Convenient ways to get around campus
Indiana University offers a variety of convenient transportation services to fit your needs. Most students walk, bike, or ride the bus to class. Discover the many safe and easy ways to get around campus.
Safe rides
Take care of yourself and take advantage of IU’s safe ride services.
IU Ride offers free rides from 8 p.m. to 1:45 a.m., seven days a week, when classes are in session.
IU Ride Late Nite by Lyft is available from midnight to 3 a.m. daily. It provides a credit of $5.00 per Lyft ride within the designated service area. Limit 8 rides per month, tips not included. Discount code must be added to your Lyft account.
Learn more about safe ridesVisiting IU?
The Visitor Information Center is staffed by students who can tell you all about IU and Bloomington. The center also has information about traveling to and from campus.
Take the bus
The IU Campus Bus Service provides routes that serve all parts of campus. Rides are free for IU students. The campus fleet is fully accessible—all buses are equipped with a kneeling feature and a wheelchair ramp. You can track the buses in real time.
Learn more about the Campus Bus Service
Select Bloomington Transit (BT) routes are also free of charge for IU students, staff, and faculty. Just show your CrimsonCard when boarding. A fare must be paid to ride routes 11, 12, and 14.
More ways to get around
Rideshare and taxi services
Shuttle services
Shuttle services can take you to and from the Indianapolis International Airport, a 50-mile drive from campus.
Parking on and near campus
If you drive to campus regularly, a parking permit is essential. There’s no free parking on or near campus, and during busy times, expect to search for available spots.
Find IU parking lotsDon’t gamble—you will be ticketed for parking in an IU lot without a parking permit. The City of Bloomington will also fine you for not paying meters on streets near campus unless you have a city parking permit.
Learn more about your parking permit options.
Lock your keys in your car?
If you’re parked in an IU lot and your battery dies, you lock your keys in your car, or you get a flat tire, IU Motorist Assistance is here to help.