Navigating UCF Gamedays: Your Guide to Shuttles, Parking, and More
The University of Central Florida is committed to providing an exceptional gameday experience for all fans. Whether you're a student, professor, staff member, or an out-of-town AlumKnight, understanding your transportation and parking options is key to enjoying the game. UCF offers a variety of transportation solutions, including free shuttle routes, parking options, and partnerships with ride-sharing services.
UCF Shuttles: Your Free Ride to Campus and Gameday Fun
Why worry about rising gas prices, crowded parking lots, and potential speeding tickets? The University of Central Florida makes it easy for students, professors, and staff to commute to and from the campus with complimentary shuttle routes sprinkled throughout the area. Whether you're headed to campus for a regular class, extracurricular activity, or even just to hit the gym, the UCF Shuttle has a wide variety of pickup times that should meet your schedule.
On-Campus Shuttles: Getting Around with Ease
Getting around campus has never been easier! The on-campus shuttle operates two routes, the black and the gold, with two buses per route. To better serve the area, the two lines travel opposite each other with the black line running clockwise and the gold line counterclockwise. Operating Monday through Friday, the shuttle makes its rounds from 7 am - 7 pm during the fall and spring semesters and from 7 am - 4 pm in the summer, except on Fridays. Students won't have to wait long, as stops are visited in 15-minute rotations. The shuttle visits nine stops: the Student Union, Lake Claire, CFE Arena, Engineering, Academic Village, 63 South Dining, the Welcome Center, the Teaching Academy and the Transit Center Education Complex.
In addition to stops around the main campus, there are separate routes to the Rosen College and the Health Sciences campus. The Rosen College line, which operates Monday through Thursday, starts and ends at the Pegasus Circle roundabout near the Student Union. The shuttle drops riders off at Rosen's main entrance and picks them back up in the main parking lot. You can catch a ride as early at 6:45 am and as late at 9:00 pm. On weekdays, the Health Sciences shuttle covers three stops: the Physical Sciences building, Biomolecular Research Annex and the Health Sciences Campus.
Off-Campus Shuttles: Connecting Apartments to Campus
Looking for an easy way to get from your UCF apartment to campus? The off-campus shuttle serves over 20 apartment communities in the area including Orion on Orpington, Northgate Lakes, Mercury 3100, and the Lofts. Operating nearly all day, you can catch the shuttle from 5:30 am until 10:00 pm. The shuttle runs between stops every 15 minutes, and you can track the shuttle's location through the UCFMobile app or online to see when and where your ride is.
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Some apartments have their own private shuttle service that will take residents straight to and from the community and campus.
To find which apartments near UCF are on the shuttle bus route stops, you can visit our map of UCF apartments on UCF shuttle routes.
Alternatively, you can drop your car off in Lot E4 and take a stress-free ride into campus. This route operates Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. UCF has also partnered with Lynx so that students may ride throughout Orlando free of charge with their UCF ID.
Gameday Shuttles: Your Ride to the Bounce House
Whether you're looking to avoid gameday traffic or let loose with a few drinks before the game, the shuttle makes getting to and from the game a breeze! During home games, the shuttle operates on 15 routes in the UCF area. The shuttle runs 5 hours before each game and 2 hours after, allowing for plenty of celebratory fun pre- and post-game.
UCF will operate student shuttle buses for all normally serviced apartment complexes (except NorthView, Tivoli and Northgate due to their close proximity to the stadium) on each home football game day. This means that normal UCF shuttle routes except #6 will be operating with the schedules below. The on-campus shuttle routes Pegasus Express will not be operating on game day. The shuttles will run from five hours prior to the start of the game until two hours after the game ends. The shuttles are designed to only handle people with light carry-on items; there is no space for large items, including coolers, tents/umbrellas, lawn chairs, tables and similar types of equipment.
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Additional Shuttle Services
A student shuttle will depart from the UCF Downtown Campus to the Lynx Transit Center three hours prior to kickoff for afternoon games and four hours before kickoff for evening games and then depart the main campus for the trip back to UCF Downtown four hours after kickoff. For the Aug. 28 and Nov. shuttles from UCF Downtown to the main campus. A student shuttle will depart from the Rosen College Campus to the Student Union three hours prior to kickoff for afternoon games and four hours before kickoff for evening games and then depart the main campus for the trip back to the Rosen College four hours after kickoff. For the Aug. 28 and Nov.
