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What Night Safety services does Berkeley offer?

UC Berkeley offers comprehensive free night safety services made up of Safewalk escort, night shuttle buses, and a door-to-door service. The time of day determines what services are available.

Safewalks are available from dusk to 3:00am (last call at 2:30am), night shuttles run on routes from 7:30pm to 3:00am and the door-to-door service is available from 3:00am until 5:30am.

Classes, study, research, meetings, films or concerts can keep you on campus late at night.

To make your request, download our Downtowner app or call 510-642-9255

BearwalkSafewalk

Dusk – 3:00AM

Walking a short distance?  To make your request, download our Downtowner app or call 510-642-9255, no earlier than 15min before your pick-up time.  Last call is 2:30 am.

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NIGHT SAFETY SHUTTLES

7:30pm – 3:00am, 7 Days A Week

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Door-to-Door service

3:00am – 5:30am

View a map of our service area.  To make your request, download our Downtowner app 15 minutes before pick-up.

Holiday Schedule Date(s) Daytime Shuttles Nighttime Shuttles Safewalk
Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Friday & Saturday

Thursday 28-Saturday 30, November 2024

 No No Yes

The Sunday immediately following the Thanksgiving Day Holiday

Sunday, December 1, 2024

 No Yes Yes

Night Safety Service Ends

 Sunday, December 15, 2024 No No Yes

Winter Scheduele 

Monday 16–Monday 23, December 2024

 Yes No Yes
Winter Break

Tuesday, December 24, 2024–Wednesday, January, 1, 2025

 No No Yes

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday, January 20, 2025

 No Yes Yes
Spring Break  Sunday, March 23, 2025 No No  Yes
Spring Break Monday 24-Thursday 27, March 2025 Yes No Yes
Cesar Chavez Day Friday, March 28, 2025 Yes* No Yes
The Saturday immediatly following Cesar Chavez Day Saturday, March 29, 2025 No No Yes
The Sunday immediatly following Cesar Chavez Day Sunday, March 30, 2025 No Yes Yes
Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025 No Yes Yes
Juneteenth Thursday, June 19, 2025 No No Yes
*Yes- Limited service, on Friday March 28 only H-Line on service

About Dusk

Dusk is the darkest stage of twilight in the evening. That is when Safewalk will begin its service, though the clock time for this border between day and night will change, depending on the time of year.

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UC Berkeley night safety services are a joint initiative between Parking and Transportation and UCPD.