Transit Passes - Fiscal Year 2024

The Universal Transit Pass launched in Fall 2022 and Employee Transit Pass launched in Fall 2023 give University community members unlimited discounted or free access to the Twin Cities public transit system both on and off campus.

Routes serving the Twin Cities campus:

8
local bus routes
11
express bus routes
1
light rail line

Popular routes

Universal Transit Pass

43,853
eligible UTP students
2,283,585
individual rides in FY24

About

The Universal Transit Pass (UTP) is available to most students through the Transportation & Safety Fee. In FY24 the total fee was $71.00 per semester which included $26.00 toward the UTP and $45.00 toward campus transportation and safety programs.

Employee Transit Pass

18,098
eligible ETP users
6,739
opt-in requests
37%
opt-in rate

About

The Employee Transit Pass (ETP) is available to University of Minnesota Twin Cities staff and faculty with a greater than 50% appointment. While the pass is available, staff and faculty must fill out an online form to opt-in and activate the pass on their U Cards.

Other perks

159
metro area transit routes
55%
reduction in CO2 emissions*
76
cities served by transit passes

*When compared to single-occupancy vehicles