How to ride METRO
A transit pass is required to ride METRO beginning at 4:40 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2009.
Hours of Service
Weekdays
Hours. Trains begin the first full trip of the day at 4:40 a.m. at the end-of-the-line stations. The last full trip of the day begins at 11 p.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at midnight.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; all other hours, every 20 minutes.
Weekends and holidays
Trains begin the first full trip of the day at 5 a.m. at the end-of-the-line stations. The last full trip of the day begins at 11 p.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at midnight. Frequency. Trains arrive every 15 minutes between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.; all other hours, every 20 minutes.
During special events, trains may operate more frequently, or for longer hours, to accommodate large crowds.
| Travel time between destinations | Minutes |
| Entire 20-miles | 60 |
| Downtown Phoenix to downtown Tempe | 25 |
| Downtown Tempe to the Sycamore / Main Transit Center in Mesa | 15 |
| Mesa to downtown Phoenix | 40 |
| Christown Spectrum Mall to ASU Tempe campus | 45 |
| Christown Spectrum Mall to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport free shuttle,
connecting at the 44th Street / Washington station | 35 |
| Downtown Phoenix to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport free shuttle | 15 |
Use the links on the left to learn about light rail fares, accessibililty, destinations and rules of conduct on the METRO line.