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Lost something on public transport?

How to track down an item left on a bus, train, tram, or taxi by contacting the right transport operator.

Items left on buses, trains, trams, and taxis around Gainesville are usually handed in to the operator's lost property team — the trick is contacting the right one quickly.

  1. Identify the operator. Note the route, line, or company and the rough time. Each operator runs its own lost property process.
  2. Submit a lost property report. Use the operator's online form or phone line as soon as possible; recovered items are logged against your description.
  3. For taxis and rideshare, contact the driver or company directly through your booking or app receipt.
  4. Keep your reference. Save any report number so you can chase it up.
  5. Post a listing. Add a listing for Gainesville in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Gainesville.

Helpful resources for Gainesville

Recent reports in Gainesville

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Lost paintings near UF campus, Gainesville

I’m Grace Martinez, new to Gainesville and chasing after a dream with my two little paintings. I lost them after a late studio session around 5:30 p.m. yesterday on the University of Florida campus. I’d been painting near the Reitz Union courtyard and left the canvases on a portable easel beside the campus bookstore while I ran to grab a coffee. When I returned a few minutes later, a light breeze and a crowd of students made the space feel chaotic, and my pieces were gone from the spot where I had left them. The paintings are about 18 by 24 inches, with bright coastal tones, wrapped in a simple black frame. They mean a lot to me, and I’m hoping someone saw them somewhere nearby and did the right thing.

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Reitz Union courtyard, UF campus 3 days ago
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Lost chairs near UF campus, Archer Road

Hey there, I’m Sophie Hart. I misplaced two gray metal folding chairs on Archer Road by the UF campus around 2:25 p.m. last Saturday. I was helping a neighbor move a couch and left them on the curb while I went inside to grab a tool; when I returned, they were gone. They’re sturdy, a bit scuffed, with one chipped leg. If you saw them around the Gainesville Community Plaza or outside the UF Veterinary Hospital on Archer Road, please hold onto them.

Archer Road near the UF campus, Gainesville 5 days ago
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Lost medication near UF campus, urgent and anxious.

Last Tuesday around 9:12 a.m., I was rushing to a 9:30 class on the UF campus, weaving through Library West and out toward the Reitz Union. Somewhere along the bus stop on Museum Road, my meds slipped from my pocket. I spun around, retraced my steps past the benches and the coffee cart, asking a couple of students, but nothing turned up. I'm anxious about taking the right doses today and feel exposed without it; I'm hoping someone found it and will hand it in at the library's information desk.

Library West steps, University of Florida 7 days ago
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Lost brooches on UF campus, near the bookstore

I lost my brooches yesterday around 5:45 PM on the UF campus, near the Bookstore on University Avenue. They’re two small silver brooches, one with a tiny blue stone, tucked inside a velvet pouch that sat in my jacket pocket. I retraced my steps from the bookstore to Turlington Plaza and back, asking a few strangers if they’d seen anything, but the crowd and the wind made clues hard to read. They’re sentimental—a gift from my grandmother and a match for my favorite blazer—and I’m desperate to have them back.

Reward
near the UF Bookstore on University Ave about 1 month ago
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Lost microwaves near UF campus

Last night around 9:40 PM, I realized two microwaves were missing from my Gainesville apartment on Archer Road, just off 13th Street near the UF campus. I had left them on the kitchen counters after dinner, and I retraced my steps through the kitchen and hallway, then checked the apartment complex common areas and the parking lot, but nothing showed up. They’re two compact stainless units; one has a dent in the door of the larger one. I rely on them for quick meals during late study nights, and I’m hoping they’re simply misplaced. If you saw them, I’d appreciate their return.

Archer Road apartments, near 13th St and UF about 1 month ago
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lost DVDs in Gainesville, Florida

I’m Avery Collins. I lost a stack of DVDs—the mix of classics and a few personal recordings I’ve kept for years. I last had them Tuesday around 7:40 pm in downtown Gainesville, near the Reitz Union on West University Avenue, after grabbing a coffee and heading toward a bus stop. I must have dropped them on the sidewalk by a bench near the campus bookstore. They mean a lot to me, and I’d be grateful if they’re found and returned.

Near the Reitz Union, West University Ave 2 months ago