We thank you, Minnesota, for making the 2011 State Fair so memorable! For twelve days of fun we welcomed more than 1,769,000 people. Please check back later for updated information on next year's Great Minnesota Get-Together. Hope to see you at the 2012 State Fair, to be held Aug. 23-Labor Day, Sept. 3!
STATE FAIR EXPRESS BUS SERVICE
State Fair Express buses operate from 17 Twin Cities locations. For automated State Fair transit information, call 612-341-4287. Express buses drop-off and pick-up across from the Como Loop (Gate #9) and at the West Red Pedestrian Bridge (Gate #20) on the south side of Como Ave.
Every Day Aug. 25–Sept. 5
Service Every 15 Minutes
1Northtown Mall – Blaine
University Ave. & Hwy. 10.
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.
4Dunwoody College of Technology – Minneapolis
I-394 & Dunwoody Blvd.
5Southdale Shopping Center – Edina
NE corner of lot near 66th & York Ave.
6Bloomington – 82nd St. & 24th Ave. S.
Across from Mall of America East parking ramp.
Service Every Half Hour
7Marcus Oakdale Cinema – Oakdale NEW LOCATION!
5677 Hadley Ave. N – NE corner of lot
8Signal Hills Shopping Center – West St. Paul
South Robert St. & Butler Ave. (near Kmart)
9Cottage Grove Park & Ride – Cottage Grove
Along Hwy. 61 on West Point Douglas Rd. between 80th St. and Jamaica Ave.
10Maplewood Mall – Maplewood
1793 Beam Ave., SE corner of Beam & Southlawn
Weekends and Labor Day Only
Service Every Half Hour
11Maple Grove Transit Station – I-94 & Hemlock Lane
Additional Express Service
SouthWest Transit
952-949-2287, swtransit.org (Hours of service vary)
12Wooddale Church – Weekdays only
6630 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie
13SouthWest Station – Weekends and Labor Day
13500 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie
14SouthWest Village – Weekends and Labor Day
Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 101, Chanhassen
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
952-882-7500, mvta.com
15Burnsville High School – Hourly service on weekdays only.
Hwy. 13 and Portland Ave.
16Burnsville Transit Station – Hourly service on weekdays; service every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.
Hwy. 13 & Nicollet Ave.
17Eagan Transit Station – Every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.
Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Road at I-35E
GET TO THE FAIR LINKS:
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. 25 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!
Visit www.metrotransit.org/StateFair for sales outlets or to buy online. Allow two days for delivery on web orders.
DOWNLOADABLES:
Metro Transit State Fair 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.
