Transit Guide for Minneapolis Visitors
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August 2015 TRANSIT GUIDE FOR MINNEAPOLIS VISITORS 11 61 6 4 2nd St NE 1st Ave 61 4th St SE 6 Main 4 25 17 6 10 Hennepin University Ave River Place 6 6 2nd St SE 4 6 1st St Bryant 4 Main 5 Central Ave 22 5th Ave St. Anthony Main Olson Memorial Hwy 19 6th Ave 12 5th St 6 3 2nd St 14 Target Field Station N 11 1st St Washingto West River Pkwy Mississippi River Main Northstar Line Platform N e N 59 TargetT tF Fieldild 1st Ave 25 LEGEND Target Field AvAve Ramp C 17 Platform 2 Platform 1 7th St 3rd Ave n 7 10 5th Ave N 3rd St 4th St e N 14 0 2.5 5 5 3 2nd Ave 19 Walking time (minutes) 22 St. Anthony Falls 4th Ave Bryant 14 12 7 6 METRO Green Line Target Field 3 Farmers 3 2nd St approximately every 10 minutes 4 1st St throughout the day; every 10-15 Market Blue Line 11 minutes evenings; every 30-60 Ramp B/5th Street Green Line Royalston Warehouse District/ Transit Center Washingto minutes overnight. Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis 3rd St Stone Arch Bridge Central The Depot Marquette METRO Blue Line Border 14 n N Library Minneapolis Mill Ruins approximately every 10 minutes 94 Park Milwaukee during weekday rush hours; 94 1st Ave 4th St 2nd Ave S Residence every 10 minutes midday; Target Cowles Road Depot We Inn st Center Center Riv every 15 minutes evenings. Twins Way 5 5th St er 3rd Ave S 18 P 19 59 kw Loews y METRO Station Glenwood 22 Nicollet Mall 11 94 Hotel Hennepin 25 Mill City 4th Ave Gateway Mayo Clinic 6th St 3 18 7 Museum Northstar Commuter Rail Ramp A/7th Street First Transit Center 94 7 Transit Center Avenue Square 17 22 Colfax 14 Hotels 10 18 Guthrie Pantages 22 Westin The Hotel 7 Currie Theater Marriott 7 Washingto Theater Hotel Minneapolis 22 Theatres Greyhound and 12 Hotel Blue Line City S Brave New 7th St n Jefferson Lines 6 Green Line Hall 2nd St Museums Workshop 4 Nicollet Mall Government 3rd St Station 8th St Plaza 5th Ave Park Chestnut Radisson Points of Interest 5 Crowne Aloft State 19 Plaza Hotel 3 Orpheum Plaza Portland Hotel Downtown Zone boundary Hawthorne Theatre 22 Hennepin Northstar 14 3 Chicago Theatre County Gov't 4th St Mpls Grand 94 22 Linden Chambers Residence Marquette 5 Center Inn IDS Hotel Hotel Hotel Metro 19 59 Le Méridien Center 22 Hennepin Transit 11 3 S 9th St 94 14 Service 25 5th St McGrew 394 13th St 11th St Center 18 22 7 12 S 17 10th Ave 6 LaSalle W MPS 22 4 12th St Marquette 10 Foshay 14 S 10th St 6 Downtown East Hotel th St 11th Ave 15th St 94 2nd Ave Laurel Hennepin Nicollet Mall S Comfort 12th Ave 59 Suites 5 9th St 11th St 25 22 14 Green Line Spruce Harmon 59 18 3rd Ave 19 7th St Future US Bank Stadium Basilica S 94 Hennepin 25 of 16th St 17 Park Best County Blue Line St. Mary Minneapolis Doubletree 18 10 35W 10th St Western 5 Medical Community and Guest Suites 17 11 4th Ave ale Downtown– 14 Center 3 Y 12th St 10 Mpls Hilton 19 Maple Technical College 8t Chicago Hotel & Towers Normandy h St 94 5th St Leamington 94 Orchestra Transit Center 94 Hall S 19 Bud Grant 5 S LaSalle 5 S 10 Portland 19 Marquette S Hennepin 59 9th 14 Nicollet Mall Hotel Ivy 5th Ave 94 Harmon 11th St 9 S 94 t Park 8t 10th Ave 14 6th Alice Rainville Pl h St 12th Ave Hyatt 10 Holiday Inn 59 St Regency 59 Express 10 5 11th Ave94 9 Hotel 11 Minneapolis Millennium S 10th St Sculpture Hotel 2nd Ave Loring Park Garden 12 12 Grant 11 9th Ave 6 6 25 Hilton Kenwood Pkwy 4 4 S Garden S S ve Inn Elliot Park ve 14 18 ve S Willow Spruce LaSalle 17 1st A Walker d A E 14th St 4th A W 14th St Minneapolis 3r Gr Art Convention Center oveland Center 5 13th Ave 25 E 15th St Nicollet e e Av W 15th St Av Mount Curve Oak Gr Park Chicago 10th Portland 11th ove Elliot 11 Douglas POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN/AROUND MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL MINNEHAHA FALLS PARK Take the Green Line – board on 5th St. One of Minneapolis’ oldest and most popular parks, it has a 53-foot waterfall, walking and bike paths, bike rentals and a EAT STREET dog park. By train: board the Blue Line on 5th St. More than 55 restaurants in the space of 20 blocks on Nicollet Avenue. Take Route 17 or 18 – board on 3rd or 2nd MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Ave. S. The Blue Line serves both Terminal 1 – Lindbergh and Terminal 2 – Humphrey. Take the Blue Line – board on 5th St. FIRST AVENUE This