Bus me out to the ballgame

Don’t get beaned by traffic this baseball season—take the Dodger Stadium Express.

Metro is providing direct bus service from Union Station to Dodger Stadium beginning with the March 28 preseason matchup with the Anaheim Angels and continuing through all 81 home games (we won’t jinx the playoffs just yet).

Game and season ticket holders ride for free; all others pay $1.50 each way. Rides will depart every 10 minutes in the 90 minutes pre-game, and every 30 minutes throughout the game and for 45 minutes after the final out.

The Dodger Stadium Express, now in its second year, is funded by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Review Committee (MSRC), a group dedicated to reducing motor vehicle air pollution along the SoCal coast.

New to the program this year, Metrolink is providing special late trains for night games. They depart from Union Station at 11 p.m. to Ventura County, San Bernardino County, and the Antelope Valley. The cost of the Metrolink trains ranges from $8 to $10 depending on how far you need to go.

Take the express bus on game day and you will save on parking as well as gas. General parking at the Stadium starts at $15 per car. Consider planning your whole excursion with Metro so you can focus on other things, like how you’re going to digest all those Dodger Dogs.

Posted 3/24/11