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.
Zipcar
Zipcar is available on the Ohio University Athens Campus for personal travel needs. Zipcar is a car sharing option that offers hourly and daily rentals. You need a valid driver's license and a credit card (or banking debit card that is accepted as a credit card).