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Student Life Transportation Services

Wartburg College offers limited transportation services designed to support students’ essential mobility needs off campus. These services help connect students to local resources, medical appointments, and travel hubs when personal transportation isn’t available. While not intended to replace daily commuting, our transportation options aim to reduce barriers, promote student well‑being, and ensure access to key services throughout the academic year. 

Wartburg offers shuttle service at the beginning and end of longer academic breaks during the academic year. Email shuttle@wartburg.edu or call 319-352-8260 (Student Life) with any questions about the shuttle program. Shuttle seats can be reserved anytime, but ticketing for each shuttle closes 7 days before the date of shuttle travel.

LocationOne WayRoundtrip
Location: Waterloo Airport (ALO)One Way: $12Roundtrip: $24
Location: Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) – near Cedar RapidsOne Way: $27Roundtrip: $54
Location: Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD)One Way: $60Roundtrip: $120

Shuttle service is offered for all the locations above for the start of the school year arrivals, Christmas break departures and returns, and end of the school year departures. Only Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) and Waterloo (ALO) options are available during Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, and Tour Week Break. 

Planning Ahead: Please choose your shuttle and other travel tickets carefully so that you will get to your airport or bus station in plenty of time for security check-in and boarding. You must be on time for the shuttle! For students flying into an airport before boarding the shuttle, you may want to consider arriving a day or several hours earlier in case of flight delays. The shuttle will not be able to wait for passengers on flights delayed more than an hour.

Be sure to read all disclaimers before reserving your seat.

Airport Travel

Local Sunday Shuttles

Transportation is provided to local stores in the Cedar Valley two Sunday’s each month. This service is FREE for all students to utilize, but registration is required.

Waverly Walmart Shuttle
4-6 p.m.
Cedar Falls Shuttle
4-6 p.m.
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Sept. 13, 2026Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Sept. 27, 2026
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Oct. 11, 2026Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Oct. 25, 2026
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Nov. 15, 2026Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Nov. 29, 2026
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Dec. 13, 2026Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Dec. 27, 2026
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Jan. 10, 2027Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Jan. 24, 2027
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Feb. 14, 2027Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: Feb. 28, 2027
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: March 14, 2026Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: March 28, 2027
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: April 11, 2027Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: April 25, 2027
Waverly Walmart Shuttle4-6 p.m.: May 9, 2027Cedar Falls Shuttle4-6 p.m.: May 23, 2027