Navigate the city with ease using Lincoln's public transportation system. Plan your routes here.To learn more about the Campus Bus Service click here.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln contracts with StarTran to operate bus routes Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters. The system of bus routes connecting the UNL campuses throughout the day is designed to ensure timely, cost effective, and simple access to classes or meetings across the university community. Parking and Transit Services also provides van service to connect East Campus and Nebraska Innovation Campus when classes are in session.
For an introduction to campus bus riding, check out this brief video.
FREE Bus passes are available for students:
Bus and van services connect university campuses with full weekday routes and schedules. The university contracts with the City of Lincoln StarTran to provide these bus services at no additional cost for students.
The bus passes are also good for all StarTran routes in the city.
University Parking and Transit Services offers campus van services.
StarTran bus passes, required to ride a bus, are coordinated through Token Transit.
To download the bus pass, coordinated through Token Transit, follow these steps:
1. Download the Token Transit app
2. Visit the registration form here.
3. Enter your NU email.
4. Enter your NU identification number.
5. Click the “Send Pass” button.
6. You will receive an email with next steps from: orders@mail.tokentransit.com, subject line “Redeem Your Transit Pass for StarTran”!
7. Access the email from your mobile device and tap the TT app icon to redeem and use the pass.
8. Tap "Redeem" in the Token Transit app to finish adding the pass to your app.
9. To use, select "Tap to use this pass" and show the ticket to the bus driver when boarding.
No pass is required to ride campus vans.
Routes, schedules, and other rider information are detailed at Campus Bus Service https://parking.unl.edu/campus-bus-service
For questions, call Parking and Transit Services at 402-472-1800.
More details at: https://parking.unl.edu/campus-bus-service/