LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County residents and visitors will be able to ride bus and rail transportation services for free on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, Metro announced Friday.

What You Need To Know

  • Metro will provide extended 24-hour service so that riders can get home safely during the holidays

  • There will be an overnight or enhanced rail service on Christmas Eve until approximately 2 a.m. from downtown LA

  • Metro will run Sunday/holiday bus and rail service schedules on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day

  • Metro Bike Share will also be offering free rides for the holidays from Dec. 24, 2023, to Jan. 1, 2024

 

Additionally, Metro will provide extended 24-hour service so that riders can get home safely during the holidays. No fares will be collected on Sunday, starting at 9 p.m., through Monday at 2 a.m.

The following weekend, fares will not be collected on Sunday, Dec. 31, through Monday, Jan. 1, for the same time period.

According to Metro officials, all rail stations with fair gates will be unlatched, and fare boxes and validators will not deduct fare from TAP cards and fare media.

There will be an overnight or enhanced rail service on Christmas Eve until approximately 2 a.m. from downtown LA, and continuous rail service from New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day on all rail lines (A, B, C, D, E and K) with usual 24-hour overnight OWL bus services also operating.

Metro will run Sunday/holiday bus and rail service schedules on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day. In anticipation of the Rose Parade and events at the Rose Bowl, Metro will add capacity and additional early morning trains on the A Line on Monday, Jan. 1.

The A, C, and E light rail lines will run the new 10-minute service during the day, with K line running every 20 minutes. The B/D Line subway will run their usual 12-minute daytime service.

After the parade, floats are displayed near Victory Park in Pasadena. That Monday, shuttle service from Sierra Madre Villa Station to the post parade viewing area runs from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

On Jan. 2, shuttle service from Sierra Madre Villa station to view the floats at Victory Park will begin at 6:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. Regular fares apply with free transfers available to/from other bus services when using a TAP card, Metro officials said.

Metro Bike Share will also be offering free rides for the holidays from Dec. 24, 2023, to Jan. 1, 2024.

To redeem a 30-minute free ride, just select “1-Ride” at any Metro Bike Share kiosk, online or in the Metro Bike Share app. Metro customers can redeem free rides multiple times throughout the day using promo code 010124. A credit or debit card is required.

The first 30 minutes of all rides are free. Rides longer than 30 minutes are just $1.75 for each additional half-hour.

Electric Metro Bike unlocking fees are waived. Temporary credit card holds, and Smart Metro Bike convenience fees will apply.

For Metro Micro, use codes: “Merry23” on Dec. 24 and “Ring24” on Dec. 31.