May 2012 TRANSIT GUIDE FOR 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 11 5th Ave St. Anthony Main Olson Memorial Hwy 19 6th Ave 12 6 West River Pkwy 3 2nd St 16 Target Field Station N 1st St Washington50 Mississippi River Main Northstar Line Platform N 94 1st Ave 25 LEGEND TargetT tF Fieldild 94 17 Station 7th St 3rd Ave 10 5th Ave 5th St N 3rd St 50 4th St 16 025 5 3 25 2nd Ave Walking time (minutes) 19 17 22 94 11 St. Anthony Falls Bryant 10 50 50 4th Ave 25 25 16 16 12 17 3 17 Target Field 3 6 2nd St Light-Rail Farmers’ 11 10 1st St 4 approximately every 7-8 minutes Market 10 during weekday rush hours; Ramp B/5th Street Warehouse District/ 18 Royalston every 10 minutes midday; Transit Center Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis 3rd St Station Washingto The Depot every 15 minutes evening. Library Marquette Border 94 N Minneapolis Mill Ruins n Park Northstar Line Milwaukee 4th St 2nd Ave Residence Target 1st Ave S Road Depot Inn Hotels Center 5 5th St The Hotel Minneapolis S 19 3rd Ave Theatres Glenwoo Graves Nicollet Mall d 22 Station 601 Hotel Hennepin Mill City 4th Ave Museums 6th St 3 Gateway Museum Ramp A/7th Street First Block E Transit Center 94 16 We Transit Center Avenue 22 st River Pkwy Colfax Points of Interest 50 Guthrie Pantages 25 94 22 Currie Westin Washingto Theater Theater Marriott 18 Downtown Zone boundary Hotel 55 Hiawatha Line City S 22 Greyhound and 12 Hotel 17 7th St Hall n Jefferson Lines 6 11 2nd St Hennepin 4 Government Station 8th St 10 Plaza Station 5th Ave Gateway Park Stages 3rd St Park Chestnut Radisson 5 Nicollet Mall Crowne aloft State 19 Plaza Hotel 3 Orpheum Plaza 16 Portland Hotel Hawthorne Theatre 22 Hennepin Theatre Northstar 50 4th St Chicago County Gov't 94 Residence Mpls Grand 94 22 Linden IDS Marquette 5 Center Chambers Inn Hotel 19 Hotel Center Metro 22 Hennepin Hotel 3 S 9th St Transit 16 5th St McGrew Store 94 50 394 13th St 11th St 22 12 S 22 10th Ave 6 LaSalle 4 12th St W – Nicollet Mall 94 S 10th St MarquetteFoshay 6 Downtown East/ 25 th St Metrodome Station 11th Ave 15th St Hotel Laurel Hennepin 18 Comfort 2nd Ave S 94 17 Suites 12th Ave 11 9th St 11th St 22 5 Spruce Harmon 10 7th St HHH Metrodome Basilica 3rd Ave S 19 Hennepin of 16th St Park Best County St. Mary Minneapolis Doubletree 10th St Western Medical 35W Community and Guest Suites 4th Ave Yale 12th St Mpls Hilton Downtown– 5 Center 3 Maple Technical College 8 19 Chicago 16 Hotel & Towers Normandy th St 5th St Leamington 94 50 Orchestra Transit Center 94 Carew Hall S 19 5 S LaSalle 25 S 55 Hiawatha Line 19 5 18 10 Portland Hennepin Nicollet 17 5th Ave 9th St Harmon Hotel Ivy 25 Park S 94 11th St 8th St 10th Ave 6th St Hyatt 11 13th St Holiday Inn 12th Ave Regency 10 Express 5 Hotel Marquette 10 11th Ave Minneapolis Millennium S 10th St Sculpture Hotel 2nd Ave Loring Park Garden 12 12 Grant 25 9th Ave 6 6 25 10 Hilton Kenwood Pkwy 4 4 S Garden S S ve Inn Elliot Park ve 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 25 5 13th Ave Nicollet E 15th St E 15th St e e W 15th St Av Av Mount Curve Oak Gr Chicago 10th Park 11th Elliot ove Portland 11 Douglas POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN/AROUND MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL MSP Tours Take Route 94B, 94C or 94D – board on 6th St. Have a long layover? Spend it exploring the Twin Cities by light rail. MSP Tours offers customized guided tours of top EAT STREET destinations based on your interests. More than 55 restaurants in the space of 20 blocks on Near Baggage Claim escalator, Terminal 1 (Lindbergh). Nicollet Avenue. Take Route 17 or 18 – board on Nicollet Mall. NICOLLET MALL This pedestrian-friendly mall offers great dining options and is a GREYHOUND and top shopping district between 5th and 11th Sts. Look for buses JEFFERSON LINES STATION marked “Free Ride” and pay no fare when riding along Nicollet Connect to intercity transit routes. Take any Hennepin Ave. Mall. Take any Nicollet Mall route. route or Route 5, 19 or 22 on 7th St. STATE CAPITOL (ST. PAUL) MALL OF AMERICA A stunning historic site outside downtown St. Paul offering A shopper’s paradise, with more than 500 stores just a short hourly guided tours. Take Route 94B – board on 6th St. train ride away. By train: board on 5th St. TARGET CENTER METRODOME Home of Timberwolves and Lynx