Grocery Shuttle
On Tuesdays we grocery shop! Thanks to the UCF Shuttle, students can easily catch a ride to Publix for all of the essentials. Running every 45 minutes from 10 am- 8 pm, the shuttle stops on-campus at the Marketplace, Academic Village, Towers, and Lake Claire. View the grocery route here.
What to Expect on the UCF Shuttle
The UCF shuttle is air-conditioned and has a bike rack on the front just in case you need a bike to help you get around UCF's campus once you arrive. You can expect to ride the shuttle with other students and can use the time to skim notes for an upcoming quiz or to catch up with your social media feeds. The UCF shuttle is a social experience, so don't be afraid to introduce yourself to your shuttle-mates - you might make a new friend! Getting around campus shouldn't be difficult, and thankfully with the UCF Shuttle it doesn't have to be. Just sit back and enjoy the ride!
To check out more, visit the UCF shuttle page.
Gameday Parking: Options for Every Fan
Fans who drive to campus on game days can park in a variety of garages and lots. While some garages and lots - in the Gold Zone - Kenneth G. Dixon Athletics Village - require permits, fans can park for free in most areas of campus.
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Gold Zone Parking
Gold Zone parking passes will be strictly limited to 1 parking pass for every 5 season tickets purchased. A variety of cash lots, free to park lots, and park & ride locations are available on campus.
Parking benefits are based on your season ticket purchase price including ticket costs and per seat contributions. Parking passes will be strictly limited to 1 parking pass for every 5 season tickets purchased with a cap on the number of passes per account. Parking passes will be available for purchase, with eligibility based on your season ticket purchase price. All parking passes are digital and can be managed in your UCF Athletics Account Manager. Fans with digital parking are STRONGLY encouraged to save their parking passes to their phone prior to gameday.
Enhanced parking privileges may be available by supporting UCF Athletics through the Shareholders Society, with a minimum charitable gift of $5,000 or more, above and beyond your ticket invoice amount. To learn more about the Shareholders Society, click here.
By taking into consideration the entire football season ticket invoice amount, not just the per seat contribution amount, many long-time season ticket members will receive access to parking for the first time. All season ticket members who had parking in 2024 will automatically see these changes reflected on their invoice. Fans looking to purchase parking or relocate their current parking are encouraged to complete the seat and parking relocation form when renewing their season tickets.
Under the previous parking allocation system, many fans who qualified for multiple parking passes, received passes across different lots. This has negatively impacted tailgate setups across Gold Zone parking lots. Moving forward, fans who qualify for multiple parking passes will have the option to relocate all passes within the same lot (if available).
Campus Parking (Free Options)
Free parking is available for fans on a first-come, first-served basis in most other lots and garages on campus. Exceptions include all residential lots and the Libra Garage on Libra Drive, which are reserved at all times for students living on campus.
In a change from the 2025 season, due to construction reducing parking in the area around Acrisure Bounce House, parking lots H2-H4 and B9 are now reserved for fans with Gold Zone permits. Parking lot B4, located at the intersection of Central Florida Boulevard and Gemini Boulevard South, is reserved for official university business.
Parking is only authorized in designated parking lots and garages. Patrons who illegally park on or along any campus roadways or in other non-designated parking areas are subject to towing and fines.
No vehicular traffic or parking are authorized on East Plaza Drive on game days until two hours following the end of the game (or when authorized by UCF Police).
Accessible Parking
Parking for guests with disabilities is available on the first level of Garage C with a valid accessible accessible placard or license plate on a first-come, first-served basis. The individual to whom the placard or plate is registered to must be with the vehicle. Garage C is located at the intersection of Ken Dixon Way (formerly North Orion Boulevard) and Scorpius Street. A free shuttle for patrons with disabilities and fans who accompany them will be provided from the bus stop adjacent to Garage C to Acrisure Bounce House (Gate 13). for the Jacksonville State & Houston games only) and continue throughout the game and 2 hours after post-game. Throughout the game and postgame, shuttles will be available, picking up from Gate 13, to return patrons with disabilities to Garage C.
