Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026
DeisBikes, the Brandeis shuttles, and getting around campus
DeisBikes, a student-run free bike share, is up and running from the Massell Quad bike shelter, and free Brandeis shuttles run to Waltham, Harvard Square and Back Bay.
Brandeis students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works
Getting around Brandeis
What Brandeis already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.
Transit
The Brandeis/Roberts stop on the Fitchburg commuter rail line borders campus, with trains to North Station in Boston.
Brandeis University(opens in a new tab)The free Boston and Cambridge shuttle runs Friday through Sunday to Harvard Square and to Mass Ave at Marlborough Street in Back Bay. Show your Brandeis ID to board.
Brandeis University(opens in a new tab)Flying home for Thanksgiving or winter break: take the commuter rail from Brandeis/Roberts to North Station, then the Orange Line to State and the Blue Line to Airport, where free Massport shuttles run to every terminal. Coming back, the Silver Line SL1 from the terminals is free.
Massport(opens in a new tab)In past years the Student Union has run $5 holiday shuttles from campus to Logan at Thanksgiving and winter break, sold at the SCC box office. Watch the Union's announcements for this year's dates.
The Brandeis Hoot(opens in a new tab)MBTA bus 70 runs to University Park in Cambridge, connecting to the Red Line, and bus 553 runs to Newton Corner.
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Bike
DeisBikes, a student club, runs a free bike share for Brandeis students out of the Massell Quad bike shelter. Riders unlock bikes through an app after a short safety course. Follow @deisbikes on Instagram for news and new bikes.
The Justice(opens in a new tab)The Brandeis Cycling Club, a club sport for cycling and triathlon, runs group rides around Waltham. Join through CampusGroups.
Brandeis Cycling Club(opens in a new tab)Bike registration with Public Safety is free and comes with a numbered, tamper-resistant sticker, which you need to park at campus bike racks.
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Around campus
Free shuttles loop the campus and run into Waltham, with live bus tracking in the TripShot app.
Brandeis University(opens in a new tab)This fall the Sunday shuttle adds a stop at Market Basket Plaza in Waltham, 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Programs and prices change each term. Check the linked school pages for current details.
- $15
- reward, unlocked
- 10
- active trips
- 30
- days to take them
- First 200
- to finish
For verified students, faculty, and staff at any Massachusetts college or university. One campaign code per account.
Join Brandeis on Shift.
Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @brandeis.edu address inside the app. That puts you in Brandeis’s group and starts your 30-day clock: 10 active trips unlock $15. Your account can stay on any email.
Installing from the App Store or Google Play? Enter the code after you sign up. Store installs don’t carry the link.
Where do I enter the code?
How the schools stack up
Schools by shift rate so far in November, the share of trips taken actively. Brandeis University is 12 points behind #1.
What’s around campus
Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from Brandeis. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.
Trains & buses
- Brandeis/Roberts6 min walkFitchburg LineWachusett ↔ North Station · 9 trips a day
- South St @ Brandeis University3 min walkRoute 553Roberts ↔ Newton Corner · every ~45 min
- Admissions2 min walk
Brandeis Shuttle · Brandeis ID required to board
Waltham Shuttle (Mon-Fri)Campus Shuttle (Mon-Fri)Boston Cambridge Shuttle (FRI-SAT-SUN)Combo Route (Campus & Waltham)Schedules on the Brandeis site.
- Spingold (front )2 min walk
Brandeis Shuttle · Brandeis ID required to board
Waltham Shuttle (Mon-Fri)Campus Shuttle (Mon-Fri)Combo Route (Campus & Waltham)Schedules on the Brandeis site.
Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.
Bike routes
- Charles River Greenway5 min ride away
Shared use path · 5.3 mi through the area
- Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail5 min ride away
Shared use path · 2.3 mi through the area
- Boston Greenbelt5 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.7 mi through the area
- Marty Sender Greenway5 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.7 mi through the area
Where you can get to
- Harvard Square
T & bus 37 min · Bike 52 min
- Kendall / MIT
T & bus 42 min · Bike 61 min
- North Station
T & bus 43 min · Bike 71 min
- Downtown Crossing
T & bus 48 min · Bike 71 min
- Back Bay
T & bus 69 min · Bike 71 min
- Logan Airport
T & bus 71 min · Bike 100 min
Weekday morning times; ~ marks an estimate.
Events near Brandeis
A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.
Roams to try
Self-guided routes. Preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to unlock the badge.
Photo: Seasider53 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Starts 5.8 mi from campus · Walk · 6 mi route · 2 hr · Lexington · Concord
Walk the path of the American Revolution, from Lexington to Concord
Starts 6 mi from campus · Walk · 2.5 mi route · 50 min · Cambridge
Cambridge's 155-acre reservoir, fully looped, no street crossings.
Photo: Karl AlexanderMystic River Greenway (Alewife to Medford)
Starts 6.2 mi from campus · Bike · 6.7 mi route · 41 min · Arlington · Somerville · Medford
Two rivers, two T stations, and 300 years of history between them
Your first 10 trips are worth $15.
Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your Brandeis email, and turn the walk to class into something more.