutgers is often tiring, but it is the only way that students can get to classes. Typically, the buses are safe. The buses are always crowded during student rush hour, which is typically around 2:30 p.m., a popular class time. During this time, students struggle to find seats on the bus, while others stand and hold onto the rails for dear life as the accordion bus swings the corners.

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nf07

Neuroscience '14

A

Rutgers Busses Aren't as Bad as You Think

Sure, around rush hour, you might have to pack onto the bus like sardines. And weekend schedules can be irritating. But if you think about the scale of the Rutgers Bus System, they accomplish a great deal for their students, and they are constantly improving their efficiency. The buses are regular, convenient, and totally free. And I certainly don't know what I would do without them.

May 14, 2012

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forgivenxwings

Psychology '15

B

Convenience on Getting to Classes on Time

In terms of convenience, the buses are the best way to go to get to classes. To get from one campus to another, it takes about 15-25 minutes. Depending on how traffic goes, it can go faster or longer. The bus stops are within 5-10 minutes to get to your specific building walking-distance. There will be a few times when the buses will leave without even stopping, but usually there will be another bus in another 5 minutes. NextBus also helps in figuring out when the bus will come. There are a few times when the times are inaccurate, but it's generally reliable. Also, the buses can get really crowded, but if you see an empty seat, take it. If not, just try to get in the best you can. If there are open spaces to stand, move in so other people can get on the bus. You wouldn't like it yourself if there is a huge gap of space and nobody was moving to make room for others to get on.

May 14, 2012

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Reynad78

Medical Social Work '12

C+

Need to Improve the Bus

Well if you live on campus your lucky you can ride the bus from campus to campus. However, if you live a mile away off campus the bus will not come to you. Not even the bus for persons with disabilities.

May 02, 2012

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

The New BrunsQuick Shuttle

These two 16-passenger minibuses are available to Rutgers commuters living in New Brunswick. They provide transportation to the College Avenue campus for connection to the campus bus system from the New Brunswick Train Station, 5th and 6th Wards, and other locations.

Monday–Friday 6 p.m.–2 a.m.

On-campus buses

A- College Avenue to Busch via ARC Building B- Livingston to Busch C- Busch Commuter Shuttle EE- College Avenue to Cook/Douglass via Neilson Street F- College Avenue to Douglass via George Street H- College Avenue to Busch L- College Avenue to Livingston via Route 27 LX- College Avenue to Livingston via Route 18 REXL- Cook/Douglass to Livingston REXB- Cook/Douglass to Busch Route A Weekend- College Avenue to Busch to Livingston Route EE Weekend- College Avenue to Cook/Douglass Route L Weekend- College Avenue to Livingston to Busch

Knight Mover

The Knight Mover, commonly referred to as the “drunk bus,” operates after the Rutgers Bus system stops running at 2 a.m. Students can call anytime after 2 a.m. for a free ride to their residence hall or off campus from wherever they are located—even if it’s at a party on a Saturday night.

(732) 932-9230

Library Shuttle

A library shuttle goes around the Cook/Douglass campus providing transportation to and from the residence halls to the Mabel Smith Douglass Library.

Sunday–Thursday 10 p.m.–12 a.m.

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New Jersey Transit buses

Popular mode of transportation for students looking to go to the Menlo Park Mall or Woodbridge Center, as well as different areas in New Jersey. The bus stop is located at the bottom of the New Brunswick Train Station at the corner of George and Somerset Streets.

www.njtransit.com

New Brunswick Train Station

Located on the corner of George and Albany Streets. It goes directly into New York Penn Station via the Northeast Corridor Line.

(973) 762-5100

www.njtransit.com

Menlo Park mall shuttle

Runs every Friday and Saturday. Students that ride the shuttle receive a discount coupon book for the mall.

rcga.rutgers.edu/docs/mallsched.pdf

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Newark Liberty International Airport

The Newark Liberty International Airport s approximately 26 miles away, and 30 minutes from the College Avenue Campus.

(973) 961-6000

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Amtrak

Amtrak runs out of the New Brunswick Train Station, located on the corner of George and Albany Streets. Amtrak provides limited direct service to New Brunswick, however connections can easily be made via New Jersey Transit trains to principle Amtrak stations at MetroPark, New York, and Trenton.

1-800-USA-RAIL

www.amtrak.com

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