The San Diego Metropolitan System is encouraging San Diego Padres fans to take transit to the Opening Day game, and future games as a cost-efficient option to avoid downtown traffic and fees and get to the games faster.
MTS will provide extra service on the Trolley for Opening weekend and throughout the season. According to the transportation agency, an average of 7,000 fans took the Trolley to padres games on sellout gamedays. The San Diego Padres has partnered with MTS on an educational campaign in 2023 to help encourage more fans to take the trolley this season.
The Padres and MTS have partnered on an educational promotional campaign in 2023 to help encourage even more fans to take the Trolley this season. As part of the joint marketing efforts, fans will see wrapped Trolleys, featuring Padres players, go into service this week, reminding them that transit is the easy way to get to Petco Park all season long.
To help make the game day experience better for fans, MTS will offer enhanced service to and from Petco Park throughout Opening Weekend. Trolley service will run a minimum of every 15 minutes or better both pre- and post-game.
Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31 (6:40 p.m.) and Saturday, April 1 (5:40 p.m.):
- Pre-Game: Normal Trolley service will run every 15 minutes on all three lines.
- Post-Game: 15-minute service will be extended on the UC San Diego Blue Line north to UTC and the Green Line east to Santee, until approximately 45 minutes after the game ends. An additional 7.5-minute service on the Green Line to SDSU will be added as needed. Normal 15-minute service on the UC San Diego Blue Line south to San Ysidro, and 30-minute service on the Orange Line will run, with extra trips added as needed.
Sunday, April 2: 1:10 p.m.
- Pre-Game: Normal Trolley service will run every 15 minutes on all three lines.
- Post-Game: Normal 15-minute service will run on all three lines, with an extra 7.5-minute service added to the Green Line as needed.
MTS Park & Ride lots are also available for those who would like to cut down on travel time and make game day plans easier. For additional game day information, visit www.sdmts.com/padres.
