Grocery shuttles go to Star Market, Trader Joe's/Whole Foods
Star Market Grocery Shuttle
The MIT Graduate Student Council, the Office of Campus Dining and
Star Market sponsor a shuttle to transport MIT students to and from
the Star Market near Central Square. This service operates every Saturday
morning, leaving Eastgate every 20 minutes between 8am and noon, and
arriving at Star Market 15 minutes later. Along the way from Eastgate to Star Market, it makes other stops at: the corner of Ames and Amherst Streets;
Ashdown; Burton-Conner; and Westgate.
The Star Market shuttle is a large yellow school bus that approaches Wadsworth Street from the Main Street corner. To catch the Grocery Shuttle from its first stop at Eastgate, wait across the road from the Eastgate main entrance.
| STAR MARKET SHUTTLE SCHEDULE | |||||
| Eastgate | 8:00 | 8:20 | 8:40 | 9:00 | Noon |
| Star Market | 8:15 | 8:35 | 8:55 | 9:15 | 12:15 |
To view the route map and other stops between Eastgate and Star Market please visit the Campus Dining website.
Trader Joe’s and the Whole Foods Shuttle
The MIT Parking and Transportation Office will operate a shuttle during winter and spring 2009 to transport MIT students to and from Trader Joe’s and the Whole Foods Market. This service will operate every Saturday beginning on January 24, 2009 and ending on May 23, 2009, leaving campus every 30 minutes between 11AM and 1:47 PM, and arriving at Trader Joe’s and the Whole Foods Market per the schedule below.
| TRADER jOE'S/ WHOLE FOODS SHUTTLE SCHEDULE | ||||||||
| pacific @ Albany St | 11:00 | 11:30 | Noon | 12:30 | 1:00 | 1:30 | 2:00* | 2:30 * |
| Eastgate | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 1:05 | 1:35 | 2:05* | 2:35* |
| ames st/amherst st | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 1:07 | 1:37 | 2:07* | 2:37* |
| Mccormick Hall | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 1:12 | 1:42 | 2:12* | 2:42* |
| alley @ Fowler St | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 1:14 | 1:44 | 2:14* | 2:44* |
| tang/ westgate | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 1:15 | 1:45 | 2:15* | 2:45* |
| simmons hall | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 1:17 | 1:47 | 2:17* | 2:47* |
| whole foods | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 1:22 | 1:52 | 2:22 | |
| trader joe's | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 1:25 | 1:55 | 2:25 | |
* Drop-offs only. No pick-ups during these times
Please note that due to traffic and construction around MIT, the shuttle may sometimes run off-schedule. Drivers attempt to correct for construction delays as much as possible.
