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Transportation in Davis

You may find information about bus tickets, ride-sharing services, parking permits, and more here, in addition to information on using the transportation services offered by Unitrans and UC Davis.

•  Public transportation

• Unitrans: A bus service named Unitrans travels both inside the campus and throughout Davis. Undergraduate students at UC Davis with valid IDs can ride for free; everyone else must pay $1.25 for each ride. On the Unitrans website, you may purchase multi-ride passes. (http://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/). Also, you will be able to buy passes at MU (Memorial Union)

• Yolobus: Yolobus trips are cost-free with a current undergraduate student ID from UC Davis. The Yolobus travels to West Sacramento, the Sacramento International Airport (SMF), and the neighboring city of Woodland and operates later on weekends than Unitrans. The prices are shown on the Yolobus website. (http://yolobus.com/)

• The Davis Berkeley Shuttle: Faculty, employees, and enrolled students can travel between UC Davis and UC Berkeley via the intercampus bus service. Online ticket purchases are available for just $15.(http://berkbus.ucdavis.edu/)

• FlixBus: https://www.flixbus.com/bus/davis-ca

• Trains:

• Amtrak: The national rail system in the US is called Amtrak. You may travel to other regions of California, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, from the Davis station. You may check prices and purchase tickets on the Amtrak website. (http://amtrak.com/)

• BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): BART is a rail system that you may use to travel inside the San Francisco Bay Area or to and from SFO, but it doesn't go all the way to Davis. Check out their itineraries before making travel arrangements on the BART website; the closest station is in Antioch, California. (http://bart.gov/)

• App-Based Ride Service

For the majority of demanded transportation places, using smartphone apps is more quick and accessible than public transportation, but more expensive. Options include Lyft and Uber.

• Safe Rides with the UC Davis Police

Feeling unsafe while you're alone on campus? Safe Ride provides nighttime transportation from any campus location to any Davis destination. They offer rides or walking escorts between school destinations during off-peak hours. Call the police department at (530) 754-COPS(2677) or go to their website. (https://police.ucdavis.edu/safe-rides)

• Car Rental

With car sharing, you may download an app, rent a car, and only pay for the time you use (by the minute, hour, or day). A current driver's license is necessary (An international driver's license will be accepted too). Visit gigcarshare or Zipcar for additional details.

Transportation from Airports to Davis

Sacramento International (SMF) and San Francisco International airports are both close to UC Davis (SFO). You could fly into one of these airports and then take a ground transit to Davis or Sacramento, depending on your point of departure. Depending on your budget and desired travel time, there are a variety of transportation alternatives available from each airport, including the Davis Airporter, Lyft, and Uber, as well as other ridesharing services and public transportation options like Yolobus or Amtrak.

• San Francisco International (SFO)

• Davis Airporter: A private van service, goes directly from airport to your destination. (it took about two hours but mostly based on traffic). Must make a reservation and pay in advance.

  • Website 

  • Email

  • Call (530) 756 6715

• Public transportation: You can take BART to Amtrak train station, then ride the railway to Davis. 

• Sacramento International (SMF)

  • App-Based Ride Service

  • Yolobus

UC Davis Facebook Groups for Housing 

• UCDhousing

• UCDavis Last Minute Housing

• UC Davis Housing--Grad/Professional Students

• UC Davis Off-Campus Housing

• Apt/Rooms for Rent for our International Davis Community

• Some banks might require you to provide an SSN

  • Check the UC Davis handbook (look at telegram group) for information on required documents for opening a bank account. https://ucdavis.app.box.com/s/99pesk9wyhl3qdromf55lgjcf6wkb7ff

  • Types of accounts:

    • Checking: Most transactions are done through checking accounts. You get a debit card for your checking account.

    • Savings: For saving money

    • Credit: You don’t deposit money into this account. You get credited some dollar amount. You pay out of the creditor’s pocket and pay for your spending each month. You get a bill every month (cycle)

Good options for credit cards: Discover https://www.discover.com/ 

• Pre-paid: Pay at the beginning of each cycle, then use the sim card.

  • There are different plans for Data, Calls, and text

• Post-paid: Pay at the end of each cycle.

  • You can sign up for family plans

• Some Operator Options: T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Mint

• Note: You don't need to be in the same city/state to be part of a family plan

This exam is for students who don’t meet the speaking requirements and is required if the student is going to be a TA.

• • Mostly focused on speaking and practicing teaching.

  • You are given a syllabus to teach.

  • You are tested on your ability to teach and manage a class

  • Options:

    • Pass: You are good to go and teach.

    • Conditional pass: You have to take a course in the quarter when you are teaching.

    • Fail: Very few students fail

• https://iae.ucdavis.edu/graduate/toep

This is a comprehensive exam on the topics you learned during your undergraduate studies.

• MAE, Math, and ECE majors must take this exam in the first year. (It’s not limited to these majors. Make sure to ask your program coordinator about prelim)

• Note: MAE stands for Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/loans/short-term 

• https://my.ucdavis.edu: After logging in to this website, you can have access to most of your UCD accounts but these are some of the most important things that you use this website for following:

  • • • 1. • Register for courses using schedule builder

           • Check your bill, award and loan using Finances section

           • Check the campus calendar

           • Check your UCD email

           •  Check campus directory

           • Access to your cloud storage

• https://sisweb.ucdavis.edu/: You have three options here you can log in to:

  • SISWEB- It has two main tabs

    • Student services and financial aid- Using this tab you can:

      • Check your registration status; Add or drop classes; Change variable credits or grading modes; Display and print your class schedule; Check your registration appointment times.

      • Request Official Transcripts; View your holds; Display your grades and transcripts; Review charges and payments.

      • Review your financial aid information.

      • View your account activity, statement/payment history, and sign up for deferred fee payment.

      • View and update your addresses and phone numbers; View and update your current emergency contact(s). 

    • Personal Information- Using this tab, you have access to the following:

      • Address and phone number

      • Email address

      • Emergency contact

      • Warn me

      • Report SSN

  • Schedule Builder- You can select the academic term and view the courses and do the registration.

  • My Admissions- You can access your UCD admission portal using this section.

• https://ucpath.ucdavis.edu/: You will use this website to check your information as a UCD employee (if you are a Teacher Assistant or a Research Assistant). Keep this portal updated and add your bank account to avoid payment issues. You will have the following section in your profile:

  • Personal Information

  • Health and welfare

  • Income and tax

  • View paycheck

  • View benefits

• https://hem.ucdavis.edu/; This portal is the student health and consulting portal. You can use this portal to:

  • Make a doctor appointment

  • Check new student entrance requirements

  • Mental health support

  • Schedule covid testing and vaccination through health e-messaging

• https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/uc-ship-id-cards: You can use this link to download your medical/vision and dental insurance ID (UCShip IDs). 

• https://prepurchasing.ucdavis.edu/: You can use this portal to request purchasing resources or, for example, register for a conference. But check with the department and your supervisor.

• https://aggietravel.ucdavis.edu/: You can use this link for your travel payments, like booking a flight or venue when you want to travel related to the university. But you should check with your supervisor and the department.

• https://rec.ucdavis.edu/: UCD recreation portal, you can check your:

  • Membership

  • Facility reservation

  • ARC calendar

  • Aquatics

  • Outdoor adventure

  • Game area

• https://hpc.ucdavis.edu/helpdocs: Using this link, you can have access to UCD high-performance computing training material if you need to work with the server.

• https://lms.ucdavis.edu: Using this portal, you will have access to some HR-related training.

https://thepantry.ucdavis.edu/: The pantry provides free food resources check the website to learn more about it.