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 destinationsMinutes
Entire 20-miles60
Downtown Phoenix to downtown Tempe25
Downtown Tempe to the Sycamore / Main Transit Center in Mesa15
Mesa to downtown Phoenix40
Christown Spectrum Mall to ASU Tempe campus45
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 shuttle15

Use the links on the left to learn about light rail fares, accessibililty, destinations and rules of conduct on the METRO line.