Patient Resources

Shuttles

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The UT Southwestern Medical Center Physical Plant Department provides shuttle service throughout Southwestern Medical District for the convenience of patients, visitors, students, and employees, and in collaboration with other District organizations and DART. Our GPS tracking system for campus shuttles allows anyone to download the mobile application and use it to check real-time shuttle locations and arrival times.

The shuttle route descriptions below include:

  • Link to a printable map
  • Information particular to the route
  • List of stops on the route, with links to additional details about the location
  • Link to a printable timetable or a note about the typical duration of a round trip, or a complete circuit of the route. (Please note that all times are approximate, and can be affected by traffic and weather.

For questions about UT Southwestern's shuttle service, please call 214-648-3375 or 214-648-8744.

Parking Shuttle

Map | Schedule

Patients visiting clinics in the Aston Building may park free in the Tower Garage with a parking voucher from the clinic. Shuttle service departs from the first floor breezeway of the Tower Garage, just past the automobile entrance ticket gate. Without the clinic voucher, parking in the Tower Garage costs $5.

Assistance for patients with questions or needing help – including wheelchairs and ambulatory support – continues to be provided by Guest & Patient Services at the shuttle stop.

Connects:

Round trip: 15 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 7 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Bass Center Express

Additional stops at the Bass Center are included on the Southwestern Medical Park Apartments/Bass Center route.

Map

Connects:

  • South Campus-Donald Seldin Plaza/Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Drive
  • Bass Center
  • Laboratory Research & Support (JA) Building on UT Southwestern Drive

Round trip: 20 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, two shuttles operate between 9:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m.

Bass/Clements University Hospital/Professional Office Building

Map

The new Bass/Clements University Hospital/Professional Office Building shuttle route stops at Clements University Hospital between the Bass and Professional Office Building stops, going and coming.

Connects:

Round trip: 20 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 6 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Brookriver

Schedule

The Brookriver shuttle route stops at:

Hours: Weekdays, 6:40 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. On-call service (214-648-8775) is available during off-peak hours (9:10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.).

Clements University Hospital Connector

Map

The Clements University Hospital Connector is a private, elevated road over Harry Hines Boulevard and a portion of Record Crossing Road. It is closed to all traffic other than pedestrians and UTSW vehicles. The shuttle stops at POB 1 & 2 in both directions.

Connects:

Round trip: 14 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 6 a.m.– 8 p.m.

Clements University Hospital/Garage 11 Parking Shuttle

Map

This route provides express services to the following locations:

  • Clements University Hospital South Entrance
  • Upper Level Garage 11
  • Lower Level Garage 11

Hours: Weekdays, 5 a.m. –  11 p.m.

Please contact University Police for escort services after hours 214-648-8311.

Clements University Hospital/Zale Hospital Express

Map

Connects:

Round trip: 15 minutes

Hours: Shuttle 1: Weekdays, 6 a.m.– 7:30 p.m. (2 shuttles)

DART Route 704

Map | Schedule 

Connects:

  • Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station
  • Harry Hines Blvd. 

This route provides a link between the old and new hospitals as well as various employee parking lots and Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station.

Hours: 24 hours a day/seven days a week, with approximate frequencies of six minutes (peak), ten minutes (off-peak) and 20 minutes (overnight).

DART Route 705

Map | Schedule 

Connects:

This route will also serve both hospitals as well as connecting the neighboring rail stations.

Hours: 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily, approximately seven minutes (peak) and 10 minutes (off peak) apart. 

DART 822 South

Map | Schedule (new map in development)

Connects:

This shuttle service schedule complements the TRE Medical/Market Center Station schedule, allowing time for train passengers to board the shuttle, and vice versa.

Round trip: 18 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 5:48 a.m. – 7 p.m.

DART 823 North

Map | Schedule

Connects:

This shuttle service schedule complements the TRE Medical/Market Center Station schedule, allowing time for train passengers to board the shuttle, and vice versa.

Round trip: 18 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 5:48 a.m.– 7 p.m.

North Campus Connector (formerly Campus Connector)

Map

The North Campus Connector is a private, elevated road over Harry Hines Boulevard and is closed to all traffic other than pedestrians and UTSW vehicles. The shuttle stops at POB 1&2 in both directions.

Connects:

Round trip: 10 minutes

Hours: Weekdays, 7 a.m.– 7 p.m.

Orange Clinical

Map | Schedule

Connects:

Hours: Weekdays, 7 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Purple Clinical

Map | Schedule

Connects:

Hours: Weekdays, 7a.m. – 6 p.m.

Southwestern Medical Park Apartments/Bass Center

Map

Connects:

  • South Campus-Donald Seldin Plaza/Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Drive
  • Bass Center
  • Southwestern Medical Park Apartments (6401 Maple Avenue)
  • North Campus – ND Building (Forest Park Road, Circular Drive)

Round trip: 20 minutes

Hours:

  • Early/Late Route: Weekdays, 6 – 7 a.m., 6 – 10 p.m.; no Bass Center stop
  • Peak Route: Weekdays, 7 – 10 a.m., 4 – 6 p.m.; all stops; 2 buses

On-call service (214-648-8775) is available between 7 and 10 p.m.