Transportation Options for Students at The University of Chicago
The University offers a variety of transportation resources to assist students with getting around Hyde Park and the larger Chicago area. For a general overview, please watch the video below. Other resources are detailed below.
- Shuttles
- CTA Buses
- Trains
- Biking
- Lyft Ride Smart
- Transportation for Injured or Disabled Students
- Parking
Please note: students can sign up on my.uchicago.edu to receive a free 10-ride Metra Electric pass, which is good for Metra Electric trains across all zones. Students are eligible for one 10-ride pass per year and must sign up for a Ventra account before claiming a pass.
Divvy is Chicago’s bike share program. You can take a bike out from any station and return it to any other station in the city. For more information, visit divvybikes.com.
Divvy offers a discounted annual membership for $83 to UChicago students, faculty, and staff with the discount code bikeUChicago and a valid UChicago email address. For more information, review how to sign up.
For non-Divvy riders, campus offers a number of bike racks where students can lock their bikes.
Lyft Ride Smart at UChicago offers students 10 free rides per month (up to $15 off per ride) on all evening rides within the service area during the program hours which are seven nights per week, from 5 p.m. until 4 a.m. This program is available to all currently enrolled students. To sign up, students will need to opt-in to the program via the email invitation from Lyft. Once a student joins the program, their monthly free rides will be available in the Lyft app and will automatically apply to rides which meet the program eligibility criteria.
Injured students who need transportation should fill out the Injured Student Transportation Request Form and contact Transporation and Parking Services via phone (773-795-6108) or email (bus@uchicago.edu) between 9 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
Students interested in parking on campus should review the Transportation and Parking Guide for more information about parking areas. Additionally, Hyde Park has a significant amount of unpaid street parking (varies by street).