famous night club hosts the best of local and national STATE CAPITOL (ST. PAUL) musical acts. Take Routes 5, 19, 22 and 94. A stunning historic site outside downtown St. Paul offering hourly guided tours. Take the Green Line – board on 5th St. FREE RIDE BUS Look for buses marked “Free Ride” on Marquette, 2nd and TARGET CENTER 3rd avenues for travel between Grant St. and Home of Timberwolves and Lynx basketball, concerts and Washington Ave. more. By bus: take any Hennepin Ave. route or Route 5, 19 or 22 on 7th St. By train: board the Blue or Green Line on 5th St., GREYHOUND AND get off at Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave Station. JEFFERSON LINES STATION Connect to intercity transit routes. Take any Hennepin Ave. TARGET FIELD route or Route 5, 19 or 22 on 7th St. Home of the Minnesota Twins. By train: board the Blue or Green Line on 5th St. MALL OF AMERICA A shopper’s paradise, with more than 500 stores just a short UPTOWN train ride away. By train: board the Blue Line on 5th St. A vibrant area with eclectic restaurants and specialty stores. Take Route 17 – board on 3rd or 2nd Ave. S. Take Route 6 or MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER 12 – board on Hennepin Ave. This facility hosts events and conventions for international and local clientele. Take Route 10, 17, 18, 25, or 59 on 3rd or WALKER ART CENTER AND 2nd Ave. S. SCULPTURE GARDEN One of the nation’s premier resources for contemporary art. MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS(MIA)/ Take Route 4, 6 or 12 – board on Hennepin Ave. CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY (CTC) MIA is known internationally as one of America’s great WEISMAN ART MUSEUM/ museums. CTC offers productions of classic children’s tales. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Take Route 11A – board on 3rd Ave. S. Designed by Frank Gehry, the museum features early 20th-century American artists. It’s located on the campus of the University of Minnesota. By train: board the Green Line on 5th St. GETTING AROUND BY BUS AND LIGHT RAIL WHERE TO GET Bus service to downtown St. Paul: INFORMATION Board Route 54 at Gate 4 at the Transit Center, up one level from the tram. Service operates Online roughly every 15 minutes. Travel time is Visit metrotransit.org and click on How to Ride 20 minutes. for answers to all your questions about riding the train or bus. Use the online Trip Planner and From Terminal 2 – Humphrey, follow the signs you’ll have a personalized itinerary in seconds. to the Transit Station. By phone Our transit experts provide everything you CASH FARES need to complete your trip. Give them a call Fares range from $1.75 to $3 depending on at 612-373-3333 (TTY 612-341-0140). time of travel and type of service. In person On trains, buy a ticket from machines at rail Visit our service centers in downtown stations. Tickets are valid for bus and METRO Minneapolis and St. Paul for answers to train rides for 2½ hours. Credit cards are questions about routes, schedules or fares. accepted and change is available. Keep CONNECTING FROM your ticket as proof of fare payment to THE AIRPORT police officers who patrol trains. From Terminal 1 – Lindbergh baggage claim On buses, place dollar bills or coins in the farebox. area, take the elevator or escalator to the Sorry, change is not available. To transfer to lower level. Follow the Ground Transportation another bus or train, ask for a transfer, which is signs to the tram, which will take you to the valid for bus and METRO Line rides for 2½ hours. Transit Center. FARE OPTIONS Blue Line service to downtown Minneapolis or Mall of America: All are available on the bus and at Take the escalator down one level from the rail ticket machine. the tram and buy a rail ticket at the ticket machine. Continue down another level to Downtown Zone the rail platform. Ride within the Minneapolis or St. Paul Downtown Zones for only 50¢ at any time. Trains operate roughly every 10–15 minutes (Transfers are not available.) during most of the day. Travel time to Mall of America is 11 minutes, to downtown Day Pass Minneapolis is 25 minutes. Get unlimited rides on buses and METRO Lines for a full 24 hours. All for $6. At Downtown East Station, you can transfer to a METRO Green Line train for service to the Visitor Pass University of Minnesota and downtown For just $4.50, this pass includes an entire day’s St.