August 2014
TRANSIT GUIDE FOR st. paul VISITORS
AIRPORT RD
E BATES AVE ST 4TH
RIDDER CIR RIDDER BAYFIELD ST BAYFIELD
CHESTER ST
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E 6th St St 6th
74 e St 3rd
61 Mounds Blvd State 70
University Maria Av E
63 Metropolitan 7th St St 7th
W E State St
E Lafayette Rd
7th St St 7th
Plato Blvd Blvd Plato 94 70 E
63 4th St St 4th
Eva St S
Kittson St 74 Robert St
61 E 63 John St 94
5 E Fillmore Ave Ave Fillmore 94D 94D
70 E 54
Willius St Blvd g
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54
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5th St St 5th 21 ellog
Lafayette Rd Lafayette
Broadway St K
8th St St 8th arner Rd arner
Union Depot
Market Transit Center W Farmers' Wacouta St 94
2.5 John St Union Depot 74 94 METRO Green Line approximately every 10 minutes throughout the day; every 10-15 minutes evenings; every 30-60 minutes overnight. METRO Blue Line approximately every 10 minutes during weekday rush hours; every 10 minutes midday; every 15 minutes evenings. Metro Station Northstar Commuter Rail Hotels Theatres Museums Points of Interest Downtown Zone boundary alking time (minutes)
E Sibley St 70
W N Wall St Pine St 75 74 67 64 Grove St Grove Robert St Park 70
Mears S
63 W E Jackson St 0 61
64 94F University Ave Ave University E Wabasha St LEGEND 71
63
54
68 5th St St 5th
E
61 St 4th Plato Blvd Blvd Plato
21
6th St St 6th 54
E E Robert St Kellogg Park
21 7th Pl Pl 7th 8th St St 8th Island Raspberry
Minnesota St 16 Station Central 94 Island Harriet 35 E Metro Transit Service Center 3 75 62 Central 75 71
62
68 E 67 Plaza Hotel
Crowne
Suites
E
Embassy 9th St St 9th
E Cedar St 7th St St 7th 94D,F Inn
Hilton 10th St St 10th Garden
16
E Wabasha St W 94 3 74 75 74
67
70
11th St St 11th Green Line E 62 70 Saint Peter St Regions Hospital Jackson St 16 3
64
12th St St 12th 64 Kellogg Blvd Blvd Kellogg Hotel 71 St. Paul Place 10th St 68
63 Market St 63 Wells Fargo Theatre 75 Fitzgerald 61 Rice
Park 61
67 14th St 14th Library Center St. Paul
62 Robert St Museum
Landmark Inn St Washington Green Line 54
Great 54 MN Children's Economy American
W HistoryTheatre
16 Exchange
21
21 Columbus Ave Columbus Center W Ordway
W 6th St
16 7th St St 7th 67 3
RiverCentre 62 W 5th St Auditorium Roy Wilkins
Cedar St 10th St St 10th Martin Luther King Blvd King Luther Martin 67 Hospital 62 3 Saint Joseph's Center
Science Museum Xcel Energy Main St Main
74 Aurora Ave Aurora 70 54 State
Capitol Bldg Rd Shepard
W Park Irvine 63 Veterans 21
35E
University Ave University
12th St W 7th St St 7th 21 16 Holiday Inn RiverCentre
63 Walnut St John Ireland Blvd Ireland John 94
Como Ave Como
Capital/Rice St
ice St ice
Sherburne Ave Sherburne R N
Minnesota 94 3 67 62 College Ave. College History Center
16 Chestnut St
Smith Ave Ave Smith Mulberry St. Mulberry Kelly Inn Cathedral of St. Paul 74 Best Western 63 United 70
Hospital Charles Ave Charles
16 Grand Ave Grand 54 House
James J. Hill
Marion St Marion College
St. Paul 94
Summit Ave Summit
Saint Anthony Ave Anthony Saint
Selby Ave Selby
DOUGLAS ST DOUGLAS NINA ST NINA DOUSMAN ST POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN/AROUND ST. PAUL
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS Take the Green Line – board at any METRO Station. GRAND AVENUE 26 blocks full of great restaurants and unique shops. Take Route 63 – board on 6th St. MALL OF AMERICA A shopper’s paradise, with more than 500 stores. Take Route 54 – board on 6th St. By train: Take a Green Line train toward Minneapolis. At Downtown East Station, transfer to a Blue Line train to Mall of America. MINNESOTA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Features educational, entertaining exhibits on different aspects of our world. Take any 6th St. route. MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER Features exhibits and multimedia presentations that explore Minnesota’s past. Take Route 21 – board on 6th St. MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Serves Terminal 1 – Lindbergh. Take Route 54 – board on 6th St. By train: Take a Green Line train toward Minneapolis. At Downtown East Station, transfer to a Blue Line train to Mall of America. RIVERCENTRE This state-of-the-art facility hosts many shows that are open to the public (Boat Show, Home & Patio Show, Festival of Nations). Take Route 54, 70B or 74A – board on 6th St. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA Offers displays of fossils and dinosaurs, plus interactive exhibits and demonstrations. It’s also home to the Omnitheater. Take any 6th St. route. STATE CAPITOL This stunning historic site offers hourly guided tours. By train: Take the Green Line toward Minneapolis to Capitol/Rice Street Station. THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL Impressive dome, classical Renaissance style. Take Route 21 – board on 6th St. XCEL ENERGY CENTER Home of Minnesota Wild hockey, Swarm Lacrosse, concerts and events. Take Route 54, 70B or 74A – board on 6th St. UNION DEPOT A multimodal transportation hub and event venue. Take Route 21, 54, 94D – board on 5th St.
By train: Take the Green Line toward St. Paul. Connect to Amtrak trains, Greyhound and Jefferson bus lines. 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 Plaza, 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 to you’ll have a personalized itinerary in seconds. 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 Plaza. 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 Event 6-Hour Pass University of Minnesota and St. Paul. Not much free time? For $4 ($3.50 on weekends), you can get unlimited rides on buses and the METRO Lines for 6 hours.
All fares subject to change. GETTING AROUND BY light rail
METRO BLUE AND GREEN LINES
Target Field
Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave.
Nicollet Mall
2 2
Government Plaza
Downtown East
Cedar-Riverside West Bank TAKE THE TRAIN – it’s fast, reliable and affordable Franklin Ave East Bank
Lake St/Midtown Stadium Village The METRO system (Blue, Green & Red lines) is ideal for visitors because it connects you to many
38th St Prospect Park of the major Twin Cities destinations: downtown Minneapolis, the airport, University of Minnesota
46th St Westgate downtown St. Paul and Mall of America. The system operates every day in all weather and
50th St/Minnehaha Park Raymond Avenue traffic conditions — you won’t miss your flight. Travel times: VA Medical Center Fairview Avenue Downtown 45 minutes Downtown St. Paul Minneapolis Fort Snelling Snelling Avenue
Downtown 35 minutes U of M Airport – Terminal 1 Hamline Avenue St. Paul
Airport – Terminal 2 Lexington Parkway
American Blvd Victoria Street
Bloomington Central Dale Street
28th Ave Western Avenue
Mall of America Capitol / Rice Street
Robert Street
10th Street
Central 612-373-3333 metrotransit.org
Union Depot 06-037-03-14