Route 3A Detour, Bridge Closure

See Route Schedule: 3A

Effective: Mar 12 2025

Due to the Murray Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, Route 3A Inbound (Capitola Mall to Downtown) will operate on a detour starting March 24, 2025, until further notice. The 3A will continue on 7th Ave to Capitola Road, to Soquel Dr, to Seabright Ave, to Broadway returning to normal routing. Please be prepared for additional detours as the project progresses. Visit https://rt.scmetro.org for METRO Real-Time tracking.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

See Route Schedule: 17

Effective: Jun 05 - Jul 03 2025

Route 17 Summer Service (eff. 6/19/25): Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted due to summer traffic.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

See Route Schedule: 19

Effective: Jun 05 - Jul 03 2025

Route 19 Summer Service (eff. 6/19/25): UCSC Loop trips will run every 30 minutes during peak hours. A shorter variant, 19B, will operate at the same 30-minute frequency, serving Bay Dr & High St at the base of campus. 19B will run from River Front Transit Center to Bay & High before returning as Route 18, with riders permitted to remain onboard. Bay & Seaside (inbound to downtown) Stop ID 1224 has been discontinued. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route to accommodate this change.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

See Route Schedule: 3A

Effective: Jun 05 - Jul 03 2025

Route 3A Summer Service Change (eff. 6/19/25): Due to upcoming construction and a full closure of the Murray St. Bridge, Route 3A will detour via Seabright Ave, Soquel Ave, Capitola Rd, and 7th Ave before resuming its regular route at East Cliff. It will no longer serve Seabright Ave south of Broadway. Three new stops will be added: 7th Ave (PG&E), 7th Ave & Bonnie, and 7th Ave & Harbor Beach Ct. Departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

See Route Schedule: 1

Effective: Jun 05 - Jul 03 2025

Route 1 Summer Service Change (eff. 6/19/25): To align with Route 2, Route 1 will run every 20 min during the day & 30 min in early morning/late night. Three evening trips from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Cliff & Beach) will depart at 8:45pm, 9:45pm, and 10:45pm. Departure/arrival times have been adjusted.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

See Route Schedule: 73

Effective: Jun 05 - Jul 03 2025

Route 73 Summer Service (eff. 6/19/25): Due to construction near the Park Ave interchange, Route 73 will continue the current detour via 41st Ave, Hwy 1, Bay Ave, Monterey Ave, and Park Ave before resuming its regular route on Soquel Dr to Watsonville.

Highway 17 Express

See Route Schedule: 17

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted due to summer traffic.

Route 2 – Capitola/Cabrillo/Main

See Route Schedule: 2

SCHEDULE CHANGE

To standardize service between the two Santa Cruz – Watsonville routes, Routes 1 and 2 will run every 20 minutes for most of the daytime and evening (every 30 minutes in early morning and late night). Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

Route 3B – Capitola Mall/Live Oak via 17th/Brommer

See Route Schedule: 3B

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

Route 11 – UCSC via West Gate – High

See Route Schedule: 18

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

Weekends: Departure times from River Front Transit Center have been adjusted to match weekday departure times.

Route 19 – UCSC via West Gate – Western

See Route Schedule: 19

ROUTE CHANGE SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: UCSC loop trips will run at 30-minute peak frequency rather than 15 minutes. A variant of the route will run to Bay Dr & High St at the base of campus, also at 30-minute peak frequency. This shorter variant (noted as “19B” on headsigns) will run from River Front Transit Center to Bay & High, then return to River Front Transit Center as Route 18. Riders are permitted to stay onboard to ride Route 18. Similarly, Route 18 trips will start at River Front and end at Bay & High, then return as Route 19. Bay & Seaside (inbound to downtown) Stop ID 1224 has been discontinued. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

Additional route-specific schedule changes between Spring and Summer schedules - Routes not specifically mentioned below will continue to operate the same schedule as Spring 2025 Service. Riders are advised to review all the route changes below and view the new schedules and maps to see the changes in detail.

Route 40 – Highway 1 – Davenport

See Route Schedule: 40

ADDITIONAL SERVICE

Weekends: An additional trip will depart River Front Transit Center at 5:15pm.

Route 73 – Soquel/Freedom/Cabrillo

See Route Schedule: 73

ROUTE CHANGE

Due to construction on Highway 1 around the Park Ave interchange, the route will change as follows: from Capitola Mall, 41st Ave to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 to Bay/Porter exit, Bay Ave to Monterey Ave to Park Ave, then will resume the regular route from Soquel Dr south to Watsonville.

Spring Service starting March 13, 2025

Highlighted Service Changes:

Highway 17 Express

Trip departure times have been adjusted to provide more time to make connections to/from Caltrain.

Route 40 – Highway 1 – Davenport

Weekdays: Some departure times have changed.

Route 41 – Bonny Doon

Weekdays: Some departure times have changed.

Route-specific Schedule Changes between Winter and Spring schedules - Routes not specifically mentioned below will continue to operate the same schedule as Winter 2024-25 Service. Riders are advised to review all the route changes below, and then view the new schedules and maps to see the changes in detail.

Route 1 – Soquel/Cabrillo/Airport

See Route Schedule: 1

STOP CHANGES

Weekdays/Weekends The stops at 41st Ave & Soquel Dr and at Watsonville Hospital are no longer timepoints, but they will remain as regular stops. The following stops, added in Winter as a “detour” but not appearing on all online maps, will be formally added: Soquel Dr & Orchard (Stop ID 1828), Soquel Dr & Monterey Ave (Stop ID 1832), Soquel Dr & Lower Perimeter Rd (Sesnon House) (Stop ID 2722), Soquel Dr & Terrace Dr (Stop ID 2575), Soquel Dr & Porter Gulch Rd (Stop ID 1838), and Soquel Dr & Fairway Dr (Stop ID 1829).

Route 3A – Capitola Mall/Live Oak via East Cliff

See Route Schedule: 3A

STOP CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: River St South & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2754 – River Front Transit Center Area 1) will not be served. Passengers may board at Front & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2667 – River Front Area 3) or River (River/Front Garage) (Stop ID 1713).

Route 40 – Highway 1 – Davenport 

See Route Schedule: 40

ROUTE CHANGE   SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Toward Davenport, the route will continue to operate on the “detour” route started in Fall 2024: from Mission St to Swift St to Delaware Ave to Natural Bridges Dr, then back to Hwy 1. Highway 1 & Western Ave (Stop ID 2095) has been discontinued; the nearest outbound stop is Natural Bridges Dr & Mission (Stop ID 2716).

Weekdays: The 8:00am departure from River Front Transit Center will leave ten minutes earlier at 7:50am, the 12:55pm departure will leave an hour and ten minutes later at 2:05pm, and the 4:55pm departure will leave 25 minutes later at 5:20pm.

Route 78 – Ohlone/Watsonville Hospital 

See Route Schedule: 78

ROUTE CHANGE

Weekends: Westridge Dr will not be served. Going outbound to Freedom Centre, from Harkins Slough Road to Main St, the route will run on S. Green Valley Road and serve S. Green Valley Rd & Main (Stop ID 2721). Inbound to Watsonville Transit Center, S. Green Valley Rd & Main (Stop ID 2552) will be served.