Both the parent and student will receive a text message confirming your trip after you reserve your ticket. Please show your college ID, if requested, when checking in for the bus.
No, Seats are provided on a first come, first served basis.
The bus will leave promptly at the scheduled time. Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time to check in and get your seat on the bus.
Yes, all students may bring a bag under 40 lbs along with a small carry-on tote or backpack onboard. Please remember that the student will have to carry the bag back to/from their dorm room. Please make sure to attach your name or something distinctive on your bag.
Can a non student take the bus?
Buses are reserved for student use only. All Students will will need to show their college identification in order to board the bus.
Can I return / transfer my ticket
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
No, CollegeBus is a project of Open Access, a 501(c)3 public charity. Our objective is to provide safe, secure, student-only transportation for those in need. We save parents from having to make the trip back and forth and so that families can spend more time with their student during the breaks rather than driving them to and from Campus. All of the monies collected have been used to further this objective with any excess being provided to students who demonstrate need.
With the support of Open Access, a fund was established to provide scholarships to students in need. We learned that a number of students were unable to go home on breaks because their family didn't have the time or means to bring them home. If you know of a student who can't go home during a break or a family that is in need of assistance please email us at [email protected] so that we may provide them with assistance. To make a donation scroll down below.
We are hopeful that we will sell enough seats to cover the costs associated with the buses. In the event that a specific bus route fills up , we will add additional buses. We will do everything within our power to ensure that bus routes that we commit to performing are run as planned. In the unlikely event that we cannot cover the costs of the bus, the parent and student will be notified 72 hours before that the bus will not be running and that any tickets may be applied to a future trip.
You will see a credit card charge from College Bus, CB or Open Access depending on the credit card processor. Open Access is the non profit project that College Bus is part of.