Alternative Transportation Options

Don’t have a car but need to get around campus and the City of Athens? Learn more about available transit options below.

On-Campus Transit

• Daily Campus Shuttles (CATS)
• Accessible Transit Service (CATCAB)
• Night & Weekend Campus Shuttles (CATS Late Night)

City Transit

The City of Athens public bus is available for all students free of charge. Just show your OHIO ID! 

• Athens On-Demand Transit — accessible and affordable door to door transport for Athens County

Taxi Service

• Lyft — ride request app
• Green Cab — taxi service, 740.594.7336 or 740.59.GREEN
• 594-Ride — taxi service, 740.594.7433 or 740.594.RIDE
• Albert's Taxi -- taxi service, Facebook, or 740.818.0490

Other Modes of Transportation

Check out more information about alternate modes of transportation (bicycles, e-scooters, getting around on foot) by heading to the Office of Sustainability website. 

Rental Options

Car Rental

Have a driver's license but no car? No problem! Ohio University Transportation and Parking Services rents cars for university sponsored travel. They offer a full service fleet of rental vehicles for official university business and travel needs to accommodate OHIO departments and student organizations. Rental vehicle offerings include sedans, mini-vans, SUV's and 8-12 passenger and cargo vans. Daily, monthly and long-term lease/reservations are available.