Bus Information and Updates

Spring '21 suspended bus pass information

Students that were remote learners for Spring 2021 still have their cards suspended. An incorrect suspension end date was uploaded into the RTD card management portal and we are working diligently to unsuspend all 9,444 student cards. Please be patient as we correct this and work with RTD to make sure their drivers let students continue to ride transit. Don't get a new card due to it being suspended.

If you took a semester or year off you'll notice that your card is deactivated. Please visit the Buff OneCard office in C4C to get a new card if your card is deactivated. The standard $10 replacement fee won't be charged to you for this. 

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For those wishing to waive their fee, please see this website for eligibility requirements on refunding your Bus Pass Fee through the Environmental Center's Bus and Bike Program.

Similar to the last few summers, Graduate student employees who are employed at least 15% of time (6 hours a week) during the summer and have job codes of 1502, 1503, 1505, and 1506 will have their summer passes activated and paid for as part of their benefits package.

Let us help you out. Just email buspass@colorado.edu with your name and Bus Pass # (starts with 00xxxxxx). We will take it from there and let you know once we get it repaired. We want to make sure you can ride hassle free and as often as you want!

To reduce the stress and expense of traveling remember that your bus pass will get you to DIA. RTD ramps up their service during the peak student travel days, to help make sure that you catch your ride to the airport and don't miss your flight. To keep your stress level low the bus even drops you off at the front doors of the airport.  Save your time and money and let RTD Sky Ride drive you to the airport!

CU Boulder is partnering with Transit for real-time tracking of Buff Buses including the late-night routes. Riders can receive alerts for Buff Bus route changes/detours in real time. This will help riders consolidate their transportation needs, making Buff Bus tracking available on an app riders already use to track other services like RTD, the Hop and B-Cycle.

Download the Transit app (and select Buff Bus in your settings) for real time Buff Bus information including real-time arrival predictions, simple trip planning, service alerts and more.

Get Transit on Google Play or in the Apple Store. 

We strive to give our customers; the Students, Faculty, and Staff of CU, the option to easily be part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Active tranport (walking, biking, skating, skiing, etc..) and other sustainable modes of transportation (public transit and carpooling) are promoted because of their significant positive impacts on the environment, mental and physical health, economy, social equity, and heck it's way more fun. By use of these modes of transportation we can become a more sustainable campus without making major sacrifices. To the right are various modes of transportation that we support; try to find out which mode is best suitable for your lifestyle and needs. Your student bus pass also gets you discounts around town. Check out the Ecopass website for a list of shops and restarants around town that give discounts when you show your bus pass.

RTD has informed us that all College Passes that are in the range of 00707001 - 0071000 are non-rechargeable. This means that the card is defective and will never properly work. If you have a card in that range, please visit the Buff OneCard office in the C4C for a free replacement card.