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When you board the vehicle, just use your ACC Green Pass.

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Your Green Pass & ID are all you need!

Most services* are FREE for ACC Green Pass holders. Add your Green Pass to the Umo App or swipe your Green Pass at the fare box while boarding the bus. When riding Rail, show your Green Pass and ACC ID to a fare inspector.
* Does not include CapMetro Bikeshare service.

Get Your Green Pass Here

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Use Transit's App

Plan your trip, get real-time locations & updates and more! Available on iPhone and Android.

Call the GO Line at 512-474-1200 for schedules, trip planning and general assistance.

Overview of Our Services

CapMetro offers a wide range of services to our riders — whether you’re commuting to work or school or meeting up with friends for a night out, stop stressing over going places and let public transit handle your commute. It’s your way to reclaim a part of your day. 

First-time rider? Learn how to read our bus stop signs to become a pro in no time!

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Bus

Routes 1–99, 200–499 and UT Shuttles. Take a connector bus from campus to our Flyer and Limited Routes 100–199 for fast service with limited stops to select destinations.

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Rapid

Route 801 Connects Tech Ridge to Southpark Meadows
Route 803 Connects The Domain to Westgate
Route 800
 Connects Mueller to Slaughter Lane via Pleasant Valley
Route 837 Connects Loyola/Decker to UT and downtown

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Express

Express offers service between Park & Ride lots and the UT campus, State Capitol
Complex and downtown-area offices with routes 900–999.

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Rail

With 9 stations, Rail’s 32-mile route connects downtown to the UT campus, up to North
Austin and Leander.

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Pickup

On-demand, shared ride service that can take you anywhere within a service zone. Download the Pickup app to get started.

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Bikeshare

E-bikes can be rented from 76 stations located throughout the city. Memberships are $30/year for UT students and $60/year for staff.

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Park & Rides

Don't live near a direct bus? Drive to one of our Park & Rides and transit centers and hop on a bus to campus. Best of all, it's free to park at our facilities!

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Frequent & Reliable

Explore outside campus! CapMetro’s High-Frequency Network serves the campus and popular Austin areas every 15-30 minutes.

Whether you're headed to concerts, internships or downtown for a night out, we've got a bus that will get you there. Here are a few ideas for places you can go!

View the Top 20 Destinations List

Late Night Service

 

Out late? The Night Owl service operates year-round from midnight until 3 a.m. on Monday through Saturday nights.

Buses run between popular destinations on 6th Street and local neighborhoods every 20 to 35 minutes, depending on the route. Visit Late Night Services for more details on specific routes.

481 Night Owl North Lamar
483 Night Owl Riverside
484 Night Owl South Lamar
485 Night Owl Cameron
486 Night Owl South Congress


 

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CapMetro Bikeshare

Bikes provide access to areas of Austin that other public transit options just can't.

Our bikeshare program makes planning your complete trip easier than ever and provides another (fun!) mode of green transportation for you.

Start using CapMetro Bikeshare

An icon depicting a bike with a lockHave a Bike of Your Own?
Every CapMetro vehicle has a bike rack! Or, you can pay just $1 a year for our secure bike shelters to park your bike at major transit centers and Rail stations.

Register for a Shelter

Ride Safe!

We recommend all riders follow these tips while on transit vehicles and when at our facilities.

  • Travel with a buddy at night.
  • Never cross in front of the bus.
  • Report unsafe or inappropriate behavior to CapMetro Public Safety dispatchers by calling 512-474-1200
  • Always use crosswalks when walking near train tracks.
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