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Phoenix Area Transit

This page is a list of past, current, and future transit routes in the Phoenix area since the Valley Metro branding was implemented in 1993. Click on a link below to learn more about that specific route. For more general history about transit in Phoenix, visit this page.


Current Routes


Train

Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed
SKYT PHX Sky Train 5 miles Rental Car Center 44th St 2013
RAIL Valley Metro Rail 30 miles Metro Pkwy Gilbert Rd/Main St 2008
S Valley Metro Streetcar 3 miles Dorsey Ln/Apache Marina Heights/Rio Salado 2022

Local Bus

Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed
0 Central Avenue 8 miles ASU University Center Sunnyslope Transit Center 1993
0A South Central Shuttle 6 miles Van Buren St & Central Ave Central Ave & Dobbins Rd 2020
1 Washington Street 9 miles Central Ave & Polk St Priest Dr & Washington St 2003
3 Van Buren Street 25 miles La Canada Blvd & 4th St Phoenix Zoo 1993
7 7th Street 25 miles 7th St & Dobbins Rd Deer Valley Rd & 19th Ave 1993
8 7th Avenue 15 miles Baseline Rd & Central Ave Sunnyslope Transit Center 1993
10 Roosevelt Street 4 miles Central Ave & Polk St 32nd St & Roosevelt St 1993
12 12th Street 11 miles 12th St & Jefferson St Sunnyslope Transit Center 1993
13 Buckeye Road 11 miles Buckeye Rd & 75th Ave 24th St PHX Sky Train Station 1993
15 15th Avenue 6.5 miles 15th Ave & Pima St Montebello/19th Ave Transit Center 1993
16 16th Street 23 miles Dobbins Rd & Central Ave Paradise Valley Community College 1993
17 McDowell Road 29 miles McDowell Rd & Pebble Creek Pkwy McDowell Rd & Pima Rd 1993
19 19th Avenue 26 miles 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave 1993
27 27th Avenue 24 miles Lower Buckeye Rd & 27th Ave Deer Valley Rd & 27th Ave
23rd Ave & Rose Garden Ln
1993
28 Lower Buckeye Road 10 miles Lower Buckeye Rd & 99th Ave 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd 2014
29 Thomas Road 21 miles Thomas Rd & 93rd Ave Pima Park 2008
30 University Drive 25 miles South Mountain Community College
24th St/Baseline Park and Ride
Power Rd & University Dr 1993
32 32nd Street 12 miles 40th St & Baseline Rd 28th St & Camelback Rd 2016
35 35th Avenue 28 miles 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave 1993
39 North 40th Street 7 miles Dreamy Draw Park and Ride Paradise Valley Community College 2008
40 Main Street 13 miles Sycamore/Main St Transit Center Superstition Springs Transit Center 2008
41 Indian School Road 23 miles Indian School Rd & 107th Ave Indian School Rd & Granite Reef Rd 1993
43 43rd Avenue 16 miles 43rd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd Union Hills Dr & 43rd Ave 1997
44 44th Street/Tatum Blvd 18 miles 44th St Sky Train Station Desert Ridge Marriott 1993
45 Broadway Road 26 miles Broadway Rd & 19th Ave Superstition Springs Transit Center 1993
48 48th Street 13 miles Baseline Rd & Priest Dr Mesa Riverview 2010
50 Camelback Road 25 miles Camelback Rd & 107th Ave Scottsdale Community College 1993
51 51st Avenue 25 miles Pecos Rd & 51st Ave Arizona State University West 2003
52 Roeser Road 7 miles Roeser Rd & 19th Ave Roeser Rd & 48th St 1993
56 Priest Drive 12 miles Ray Rd & 48th St Desert Botanical Garden 1993
59 59th Avenue 17 miles 59th Ave & Buckeye Rd 59th Ave & Beardsley Rd 1993
60 Bethany Home Road 14 miles Bethany Home Rd & 83rd Ave Camelback Rd & 24th St 1993
61 Southern Avenue 28 miles 51st Ave & Southern Ave Superstition Springs Transit Center 1993
62 Hardy Drive 14 miles Ruby Dr & IKEA Tempe Marketplace 1999
66 Mill Avenue/Kyrene Road 10 miles Lone Butte Casino Tempe Transit Center 1993
67 67th Avenue 16 miles 67th Ave & Pioneer St 67th Ave & Union Hills Dr 1994
70 24th Street/Glendale Avenue 31 miles Luke Air Force Base 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride 1999
72 Scottsdale Road/Rural Road 28 miles Chandler Fashion Center Transit Center Thompson Peak Pkwy & Scottsdale Healthcare 1993
75 75th Avenue 7 miles 75th Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd Camelback Rd & 75th Ave 2014
77 Baseline Road 23 miles Gila River Indian Community Service Center West Mesa Park and Ride 1998
80 Northern Avenue/Shea Blvd 19 miles Northern Ave & 59th Ave Mustang Transit Center 1993
81 Hayden Road/McClintock Drive 24 miles Chandler Fashion Center Transit Center Mustang Transit Center 1993
83 83rd Avenue 15 miles 83rd Ave & Van Buren St Arrowhead Mall Transit Center 2014
90 Dunlap Avenue/Cave Creek Road 17 miles 67th Ave & Olive Ave Cave Creek Rd & Rose Garden Ln 1993
96 Dobson Road 17 miles Basha Rd & Fulton Ranch Blvd Mesa Riverview 1993
104 Alma School Road 12 miles Morelos St & Hamilton St Mesa Riverview 1993
106 Peoria Avenue 19 miles Santa Fe Dr & 105th Ave Sunnyslope Transit Center 1993
108 Elliot Road/48th Street 24 miles 48th St & Chandler Blvd Superstition Springs Transit Center 1997
112 Country Club Drive/Arizona Avenue 15 miles Chandler Park and Ride Center St & McKellips Rd
Centennial Way & Main St
1999
120 Mesa Drive 4 miles Lewis & Coury Ave Fitch Park 1993
122 Cactus Road 8 miles Arizona State University West 19th Ave & Dunlap Ave 1993
128 Stapley Drive 6 miles Inverness Ave & Stapley Dr McKellips Rd & Stapley Dr 2001
136 Gilbert Road 14 miles Gilbert Rd & Insight Way/Ryan Rd Gilbert Rd/McDowell Rd Park and Ride 1994
138 Thunderbird Road 22 miles Santa Fe Dr & 105th Dr Thunderbird Rd & 32nd St 1993
140 Ray Road 11 miles Ray Rd & 48th St Gilbert Rd & Ray Rd 2017
154 Greenway Road 16 miles Greenway Rd & 51st Ave Scottsdale Park and Ride 2007
156 Chandler Blvd 21 miles Chandler Blvd & 48th St Arizona State University Polytechnic 1993
170 Bell Road 21 miles Arrowhead Mall Transit Center Raintree Dr & Northsight Blvd 1993
184 Power Road 14 miles Arizona State University Polytechnic Power Rd Park and Ride 2011
186 Union Hills Drive/Mayo Blvd 21 miles Arrowhead Mall Transit Center Mayo Blvd & Scottsdale Rd 1993

