Schedule - Spring Service Preview Summer
18 - UCSC via Main Gate - Mission




Spring Route 18 Alerts

Service Alerts

Independence Day Holiday

Holiday Service Reminder: Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2025, local METRO service and ParaCruz will not operate. Highway 17 Express will run on a weekend schedule. Customer Service will be closed.

Summer Service Change eff. 6/19!

Route 18 Summer Service (eff. 6/19/25): UCSC Loop trips will run every 30 minutes during peak hours. A shorter variant, 18B, will serve Bay Dr & High St at the same 30-minute frequency. 18B will operate from River Front Transit Center to Bay & High, then return as Route 19, allowing riders to stay onboard. Trip schedules have been adjusted along the route.

Hagar Dr Closed 6/19-8/29

Beginning June 19, 2025, through August 29, 2025, Hagar Drive will be closed to all traffic. METRO buses will not serve any stops along Hagar Drive during this time. All service will detour via Coolidge Drive in both directions. Please plan accordingly. Track your bus at https://rt.scmetro.org or download the Transit App.




All Alerts and News Bulletins

Monday - Friday

Trips marked "ST" adhere to the UCSC & Westside School Term Calendar
Trip Info
Departs
A
RiverFront Area 1
Departs
B
Mission & Olive
Departs
C
Science Hill (UCSC)
Departs
D
Mission & Almar
Arrives
A
RiverFront Area 3
6:15am trip6:20am6:36am6:44am6:54am
6:45am trip6:51am7:09am7:17am7:27am
7:15am trip7:22am7:41am7:50am8:02am
7:45am trip7:53am8:12am8:21am8:33am
8:15am trip8:23am8:45am8:55am9:08am
8:30am trip8:38am9:00am9:10am9:23am
8:45am trip8:53am9:15am9:25am9:38am
9:00am trip9:08am9:30am9:40am9:53am
9:15am trip9:23am9:45am9:55am10:08am
9:30am trip9:38am10:00am10:10am10:23am
9:45am trip9:53am10:15am10:25am10:38am
10:00am trip10:08am10:30am10:40am10:53am
10:15am trip10:23am10:45am10:55am11:08am
10:30am trip10:38am11:00am11:10am11:23am
10:45am trip10:53am11:15am11:25am11:38am
11:00am trip11:08am11:30am11:42am11:55am
11:15am trip11:23am11:45am11:57am12:10pm
11:30am trip11:38am12:00pm12:12pm12:25pm
11:45am trip11:53am12:15pm12:26pm12:40pm
12:00pm trip12:08pm12:30pm12:41pm12:55pm
12:15pm trip12:23pm12:45pm12:56pm1:10pm
12:30pm trip12:38pm1:00pm1:11pm1:25pm
12:45pm trip12:53pm1:15pm1:26pm1:40pm
1:00pm trip1:08pm1:30pm1:41pm1:55pm
1:15pm trip1:23pm1:45pm1:56pm2:10pm
1:30pm trip1:38pm2:00pm2:11pm2:25pm
1:45pm trip1:53pm2:15pm2:26pm2:40pm
2:00pm trip2:08pm2:30pm2:41pm2:55pm
2:15pm trip2:23pm2:45pm2:57pm3:11pm
2:30pm trip2:38pm3:00pm3:12pm3:26pm
2:45pm trip2:54pm3:16pm3:28pm3:42pm
3:00pm trip3:09pm3:31pm3:43pm3:57pm
3:15pm trip3:24pm3:46pm3:58pm4:13pm
3:30pm trip3:39pm4:01pm4:13pm4:28pm
3:45pm trip3:54pm4:16pm4:28pm4:43pm
4:00pm trip4:09pm4:31pm4:43pm4:58pm
4:15pm trip4:24pm4:46pm4:58pm5:13pm
4:30pm trip4:39pm5:01pm5:15pm5:30pm
4:45pm trip4:54pm5:16pm5:30pm5:45pm
5:00pm trip5:09pm5:31pm5:45pm6:00pm
5:15pm trip5:23pm5:45pm5:58pm6:13pm
5:30pm trip5:38pm5:58pm6:11pm6:26pm
5:43pm trip5:51pm6:11pm6:22pm6:36pm
6:00pm trip6:08pm6:28pm6:39pm6:53pm
6:15pm trip6:23pm6:41pm6:52pm7:06pm
6:30pm trip6:38pm6:56pm7:07pm7:21pm
6:45pm trip6:53pm7:11pm7:22pm7:36pm
7:00pm trip7:08pm7:26pm7:37pm7:51pm
7:15pm trip7:23pm7:41pm7:51pm8:04pm
7:30pm trip7:38pm7:56pm8:05pm8:18pm
7:45pm trip7:52pm8:10pm8:19pm8:32pm
8:00pm trip8:07pm8:25pm8:34pm8:47pm
8:15pm trip8:22pm8:40pm8:49pm9:02pm
8:40pm trip8:47pm9:05pm9:14pm9:27pm
9:10pm trip9:17pm9:35pm9:44pm9:57pm
9:40pm trip9:46pm10:04pm10:13pm10:26pm
10:10pm trip10:16pm10:34pm10:43pm10:55pm
10:40pm trip10:46pm11:03pm11:12pm11:23pm
11:15pm trip11:20pm11:35pm11:43pm11:54pm
11:45pm trip11:50pm12:05am12:12am12:23am
12:15am trip12:20am12:35am12:42am12:53am
Trips marked "ST" adhere to the UCSC & Westside School Term Calendar