Catch a Bus Home for Spring Recess
Follow the steps below to reserve your tickets! Sales Open – Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 9:00 am and close – Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 9:00 am
How It Works
- Our free bus departs Pitt-Bradford on Friday, March 8, 2024.
- Our free bus arrives at the Pittsburgh campus by 3 PM.
- If your last stop is Pittsburgh, great! If you want to connect to another city, keep reading!
- Buses to 14 other cities depart the Pittsburgh campus that same day at 4:30 PM for a charge (locations and prices listed HERE).
- For a round trip, buses will pick up in those 14 cities and bring you back to the Pittsburgh campus on Sunday, March 17, 2024, arriving by 6 PM.
- Our free bus departs the Pittsburgh campus at 6:30 PM (or when all other buses have arrived).
- Our free bus arrives back at Pitt-Bradford around 10:30 PM.
How to Reserve
Complete these steps in order!
Do not purchase a ticket from Pittsburgh to your final city (Step 2) until you have secured your reservation on the Pitt-Bradford bus (Step 1). Steps 1 & 2 must be completed by Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 9:00 am.
1. Reserve your ticket for the FREE bus from Pitt-Bradford to Pittsburgh.
STEP 1:
Reserve Your Pitt-Bradford Ticket
2. If you’re traveling beyond Pittsburgh, purchase your additional ticket for the 4:30 PM departure on Friday, March 8.
STEP 2:
Purchase Your Additional Ticket
3. Pick up your bus pass in the Office of Student Affairs, Commons 220, by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March, 7 or you will forfeit your seat.
Location
Be where you need to be – when you need to be there!
Pickup Location at Pitt-Bradford: Frame-Westerberg Commons Circle
Friday, March 8, 2024
Check-in: 10 AM at Commons Café
Depart: 10:30 AM
Drop-off Location in Pittsburgh: 4390 Bigelow Boulevard
Pickup Location in Pittsburgh: 4390 Bigelow Boulevard
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Check-in: 5:30 PM – 6 PM with Student Leader
Depart: 6:30 PM (or when all other buses have arrived)
Additional Details
The fine print is important - go ahead and keep reading!
- Seats are limited. There are 55 seats available for the trips between Bradford and Pittsburgh, and reservations are first come, first served. If you reserve a seat on the Bradford to Pittsburgh bus and do not show up for either direction, you will be charged $20 per direction. This will be charged to your University account.
- When purchasing a ticket to your final destination city, be sure to select only the 4:30 PM Friday departure. Do not purchase a 2 PM, or 6 PM departure bus ticket – these are for Pittsburgh students only. You will not arrive in Pittsburgh in time to board those buses.
- You may reserve one-way tickets on the Pitt-Bradford bus and the buses to other cities. If applicable, please indicate one way on the Pitt-Bradford reservation form and the direction of travel (one way from Pitt-Bradford or one way to Pitt-Bradford).
Important Dates:
Spring Recess
Buses Depart Friday, March 8, 2024
Buses Return Sunday, March 17, 2024
Important Dates:
Sales Open – Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 9:00 am
Sales Close – Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 9:00 am