Schedules & Maps
How to ride METRO
You must possess valid fare to ride METRO or to be at a METRO station.
Download the METRO Ride Guide (1MB).
Use the links on the left to learn about light rail fares, accessibility, destinations and rules of conduct on the METRO line.
Hours of Service - Effective July 27, 2009
Weekdays
Hours. Trains begin the first full trip of the day at the end-of-line stations at approximately 4:40 a.m. The last full trip of the day Monday through Thursday begins at 11 p.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at midnight. On Friday nights, the last full trip of the day begins at 2.a.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Get a PDF of our detailed service schedule. Please note that arrival times are estimates and the schedule is subject to change.
Download the new schedule effective July 27. Requires PDF viewer.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; all other hours, every 20 minutes.
Weekends and holidays
Hours. 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. On Saturday night, the last full trip of the day begins at 2 a.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 15 minutes between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.; all other hours, and on holidays and Sundays, trains arrive every 20 minutes.
METRO shares the same holidays as Valley Metro bus service and operates using a Sunday schedule.
Click here for a list of transit holidays.
During special events, trains may operate more frequently, or for longer hours, to accommodate large crowds.
| Approximate travel time between destinations | Minutes |
| Entire 20-miles | 65 |
| 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 |