The Undergraduate Student Government
at Michigan Technological University

The Break Bus

Break Bus Fall 2025 Tickets are Sold Out; Join the Waitlist!


Initial Break Bus Tickets for Lower Michigan and Wisconsin / Chicago are now sold out on the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office's webpage, but that's okay. We hold a running waitlist for individuals who were not able to purchase tickets, and if we reach enough people to fill up a bus, then we will be working with Lamers to purchase another bus. You will hear from our Break Bus Coordinator for more information, but please join the wishlist by emailing breakbus@mtu.edu!


Joining the waitlist is not a commitment or contract to purchasing a ticket if one becomes available.


As a reminder, there are no refunds of tickets, as our bus is entirely covered by ticket fees.

Come Ride the 2025-2026 Break Bus!


Each major break, the Undergraduate Student Government charters large buses to transport students to and from Lower Michigan and Wisconsin / Chicago. This service occurs during Fall (Thanksgiving) Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break.


Tickets are first come, first serve, and will be sold in advance of the trip. All undergraduates will receive an email about the opening of the Break Bus ticket sales.


All official communication will either come through email, through this website, or through the Husky Den website for parents. The Undergraduate Student Government does not manage any information or sources outside of the listed official communication methods, and should be used with caution.

Trip Details and Stops

As of this time, all destinations and stops are final, and we are unable to make additional stops along the line or further South of the pre-determined locations.

Wisconsin + Chicago Route

From Houghton to O'Hare International Airport

  • Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  • Rockford, Illinois
  • Rolling Meadows, Illinois
  • O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois

Lower Michigan Route

From Houghton to East Lansing, Michigan

  • Marquette Airport, Michigan
  • St. Ignace, Michigan
  • Gaylord, Michigan
  • Claire, Michigan
  • East Lansing, Michigan

We also have set departure dates from Michigan Tech. We cannot change these based on individual rider schedules, and we ask riders to review these dates before purchasing a ticket.

These are the times that we intend to depart from the initial stop - at this time, we are unable to provide confident route timing information, and that will be released at a later time by the Break Bus Coordinator to ticket purchasers. Please understand that routes will take at least the amount of time it would take for a bus to get from to and fro, adding the time that it takes to stop at each location.

Departure (from Houghton) Dates 2025-2026


Fall Break - Saturday, November 22nd at 8:00AM

Winter Break - Saturday, December 13th at 8:00AM

Spring Break - Saturday, February 28th at 8:00AM

Departure (to MTU) Dates 2025-2026


Fall Break - Sunday, November 30th at 10:00AM

Winter Break - Sunday, January 4th at 10:00AM

Spring Break - Sunday, March 8th at 10:00AM

Ticket Release Schedule

We attempt to stay consistent with our ticket release schedule consistent and announce the dates in advance. We also send out the dates over email to all students. All ticketing is done through the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office, and all sales are final.

Fall Break - Released

(Thanksgiving Break)

Monday, October 27th, 2025

8:00AM Eastern

Winter Break

Monday, November 10th, 2025

8:00AM Eastern

Spring Break

Monday, January 26th, 2026

8:00AM Eastern

All tickets for the Break Bus must be purchased in advance. Once we run out of tickets, we will begin a waitlist of all interested students, and we may charter another bus if there are enough students signed up.


Students can join the waitlist by emailing breakbus@mtu.edu.

How to Ride the Break Bus

All students riding the Break Bus need to complete all steps in order to ride it the day of travel, and are responsible for seeking assistance if you have any questions! Students who purchase a ticket but do not complete all steps cannot ride the Break Bus!

Step 1: Purchase a Ticket

You can purchase your ticket through the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office starting on the dates listed above. For your reference, a Fall 2025 Lower Michigan Break Bus ticket cost around $156.00.


Individuals paying with a Credit Card may be charged an additional 2.3% processing fee, along with any additional charge imposed by the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office.

Step 2: Fill Out the Liability Waiver

After a ticket is purchased, all riders must fill out a Liability Waiver before riding on the bus. This form will be emailed to each student before tickets go on sale.


If you do not fill out the waiver before the bus's departure, you will not be able to ride the Break Bus!

Frequently Asked Questions

We understand that you have a couple of questions, and we have answers!

You can either email us your questions, or if you are a student, come to the MUB 113 USG Office during business hours to ask one of our representatives!

The cost for the Break Bus tickets varies on the contracted bus price, but traditionally the price has been around $150.00. Due to financial reasons and rising costs, this number is subject to change without notice, but the announced price via email will be the final price for tickets. We do this to equally split the cost of the bus between riders.


As ticket prices are tied and dependent on riders, we are unable to offer refunds for tickets. Students who are purchasing a ticket need to be sure of their plans before making the purchase.

To ensure that all users of the website are provided consistent and fast service, the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office has a "load balancer" enabled to prevent large numbers of requests "crashing" the website, especially around ticket release times.


The Undergraduate Student Government has no control over the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office website, and we are unable to take action on issues brought up to us regarding errors on the Ticketing Office's website. Please email tickets@mtu.edu or call (906) 487-2073

While you are permitted to go one way on the Break Bus, we are unable to charge a different ticket price due to the logistics of having to fund the bus with reduced ticket prices. All sales for tickets are either for riders who plan to go one-way or both ways.

No. Unfortunately, due to logistic, safety, and general risk management concerns (along with our stipulated contract with the bussing company), riders must depart / be picked up at one of the aforementioned locations. We are unable to accommodate altered travel plans or travel beyond the southern-most stop, and that will be up to the individual rider to figure out.


There are several online communities both within Michigan Tech and outside of Michigan Tech to communicate with other students regarding additional travel. The Undergraduate Student Government does not officially endorse any communities, and riders must use these platforms at their own risk if they choose to do so.

We will keep an eye on our waitlist as it grows before the bus departure date. If we reach a point where we can comfortably have another bus for the students, we will communicate outwards to sell additional tickets to the waitlisted students.


We highly encourage students on the waitlist to look at other travel options in case the Break Bus cannot add an additional bus during a break.

Feedback For The Break Bus

We are happy to listen to your feedback regarding the Break Bus and the process that we follow as the Undergraduate Student Government. Please understand that the Break Bus is a growing and changing collaboration between the Undergraduate Student Government, our advisors in Student Leadership and Involvement, and the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office.


Please note that depending on the feedback, our students may direct you to our professional staff advisors at Student Leadership and Involvement to better address your complaint / piece of feedback for the Break Bus.


Email breakbus@mtu.edu

Call (906) 487-2406

Students: Visit MUB 113

What We Can Help With

Tell us about it, we want to make things better!

- Updating USG website information

- Clarifying information via email

- Updates to Break Bus branding

- Our Break Bus waitlist

- Our social media advertisements

What We Cannot Help With

These are not things handled by the Undergraduate Student Government. Please remember, we are full-time students, and the Undergraduate Student Government does not expect our representatives to handle or address complaints that they are not comfortable with or that we cannot change. Please be patient and understanding with our students, as many are not directly responsible for the Break Bus, and are instead committed to assist undergraduate students in general.

- Any threatening, condescending, or emotion-filled feedback that makes our representatives feel uncomfortable (please call 906-487-1963)

- Any feedback regarding the Michigan Tech Ticketing Office's website

- Any feedback regarding the quality of the contracted Break Bus itself

usg@mtu.edu

(906) 487-2406

The Undergraduate Student Government is a Special Budgetary Group of Michigan Technological University. The Undergraduate Student Government's website is hosted on Michigan Tech property, and any and all logos that contain the Michigan Tech brand are owned by the university itself.