ECU Ride
ECU Ride is a fare-free, point-to-point van service that promotes safe travel both on and off campus. It’s available to all students, faculty, and staff with a valid ECU 1 Card. This service is especially popular among students living on campus who want to explore Greenville during the evenings and weekends. Whether you’re headed to nearby shopping centers, restaurants, or local hangout spots, ECU Ride provides an easy and convenient way to get there—no car needed.
As a shared-ride system, multiple passengers may be picked up or dropped off along your trip. This approach helps us serve more riders efficiently while maintaining timely service.
While all trips must stay within the established service boundaries, the service area includes many popular destinations not served by regular bus routes. Please call our office at (252) 328-7433 or (252) ECU-RIDE if you would like help planning or booking your trip.
Service Hours
This schedule may change during breaks, holidays, and special events. Check the current semester schedule for details.
Monday-Friday: 5:30 PM – 12:30 AM
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00AM – 12:30 AM
ECU Ride App
Download the ECU Ride app today to set up your account and experience our new on-demand service!
Before you ride, please note: During peak times, if estimated wait times exceed 45 minutes, ride requests may be temporarily unavailable—please try again later. ECU Ride accounts must be created using your ECU student, faculty, or staff email address, and riders should ensure their phone number is correct in the app to receive timely ride updates. To keep service moving smoothly, vans wait a maximum of 3 minutes at pickup locations; incorrect information or missed pickups may result in being marked as a no-show.
If our new app is not your style, you can still give us a call at (252) 328-7433 or (252) ECU-RIDE and our staff can help you create an account and book rides on your behalf.
Service Overview
Rides can begin and end anywhere within the two-way service area, shaded on the service map. This service is ideal for:
- Traveling on or off campus during weekday evenings and weekends.
- Visiting off-campus shopping, dining, recreation and entertainment areas.
- Getting around campus safely after fixed-route bus service has ended.
- Travel to and from select off-campus apartment complexes partnered with ECU Transit.
Express Zones
Express Zones make it easy to catch a ride! These designated pick-up and drop-off spots across campus help streamline service and reduce wait times. When booking a ride, simply choose the nearest Express Zone to get moving faster and help keep our service efficient for everyone.
Look for the Express Zone signs around campus at the following locations:
- Main Campus Student Center Bus Loop
- West End Bus Loop
- Fletcher/Garrett Residence Halls
- Central Residence Halls
- Speight Bus Terminal
- College Hill
- Health Sciences Student Center
- Brewster Building
Pirate Access
Pirate Access is an additional support service for our riders with permanent or temporary mobility impairments. This service operates additional hours throughout weekdays. We assist riders unable to utilize fixed route transportation getting to and from campus parking locations, select apartment complexes, and ECU facilities. Once approved to ride, trips are typically scheduled in advance on a first come, first served, basis.
Scheduled Rides for PGV Airport or Medical Appointments
ECU Transit will allow the pre-scheduling of rides during normal operating hours for students planning to travel through PGV Airport or for medical appointments occurring at off-campus locations. These rides can only be scheduled by calling our office at (252) 328-7433 or (252) ECU-RIDE.