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
Service Hours and Frequencies
Light Rail
You must possess valid fare to ride Valley Metro Rail or to be at a Valley Metro Rail station.
Monday-Saturday
Hours. The first full trip of the day begins at 4:40 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 after midnight. Trains leaving the end-of-line after 11 p.m. do not complete full trips to the other end of line.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 15 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; all other hours, every 20 minutes.
Sunday and holidays
Hours. The first full trip of the day begins 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 after midnight. Trains leaving the end-of-line after 11 p.m. do not complete full trips to the other end of line.
Frequency. Trains arrive every 20 minutes.
Streetcar
Streetcar will be free for all riders for the first year it is open. When the free fare period ends, Streetcar fare will be $1 per ride or $0.50 with Reduced Fare ID.
Hours. Monday-Saturday: 6 a.m. to midnight. Sundays: 8 a.m. to midnight
Frequency. Streetcar operates seven days a week and arrives at stops every 15-20 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 | 95 |
| Dunlap to downtown Phoenix | 31 |
| Dunlap to PHX Sky Train | 50 |
| Downtown Phoenix to PHX Sky Train | 18 |
| Downtown Phoenix to downtown Tempe | 31 |
| Downtown Phoenix to Mesa | 46 |
| 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