Additional accessible parking spaces are available throughout the campus, and these spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis to any guest with a disability who displays an authorized placard or license plate. Courtesy tram services for guests needing assistance to the Accessibility shuttle bus pickup/drop-off point located at the Research 1 Bus Stop, adjacent to Garage C, will be offered on game days. More information on gameday accessibility services can be found here
Preferred Parking
Preferred parking lots and garages are located in the northeast sector of campus and are closest to Acrisure Bounce House. Gold Zone lots require a valid football game-day parking permit, or an Accessibility permit for fans with disabilities parking in designated spaces. Permits must be properly displayed at all times from the rearview mirror. All permits are limited to one parking space. Tailgating is not permitted in any parking garage.
Fans without permits who wish to park closer to the stadium can park in Garage H for a minimum donation of $30, including support for student scholarships. Payments can be made with credit cards.Buy parking here.
Park and Ride
Park and Ride services will be available on all home game days from five hours before kickoff until two hours after the game ends. Fans should park at the Research Pavilion, located at 12424 Research Parkway in the Central Florida Research Park adjacent, to campus. Shuttles will transport fans from the Research Pavilion to the Research 1 bus loop (adjacent to Parking Garage C). The UCF Park and Ride shuttle buses will then transport fans from the Research Pavilion to the Research 1 Bus Stop (adjacent to garage C). Postgame, fans can return to the Research 1 Bus Stop for transportation via UCF shuttle buses back to Research Pavilion.
No tailgating will be permitted at the Research Pavilion.
RV Parking
Fans are not allowed to save spaces or spread out into neighboring spaces. RV spaces are designated for RV use only. Please save your parking pass to your phone before arriving on campus. All RV occupants must register with the lot attendant upon arrival and are expected to adhere to all pertinent campus and parking lot regulations and all tailgating guidelines.
Important Gameday Information
To ensure a smooth and enjoyable gameday experience, keep the following in mind:
- Digital Ticketing: All tickets and parking passes are available through the UCF Gameday app (Apple), the UCF Knights app (Android) or at www.UCFKnights.com/Login. To claim your student ticket, start by downloading the official UCF Gameday App. The app is available for free on both Apple and Android devices.
- Tailgating: Tailgating offers a special time for reunions of family, friends and alumni. UCF is pleased to host these gatherings and also to welcome all of our guests to campus.
- Pregame Timeline & Events: Whether you’re a long-time UCF fan or its your first time visiting, here are the key events you need to see on gameday.
- Arriving at Acrisure Bounce House: Premium seating areas within Acrisure Bounce House restrict concourse access to non-premium ticket holders. It is important to Know Your Gate before entering the stadium to ensure the quickest access to your seating section.
- Approved Bags, Items & Metal Detection: UCF Athletics encourages all fans to ARRIVE EARLY to Acrisure Bounce House reminder A bag check service is no longer provided at UCF Football games please review our clear bag policy. In addition, Metal Detection will also be in effect this season.
- FAN SERVICES, FIRST AID, AND WEATHER: Click here to explore the Concourse Map, UCF Fanswear, and a brief statement on severe weather.
- FAN CONDUCT: Get ready to be a part of what makes the Bounce House Special. Knight Nation embodies the spirit of our city, and together, we'll create an unforgettable experience. As representatives of our team, let's treat fellow fans, opposing teams, and stadium staff with courtesy and respect. UCF is a place for everyone.
- POST-GAME TRAFFIC PATTERNS: The contraflow post-game traffic plan takes place from 90-minutes after kickoff until after the game. We urge all fans to research the best route to their destination from their campus exit point ahead of time.
Other Transportation Options
Ride Sharing
Ride Share options are a reliable and affordable way to get to and from Acrisure Bounce House on game day.
Lynx
UCF has also partnered with Lynx so that students may ride throughout Orlando free of charge with their UCF ID.
Stay Connected
- UCF Gameday App: Download the official UCF Knights mobile app. Opt in to push notifications to stay up to date on things from Student Passes, to news and information about your Knights! (UCF GAMEDAY APP - IOS, UCF GAMEDAY APP - ANDROID)
