JMU contracts with the City of Harrisonburg’s Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) to provide fare free bus service around and to and from campus for students, faculty and staff. All buses are wheelchair accessible and equipped with bicycle racks that can hold up to two bikes at a time. Download the Passio GO! app for real-time bus information.
We would like to know about your experience riding HDPT buses at JMU. If you have a complement, concern, or complaint, please submit this feedback form. Thank you!
Need some help figuring out how to get where you need to go? The JMU Commuter Rideshare app can give you point-by-point instructions on how to get there.
On Campus
Using the bus to get around campus is simple because there is just one route! The Inner Campus Shuttle (ICS) runs multiple buses in a loop between Memorial Hall and Jennings Hall. On weekdays when classes are in session it arrives approximately every 5 minutes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and every half hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
To/From Campus
Service between common off-campus student housing complexes to campus is provided by the HDPT color routes. Most run from bus stop at the housing complexes to Hartman Hall, UREC, Festival, Godwin Transit Center or the Quad in under 16 minutes. Weeknights and evening service are provided by the Gold Line and Silver Line.
Resources for Bus Riders
- Download the Passio GO! app for real-time bus information.
- Use Google Maps or Apple Maps for routing instructions. Make sure to select the bus icon.
- Every off-campus apartment complex is served by at least one direct bus route to campus! Visit Dukes Ride for detailed instructions for commuting from each of the common student off campus housing areas.
View HDPT bus services and schedules
Harrisonburg Paratransit is a wheelchair accessible public transportation service operated by the Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT). The service is for JMU students, faculty, and staff who cannot use their own vehicle or a transit bus due to a temporary or permanent disability that impairs mobility.
Learn More about Harrisonburg Paratransit
HDPT uses the PassioGO! app, which provides real time locations of buses running. PassioGO! is available on desktop or mobile devices.
Brite Bus/BRCC Shuttle
Brite Bus is a commuter bus service that runs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. JMU is on the BRCC North route, servicing Bridgewater, Staunton, and Blue Ridge Community College. Brite Bus is not run by JMU. It is a bus service that has a stop at JMU’s Godwin Transit Center. Brite Bus is open to the general public. All buses have bike racks on the front.
To get to the Staunton Amtrack – Take the Brite Bus BRCC North shuttle from JMU at Godwin Transit Center to BRCC, stay on the bus for the South route, and take it into Staunton. Tell the driver you want to go to Amtrack. After the Staunton Hub at Lewis Street go 2 more stops to Johnson Street. Get off there. Walk to your left to Augusta Street. Turn right on Augusta Street and the Amtrack is ½ a block on the right.
It is possible to get to Charlottesville using Brite Bus. To do this you will need to combine several Brite Bus routes. See the full list of Brite Bus routes.
For detailed instructions for how to combine several Brite Bus routes to get to Charlottesville, visit the JMU to Charlottesville page.
