TIME: Allow 60 minutes
COST: non-rush hour= $1.75 bus/$1.75 light rail
rush hour = $2.25 bus/$2.25 light rail (6-9 am & 3-6:30 pm M-F)
Board a
Light Rail train destined for Downtown Minneapolis. Trains leave every 7.5 minutes during rush hours, every 10-15 minutes at other times.
Disembark at Metrodome Station - travel time of approximately 15 minutes.
Board a bus from the Metrodome station (routes to the IMA include the 50 and 16 which arrive at this stop every 10 minutes) east bound (away from downtown) on 4th st. S. and Chicago Ave (Kirby Puckett). The bus ride is approximately 7 minutes to the University of Minnesota East Bank Campus.
You may visit the Metro Transit website to create a personal transportation route. You must go to the website to plan the trip with your specific times and dates:
http://www.metrotransit.org/.
Once on the website, choose the Plan Your Trip tab located at the top of the screen, and scroll to Transit Trip Planner.
Enter your starting point using the Landmark option, and scroll down to Airport Mpls- St. Paul Int'l.
Again for step 2, use the Landmark option scroll down to choose U of M- East Bank.
Add your correct date and time, and click Plan Itinerary.
Your complete itinerary should include transferring from the light rail to the bus near/at the Metrodome.
Bus detour information, during Central Cooridor Light Rail construction may be found by visiting: http://metrotransit.org/rail-construction.aspx#UofMDetours
