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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Bike
- Capital Metro
- Drive your own car
- Take a cab
- Walk
How to Get to the Airport
- Take a cab—a ride to the airport from campus costs around $20.
- Take Airport Boulevard South to Highway 71, go east on 71 until you hit the ABIA exit.
- Take I-35 South to Ben White/Highway 71 exit, go east on Ben White/Highway 71, then follow 71 until you see signs for the airport and take the ABIA exit.
- Take I-35 South to Riverside Drive exit, go east on Riverside to Highway 71, then follow 71 until you see signs for the airport and take the ABIA exit.
College Prowler Take
Transportation is one of the things that Austin and the UT campus do pretty well. Students can ride the UT shuttle buses as well as Capital Metro routes free with their student IDs. There are several cab companies in Austin, and they are easy to reach by phone. They are generally very fast when you call them except for peak times—Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights when everyone wants to go downtown. At those times, there is a longer wait, and there are many people fighting over the same cabs downtown trying to leave bars at 2 a.m. When you are trying to get downtown or leave downtown, call a cab early to minimize your waiting time. The E-Bus is also a great option if the cabs are taking too long, and it is free. However, it only runs from 6th Street to West Campus and to Riverside. The downside to the UT shuttle buses is that you can sometimes wait for a long time for a bus, and if you don’t leave in enough time for your class, you could be late. This is particularly true with the West Campus bus—if you don’t time it just right, it could have been faster just to walk to class. Students Speak Out
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UTAO says: Undecided  |
The campus has a great bus system...
The campus has a great bus system for on and off campus. However, Austin is very congested and parking is a luxury at a big expense.
Transportation: March 10, 2009
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UTAB says: Education |
I still haven't figured out the...
I still haven't figured out the bus system here honestly, but those who use it often say that it's not too bad. This city really depends on buses, so if you put enough time into figuring out where you need to go, then you will get there without a problem.
Transportation: March 09, 2009
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Hookem123 says: University of Texas 2016 Communication and Journalism |
Buses are free for UT students, so...
Buses are free for UT students, so that's good. Being from NY, where there is a subway system, makes you realize how much these buses suck, though.
Transportation: April 05, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
It’s convenient but scary. You are...
It’s convenient but scary. You are risking your life on UT buses. I was riding the bus once, and the bus driver pulled over to Burger King, stopped the bus, and ran inside. Everyone on the bus was just sitting there looking at each other. A few times at the bus stop by my apartment, the bus just drove right by us . . . oops. |
Anonymous says: |
Very easy. The UT shuttle goes all...
Very easy. The UT shuttle goes all over town to areas of high concentration of college kids, plus you can use the Austin bus system, too. |
On-Campus Transportation
shuttle@www.utexas.edu - www.utexas.edu/parking - Shuttle Routes: Burton Drive (BD), Crossing Place (CP), Cameron Road (CR), Disch Falk (DF), Far West (FW), 40 Acres (FA), Intramural Fields (IF), Lake Austin (LA), Lake Shore (LS), Pickle Research Campus (PRC), Red River (RR), West Campus (WC), Wickersham Lane (WL) T Shuttle Routes (512) 474-1200
Public Transportation
Capital Metro Transit (512) 474-1200 or (800) 474-1201 2910 E. 5th St. www.capmetro.org
Taxi Cabs
American Yellow Checker Cab Co.
(512) 452-9999
Lone Star Cab Company
(512) 836-4900
Greyhound
The Austin Greyhound station is located 3.6 miles (about 10 minutes) north of campus.
Amtrak
The Austin Amtrak station is located 2.6 miles (about 10 minutes) southeast of campus. Amtrak 250 N. Lamar Blvd. (512) 476-5684 or (800) USA-RAIL www.amtrak.com
Airport
Non-Stop Service to Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago (O’Hare), Cincinatti (International), Cancun, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth (Dallas/Love Field), Denver, Detroit (DTW), El Paso, Harlingen, Houston (Bush Intercontinental), Houston (Hobby), Las Vegas (International), Los Angeles, Lubbock, Memphis, Mexico City, Midland/Odessa, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New York/Newark, Orlando, Phoenix (International), St. Louis (International), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose, and Tampa.
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