Transit

uGO by bus, van or train! With multiple bus lines, bus rapid transit, local rail, and vanpools serving University Circle, you’ll find that getting to your destination by transit is a convenient, affordable and attractive option. 

• Reduce stress: catch up on work, social media or a book!
• Environment: reduce your carbon footprint
• Health: Transit riders take 30% more steps per day than drive-alone commuters
• Cost: save money on gas, insurance, parking and maintenance

Greater Cleveland RTA

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) operates 7 bus routes, the Euclid Avenue HealthLine (bus rapid transit) and the Red Line (heavy rail) routes to and through the district. The HealthLine offers convenient service to Fairfax, Midtown, Campus District, East Cleveland, and Downtown. The Red Line offers direct service to Downtown Cleveland and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. RTA also provides Paratransit service for people with disabilities. View RTA’s University Circle system map and find real-time service information at www.nextconnect.riderta.com. Plan your trip or pay by phone by downloading their mobile app. 

Resources

RTA CLE App

RTA CLE is the official mobile ticketing app for GCRTA. Use this app for trip planning, purchasing your transit fare. With RTA CLE, you can use your phone as your ticket boarding transit or save for later use.

NextConnect on RTA's Website

RTA's NextConnect service uses satellite and GPS-based technology to monitor bus locations in real-time.

Transit App

The Transit app provides real-time arrival info for RTA’s buses and trains as well as the BlueLink, GreenLink, Heights AM & Evening South shuttle routes. Launch “Go” to get step-by-step navigation from Daniel, a friendly British robot. You can also plan a trip and set reminders.

Vanpool

Vanpool is a good option for people who want to take transit but do not leave near a bus or train line. RTA’s newVanShare program subsidizes the cost of participating commuters who begin or end their trips in Cuyahoga County. A vanpool is like a carpool but with at least 5 people sharing a van on a contract basis. Vanpool networks extend the transit network beyond its current bounds, while offering similar costs and benefits.

Resources

Enterprise Vanpool

RideShare by Enterprise provides vanpool and rideshare services for individuals, employers and government agencies.

GCRTA Vanshare

By adding VanShare, GCRTA hopes to increase the total number of area residents using its safe, reliable, clean, and courteous public transportation services.

Akron Metro & LakeTran

If you’re coming from the Akron area or Lake County, find out which transit options are available to you. Akron Metro’s Route 61 provides direct service to University Circle from Akron Metro’s Transit Center. Laketran riders have one free transfer to either RTA’s Red Line or HealthLine for service to University Circle. 

Resources

Akron Metro Website

Browse routes, fares and plan your trip on Akron Metro’s website.

Laketran App

Plan a trip, track your bus, see schedules, get fare information or click-to-call Dial-a-Ride from Laketran’s new app.

Shuttles

Tour the Circle or make your final connections via CircleLink, University Circle’s FREE public shuttle service. The BlueLink route connects RTA’s Little Italy-University Circle rapid station to Wade Oval, Uptown, Little Italy, and Coventry. The GreenLink route connects RTA’s Cedar-University Circle rapid station to the CWRU and UH campuses and points in between. Both routes have direct connections to the HealthLine and multiple other bus and local shuttle routes. 

Resources

CircleLink Shuttles

If you live, work, or visit University Circle, you can take CircleLink to your next destination! CircleLink is a FREE circulator service that operates throughout the neighborhood.