The Vision for UPass Program at Wesleyan University

Students who attend public colleges or universities in the state of Connecticut, pay a $20 transportation fee (per semester) for a “U-Pass” as part of tuition. U-Pass allows students to get free access to any Connecticut public bus, including CTFastrak and CT Transit Express. The U-Pass also works on Metro-North up until the train crosses into New York state as well as access on the CTRail Hartford Line. Students can take the Metro North New Haven Line for free up until Greenwich, CT, at which time they would need to pay $10.25 (one-way, off peak) for the rest of the trip to Grand Central Terminal. This saves students $7.50 from the regular price of $17.75 (one-way, off peak). Students can pay for the rest of their trip via the MTAeTix app, available on Android and iPhone.

The goal would be to negotiate with CT DOT to allow Wesleyan to implement a UPass program.

Transit Systems Participating in the UPass Program

• CTtransit statewide (including CTtransit Express and CTfastrak)
• Greater Bridgeport Transit
• Norwalk Transit
• Housatonic Area Regional Transit
• Milford Transit
• South East Area Transit
• Windham Region Transit District
• Magic Carpet
• Northwestern CT Transit District
• 9 Town Transit
• Middletown Area Transit
• CTRail Hartford Line (when it opens in May of 2018)

The program also includes train travel on Shore Line East.

**It is NOT accepted on the I-Bus Express from Stamford to White Plains.