Columbia University provides a number of options for safe transportation.

Intercampus Shuttle Bus Network

Columbia University provides several shuttle bus routes among the Morningside campus, Lamont, Studebaker, the Medical Center, Harlem Hospital, and the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. These shuttle services are available to all Columbia University affiliates with a valid University ID, free of charge. Visit www.columbia.edu/cu/studentservices/transportation for more information.

Escort Services

During the school year, Columbia University Escort Service will send two specially trained students to walk affiliates to their doors any time from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., seven nights a week. They carry two-way Public Safety radios. Additionally, University staff, faculty, and students may request Late Night On-Call Service for door-to-door transportation.

Safe Transport: Medical Center

Columbia’s Public Safety Officers will escort students door to door or from any of the University buildings on the Medical Center campus or at private residences on Haven Avenue, Fort Washington Avenue, or on Broadway from West 165th Street to West 178th Street.

For more information, please call the numbers below.

Morningside Campus: 212-854-SAFE
Medical Center Campus: 212-305-8100