Take TheRide’s Football Shuttle to 2026 UofM Home Football Games
Use EZFare Mobile App for Contactless Payment
ANN ARBOR, MI – University of Michigan kicks off their football season at home on Saturday, September 5 against Western Michigan and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s (TheRide) FootballRide can get you there. It’s convenient, accessible, and only $1.50 each way (discounts apply for those who qualify). Payment is accepted via contactless mobile ticketing.
The football shuttle service will operate between many convenient hotels and parking sites and Michigan Stadium for home football games this Fall. Additional hotels will also be served indirectly at nearby pick-up sites. Hotel parking may be limited to hotel patrons and may have a fee to park. Hotel and shuttle boarding location information can be found by visiting MyFootballRide.com.
The service runs approximately every 20 minutes, starting two hours before game time with the last shuttles departing 30 minutes before game time. Return shuttles start departing in the fourth quarter and run for approximately one hour after each game.
Shuttles will drop off near Gate 2 next to Crisler Arena. After the game, the boarding locations for the West and Downtown shuttles will board on Stadium Blvd between Gates 2 & 4. The North, East, and South shuttles will board on Stadium Blvd east of Gate 2, adjacent to Crisler Arena between Stadium Way and Kipke Drive.
Contactless fare payment for FootballRide is preferred. FootballRide shuttle tickets are $1.50 each way and are available through mobile ticketing on the following apps: When purchasing a ticket through one of the above apps, choose “FootballRide.” If riders are unable to purchase a mobile ticket, cash payment is accepted; exact change is required as drivers do not carry change. Free and reduced Disability, Senior, and Youth fares are available for those who are eligible. MCard, go!pass, and TheRide’s 30-day passes are not accepted on FootballRide.
During University of Michigan home football games, the following routes will be detoured while streets are closed to through traffic: Routes 6, 25, 26, 28, and 67. For information on detours in effect during the games, visit TheRide.org or call (734) 996-0400. On game days, the AirRide schedule will be adjusted, visit MichiganFlyer.com for updated schedules.
Sign up for TheRide’s MyAlerts system to receive up to date information on service information including detours. The MyAlerts system lets you specify which route(s) to receive information on.
The latest information on TheRide’s routes, schedules, and detours is available at TheRide.org or 734-996-0400.
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) was chartered in 1969 by the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a not-for-profit unit of government. TheRide operates the local public transit system for the greater Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area, enabling the area’s residents to reach their destinations at reasonable cost, and offers the region efficient, environmentally sound transportation alternatives. For more information, please visit TheRide.org.
E-mail updates on bus routes, schedules, detours and other news from TheRide are available by free subscription to MyAlerts at TheRide.org.
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