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Washington University in St. Louis - Transportation - Transportation - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

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  • A bike
  • Convince a friend to chauffeur you
  • The Metrobus
  • The Metrolink
  • Your own two feet
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • Campus Parking & Transportation Services and Residential Life have also developed a shuttle plan for students to get to the airports during some holiday and other campus breaks. Students can call Parking Services (314) 935-5601 for ticket information, or visit their Web site at: transportation.wustl.edu
  • County Cab, (314) 991-5300 (around $25)
  • Ridefinders, will help you find someone going to the airport so you can carpool. (800) 847-7433 www.ridefinders.org
  • The Metrolink takes about 25 minutes and is free for Wash U students, but you need to remember to register for your U-pass every semester.

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Public transportation in St. Louis is not great. The Metrolink (St. Louis’s above-ground rail line) is free for Wash U students and has two stops near campus, but it has limited hours and is far from the freshman dorms. Besides the Metrolink, St. Louis has a complicated bus service and no subway, which makes a car indispensable for full access to the city and the surrounding areas. The convenient Wash U shuttles that run to nearby supermarkets, shopping malls, and movie theaters makes up somewhat for this deficiency, but public transportation is one of St. Louis’ major problems.

Further, St. Louis has a particularly spread-out geography. Interesting things to do are dispersed throughout a radius of several miles in the metro area, making access difficult without a car. Of course, everybody has friends with cars—even freshmen—so making some kind of quid pro quo arrangement with that friend might be a nice way to overcome St. Louis’s shortcomings in the transportation arena and see what the area has to offer.

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Transportation at Washington University in St. Louis

co2015

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

4.6
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Easy Transportation!

WashU students are eligible for the UPass, which offers free public transportation throughout St. Louis. Many students take advantage of the UPass by riding the buses and the Metrorail, both of which reach the vast majority of the areas of St. Louis that are visited by the students. WashU also offers the WeCar program, which allows students to rent cars for a specified number of hours at a reasonable cost. Lastly, many upperclassmen bring cars to campus.

May 18, 2012

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Transportation at Washington University in St. Louis

bubbles0123

Economics and Econometrics '16

5.0
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Free

The MetroLink is free for WashU students and takes you anywhere you would ever need to go in the Saint Louis-Clayton area.

Apr 23, 2012

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Transportation at Washington University in St. Louis

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Health Care Management '14

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Good Public Transportation

Public Transportation is great at Wash U. All students can sign up for a free MetroLink pass to get them pretty much anywhere in the Saint Louis area, and there are busses that stop at Wash U for more local destinations. You can also borrow cars if you need one

Mar 05, 2012

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User rating for Washington University in St. Louis - Transportation is 4.6 out of 5 based on 23 user reviews.

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Parking Parking is always available on campus. Students are not allowed to bring cars until their sophomore year, and they receive parking passes based on their housing.
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Off-campus connection "The Bridge" is students' connection from off-campus housing to main campus. Although dimly lit at night, the area is continuously patrolled by Washington University Security.
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Condensed campus A nice thing about the academic ArtSci campus is that it is easy to walk everywhere. There are no two classrooms on central campus that are more than 10 to 15 minutes apart.
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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Wash U Shuttle Service

Wash U Transportation Services Web site: transportation.wustl.edu

(314) 935-5600

7 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Wash U Escort Shuttle Service

Wash U Transportation Services Web site: transportation.wustl.edu

(314) 935-7777

8 p.m.–1:50 a.m. or 3:50 a.m., depending on the pick-up location

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Lambert International Airport

Lambert International Airport is 6 miles and approximately 20 minutes driving time from Wash U.

(314) 426-8000

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

St. Louis Greyhound

The Greyhound Bus Station is in downtown St. Louis, around 30 minutes away on the Delmar-Forsyth shuttle route.

1450 N. 13th St., St. Louis

(314) 231-4485

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

St. Louis Amtrak Train Station

St. Louis’s unsightly Amtrak station is located under Highway 40, in downtown St. Louis, behind the Krel Center at the 14th Street Exit

551 S. 16th St., St. Louis

(800) 872-7245

www.amtrak.com

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