Traffic & Transit
Free Metro Rides On Election Day: What LA County Voters Should Know
Metro is offering free bus and train rides on Election Day, ballot drop-off boxes at 19 stations and voting centers at two major stations.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County voters can ride Metro buses and trains for free on Election Day as the transit agency offers free transportation to polling places and ballot drop-off locations across the county.
Metro will waive fares on all Metro buses and trains from midnight through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
Metro's Bike Share program will also offer free rides for the first 30 minutes, with a charge of $1.75 for each additional 30-minute period.
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The agency is partnering with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Culver CityBus, Glendale, Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority and Pasadena Transit to provide free or discounted transportation services.
Metro's Board of Directors voted in 2019 to permanently waive fares on federal and statewide election days to make it easier for residents to reach polling places and encourage voter participation.
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Metro is hosting official voting centers at Union Station and El Monte Station, where voters can cast ballots in person.
The Union Station voting center is located in the Ticket Concourse on the station's west side, near Alameda Street.
In addition to free rides, Metro is providing vote-by-mail ballot drop-off boxes at 19 rail and bus stations through Election Day.
The locations include:
- North Hollywood
- Hollywood/Western
- Vermont/Santa Monica
- Wilshire/Vermont
- 7th Street/Metro Center
- Union Station
- El Monte Station
- Expo/Vermont
- La Cienega/Jefferson
- Downtown Santa Monica
- Willow
- Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
- Mariachi Plaza
- Sierra Madre Villa
- Aviation/LAX
- Harbor Freeway
- Norwalk
- Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Sepulveda
The voting centers are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. before Election Day. On Tuesday, voting hours will be extended from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters can use Metro's official Transit app to find nearby voting centers and ballot drop-off locations. Gold check marks identify voting centers, while blue check marks indicate vote-by-mail ballot boxes.
Residents can also find their nearest voting center and check operating hours here.
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