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Gainesville features a lot of ways to get around town. Everybody has complaints about the RTS (Regional Transit System) buses—they don’t come on time, they don’t come at all, the drivers pack ‘em until it’s like standing in a sardine can and then stop short on purpose—but they’re free, they cover practically all of Gainesville, and the drivers might even take pity on you when you forget your student ID and let you ride anyway (maybe). But if the bus thing really isn’t your game, you can ride your bike. G’ville is consistently declared to be among the most bicycle-friendly towns in the country, with bike lanes pretty much everywhere. And of course, you can always walk; despite the size of UF’s grounds, getting around campus on foot is not as tragic as you think, and there are plenty of restaurants and shops within strolling distance.

There are also at least a couple of good ways to get out for a weekend. Air is not really one of them, unless the trip you’re taking is worth an expensive ticket from Gainesville or a pre-trip trip to Orlando or Jacksonville. Greyhound is slow and less upscale, but it's reasonably reliable and easy to get to from campus, although if you live in the areas served by the student-centered bus companies mentioned above, that’s probably your best choice. Amtrak can be maddeningly fickle—you’ll call once and find out the train’s five minutes away, but call five minutes later only to find that the train has mysteriously backtracked to two hours away. Regardless, the most important thing about all of this is to know that you can get where you’re going in and out of Gainesville. A word of advice: don’t even bother trying the “I had no way to get here” excuse in class, unless you want to poke your professor’s eye out with that ever-growing nose of yours.

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z1leaf

English '13

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Buses Are Great

The bus system is your best option. There are many places the buses can take you, although some places are harder to get to than others. Some run until 2am, extremely convenient and it's completely free to students. The big bus chains that run from Gainesville to other cities... not so much. More expensive and take forever. Too bad there aren't any trains. There is SNAP, which is a student run nighttime "taxi" if you will where you can call up SNAP and they'll pick you up anywhere on campus and take you anywhere on campus- free. Runs until 4am

May 18, 2012

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myan

Business Administration and Management '15

4.2

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Everything in Walking Distance but There Are Plenty of Buses

Really, everything you need is in walking distance. Buses are really helpful when you want to go grocery shopping and stuff like that and the routes go straight to important plazas. Buses and our nighttime patrol SNAP is free with a student ID, the only problem is sometimes when all the buses are off on their routes away from campus there is some waiting time.

May 11, 2012

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jenny20

Public Relations '15

5.0

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Very Easy

Signs at each bus stop make it easy to know where you're going and which buses can take you there. I've never had a problem getting around (which is good in such a big school as UF!)

May 08, 2012

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