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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.

Bus

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 DAY(S) DATE(S) DAY SHUTTLE SERVICE NIGHT SHUTTLE SERVICE BEARWALK
Independence Day Friday July 4, 2025 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
Labor Day Monday September 1, 2025 ❌ No ✅ Yes** ✅ Yes
Veterans’ Day Tuesday November 11, 2025 ❌ No ✅ Yes** ✅ Yes
Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Friday & Saturday Thursday - Saturday November 27 - 29 2025 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
The Sunday immediately following the Thanksgiving Day Holiday Sunday November 30, 2025 ❌ No ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Winter Break Sunday December 21, 2025 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
Winter Break Monday - Tuesday December 22 - 23, 2025 ✅ Yes ❌ No ✅ Yes
Winter Break Wednesday - Saturday December 24, 2025 - January 3, 2026 ❌ No ❌ No  ✅ Yes
Winter Break Sunday January 4, 2026 ❌ No  ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday January 19, 2026 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
Presidents’ Day Monday Monday, February 16, 2026 ❌ No ✅ Yes** ✅ Yes
Spring Break Sunday March 22, 2026 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
Spring Break Monday - Thursday March 23 - 26, 2026 ✅ Yes ❌ No ✅ Yes
Spring Break Friday - Saturday March 27 - 28, 2026 ✅ Yes* ❌ No ✅ Yes
The Sunday immediately following Cesar Chavez Day Sunday March 29, 2026 ❌ No ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Memorial Day Monday May 25, 2026 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
Juneteenth Day Friday June 19, 2026 ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes

Yes*- Limited service, on Friday March 27 only H-Line on service

Yes** - On these holidays, Bear Transit Night Safety Shuttle Service will operate on a weekend schedule

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.