Rice Shuttle Routes and Schedules
Rice Transportation provides free shuttle service around campus and to select nearby destinations.
Find your route and schedule below. Use the shuttle tracker for current bus locations and estimated arrival times.
Before you Ride
Schedules and arrival times may be affected by traffic, weather, construction, university holidays, and other campus operations.
Use the shuttle tracker for current bus locations and estimated arrival times.
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Campus Inner Loop
Frequent weekday service around Rice's Inner Loop.
Fall and Spring
Monday through Friday
6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.
Approximately every 8 to 10 minutes
Summer
Monday through Friday
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Approximately every 8 to 10 minutes
Greater Loop
Connects the Inner Loop with West Stadium, parking areas, Anderson Clarke Center, and other campus destinations.
Fall and Spring
Monday through Friday
6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Approximately every 10 to 15 minutes
Summer
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Approximately every 8 to 10 minutes
Ion and BRC
Weekday service connecting the Rice campus, BioScience Research Collaborative, and Ion District.
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Approximately every 15 minutes during peak service
BRC and Texas Medical Center
Weekday service connecting Rice, the BioScience Research Collaborative, and destinations in the Texas Medical Center.
Monday through Friday
Service begins at 7:45 a.m.
Shuttles generally operate every 30 minutes
View BRC and Texas Medical Center Map
Graduate Apartments
Weekday service connecting Rice Graduate Apartments with campus.
Summer
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Approximately every 15 minutes
Rice Village
Evening service between campus and Rice Village during the academic year.
Friday
5:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Approximately every 25 to 30 minutes
Saturday
5:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Approximately every 15 minutes
No Summer Service.
Graduate Shopping Shuttle
Saturday transportation for residents of Rice Graduate Apartments and Rice Village Apartments to nearby shopping destinations.
Saturday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Approximately every 30 minutes
Regular stops include Rice Graduate Apartments, Rice Village Apartments, and H E B on Buffalo Speedway.
On the fourth Saturday of each month, service extends to the Mahatma Gandhi District.
View Graduate Shopping Shuttle Map
Undergraduate Shopping Shuttle
Saturday transportation from campus to nearby shopping destinations during the academic year.
Saturday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Approximately every 30 minutes
The final return trip leaves the shopping locations at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Night Owl On-Demand
Night Owl provides late night, on demand transportation for Rice students traveling between designated university locations.
Sunday through Thursday
10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Friday and Saturday
10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Service is available to designated locations including residential colleges, Rice Graduate Apartments, Rice Village Apartments, the BioScience Research Collaborative, and academic and administrative buildings on campus.
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For transportation assistance when Night Owl is unavailable, contact RUPD at 713-348-6000.