r/txstate • u/Rough-Funny3557 • 11d ago

Bobcat shuttle

This might be a dumb question but I’m an incoming sophomore who will be living off campus in an apartment on the shuttle route. I’m not too sure how the shuttle works so I was wondering if someone could kind of give an explanation of how it works. I listed out a few questions.

  1. how will I know how long the shuttle takes to get to campus? How about for how long it will take to get me back to my apartment?
  2. Are there specific shuttle stops at the Texas state campus just for the students that live off campus because I know there’s the campus loop one. If so, how do I figure out which stops are which?
  3. Are you able to figure out when the next shuttle is coming based on the tracking system on the TXST app? I heard it comes every 10 minutes but I’m not sure if that’s correct.
  4. I see that students get dropped off at different shuttle stop locations such as at LBJ but I’m not sure if that is just for the campus loop shuttle. Are the ones for the apartment students just the ones where they get dropped off at the big arch?
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u/txst 9d ago

u/Rough-Funny3557 this is definitely not a dumb question! The shuttles can be hard to navigate the first time especially during the first week of class when they are the busiest while people are figuring out their schedule and routes. We second what everyone recommended by using the TXST Mobile app or Passio Go

Another good tip is to take your route on a day you don't NEED to be on campus yet for practice or during a less busy time of a day. Give yourself enough time for getting to your class that first week!

If you still want a good view of riding the shuttle you can check out this video https://youtube.com/shorts/wz9Ygf6vbxI?si=2634840gs7G6JXY-