Public transportation will be free in San Diego on New Year’s Eve and run with extended late-night hours, in an effort to help riders get home safely on the celebratory evening.
Rides will be free after 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 on all Metropolitan Transit System buses and trolley lines, as well as on Coaster and Sprinter trains and Breeze buses in North County. LIFT and NCTD+ will be free too.
Both agencies will also extend the hours on some of their services. Trolley service usually stops at midnight but will go past 2 a.m. on New Year’s on all lines.
The last northbound Coaster will leave downtown San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot at 1:20 a.m. and arrive in Oceanside at 2:22 a.m. The last Sprinter train leaves Escondido at 1:33 a.m. and leaves Oceanside at 2:33 a.m.
On New Year’s Day, both agencies will operate on a Sunday schedule, with some services reduced, so be sure to check the schedule before you ride.
Find the full MTS and NCTD New Year’s Eve schedules on the agencies’ websites.