TigerTransit is the Princeton University shuttle bus service in and around its campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and other nearby areas of Mercer County. TigerTransit operates nine routes within the campus and around the city of Princeton. WeDriveU operates the service.
Routes All TigerTransit routes are free of charge and open to the public. Main routes (1-4) only operate on during the daytime on weekdays, with two routes (N5/6) providing daily late night service and three routes (W5/6, WS) providing weekend-only service. The Princeton Junction branch of Route 4 essentially functions as an alternative to the Princeton Branch. The Weekend Shopper (WS) route combines service around much of the Princeton campus with service along US-1 to shopping centers in Princeton, West Windsor, and Lawrenceville.
Route list The route list is current as of the Spring 2025 semester. Routes prefixed with W are weekend routes; routes prefixed with N are late-night routes. NumberNameServesTimeframe1Grad College to Stadium Drive GaragePrinceton Graduate College to Stadium Drive Garage via Faculty Rd and Washington RdOperated weekdays from 7am–10pm; limited early morning service from Stadium Drive Garage from 6am.2Lawrence/Lakeside to EQuadFriend Center to Lawrence Apartments via Faculty Rd and Washington RdOperated weekdays from 7am–10pm.3Merrick to Forrestal/PPPL Merrick Stanworth Apartments to Forrestal Campus and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory via Nassau St, Washington Rd, and US-1Operated weekdays from 7am–7pm.4Princeton Junction to Meadows via Princeton Station and EQuadMeadows Drive Garage to Princeton Junction via Stockton St, Alexander St, and Princeton StationOperated weekdays from 7am–10pm. Service to Princeton Junction operated 7am–7pm only.N5Grad College to Meadows via Friend CenterGraduate College to Friend Center to Meadows Drive Garage to Princeton StationOperated daily from 10pm–3am.N6Lawrence/Lakeside to EQuadLawrence Apartments to Friend Center via Princeton Station and Yeh CollegeOperated daily from 10pm–3am.W5Grad College to Meadows via Friend CenterGraduate College to Friend Center to Meadows Drive Garage to Princeton StationOperated weekends 9am–10pm.W6Lawrence/Lakeside to EQuadLawrence Apartments to Friend Center via Princeton Station Operated weekends 9am–10pm.WSWeekend Shopper Graduate College to Square at West Windsor, Mercer on One, and Nassau Park Pavilion via Princeton Station and Lawrence ApartmentsOperated weekends 9am–5pm.
Fleet The Princeton University TigerTransit fleet is operated by WeDriveU, which has operated the service since February 2021 when the former operator First Transit lost their contract. The initial fleet under WeDriveU consisted of 14 New Flyer D40LF transit buses from Orange County Transportation Authority and various Ford cutaways. All former OCTA New Flyer D40LFs have since been replaced by fully electric buses (NFI XE35 CHARGE NG), and the Ford cutaways are expected to be replaced as well in 2025. Active Fleet numbersPhotoYearManufacturerModelPowertrainNotes22004, 22006, 22008, 22013, 22015-220162019FordE-450 Ford Modular 6.8L V10 Gasoline Ford TorqShift 5R110W Ex-Boeing Renton Employee shuttle Entered service in 202126002-260182022NFIXE35 CHARGE NG Siemens HV 1DB2016 Siemens ELFA3 First unit 26002 entered service on 11/22/2022.
On order Fleet numbersPhotoYearManufacturerModelPowertrain22019-220262025FordE-450 Lightning eMotor
References
External links Official website