Agencies » Santa Cruz Metro
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.
Route: 3A-Capitola Mall/Live Oak
Route 4 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Weekdays: A new stop has been added at River & Encinal Ave. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Routes: 4-River/Harvey West/Emeline, 4W-River/Harvey West
Route 3A/B Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Front & Laurel Stop will be re-activated for service. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Routes: 3A-Capitola Mall/Live Oak, 3B-Capitola Mall/Live Oak
Route 1 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: A new stop has been added at E. Beach & Union. Freedom Blvd (K-Mart/Vallarta Supermarkets) has been renamed Freedom Blvd & Davis Ave. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Route: 1-Soquel/Cabrillo/Airport
Route 35/35X/35B Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Route 35 (Highway9/Scotts Valley): Weekdays: The first trip in the morning from Country Club will depart five minutes earlier at 5:10am to enable a connection at Scotts Valley Transit Center to the Highway 17 Express departing to San Jose at 5:49am. Weekdays/Weekends: At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served.
Route 35X (Santa Cruz/Boulder Creek Express) Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route. At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front . River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served.
Route 35B (Scotts Valley – Big Basin) Weekends: Service to Big Basin Redwoods State Park does not operate during the Winter. It will resume in Spring 2026.
Routes: 35-Highway 9/Scotts Valley, 35B-Scotts Valley/Big Basin, 35X-Santa Cruz/Boulder Creek Express
Route 2/2N Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Routes: 2-Capitola/Cabrillo/Main, 2N-Capitola/Cabrillo/Main
Route 16/18/19/20 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Routes: 16-UCSC via Main Gate - Laurel/Bay, 18-UCSC via Main Gate - Mission, 18B-Base of UCSC via Mission, 19-UCSC via West Gate - Bay, 19B-Base of UCSC via Bay, 20-UCSC via Main Gate - Delaware
Route 79 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Three new stops have been added: E. Beach & Union, E. Lake Ave & Tuttle Ave, and E. Lake Ave & Brewington Ave.
Route: 79-East Lake
Route 34 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trips from River Front will depart at :40 after the hour from 6:40am – 3:40pm; the last trip now departs at 5:00pm for Emeline workers ending work at 5:00. From Scotts Valley Transit Center, all trips will depart five minutes earlier at :40 from 6:40am – 5:40pm, which includes a new early morning trip at 6:40am to enable early morning connections at River Front Transit Center. The 8:00am trip to Vine Hill Elementary and Scotts Valley High School will depart five minutes earlier at 7:55am. At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Route: 34-Scotts Valley Drive/Emeline
Route 11 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Route: 11-UCSC via West Gate - High
Route 55 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Route: 55-Cabrillo/Rio Del Mar/La Selva
Route 17 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Many trip departure and/or arrival times have been adjusted by five to ten minutes – earlier or later - along the route to improve schedule accuracy and connections to Caltrain.
Route: 17-Highway 17 Express
Route 72 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.
Route: 72-Green Valley - Pinto Lake
Holiday Service Reminder: Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 27, 2025): No local METRO or ParaCruz service. Highway 17 Express will run on a weekend schedule. Customer Service will be closed. Day After Thanksgiving (Friday, November 28, 2025): Local METRO and Highway 17 Express will run on a weekend schedule. ParaCruz will operate on a weekday schedule. Customer Service will be closed.
Route 73 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Certain trips will depart Capitola Mall and Watsonville Transit Center up to ten minutes earlier or five minutes later and departure and arrival times have changed along the route. Weekdays/Weekends: Freedom Blvd (K-Mart/Vallarta Supermarkets Stop) has been renamed Freedom Blvd & Davis Ave.
Route: 73-Soquel/Freedom/Cabrillo