San Diego, CA – On Sunday, June 1, MTS is providing special early morning service for all runners and spectators getting to San Diego's famous Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.
With an event that uses San Diego's streets for a race course, there will also be many interruptions to MTS Bus services. There will be detours and bus stop closures on more than 20 different bus routes. Riders should plan ahead and allow for extra travel time.
Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 20, 30, 41, 44, 105, 120, 901, 928, 929 and 992 will have service impacts. To find out more about the effect on each bus route, visit http://www.sdmts.com/trolley/rocknrollmarathon.asp for details. Blue Line and Orange Line service will also terminated at City College Station between 6:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. There will be a shuttle Trolley between America Plaza and City College (board on the west side of 11th Avenue).
Riding MTS is still the way to get downtown to enjoy all of the music and festivities. Here are some tips for riding:
Tickets and Passes: All riders (runners and spectators) must have a valid ticket or pass. All children 5 and under always ride free. On Saturday and Sunday, two children 6 to 12 years of age, who ride with a paid adult, are also free.
Racers are encouraged to buy a Day Pass before boarding the Trolley on their way to the marathon to save time and avoid ticket lines. The 1-day Day Pass is $5 when loaded on a Compass Card. There is a $2 additional charge for a Compass Card.
A 1-day paper day pass, valid for Sunday only, will be for sale for $6 (cash only) at limited locations:
Convention Center Expo
• Friday – 11 am to 7 pm
• Saturday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Select Trolley Stations on Sunday morning
• Qualcomm Stadium – 3:40 a.m.
• Fashion Valley Transit Center – 6 a.m.
• Morena/Linda Vista – 6 a.m.
• Old Town Transit Center – 4 a.m.
• 12th & Imperial Transit Center – 7 a.m.
For all other stations, purchase a one-way ticket or Day Pass from the station ticket vending machine. Once you have a Compass Card, keep it and reload it. Your Compass Card can also be used to purchase and load other adult fare products without any additional charge.
For Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon attendees arriving before the day of the race, passes are available for one, two, three and four days at any Trolley ticket vending machines using cash, debit, and credit. Day Passes are also on sale at any Albertsons grocery store in San Diego County.
Sunday - Allow Extra Travel Time: Riders are encouraged to allow plenty of extra time for travel and to plan any trips for this day well in advance by calling Telephone Information at (619) 233-3004.
Trolley to the Start Line: Beginning at 4:07 a.m. through 5:25 a.m., special start line trains will provide early service from Qualcomm Stadium via Mission Valley stations and Old Town directly to the Fifth Avenue Station. Or take any inbound Orange or Blue Line train to the Fifth Avenue Station. From the Fifth Avenue Trolley Station, it’s a short walk to the start line at 6th Avenue and Laurel.
Orange and Blue Line service starts early on race day with the first Orange Line train departing El Cajon at 4:18 a.m. and the first Blue Line train departing San Ysidro at 4:01 a.m. For complete event details and a course map, visit the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon website at: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-diego/road-closures.
Spectators: Runners’ family and friends can have easy access to the Finish Line area and post-race concert by taking any Trolley line to the Imperial Transit Center.
Parking: Many Trolley stations offer free parking. Qualcomm Stadium has thousands of free spaces.
MTS operates more than 90 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway throughout the metropolitan San Diego area. For more information on how you can use public transportation and save money, go to www.sdmts.com.
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