Transportation Around Tampa

Happy Monday!
I'm back from Vacation :( and back to work...
I received an email from an incoming Freshman who wanted information on the types of transportation in Tampa. Here are a few options we have in the area:

• HART line City Buses: Fare is $1.75 All-Day pass: $3.75 The buses now run every 15 minutes during the week, and every 30 minutes during the weekend.The number 30 bus comes right in front of the university and will take you to numerous different places such as the mall, or the airport. It's a lot cheaper than taking a cab.
• HOPTampa: If you want to go to anywhere in the main Tampa city area such as Channelside, Ybor, or Hyde Park area you can call a service called HOPTampa. It is a "shuttle" type service which is run by a few electric carts. They are the limo of golf carts and are surprisingly fast. The service is free all you have to do is tip the driver how ever much you would like.
• Cabs in Tampa: Cabs in Tampa are another convenient option. There are numberous different cab companies that work in the Tampa area. Your best bet is to saves a few cab company numbers in your phone that way you have them where ever you might find yourself needing a cab. At night on weekends cabs also line up in front of Vaughn Center. There is a boundry in the Tampa area where there is a flat rate. If there are two or more people in a cab at anytime traveling in those boundaries the cab ride will always be $3 a person. This may seem a little confusing but you will get used to it. There is also a flat fee of $22 to the airport.

Here are the links to each one of these types of trasportation for more info:

HART bus line: http://www.gohart.org/
http://www.gohart.org/ride_guide/fares/student-fare-cards.html

HOPTampa: http://www.hoptampa.net/

Map of the In-Town Short Ride Zone for taxis: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/publictransportation/resources/appforms/taxilabel2.pdf


Thanks for the great request for info! I hope it helped! And please keep the requests coming!