Community Events
View our new online event calendar to learn about upcoming events that are accessbile by the COASTER and to learn about special fare offerings!
Padres COASTER Train Service 2010
COASTER trains run for every home Padres game, including special trains on Sundays and for afternoon games that begin at 3:35 p.m.
Padres fans can be confident they will reach the ballpark in time for the first pitch. Southbound train schedules have been coordinated around game start times, arriving downtown typically about an hour before the start of the game. COASTER northbound trains depart San Diego 50 minutes after the final out or special event (such as fireworks).
Padres fan can reach the ballpark without the stress of traffic by riding the COASTER to downtown San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot and transferring for free to the San Diego Trolley for the quick ride to the Gaslamp Quarter station. Riders who purchase a round trip COASTER ticket can transfer for free to the Trolley for Padres games. To reach the Gaslamp Quarter station, transfer to a Special Event Red Line Trolley at the Santa Fe Depot or from the American Plaza station, catch the Orange Line to the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. Click here for more information about Trolley service from the SDMTS web site.
Plan to arrive at your COASTER station 20 minutes before the scheduled train departure time to find parking and purchase tickets. All passengers on board COASTER trains must have a valid ticket, or the passenger is subject to citation and removal from the train. Tickets must be purchased on day of travel and can be bought by debit/credit card or cash from a station Ticket Vending Machine. Remember to purchase a round-trip COASTER ticket in order to use it to transfer for free to the San Diego Trolley for Padres game service.
Click on these links for COASTER schedules and to learn more:
COASTER Schedules
COASTER Fares
COASTER Station Locations
COASTER How to Ride
NOTE: Padres Home Opener - April 12
On Monday, April 12 a special southbound COASTER train leaves Oceanside at 1:45 p.m. for the Padres game that begins at 3:35 p.m. (view COASTER train #652 on schedule). Please note this train will not stop at the Old Town station.
COASTER Classroom Day Pass Program
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Attention teachers: the Classroom Day Pass program is a great way for students to learn how to use public transit while seeing the fun sites around San Diego. Discounted round trip fare on selected COASTER trains only of $3.00 per person is available for groups of 15 or more students/chaperones. There is a maximum of 135 student and adults per group and not all trains are available at the group rate. Travel must be conducted 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and is available all day on Saturdays (COASTER trains do not operate on Sundays).
For booking information, call the Day Tripper Hotline: (619) 233-9558 at least 14 days in advance. Trips must be confirmed by the day pass coordinator to qualify for the Classroom Day Pass discount.
Click here to learn more from the SDMTS web site.
