Saint Joseph's University
- Transportation

The Shuttles at SJU

The shuttles can take you either back and forth from campus to the east side of city avenue where shops and restaurants are or from campus to the west side of city avenue where all of the off campus university housing is. You have to base your events on their time schedule which is every 15 minutes during the school day but every half hour after 5 or on the weekends. If it is past 5, the shuttles usually run around 20 minutes late. Public Safety vans can also take you to different places around campus.

Public Saftey and the Shuttle

The main two forms of campus transportation are Public Safety and the shuttle. Public Safety will pick you up if you call and need a ride across campus or are nervous being alone. They tend to respond promptly. They will also stop if they see you walking at night to make sure you feel safe. The shuttle takes you to the upperclassman housing as well as neighboring stores/restaurants. They pick you up at various locations at campus and drop you off right where you need to go. The only issue with them is that they can take forever, you might find yourself waiting outside Target for an hour.

City Transportation= Great , School Transportation = Iffy

Public Transportation for getting around the city is so close and convenient. The train station is a block away and on several occasions I've gotten free rides. There are a lot of different buses that run all the time and stop right on campus. I'm not crazy about the school's shuttle and escort system though. Shuttles are somewhat unreliable. It's better to call ahead of time to make sure they're actually stopping where you are. Escorts are hard to get.