transit

Due to a driver shortage, bus routes may be operating on limited schedules. Please check cascadeseasttransit.com for current route and schedule information. 

Cascades East Transit

Cascades East Transit (CET) provides bus service to the OSU-Cascades campus and around town. Your OSU-Cascades ID card gives you free access to all Bend routes. The Mt. Bachelor and Community Connector buses are not included. 

Transit riders in Bend can ride route 11 directly to campus. Route 11 currently (January 2023) stops at campus between 7:42 a.m. and 4:42 p.m. weekdays and Saturday. Check CET's website for current service hours.

Transit App

To get real-time transit arrival information on your phone! Download the Transit App. 

Ride Bend

  • Ride Bend offered on-demand transit service connecting the campus and the west side of Bend with local destinations, including downtown and Central Oregon Community College. The service was offered as part of a pilot study in 2019 and resumption of the service is being discussed with Cascades East Transit.

CET operates the Community Connector services between Bend and neighboring communities as far as Warm Springs and La Pine. If you are regularly relying on these services, please contact transportation@osucascades.edu to learn more about adding this service to your free bus pass.

CET Snow Schedule

CET will announce a service alert on its website and through its text alerts. To get text alerts, text "CET" to 313131. 

When CET operates on snow schedules, Routes 11 buses will leave Hawthorne Station at the hour and will make stops along the route in order, but arrival times will vary based on traffic flow.

For information on Snow Schedules and Route Alerts, or to review all routes/schedules, visit the CET Website or call CET at 541-385-8680.