Express/RAPID/Rural Bus

Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed
514 Scottsdale Express 23 miles State Capitol Mustang Transit Center 2012
515 Fountain Hills-Mesa Connector 13 miles Gilbert Rd/McDowell Rd Park and Ride Fountain Hills Library 2021
521 Central Tempe Express 15 miles State Capitol Tempe Library Park and Ride 1993
522 South Tempe Express 17 miles State Capitol Tempe Sports Complex 2012
531 Mesa/Gilbert Express 26 miles State Capitol Gilbert Park and Ride 1993
533 Mesa Express 30 miles State Capitol Superstition Springs Park and Ride 199x
535 Northeast Mesa Express 28 miles State Capitol Power Rd Park and Ride 2008
542 Chandler Express 28 miles State Capitol Chandler Park and Ride 2008
562 Goodyear Express 18 miles Goodyear Park and Ride State Capitol 2008
563 Avondale/Buckeye Express 27 miles Buckeye Park and Ride State Capitol 2012
571 Surprise Express 30 miles Surprise Park and Ride State Capitol 2006
573 West Glendale Express 19 miles Glendale Park and Ride State Capitol 2007
575 North Glendale Express 28 miles Arrowhead Mall Transit Center Van Buren St & Central Ave 2008
685 Ajo/Gila Bend Rural Connector 110 miles 2nd Ave & 5th St (Ajo) Desert Sky Transit Center 2005
GAL Grand Avenue Limited 15 miles Peoria Ave & 83rd Ave Central Ave & Van Buren St 2003
I10E I-10 East Rapid 21 miles State Capitol 40th St & Pecos Park and Ride 2003
I10W I-10 West Rapid 13 miles State Capitol Desert Sky Transit Center 2004
I17 I-17 Rapid 19 miles Arizona Center Happy Valley Park and Ride 2004
SME South Mountain East Rapid 9 miles State Capitol 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride 2015
SMW South Mountain West Rapid 8 miles Van Buren St & Central Ave 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride 2012
SR51 SR 51 Rapid 23 miles State Capitol Deer Valley Rd & Marriott Dr 2003

