We thank you, Minnesota, for making the 2012 State Fair so memorable! For twelve days of fun we welcomed more than 1,788,000 people. Please check back later for updated information on next year's Great Minnesota Get-Together. Hope to see you at the 2013 State Fair, to be held Aug. 22-Labor Day, Sept. 2!
2012 STATE FAIR EXPRESS BUS SERVICE
State Fair Express buses operate from 19 Twin Cities locations. For State Fair transit information, call 612-373-3333. Express buses serve fair gate #20 (on the south side of Como Ave. across from the Warner Coliseum).
Every Day Aug. 23–Sept. 3
Service Approximately Every 15 Minutes
1National Sports Center – Blaine (NEW LOCATION!)
1700 105th Ave. NE (replaces Northtown)
2Brookdale Square – Brooklyn Center
5900 Shingle Creek Pkwy., NE corner of Shingle Creek Pkwy. & Bass Lake Rd.
3I-394 & Co. Rd. 73 Park & Ride – Minnetonka
SW corner of I-394 & Co. Rd. 73
4Parade Stadium – Minneapolis (NEW LOCATION!)
600 Kenwood Pkwy. (across from Dunwoody)
5Bloomington – 82nd St. & 24th Ave. S.
Across from Mall of America East parking ramp
Service Approximately Every Half Hour
6Marcus Oakdale Cinema – Oakdale
5677 Hadley Ave. N
7Signal Hills Shopping Center – West St. Paul
South Robert St. & Butler Ave. (near Kmart)
8Cottage Grove Park & Ride – Cottage Grove
Along Hwy. 61 on West Point Douglas Rd. between 80th St. and Jamaica Ave.
9Maplewood Mall – Maplewood
1793 Beam Ave. (Kohl's lower level)
Weekends and Labor Day Only
Service Approximately Every 15 Minutes
10Dunwoody College of Technology – Minneapolis
I-394 & Dunwoody Blvd.
11Knox Ave. at Best Buy Park & Ride – Richfield (NEW LOCATION!)
7601 Penn Ave. (replaces Southdale)
Service Approximately Every Half Hour
12Maple Grove Transit Station – I-94 & Hemlock Lane
Additional Express Service
SouthWest Transit
952-949-2287, swtransit.org (Hours of service vary)
13Wooddale Church – Weekdays only
6630 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie
14SouthWest Station – Weekends and Labor Day
13500 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie
15SouthWest Village – Weekends and Labor Day
Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 101, Chanhassen
16Chanhassen Transit Station – Weekends and Labor Day
500 Market St., Chanhassen
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
952-882-7500, mvta.com
17Burnsville High School – Hourly service on weekdays only.
Hwy. 13 and Portland Ave.
18Burnsville Transit Station – Hourly service on weekdays; service every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.
Hwy. 13 & Nicollet Ave.
19Eagan Transit Station – Every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.
Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Road at I-35E
2012 GET TO THE
FAIR LINKS:
2012 EXPRESS BUS MAP
& INFO:
Round-Trip
Children age four and under ride free.
CASH ONLY - Please have exact change.
(Go-To Cards and passes, tokens, coupons and SuperSavers are not accepted.)
Buy in Advance and Save!
See below for details.
BUSES OPERATE
8 A.M. - MIDNIGHT DAILY
- Express buses serve fair gate #20 (on the south side of Como Ave. across from the Warner Coliseum)
- Bus departure times are approximate.
All express service is
wheelchair accessible.
BUY IN ADVANCE & SAVE!:
Get your Bus Bargain Ticket before Aug. 22 and pay $4 (normally $5) per person. Kids four and under ride free.
Travel with a group and save even more! Buy a group ticket and get four round-trip rides for the price of three - just $15!
Sales of single and group tickets for State Fair Express service start July 23. Visit www.metrotransit.org/StateFair for sales outlets or to buy online. Allow two days for delivery on web orders.
DOWNLOADABLES:
MSF Metro Transit Bus Schedule
The State Fair Metro Transit Bus Service schedule can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 or higher. Download the most current Acrobat Reader by clicking here.
