Alternative Transportation

Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)

Route 785
Lancaster - Palmdale - Downtown Los Angeles

Days of Operation: Monday - Friday, no weekend service
Hours of Service: 3:50AM - 7:58PM
Frequency: Every 23-30 minutes

Direclty serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Palmdale Station
• L.A. Union Station

Note: Metrolink passes are not accepted on AVTA Commuter Service. 

Santa Clarita Transit

Commuter Express Routes 794 and 799
Santa Clarita - Newhall - Burbank - Downtown Los Angeles

Monday - Friday, no weekends.

Hours of Service:

• Morning: 4:55AM-8:32AM
• Afternoon: 3:22PM-8:04PM

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Santa Clarita Station
• Newhall Station
• Burbank Station
• L.A. Union Station

LA Metro

Metro Bus Line 224
Sylmar Bus Station - Pacoima - Sun Valley Bus Station - North Hollywood Metro Station

Operates daily.

• Connect to Metro B Line at North Hollywood Station toward L.A. Union Station.

LADOT

Commuter Express 409

Sylmar - San Fernando - Sun Valley - Downtown Los Angeles

• No Metrolink stations directly served.

Note: All LADOT Commuter Express routes are free until December 31, 2023.

Riverside Transit Agency

CommuterLink Express Route 200
San Bernardino - Riverside - Orange - Anaheim

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• San Bernardino - Downtown Station
• Riverside - Downtown Station
• Riverside - La Sierra Station
• Orange Station
• Anaheim Station

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

Reservations required. Metrolink customers must purchase Pacific Surfliner tickets. 

Plan your trip here: Schedules

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Oceanside Station
• San Clemente Pier Station
• San Juan Capistrano Station
• Irvine Station
• Santa Ana Station
• Anaheim Station
• Fullerton Station

For shuttle bus connection information and other service notices during the track closure, view Pacific Surfliner's Travel Advisories online.

• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Glendale Station will be provided for all 700 series trains.
• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Fullerton Station will be provided for trains 562, 564, 572, 586, 573, 581, 589, and 595.
• Trains 580 and 591 will be suspended.
• Train 587 will also be suspended and replaced with a special train, 589, which will operate one hour later.

LA Metro

Line 460
Anaheim - Buena Park - Norwalk (Metro C Line Station) - Downtown Los Angeles

Note: Metro's Norwalk C Line Station is located about 4 miles from Metrolink's Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Station.

Metro C Line

From Norwalk to L.A. Union Station:

• Ride Metro C Line to Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station 
• Transfer to Metro A Line toward L.A. Union Station

OCTA

OCTA operates iShuttle and Stationlink services to connect customers to Metrolink stations in Orange County. While Metrolink is out of service December 26-29:

• iShuttle, connecting riders to and from Metrolink's Tustin and Irvine stations, will NOT be operating during this time.
• Stationlink, will continue to operate during this time to serve non-Metrolink riders.

Riverside Transit Agency

CommuterLink Express Route 204
UCR, Riverside Downtown, Jurupa Valley, Ontario Mills Mall, Montclair

• Connect to Foothill Transit's Silver Streak in Montclair to access Downtown Los Angeles.

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Montclair Station

Foothill Transit

Silver Streak 707
Montclair - Pomona - West Covina - El Monte - Downtown Los Angeles

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Montclair Station
• Pomona - Downtown Station
• El Monte Station

Riverside residents can connect to Silver Streak 707 in Montclair via RTA.

Note: Metrolink monthly passes and tickets are good for one boarding on all Foothill Transit lines, including the Silver Streak. Metrolink passes and tickets are NOT accepted on Commuter Express service.

Montebello Bus Lines

Downtown Express Route 90
Whittier - Montebello - Downtown Los Angeles

• No Metrolink stations directly served.

Foothill Transit

Silver Streak 707
Montclair - Pomona - West Covina - El Monte - Downtown Los Angeles

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Montclair Station
• El Monte Station
• Cal State L.A. Station

Express Line 699
Montclair - Pomona (Fairplex Park & Ride) - Cal State L.A. - Downtown Los Angeles

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Montclair Station
• Cal State L.A. Station

Express Line 499
San Dimas (Via Verde Park & Ride) - Cal State L.A. - L.A. Union Station - Downtown Los Angeles

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Cal State L.A. Station
• L.A. Union Station

Note: Metrolink monthly passes and tickets are good for one boarding on all Foothill Transit lines, including the Silver Streak. Metrolink passes and tickets are NOT accepted on Commuter Express service.

