Campus Bus – Stinger

Campus Bus – Stinger

The Stinger is Georgia Tech’s transit system and is open to students, employees, and the public.  Boarding fees and IDs are not required.

Holiday Service Impacts

Georgia Tech will not operate bus service on the following Institute holidays:​

  • Sept. 4, 2023 – Labor Day
  • Nov. 23-24, 2023 – Thanksgiving Break
  • Dec. 24-29, 2023 – Winter Break
  • Jan 1, 2024 – New Year’s Day (Observed)
  • Jan 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth
  • July 4, 2024 — Independence Day

Accessibility

Lost & Found

Real-time Bus Tracking

Visit bus.gatech.edu or get the Transloc app:

Apple iOS App Store download button for TransLoc bus tracking
Apple iOS App Store download button for TransLoc bus tracking

Stinger Routes

The 1 – Gold Route operates on an east-west route through the heart of Georgia Tech’s campus, providing service from the Midtown MARTA Station to the Transit Hub.

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The 2 – Red Route operates on a clockwise loop through the Georgia Tech campus, connecting east and west residential areas to the academic core of campus.

stinger red bus route

The 3 – Blue Route operates on a counter-clockwise loop through the Georgia Tech campus, connecting east and west residential areas to the academic core of campus.

 

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The 4 – Green Route provides bus service between Georgia Tech’s 14th Street facilities, Home Park, Graduate and Family Housing, and the Transit Hub. 

Fall, Spring and Summer Service Schedule

The 5 – GT/Emory Route provides direct service between Georgia Tech’s midtown campus and Emory University’s Clifton Campus. On Georgia Tech’s campus passengers may board at the Cherry Emerson bus stop.

Fall, Spring and Summer Service Schedule

Days of Operation
Monday – Friday
Cherry Emerson MARTA Midtown Clifton & Gatewood
7:15 AM 7:19 AM 7:44 AM
8:35 AM 8:39 AM 9:04 AM
9:55 AM 9:59 AM 10:20 AM
11:15 AM 11:19 AM 11:40 AM
12:35 PM 12:39 PM 1:00 PM
1:55 PM 1:59 PM 2:20 PM
3:15 PM 3:19 PM 3:40 PM
4:35 PM 4:39 PM 5:06 PM
5:55 PM 5:59 PM 6:28 PM
Days of Operation
Monday – Friday
HSRB-Andrews Woodruff Cir Clifton & Gatewood MARTA Midtown   Nanotech drop-off
7:55 AM 7:57 AM 7:59 AM 8:20 AM 8:24 AM
9:15 AM 9:17 AM 9:19 AM 9:40 AM  9:44 AM 
10:35 AM 10:37 AM 10:39 AM 11:00 AM  11:04 AM 
11:55 AM 11:57 AM 11:59 AM 12:20 PM  12:24 PM 
1:15 PM 1:17 PM 1:19 PM 1:40 PM  1:44 PM 
2:35 PM 2:37 PM 2:39 PM 3:00 PM  3:04 PM 
3:55 PM 3:57 PM 3:59 PM 4:20 PM  4:24 PM 
5:15 PM 5:17 PM 5:21 PM 5:48 PM 5:52 PM
6:35 PM 6:37 PM 6:41 PM 7:08 PM 7:12 PM

Emory Bus Route

The 6 – Midnight Rambler Route operates during the late night hours every day during fall and spring semesters. The route makes a circular loop connecting East and West Residential areas with the core of campus.

The 7 – NARA / Science Square Route provides van shuttle service between the Georgia Tech Transit Hub, the North Avenue Research Area (NARA), and Science Square (previously Technology Enterprise Park).

Fall, Spring and Summer Service Schedule

 

The 8 – Clough / Tech Square Route operates every day during fall and spring semesters. The route operates between Technology Square in Midtown and the Clough Learning Commons in the heart of Georgia Tech’s campus.

Stops on this route are a short distance from Coda, Scheller
College of Business, and the North Avenue MARTA station.

The 9 – Grocery Route operates Saturday and Sunday transit service from campus to the Atlantic Station Publix and Shopping District.

 

Fall, Spring and Summer Service Schedule

First Trip departs 10th & Holly across from GLC at 10:10 AM. Last drop off at Klaus Building at 5:30 PM.

Days of Operation
Saturday – Sunday
Techwood & 4th St. NAA Fitten Hall 8th & Hemphill   GLC
10:17 AM 10:20 AM 10:28 AM 10:30 AM 10:42 AM
11:17 AM 11:20 AM 11:28 AM 11:30 AM 11:42 AM
12:17 PM 12:20 PM 12:28 PM 12:30 PM 12:42 PM
1:17 PM 1:20 PM 1:28 PM 1:30 PM  1:42 PM 
2:17 PM 2:20 PM 2:28 PM 2:30PM  2:42 PM 
3:17 PM 3:20 PM 3:28 PM 3:30 PM  3:42 PM 
4:17 PM 4:20 PM 4:28 PM 4:30 PM  4:42 PM 
5:17 PM 5:20 PM 5:28 PM 5:30 PM X
Days of Operation
Saturday – Sunday
Atlantic Station Village @ 16th (IKEA)
11:00 AM 11:03 AM
12:00 PM 12:03 PM
1:00 PM 1:03 PM
2:00 PM 2:03 PM
3:00 PM 3:03 PM
4:00 PM 4:03 PM
5:00 PM 5:03 PM

Passenger Information

Accessibility

Accessible Stinger Routes

All routes are served by a high-floor vehicle and are lift-equipped with drivers who are trained in lift use. The following routes also offer these accessibility options:

1 - Gold

This route provides automated stop announcements, announcing each stop along the route.

Resources

Lost & Found

If you leave something on the campus transit system, contact:

Parking and Transportation Dispatch