Here’s how to reach UNT from Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton, where students can park and how to avoid game-day traffic.
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For students at the University of North Texas, getting to class during the fall semester means planning around their own schedules and the Mean Green football season. A new semester means crowded roads flooded with incoming students, and when daily commuter traffic overlaps with home games it can create additional congestion around campus.
Planning ahead can help students find the most convenient parking spaces, available shuttle routes and avoid unnecessary fines.
Here’s what transportation looks like at the main Mean Green campus in Denton.
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What transportation options are available at the University of North Texas?
A campus shuttle service, operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority, serves the main campus, off-campus housing and local businesses. The service has eight routes — Academic Circulator, Bernard Street, Colorado Express, Centre Place, Discovery Park, Daugherty Street, Eagle Point and North Texas — for the 2026 fall semester, and is free to anyone with a UNT ID.
During the academic year, shuttles operate Monday through Friday, with some routes starting at 6:50 a.m. and ending after 11 p.m. Limited weekend and night services are available; however, students should check shuttle schedules ahead of time. No service is available on major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas day and New Year’s day.
UNT also provides a free Lyft ride to anyone on campus who may need a ride back to their car or resident hall between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Before checking out, riders can use code “UNTFALL26” to redeem their ride.
Although there are no direct transportation links, the DCTA Denton MedPark Station is the closest to campus. The A-train connects to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Green Line at Trinity Mills Station in Carrollton. From there, passengers can access DART’s Red, Orange and Blue Lines and the Trinity Railway Express.
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Students may park at the station for free and ride the Colorado Express shuttle route to campus.
What parking options are available at the main Denton campus?
With more than 100 lots and designated parking areas, the university provides approximately 16,000 spaces to visitors, students and faculty.
It is important to check the lot signs and spaces prior to parking because some serve visitors, residents, commuters and faculty simultaneously. According to the university’s transportation department, parking availability is not guaranteed even for those with a valid pass.
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The university offers a variety of parking passes to students and staff.
The Eagle parking pass costs $275 annually, or $150 per semester, and is valid all day at any Eagle commuter lot. Evening passes, which cost $140 for the year, are valid from 3:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all weekend. Passholders can park in either Eagle or faculty lots.
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Remote passes cost $195 annually and can be purchased by commuters or on-campus residents.Although they’re valid all day, passholders must move their vehicles during football home games when parked in remote lots near the stadium.
Both on-campus student passes provide all-day access, with Resident passes costing $275 for the year and resident reserved passes $400. Reserved parking gives residents access to dedicated spaces in parking lots near residence halls.
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The Highland Street Garage offers reserved, annual and semester parking options along with hourly and daily passes. It costs $1,200 for annual reserved parking, $675 annually and $375 per semester to park in the garage. The daily rate is $16, or $2 per hour. Annual and semester permit holders can park in Eagle or faculty lots after 5:30 p.m.
Visitors can purchase parking passes online or pay at designated lots using the Premium Parking app, QR code or phone number posted on the signs. Parking is enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week and those without passes are at risk of a citation or towing.
What roads lead to UNT and DATCU Stadium?
Interstates 35E and 35W are the main regional highway connectors for the university.
I-35E connects commuters and visitors from Dallas and communities east of Denton such as Carrollton and Lewisville, while I35-W serves those coming from Fort Worth and cities including Argyle and Northlake.
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The Interstate 35 merge in Denton continues northbound toward Oklahoma, bringing in out-of-state students.
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Local highway routes U.S. Highway 380 and U.S Highway 77 serve commuters and residents in neighboring areas such as Frisco, Prosper, McKinney and Gainesville.