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Bus Services
Before you decide to purchase a parking permit...
- Campus bus service includes two buses each class day. One is the Student Senate's Campus Express Bus Route #1, a 22 minute route which goes through the campus out to nearby apartment complexes and back again until 10 PM. The Route #8 bus, on campus "circulator", is funded from parking funds and travels through campus & lots 20-23.
- Monday - Thursday from 7:30 am through 6 PM (Route #8 Bus) or 10 pm (Student Senate's Campus Express Route #1)
- Friday from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm (Route #1 & Route #8)
- No Saturday or Sunday service
- Purple. Orange, and Dark Green permit holders may ride the Campus Express bus free of charge.
- Bus Schedule (PDF)
Nighttime service is provided by the Campus Express Bus to the nearby apartment complexes as part of its 22 minute route run Monday-Thursday until 10 pm.
- The Red Eye Shuttle
operates by circling around campus and out to the far lots (Lots 21-23). The Red Eye Shuttle operates at these times:
- Monday - Thursday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, 11:00pm - midnight (one shuttle); 6:00pm - 11:00pm (two shuttles)
- Sunday from 5 pm to 11 pm
- Free Service
- Does not operate during breaks, summers, and holidays
Stomper Express bus service is a special dedicated bus route from the campus out to the River Hills Mall, Wal-Mart, and other retail outlets miles from the campus. The Stomper Express is a joint venture funded by the City of Mankato and Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Stomper Express operates at these times:
- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6pm - 11 PM
- The rides are free for all MSU MavCard users but $1.50 per ride for all others.
Regular city wide routes:
- Monday - Friday from 6:30am to 6 pm
- Saturday from approximately 10am to 4:30pm
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