No fares. No blarney. Free rides on St. Patrick’s Day!

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No fares. No blarney. Free rides on St. Patrick’s Day!

no fares no blarney

No fares. No blarney. Celebrate responsibly and get a free ride on buses, light rail or Northstar on St. Patrick’s Day.

On Saturday, March 17, you can ride free from 6 p.m. through the last scheduled trip on routes operated by Metro Transit, the Met Council and Minnesota Valley Transit Authority.

If you’re celebrating that night – or want to avoid driving alongside those who are – riding the bus or train is a worry-free and safe alternative.

Need help planning your trip? To serve you better, our phone center will have extended hours and be open until 7 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day. Call 612-373-3333 and a friendly transit expert will assist you.

> Plan your Miller Lite Free Ride now with our interactive Trip Planner

Plan ahead!

Know your route and note that not all routes operate past midnight. The last Northstar trip on Saturday leaves Target Field Station at 7 p.m.

Light rail and 25 bus routes offer trips after midnight on Saturdays:

Route	Areas Served	Schedule	Map
Light rail	Hiawatha LRT - Mpls - Airport – MOA	View/Print	View/Print
2	Franklin Ave - Riverside Ave - U of M - 8th St SE	View/Print	View/Print
3	U of M - Como Ave - Energy Park Dr - Maryland Ave	View/Print	View/Print
4	New Brighton - Johnson St - Bryant Ave – Southtown	View/Print	View/Print
5	Brooklyn Center - Fremont - 26th Ave - Chicago – MOA	View/Print	View/Print
6	U of M - Hennepin - Xerxes - France – Southdale	View/Print	View/Print
7	Plymouth - 27th Ave - Midtown - 46th St LRT - 34th Ave S	View/Print	View/Print
9	Glenwood Ave - Wayzata Blvd - Cedar Lk Rd -46th St LRT	View/Print	View/Print
10	Central Ave - University Ave – Northtown	View/Print	View/Print
11	Columbia Heights - 2nd St NE - 4th Ave S	View/Print	View/Print
12	Uptown - Excelsior Blvd - Hopkins – Opus	View/Print	View/Print
14	Robbinsdale - West Broadway Ave - Bloomington Ave	View/Print	View/Print
16	U of M - University Ave – Midway	View/Print	View/Print
17	Minnetonka Blvd - Uptown - Washington St NE	View/Print	View/Print
18	Nicollet Ave - South Bloomington	View/Print	View/Print
19	Olson Memorial Hwy - Penn Ave N - Brooklyn Center	View/Print	View/Print
21	Uptown - Lake St - Selby Ave	View/Print	View/Print
22	Brooklyn Ctr - Lyndale Ave N - Cedar - 28th Ave S – VA	View/Print	View/Print
54	Ltd Stop - W 7th St - Airport – MOA	View/Print	View/Print
62	Rice St - Little Canada – Shoreview	View/Print	View/Print
63	Grand Ave - 3rd St - Sunray - McKnight Rd	View/Print	View/Print
64	Payne - Maryland - White Bear Ave – Maplewood	View/Print	View/Print
68	Jackson St - Robert St - 5th Ave - Inver Hills	View/Print	View/Print
74	46th St - Randolph - W 7th St - E 7th St – Sunray	View/Print	View/Print
94	Express - Minneapolis - St Paul	View/Print	View/Print
515	Southdale - 66th St - Bloomington Ave - VA – MOA	View/Print	View/Print

Please choose "Saturday" on schedule pages to view the schedule for March 17.

Miller Lite Free Rides is a community service program made possible through a partnership with Metro Transit, MillerCoors and J.J. Taylor Distributing Company.

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