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How to Ride Metrolink

Stations, schedules, and how to buy tickets.


Metrolink Weekend Tickets

Metrolink Weekend ticket illustration


Ticket Costs

$10 for Adults
Ride as much as you want Saturday or Sunday.

Kids ride free!
Age 17 and under with paying adult, limit 3 per fare.

Ticket Machines

You can purchase tickets and passes from touch-screen ticket machines found at all Metrolink stations.

Metrolink App

Buy tickets on your device. Your device is your contactless ticket. Tickets transfer if your phone is lost or stolen.

Monthly ticket holders: ride for free on weekends!


The easiest ride.

Enjoying the journey and the destination starts with a few simple steps. You’ll need to know where you are (easy) and where you’re going (many options). Check the train schedules, buy your ticket, then settle back and watch the world pass by.

Plan Your Weekend Getaway


Saturday & Sunday Schedules. Pinpoint the exact moment of your getaway.

Station OC Line
661		 OC Line
663		 OC Line
665		 IEOC Line
858		 IEOC Line
860		 OC Line
667
Oceanside 8:30am 11:24am 1:28pm 2:35pm 4:28pm 5:23pm
San Clemente Pier 8:53am 11:52am 1:52pm 2:59pm 4:52pm 5:47pm
San Clemente 8:56am 11:55am 1:55pm 3:02pm 4:55pm 5:50pm
San Juan Capistrano 9:08am 12:05pm 2:05pm 3:12pm 5:05pm 6:03pm
Laguna Niguel/
Mission Viejo		 9:14am 12:12pm 2:12pm 3:18pm 5:16pm 6:10pm
Irvine 9:24am 12:22pm 2:23pm 3:28pm 5:26pm 6:21pm
Tustin 9:31am 12:29pm 2:30pm 3:35pm 5:32pm 6:28pm
Santa Ana 9:38am 12:35pm 2:37pm 3:41pm 5:39pm 6:35pm
Orange 9:43am 12:41pm 2:43pm 3:47pm 5:44pm 6:41pm
Anaheim Canyon       3:54pm 5:52pm  
West Corona       4:14pm 6:12pm  
North Main Corona       4:20pm 6:17pm  
Riverside-La Sierra       4:27pm 6:25pm  
Riverside-Downtown       4:39pm 6:37pm  
San Bernadino-Depot       4:57pm 6:54pm  
San Bernadino-Downtown       5:05pm 7:03pm  
Anaheim-ARTIC 9:48pm 12:46pm 2:48pm     6:46pm
Fullerton 9:56am 12:53pm 2:56pm     6:54pm
Buena Park 10:01am 12:59pm 3:02pm     7:00pm
Norwalk/
Sante Fe Springs		 10:08am 1:06pm 3:10pm     7:08pm
L.A. Union Station 10:37am 1:34pm 3:39pm     7:38pm
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Station IEOC Line
857		 OC Line
660		 IEOC Line
859		 OC Line
662		 OC Line
664		 OC Line
668
L.A. Union Station   8:40am   10:50am 2:00pm 4:27pm
Norwalk/
Sante Fe Springs		   9:03am   11:13am 2:24pm 4:50pm
Buena Park   9:10am   11:21am 2:31pm 4:58pm
Fullerton   9:16am   11:27am 2:37pm 5:04pm
Anaheim-ARTIC   9:24am   11:35am 2:45pm 5:12pm
San Bernadino-Downtown 7:00am   8:56am      
San Bernadino-Depot 7:05am   9:00am      
Riverside-Downtown 7:22am   9:17am      
Riverside-La Sierra 7:35am   9:30am      
North Main Corona 7:47am   9:43am      
West Corona 7:56am   9:51am      
Anaheim Canyon 8:16am   10:11am      
Orange 8:23am 9:29am 10:18am 11:40am 2:50pm 5:17pm
Santa Ana 8:28am 9:35am 10:23am 11:45am 2:55pm 5:22pm
Tustin 8:35am 9:41am 10:30am 11:51am 3:01pm 5:28pm
Irvine 8:43am 9:49am 10:37am 11:59am 3:09pm 5:36pm
Laguna Niguel/
Mission Viejo		 8:53am 10:00am 10:47am 12:09pm 3:19pm 5:46pm
San Juan Capistrano 8:59am 10:06am 10:54am 12:15pm 3:25pm 5:52pm
San Clemente 9:09am 10:16am 11:04am 12:25pm 3:38pm 6:05pm
San Clemente Pier 9:14am 10:20am 11:09am 12:28pm 3:41pm 6:08pm
Oceanside 9:41am 10:48am 11:36am 12:55pm 4:08pm 6:35pm
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Station OC Line
661		 OC Line
663		 OC Line
665		 IEOC Line
858		 IEOC Line
860		 OC Line
667
Oceanside 8:30am 11:24am 1:28pm 2:35pm 4:28pm 5:23pm
San Clemente Pier 8:53am 11:52am 1:52pm 2:59pm 4:52pm 5:47pm
San Clemente 8:56am 11:55am 1:55pm 3:02pm 4:55pm 5:50pm
San Juan Capistrano 9:08am 12:05pm 2:05pm 3:12pm 5:05pm 6:03pm
Laguna Niguel/
Mission Viejo		 9:14am 12:12pm 2:12pm 3:18pm 5:16pm 6:10pm
Irvine 9:24am 12:22pm 2:23pm 3:28pm 5:26pm 6:21pm
Tustin 9:31am 12:29pm 2:30pm 3:35pm 5:32pm 6:28pm
Santa Ana 9:38am 12:35pm 2:37pm 3:41pm 5:39pm 6:35pm
Orange 9:43am 12:41pm 2:43pm 3:47pm 5:44pm 6:41pm
Anaheim Canyon       3:54pm 5:52pm  
West Corona       4:14pm 6:12pm  
North Main Corona       4:20pm 6:17pm  
Riverside-La Sierra       4:27pm 6:25pm  
Riverside-Downtown       4:39pm 6:37pm  
San Bernadino-Depot       4:57pm 6:54pm  
San Bernadino-Downtown       5:05pm 7:03pm  
Anaheim-ARTIC 9:48pm 12:46pm 2:48pm     6:46pm
Fullerton 9:56am 12:53pm 2:56pm     6:54pm
Buena Park 10:01am 12:59pm 3:02pm     7:00pm
Norwalk/
Sante Fe Springs		 10:08am 1:06pm 3:10pm     7:08pm
L.A. Union Station 10:37am 1:34pm 3:39pm     7:38pm
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Station IEOC Line
857		 OC Line
660		 IEOC Line
859		 OC Line
662		 OC Line
664		 OC Line
668
L.A. Union Station   8:40am   10:50am 2:00pm 4:27pm
Norwalk/
Sante Fe Springs		   9:03am   11:13am 2:24pm 4:50pm
Buena Park   9:10am   11:21am 2:31pm 4:58pm
Fullerton   9:16am   11:27am 2:37pm 5:04pm
Anaheim-ARTIC   9:24am   11:35am 2:45pm 5:12pm
San Bernadino-Downtown 7:00am   8:56am      
San Bernadino-Depot 7:05am   9:00am      
Riverside-Downtown 7:22am   9:17am      
Riverside-La Sierra 7:35am   9:30am      
North Main Corona 7:47am   9:43am      
West Corona 7:56am   9:51am      
Anaheim Canyon 8:16am   10:11am      
Orange 8:23am 9:29am 10:18am 11:40am 2:50pm 5:17pm
Santa Ana 8:28am 9:35am 10:23am 11:45am 2:55pm 5:22pm
Tustin 8:35am 9:41am 10:30am 11:51am 3:01pm 5:28pm
Irvine 8:43am 9:49am 10:37am 11:59am 3:09pm 5:36pm
Laguna Niguel/
Mission Viejo		 8:53am 10:00am 10:47am 12:09pm 3:19pm 5:46pm
San Juan Capistrano 8:59am 10:06am 10:54am 12:15pm 3:25pm 5:52pm
San Clemente 9:09am 10:16am 11:04am 12:25pm 3:38pm 6:05pm
San Clemente Pier 9:14am 10:20am 11:09am 12:28pm 3:41pm 6:08pm
Oceanside 9:41am 10:48am 11:36am 12:55pm 4:08pm 6:35pm
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Tables
Abraham Lincoln used the table on his train to write the Gettysburg Address. How will you use yours?
Power Outlets
If your device is running low on power, a few seats on each train car have outlets.
Clean Facilities
Restrooms & drinking water. So you’re covered both ways.
How to ride

