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NOTICE: as of March 19, 2020:
The office is currently closed for walk-in traffic, however you may still call or email the office.
NOTICE: as of March 23, 2020
We will no longer be transporting people to or from the local transportation centers.
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 5pm & Friday 9am to 11:30am.
NOTICE: As of August 1, 2017, the late reservation charges will be applied as noted on each reservation request form.
All reservation request forms must be submitted electronically. Reservation request forms not submitted electronically will be charged a $25.00 handling fee.
Vehicle / Bus Reservations
All reservation forms that are submitted during non-business hours will not be acknowledged until the next business day.
Please complete the vehicle or bus reservation forms online.
All students and non-participating faculty/staff going on a Day Trip must fill out the Hold Harmless Agreement (which your department will need to keep on file for three years).
We no longer accept reservations by phone/fax or in person.
In order to better serve you or your department’s transportation needs, we require you to submit a reservation form by email to our office no less than two full business days prior to your trip. ALL reservations that are submitted less than two full business days (not including Fridays) before your travel date will be charged our late reservation fee.
A reservation form must be completed before submitting, once its successfully submitted then you will receive an acknowledgement of your request.
Any trip that involves multiple stops will require an attached detailed itinerary.
Personal Transportation Reservations
All reservation forms that are submitted during non-business hours will not be acknowledged until the next business day.
The Office of Transportation will no longer accept personal transportation reservations by phone or in person. You will need to submit the appropriate form by email.
ALL reservations that are submitted less than two full business days (not including Fridays) before your travel date will be charged our late reservation fee of $20.00.
Service to and from the following locations can be requested by enrolled students, faculty/staff, and guests of the university.
If you are arriving from any of the locations that we service, you will need to fill out the Arrival Reservation Form.
If you are departing from any of the locations that we service, you will need to fill out the Departure Reservation Form.
We service the following locations:
We charge $35.00 per person per one way to the South Bend Locations
South Bend Airport (Flights)
South Shore Train (South Bend Airport)
South Bend Greyhound Station
South Bend Amtrak
We charge $30.00 per person per one way to the Niles & Benton Harbor Locations
Niles Amtrak
Benton Harbor Bus (Greyhound / Indian Trails)
Policies:
1. To allow Transportation employees to observe Sabbath, service to any location is not provided from one hour before sundown Friday through one hour after sundown Saturday.
2. All fees must be paid in cash or charged to a current University account at the time of the service.
3. Personal transportation reservations made less than two business days in advance will be charged an extra $20.00 late reservation fee.
