Transit service is provided 365 days a year on many local routes throughout the Valley.
View route schedules and maps here.
Bus Holiday Hours
Bus service will operate on the following major holidays using a Sunday schedule. Express and RAPID routes do not operate on these holidays:
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New Year’s Day
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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Christmas Day (observed)
No Express and RAPID service on the following five holidays (Light rail, local bus, circulators and rural route 685 will run at regular weekday service levels on these days):
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Presidents Day
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Veterans Day
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Day after Thanksgiving
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Christmas Eve
Light Rail Service Hours and Frequencies
You must possess valid fare to ride Valley Metro Rail or to be at a Valley Metro Rail station.
Weekdays
Hours. The first full trip of the day begins at 4:40 a.m. at the end-of-line stations. Monday through Thursday, the last full trip of the day begins at 11 p.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at midnight. On Friday night, service hours are extended: the last full trip begins at 2 a.m., arriving at the opposite end of the line at 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 12 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 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-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, service hours are extended: the last full trip 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 Saturdays between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. All other hours, and on Sundays and holidays, trains arrive every 20 minutes.
Rail Holiday Hours
Valley Metro Rail will operate on the following major holidays using a Sunday schedule.
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New Year’s Day
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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Christmas Day (observed)
| Approximate travel time between destinations | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Entire 28-mile route | 90 |
| Dunlap to downtown Phoenix | 30 |
| Dunlap to PHX Sky Train | 50 |
| Downtown Phoenix to PHX Sky Train | 15 |
| Downtown Phoenix to downtown Tempe | 25 |
| Downtown Phoenix to Mesa | 40 |
| Downtown Tempe to Mesa | 15 |
For additional information call (602) 253-5000
Customer Service Call Center
Regular business hours:
- 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
- 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays
- 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays and the following designated holidays:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Veterans Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
Call Center is closed on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day