1. Find Your Station


Study our colorful system map and figure out your departure and destination points. Check the schedules below. This is much simpler than math class and certainly more fun.

System Map
Animated graphic depicting a magnifying glass finding a Metrolink train on a map of Orange County
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2. Be Fashionably On Time


Arrive at the station at least 20 minutes before your train departs. Boarding a moving train only works in the movies.
Animation of an arm with a watch scrolling to the correct line
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3. Buy Your Pass, Smile Childishly.


Download the Metrolink Mobile Ticketing App. Or use any ticket vending machine (TVM) at any Metrolink station with weekend service to spend the best $10 ever.
Animated graphic depicting a woman paying for a Metrolink ticket
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4. Hop On, Log In, Tune Out.


Step onto the train that'll change your weekend. Sink into a seat, charge up your device, and let the adventure begin.
Animated graphic depicting a laptop with a video playing
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5. Depart. Go Forth and Explore.


Metrolink is just the start and finish of your adventure; what you discover in between will make this a weekend you'll never forget.
Animated graphic depicting a Metrolink train rolling by, then a passenger looking at the tracks at sunset


Metrolink is accessible.


Passengers with disabilities receive complete boarding assistance simply by waiting at the top of the access ramp at the end of the platform. Wheelchairs can only be accommodated on the lower level of the passenger car that stops opposite the platform access ramp.

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