basketball, concerts and Home of the Minnesota Vikings. By bus: take Route 3, 16 or more. By bus: take any Hennepin Ave. route or Route 5, 19 or 50 – board on 4th St. By train: board on 5th St. 22 on 7th St. By train: board on 5th St., get off at Warehouse District Station. MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER This facility hosts events and conventions for international TARGET FIELD and local clientele. Take any Nicollet Mall route. Home of the Minnesota Twins. By train: board on 5th St. MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS/ UPTOWN CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY A vibrant area with eclectic restaurants and specialty stores. MIA is known internationally as one of America’s great Take Route 17 – board on Nicollet Mall. Take Route 6 or 12 – museums. CTC offers productions of classic children’s tales. board on Hennepin Ave. Take Route 11A – board on Nicollet. WALKER ART CENTER AND MINNEHAHA falls parK SCULPTURE GARDEN One of Minneapolis’ oldest and most popular parks, it has a One of the nation’s premier resources for contemporary art. 53-foot waterfall, walking and bike paths, bike rentals and a Take Route 4, 6 or 12 – board on Hennepin Ave. dog park. By train: board on 5th St. WEISMAN ART MUSEUM/ MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Serves both Terminal 1 (Lindbergh) and Terminal 2 Designed by Frank Gehry, the museum features early (Humphrey). 20th-century American artists. It’s located on the campus of the By train: board on 5th St. University of Minnesota. Take Route 16 or 50 – board on 4th St. GETTING AROUND BY BUS AND ligHT rail WHERE TO GET CASH FARES INFORMATION Fares range from $1.75 to $3 depending Online on time of travel and type of service. Visit metrotransit.org and click on How to Ride On trains, buy a ticket from machines at rail for answers to all your questions about riding stations. Tickets are valid for bus and light-rail the train or bus. Use the online Trip Planner and train rides for 2½ hours. Credit cards are you’ll have a personalized itinerary in seconds. accepted and change is available. Keep your By phone ticket as proof of fare payment to police Our transit experts provide everything you officers who patrol trains. need to complete your trip. Give them a call On buses, place dollar bills or coins in the farebox. at 612-373-3333 (TTY 612-341-0140). Sorry, change is not available. To transfer to another bus or train, ask for a transfer, which is In person valid for bus and light-rail train rides for 2½ hours. Visit our retail stores in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul for answers to questions about routes, schedules or fares. FARE OPTIONS All are available on the bus and at CONNECTING FROM the rail ticket machine. THE AIRPORT Downtown Zone From Terminal 1 (Lindbergh) baggage claim Ride within the Minneapolis or St. Paul area, take the elevator or escalator to the Downtown Zones for only 50¢ at any time. lower level. Follow the Ground Transportation (Transfers are not available.) signs to the tram, which will take you to the Transit Station. Day Pass Get unlimited rides on buses and light-rail From Terminal 2 (Humphrey), follow the signs trains for a full 24 hours. All for $6. to the Transit Station. Event 6-Hour Pass Light-rail train service to downtown Not much free time? For $4 ($3.50 on Minneapolis or Mall of America: weekends), you can get unlimited rides Take the escalator down one level from on buses and light-rail trains for 6 hours. the tram and buy a rail ticket at the ticket machine. Continue down another level to All fares subject to change. the rail platform. Trains operate roughly every 10–15 minutes during most of the day. Travel time to Mall of America is 11 minutes, to downtown is 25 minutes. GETTING AROUND BY ligHT rail HIAWATHA LIGHT RAIL The Hiawatha Line, also known as Route 55, travels from downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling, the airport and Mall of America. Target Field Station Northstar Line 3 Warehouse District/ TAKE THE TRAIN – 2 Hennepin Avenue Station Nicollet Mall Station it’s fast, reliable and affordable 2 (Bus to Convention Center) Government Plaza Station The Hiawatha light-rail line (Route 55) is ideal for 2 visitors because it connects you to downtown Downtown East/ Minneapolis, the airport, and Mall of America.