Having a plan for getting to and from campus safely is part of the safe Sun God experience. Parking and transportation on campus is heavily impacted on the day of the Sun God Festival. Please don't drink and drive! Leave your car at home and use one of these convenient transportation alternatives:
UCSD Associated Students has teamed up with Lyft to provide a safe ride when you need it. Check out A.S. Safe Rides for more information and to sign up!
HOW IT WORKS:
Add your UCSD email to your Lyft account as a Business Profile email and receive an instant $15 credit
Enter the promo code: SGF2018. Each quarter you will receive a new promo code. This will unlock 2 free rides up to $10 this quarter (redemption limits apply)
Request a Lyft within the app during the hours of 9PM-3AM, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights
Take a ride within the approved boundaries.
Existing Lyft Users: Once you have received the promo code, enter it into the Promotions section of your app. This will add the Safe Ride promo credit into your Promo section.
NEW LYFT USERS: Click here to sign up and download the Lyft app on your phone. Once you have received the promo code, enter it into the Promotions section of your app.
Importiant Details
The UCSD promo will allow for 2 free rides up to $10 (until redemption limits are hit).
Rides will only be covered by UCSD between the hours of 9PM-3AM, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights (up to $10).
You must have a ucsd.edu email address linked to your Lyft account in order to use the UCSD button in the app. Need to add the email address to your account? See instructions below.
The UCSD Safe Ride Code must be used on rides that begin or end within approved boundaries (see map on the A.S. Safe Rides website). Rides taken OUTSIDE of the approved boundaries will NOT be covered by UCSD.
Promotion will expire when maximum redemption limits are hit or on June 15, 2018.
EMAIL ADDRESS UPDATE
You must have a ucsd.edu email address linked to your Lyft Business Profile in order to use the UCSD Safe Ride code in the app. You can update your account information by following these steps:
1. Sign in to your Lyft account from your mobile device
2. Click on the "Settings " tab
3. Select "Business Profile "
4. Type in your UCSD email address
5. Confirm your email address by clicking the confirmation button in the email sent to your inbox
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System provides bus service to the UC San Diego campus. The following routes will run on Saturday, April 30th (click the route number to see the route schedule):
Route 201:
UTC -> UCSD -> La Jolla Village Square -> UTC
Arrives/Departs UCSD approx. every 15 minutes
Route 202:
UTC -> La Jolla Village Square -> UCSD -> UTC
Arrives/Departs UCSD approx. every 15 minutes
Route 921A West:
Mira Mesa -> Sorrento Valley -> La Jolla Village Dr & Genesee -> UCSD
Arrives/Departs UCSD approx. hourly
Route 921A West:
UCSD -> La Jolla Village Dr & Genesee -> Sorrento Valley -> Mira Mesa
Arrives/Departs UCSD approx. hourly
Visit here for more information about MTS bus service.