What's New

New Nightime Shuttle/Minibus Service

The University operates a nighttime shuttle, or "minibus" service that offers safe, free and convenient transportation to the Yale community seven days a week, year round. In addition to scheduled routes around campus, door-to-door service is available on request between 6:00 PM and 1:00 AM within a large zone. After 1:00 AM, all service is door-to-door.

We are pleased to announce several improvements that will be effective Monday, 11/28. The enhanced services will:

• focus on picking passengers up at their door
• provide door-to-door service from the Sterling Library area
• provide more frequent door-to-door drop off service, especially in high volume areas such as Prospect Hill/East Rock
• provide regular service between the residential colleges and nearby student residential areas
• increase service to the Nursing School

When you’re being dropped off at your door, the driver will wait to ensure you have made it safely to your entrance before leaving. All drivers have been made aware of the increased need for vigilance at night, and we are working closely with the Police and Security Departments to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for all passengers.

Many of you are already familiar with Yale’s daytime shuttle services, and we encourage you to also use the minibus at night as a safe, reliable way to travel throughout the area.

Call 432-6330 for the minibus.

Call 432-WALK for escort service; a uniformed Yale security officer will be dispatched to your location.

Visit www.yale.edu/minibus for detailed routes and service areas

After 1:00AM, all service is door-to-door. Between 6:00 PM and 1:00 AM, beginning November 28, service will include:

• A new bus will take passengers to their door from the Sterling Library area. The bus will make pick ups every 15 minutes along Wall Street at Woodbridge Hall, Rose Walk and the Law School.
• A new "Blue Line" will provide regular service between the residential colleges and the Dwight/Edgewood/Park/Howe neighborhood. Note: This "Blue Line" route will run between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM.
• Four buses will travel a scheduled route around campus and then provide door-to-door service for those requesting it; wait time will now be 10 minutes.
• For service directly to your door, you may stay on the regular route until it ends at 135 Prospect Street (School of Management), after which it will take you to your door. Or, if your destination is in the Medical School area, you may catch/transfer to a minibus at 333 Cedar.
• For those not wishing to walk alone, dispatch will either send a security escort to pick you up and take you to your destination or to the minibus.
• Regular service is provided to and from Union Station.
• Two Special Services vans provide door-to-door service for those with special needs.

We began a number of these improvements several weeks ago and early indications are that they are already making a difference in passenger satisfaction. We continue to revise and improve service based on passenger feedback and encourage you to share comments with us at yale.transit@yale.edu.