Neighborhood Circulators

Circulator Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed
Glendale Urban Shuttle GUS1 Glendale Urban Shuttle 1 6 miles Counterclockwise loop from Glendale City Hall 2000
GUS2 Glendale Urban Shuttle 2 8 miles Clockwise loop from Tanner Terrace Senior Living Complex 2000
GUS3 Glendale Urban Shuttle 3 12 miles Counterclockwise loop from Manistee Manor 2004
Mesa BUZZ DBUZ Downtown BUZZ 6 miles Mesa Riverview Centennial Way & Main St 2008
FBUZ Fiesta BUZZ 6 miles Mesa Riverview Alma School Rd & Southern Ave 2022
Phoenix Neighborhood Circulator ALEX ALEX Circulator 18 miles 12th St & Liberty Ln 51st St & Elliot Rd 2001
DASH Downtown DASH 3 miles State Capitol Washington St/4th St 1993
MARY MARY Circulator 25 miles Loop from Desert Sky Transit Center 2007
SMRT SMART Circulator 8 miles Cholla St & 19th Ave Cinnabar Ave & 15th St 2007
Scottsdale Trolley 68CM 68th Street/Camelback Trolley 8 miles Granite Reef Senior Center Indian School Rd & Hayden Rd 2018
MLHD Miller/Hayden Trolley 11 miles Granite Reef Senior Center Mustang Transit Center 2018
MSTG Mustang Trolley 10 miles Via Linda Senior Center Northsight Blvd & Raintree Dr 2018
Tempe FLASH FLSH FLASH Circulator 3 miles Spence Ave & Rural Rd Tempe Transportation Center 1994
Tempe Orbit EART Orbit Earth 9 miles Tempe Transportation Center Tempe Marketplace 2007
JUPI Orbit Jupiter 6 miles Tempe Transportation Center McClintock High School 2008
MARS Orbit Mars 7 miles Tempe Transportation Center Southern Ave & Evergreen Rd 2007
MERC Orbit Mercury 6 miles Tempe Transportation Center Escalante Center 2007
STRN Orbit Saturn 9 miles Priest Dr & Elliot Rd Tempe Library 2017
VENU Orbit Venus 6 miles Loop from Tempe Transportation Center 2007

Defunct Routes (Under Construction)

* The tables below show the latest route information before the route was eliminated.


