San Diego – The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) will operate on a modified service schedule on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. Service information on Labor Day includes:
- MTS buses and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule
- Rapid 215 and 235 – Sunday schedule
- Rapid 237, Rapid Express 280 and 290 – No service
- Sorrento Valley COASTER Connection (Routes 972, 973, 978, 979) – No service
- Express Routes 50, 60, 110, 150 and 870 – No service
- Rural Route 888 – Operates on Tuesday, Sept. 5 instead
- Rural Routes 891, 892 and 894 – No service
Key MTS Bus Routes for Service Downtown and the Beach - People heading to the beach and downtown also have a variety of options using MTS bus routes. The routes with the best access are:
- Route 8: Old Town – Mission Bay – Mission Beach – Pacific Beach
- Runs every 15 minutes most of the day on Labor Day
- Route 30: Old Town – Pacific Beach – La Jolla – UTC
- Runs every 15 minutes most of the day between Old Town & Pacific Beach
- Runs every 30 minutes most of the day between Pacific Beach, La Jolla & UTC
- Rapid 215: SDSU – City Heights – North Park –Hillcrest – Downtown
- Runs every 15 minutes most of the day
- Rapid 235: Escondido – Rancho Bernardo – Miramar College – City Heights – Downtown
- Runs every 30 minutes all day
- Route 901: Downtown – Coronado – Imperial Beach
- Runs every 30 minutes most of the day on Saturday, 60 minutes all day on Sunday and Labor Day
- Route 904 (Free Coronado Shuttle): Coronado Ferry Landing – Hotel Del Coronado – Coronado City Hall
- Runs every 15 minutes all day starting at 9 a.m.
Support Services – The MTS Information and Trip Planning call center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Labor Day. The MTS Transit Store, Compass Service Center and Customer Service call center will be closed.
Holiday Weekend Promotions! On Saturday and Sunday MTS allows up to two children (age 12 and under) to ride free with a fare-paying adult (age 18 or older) on all MTS routes. On Labor Day, a friend may ride free with a fare-paying customer on all MTS routes.
MTS operates 95 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway. Every weekday more than 300,000 passenger trips are taken on MTS bus and Trolley services in 10 cities and unincorporated areas of the county. In FY 2017, MTS served more than 88 million riders. For more information on how you can use public transportation and save money, go to www.sdmts.com.
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