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Kingston Connection

The Kingston Connection (RIPTA Transit Service) has been updated for the Spring 2012 semester. Getting around campus is easier than ever with RIPTA!   Please visit http://ripta.com/ for a detailed listing of all services.

210 Flex Bus - Available from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Stops will be made at the Memorial Union, Graduate Village and Fine Arts Parking Lot. You may board at any of the marked Flex Stops. Scheduled pickups may be made 48 hours in advance by calling 1-877-906-FLEX. You may also board at designated time points according to the Flex Service Schedule. Click here for more information.

211 RIPTA Bus - Serves Plains Road and Keaney Parking Lots connecting them with Upper Campus and the URI Student Memorial Union.  The 211 runs every 7 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. and every 8 minutes between 8:00 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. and every 15 minutes between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Click here for more information. Available weekdays only while school is in session.

Campus HillClimber Express Service - During peak commuting hours, a 66 Passenger RIPTA Bus will run an express service connecting Commuter parking lots and Butterfield Road with the center of campus. Not only will the Express Service provide more transportation to commuting students during peak commuting hours, it will provide shuttle service to residents and Health Services for the first time. The Express Service will run 8:40 a.m. through 1:45 p.m. Stops will be made at designated locations every 15 minutes. Available weekdays only while school is in session.

Kingston Train Station Service - Please refer to the RIPTA bus schedules for Route #64 bus which operates weekdays and Saturdays, or the Route #66 bus which operates weekdays and weekends.

RideShare with RIPTA - AlterNetRides is proud to provide a ridesharing service for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. Simply select your destination and sign up for free on the web. You will be asked questions about your destination, point of origin and schedule and in moments you will be connected with others in you area with similar schedules wanting to rideshare to the University. It's fast, simple and WORKS! Please click here for more information and to register.