Local Bus

Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed Eliminated
B Blue Line 29 miles Ed Pastor Transit Center Phoenix Mayo Hospital 1993 2008
G Green Line 26 miles Desert Sky Mall Pima Park 1993 2008
GA Green Line (Avondale) 8 miles Avondale Civic Center Desert Sky Mall 2004 2008
R Red Line 31 miles Metrocenter Transit Center Gilbert Rd & Main St 1993 2008
Y Yellow Line 24 miles Peoria Community Center College Ave & Stadium Dr 1993 2003
ALNK Arizona Avenue/Country Club Drive LINK 11 miles Chandler Park and Ride Centennial Way & Main St 2011 2016
MLNK Main Street LINK 10 miles Main St & Mesa Dr Superstition Springs Transit Center 2008 2016
2 Grand/Main ? miles ? ? 1993 1993
3A Van Buren (Avondale) 11 miles La Canada Blvd & 4th St 65th Ave & Grant St 2005 2010
4 Alma School 17 miles Chilton Dr & San Marcos Pl Center St & McKellips Rd 1993 2000
7L 7th Street Limited 15 miles Arizona Center 7th St & Union Hills Dr 2003 2009
17A McDowell (Avondale) 10 miles Litchfield Rd & Test Dr Desert Sky Transit Center 2008 2014
19C 19th Avenue Connector 5 miles 19th Ave & Montebello Ave Metrocenter Transit Center 2013 2015
24 24th Street/Glendale 24 miles South Mountain Community College Glendale Ave & 67th Ave 1993 2007
28 Grant 8 miles 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd Central Station 1993 2002
29A Thomas (Avondale) 8 miles Avondale Civic Center Desert Sky Mall 2008 2010
31 University (Phoenix/Tempe) 13 miles 32nd St & Broadway Rd 1st Ave & Dobson Rd 1998 2000
32 32nd St 18 miles 44th St/Washington Transit Center Paradise Valley Community College 2003 2010
41A Indian School (Avondale) 9 miles Estrella Mountain Community College Desert Sky Mall 2005 2010
46 Broadway (Mesa) 17 miles 1st Ave & Dobson Rd Superstition Springs Transit Center 1993 2000
65 Mill Avenue/Kyrene Road 9 miles Ruby Dr & IKEA Tempe Transportation Center 2000 2021
68 68th Street 6 miles Los Arcos Mall Scottsdale Fashion Square 1994 2001
71 Professor GUS 8 miles Glendale Community College American Graduate School of International Management 2001 2002
76 Miller 10 miles Scottsdale Rd & McDowell Rd Scottsdale Community College 1993 2011
82 Hayden Road 18 miles College Ave & Stadium Dr (?) Hayden Rd & 83rd Pl
Shea Blvd & Scottsdale Rd
1993 1996
84 Granite Reef Road 7 miles McDowell Rd & 74th St Scottsdale Community College 1998 2010
92 48th Street/Guadalupe Road 15 miles Guadalupe Rd & McClintock Dr Tempe Transportation Center 1999 2010
94 94th Street 4 miles 90th St & Shea Blvd (?) 90th St & Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd (?) 1994 2000
109 Elliot (Tempe) 7 miles Arizona Mills Mall ASU Research Park 1999 2001
114 Via Linda 9 miles 90th St & Shea Blvd Mayo Clinic Scottsdale 2000 2010
124 Warner Road 7 miles 48th St & Ray Rd ASU Research Park 1999 2002
131 START 13 miles Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale Civic Center 2000 2011
146 Frank Lloyd Wright Limited 3 miles 83rd Pl & Hayden Rd Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd & 100th St 2000 2001
251 51st Avenue 12 miles Pecos Rd & 51st Ave 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride 2012 2018
277 Baseline 15 miles Loop from Superstition Springs Transit Center 2013 2014

