College Students Ride Free

College Students Ride Free

Nearby Transit Routes

Routes 72 & 74S & 75:

Green Valley Closure June 2025

Start: June 1, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: June 7, 2025, 12:30 AM

2025 Independence Day

Start: June 30, 2025, 4:00 PM
End: July 5, 2025, 6:59 AM

Routes 41:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 41

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 2:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 2

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 1:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 1

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 40:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 40

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 73:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 73

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 17:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 17

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 3A & 3B & 4W & 18 & 19 & 20 & 40 & 41 & 55 & 73:

2025 AIDS LifeCycle Bicycle Event

Start: May 30, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: June 2, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 73:

Route 73 Park Ave Detour

Start: April 17, 2025, 7:00 AM
End: June 19, 2025, 6:59 AM

Routes 3A:

Murray St IB(West) Closure, March 2025

Start: March 12, 2025, 4:15 PM

Routes 18:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 18

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 19:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 19

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Routes 3A:

FY25 Summer Service Change, Route 3A

Start: June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM
End: July 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

How It Works

Simply show the driver your college ID as you enter the bus. It’s that easy!

Students at UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College can ride METRO for free on any fixed-route bus serving Santa Cruz County.* This program is made possible thanks to cooperative agreements between METRO and the participating colleges.

*College Students Ride Free does not apply to Highway 17 Express service.