LA Metro

Metro J Line
El Monte - Cal State L.A. - L.A. Union Station - Downtown Los Angeles - I-110 Freeway - San Pedro 

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• El Monte Station
• Cal State L.A. Station
• L.A. Union Station

Metro A Line

Azusa to L.A. Union Station

Omnitrans

OmniRide Upland (Microtransit)
OmniRide is a reservation-based, on-demand, shared transit service (like Uber or Lyft), providing local service to Upland and surrounding areas.

• Connect to Foothill Transit's Silver Streak at Montclair Station to access Downtown Los Angeles.

OmniTrans Route 14 to Route 66 (access to Montclair Station)
San Bernardino - Rialto - Fontana - Rancho Cucamonga - Upland - Montclair

• Route 14 serves San Bernardino - Downtown Station
• Transfer to Route 66 at Fontana Station, ride to Montclair Station 
• Connect to Foothill Transit's Silver Streak at Montclair Station to access Downtown Los Angeles.

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• San Bernardino - Downtown Station
• Fontana Station
• Montclair Station

OmniTrans Route 61
Fontana - Ontario - Pomona

• Connect to Foothill Transit's Silver Streak at Pomona - Downtown Station to access Downtown Los Angeles.

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Fontana Station
• Pomona - Downtown Station

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

Reservations required. Metrolink customers must purchase Pacific Surfliner tickets.

Plan your trip here: Schedules

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Oxnard Station
• Camarillo Station
• Moorpark Station
• Simi Valley Station
• Chatsworth Station
• Van Nuys Station
• Burbank Airport - South Station
• Glendale Station
• L.A. Union Station

For shuttle bus connection information and other service notices during the track closure, view Pacific Surfliner's Travel Advisories online.

• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Glendale Station will be provided for all 700 series trains.
• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Fullerton Station will be provided for trains 562, 564, 572, 586, 573, 581, 589, and 595.
• Trains 580 and 591 will be suspended.
• Train 587 will also be suspended and replaced with a special train, 589, which will operate one hour later.

Ventura County Transportation Commission

Routes 50 - 55 | Highway 101
Ventura - Oxnard - Camarillo - Thousand Oaks - Woodland Hills

From Ventura to L.A. Union Station:

• Connect to Metro G Line in Woodland Hills at De Soto Station
• Ride to North Hollywood Station
• Transfer to Metro B Line for L.A. Union Station

LADOT

Commuter Express 419
Chatsworth - Downtown Los Angeles

• No Metrolink stations directly served.

Commuter Express 422
Thousand Oaks - Westlake Village - Agoura Hills - San Fernando Valley - Hollywood - Downtown L.A.

Commuter Express 423
Thousand Oaks - Westlake Village - Agoura Hills - Calabasas - Woodland Hills - Encino - Downtown L.A.

Note: All LADOT Commuter Express services are free through December 31, 2023.

LA Metro

Line 161

Thousand Oaks - Westlake Village - Agoura Hills - Calabasas - Woodland Hills - Canoga Park

• Connect to Metro G Line at Canoga Park Station for access to L.A. Union Station via Metro B Line transfer at North Hollywood Station (see below)

G Line
Chatsworth - Canoga Park - North Hollywood

From Chatsworth to L.A. Union Station:

• Park at Chatsworth Station
• Ride Metro G Line to North Hollywood Station
• Transfer to Metro B Line for L.A. Union Station

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

Reservations required. Metrolink customers must purchase Pacific Surfliner tickets. 

Plan your trip here: Schedules

Directly serving the following Metrolink stations:

• Fullerton Station

For shuttle bus connection information and other service notices during the track closure, view Pacific Surfliner's Travel Advisories online.

• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Glendale Station will be provided for all 700 series trains.
• Shuttle bus connections to and from LA Union Station and Fullerton Station will be provided for trains 562, 564, 572, 586, 573, 581, 589, and 595.
• Trains 580 and 591 will be suspended.
• Train 587 will also be suspended and replaced with a special train, 589, which will operate one hour later.