Express/RAPID/Rural Bus

Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed Eliminated
500 Paradise Valley Express 21 miles 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd Paradise Valley Community College 1993 2003
501 Paradise Valley Express 19 miles State Capitol Paradise Valley Mall 1993 2003
502 Paradise Valley Express 14 miles State Capitol Dreamy Draw Park and Ride 1993 2005
510 Scottsdale Express 19 miles State Capitol Paseo Del Sur & McCormick Pkwy 1993 2012
511 Tempe/Scottsdale Airpark Express 22 miles Tempe Transportation Center Scottsdale Airpark 2008 2014
512 Scottsdale Express 34 miles State Capitol La Montana Dr & Palisades Blvd 1993 2012
520 North Tempe Express 20 miles State Capitol Price Rd & Broadway Rd 1993 2021
523 Tempe Express ? miles ? ? 1993 1993
530 Mesa Express ? miles ? ? 1993 1993
532 Mesa Express 29 miles State Capitol Decatur St & Power Rd 1993 2012
534 Queen Creek Express 31 miles Tempe Transportation Center Hawes Rd & Ocotillo Rd 2007 2007
536 Northeast Mesa/Tempe/ASU Express 18 miles Tempe Transportation Center Power Rd & McDowell Rd 2008 2010
540 Chandler Express 25 miles State Capitol Dobson Rd & Ray Rd 1993 2012
541 Chandler Express 27 miles State Capitol Arizona Ave & Ray Rd 1993 2022
560 Avondale Express 27 miles State Capitol 4th St & Lower Buckeye Rd 1993 2012
561 Desert Sky Express 28 miles State Capitol Van Buren St & Dysart Rd 1997 2004
570 Glendale Express 18 miles 22nd Ave & Lower BUckeye Rd 59th Ave & Myrtle Ave 1993 2011
572 Surprise/Scottsdale Express 34 miles Surprise Aquatic Center Scottsdale Airpark 2007 2010
576 Northwest Valley/Montebello Express 20 miles Montebello/19th Ave Transit Center Arrowhead Transit Center 2008 2010
580 North Mountain Express 25 miles Buckeye Rd & 16th St 35th Ave & Union Hills Dr 1993 2004
581 North Mountain Express 6 miles Metrocenter Transit Center 59th Ave & Thunderbird Rd 1993 2012
582 North Mountain Express 18 miles State Capitol Bell Rd/I-17 Park and Ride 1993 2011
590 Deer Valley Express 21 miles State Capitol Union Hills Dr & 31st Ave 1993 2011
591 Deer Valley Express 20 miles Washington St & 3rd St 23rd Ave & Union Hills Dr 1993 2004
592 Deer Valley Express 22 miles State Capitol 7th St & Union Hills Dr 1993 2003
660 Wickenburg Rural Connector 45 miles West Plaza (Wickenburg) Arrowhead Transit Center 2006 2011
NWV North West Grand 12 miles R.H. Johnson Blvd & Meeker Blvd (?) Peoria Community Center 1996 1997?
RAPID to Rail 9 miles 19th Ave/Montebello Transit Center Bell Rd/I-17 Park and Ride 2011 2012

Neighborhood Circulators

Circulator Name Length Primary Terminus 1 Primary Terminus 2 Formed Eliminated
Avondale ZOOM ZOOM Avondale ZOOM 13 miles Goodyear Park and Ride Avondale Park and Ride 2011 2023
ZOMN Avondale ZOOM North 9 miles Rancho Santa Fe Blvd & Dysart Rd McDowell Rd & 99th Ave 2017 2019
Peoria On The Go POGO Peoria On The Go 19 miles Loop from Arrowhead Transit Center 2019 2020
PGOB POGO Destinations - Blue 20 miles Sunnyslope Park WestWing Community Center 2021 2023
PGOG POGO Destinations - Green 20 miles Pioneer Community Park Ventana Lakes Yacht Club 2021 2023
PGOR POGO Destinations - Red 17 miles Peoria Park and Ride Vistancia Safeway 2021 2023
Phoenix Neighborhood Circulator DART DART Circulator 13 miles Loop from Phoenix Mayo Clinic 2008 2010
DEER Deer Run Circulator 13 miles 31st Ave & Behrend Dr Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave 2008 2010
Scottsdale FAST FAST Free Airpark Shuttle Transfer 3 miles (?) Scottsdale Airpark 83rd Pl & Hayden Rd (?) 2000 2001
Scottsdale Trolley SCT Camelback Trolley 7 miles Camelback Rd & Marshall Way Scottsdale Community College 2015 2018
SDT Downtown Trolley 4 miles Counterclockwise loop from Western Museum Scottsdale 2004 2018
SGS Giants Stadium Shuttle 2 miles
3 miles
Giants Stadium Loloma Station
Scottsdale Fashion Square
2004 2007
SMT Miller Road Trolley 11 miles Scottsdale Rd & McDowell Rd Scottsdale Community College 2011 2018
SNT Neighborhood Trolley 10 miles Loop from Western Museum Scottsdale 2006 2018
OLDT Old Town Trolley 3 miles Counterclockwise loop from Drinkwater Blvd & Stetson Dr 2018 2020
SRT Resort Trolley ? miles ? ? 2004 2007
Tempe FLASH FL FLASH Lite on Mill 4 miles Gammage Auditorium Papago Office Parks
Desert Botanical Garden
1996 2002
FM FLASH McAllister 2 miles Spence Ave & Rural Rd Sun Devil Stadium 2010 2015
FLU FLASH to University Drive 2 miles Counterclockwise loop from Sun Devil Stadium 2001? 2010
NF Neighborhood FLASH 8 miles 5th St & Lindon Ln Escalante Community Center 2001 2007

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