PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

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Train fares: Round-trip fare is $3.50 in stored value + $2 reusable TAP card, per person. Tap your card before each boarding, including at transfer stations. For more information: metro.net or call (323) 466-3876.

From Santa Monica, West L.A., Culver City, Downtown L.A.: Take the Expo Line to Expo Park/USC Station.

From Los Feliz, Hollywood, Universal City/Studio City, North

Hollywood: Take the Metro Red Line to 7th Street/Metro Center Station, then transfer upstairs to the Metro Expo Line and exit Expo Park/ USC Station.

From Koreatown: Take the Metro Purple Line to 7th Street/Metro Center Station, then transfer upstairs to the Metro Expo Line and exit Expo Park/USC Station.

From San Pedro, Harbor Gateway, El Monte: Take the Metro Silver Line 910 to 37th St/USC Station, then walk two blocks west along Exposition Boulevard to USC. (Silver Line fare is $2.50 each way with cash or TAP card.)

From Long Beach: Take the Metro Express 860 to Figueroa/23rd St, then walk one block east along 23rd Street and board Expo Line headed toward Santa Monica and exit at Expo Park/USC Station. (Fare is $1.50 on Line 860 and transfers are free with a TAP card.)

From Pasadena, Azusa, Monrovia, Arcadia, South Pasadena, Highland Park, Boyle Heights,

East L.A.: Take the Metro Gold Line to Union Station, then take the Red or Purple Line to 7th Street/Metro Center Station. Then transfer upstairs to Expo Line and exit Expo Park/USC Station.

From Redondo Beach, El Segundo, South L.A., Lakewood:

Take the Metro Green Line to the Harbor Freeway Station, then transfer downstairs to the Silver Line and exit 37th Street/USC Station, then walk two blocks west along Exposition Boulevard to USC. (Green Line to Silver Line fare is $1.75 one way + $0.75 transfer on TAP card only. Silver Line to Green Line is $2.50 each way with cash or TAP card.)

From Norwalk, Cerritos, La Mirada, Buena Park: Take the Metro Express 460 to 37th Street/USC Station, then walk two blocks west along Exposition Boulevard to USC. (Express fare is $2.50 each way with cash or TAP card.)

Please Note: The festival shuttle bus from Union Station is no longer provided. Please use metro.net to find how to connect from Union Station to the Metro Expo Line, which drops directly at the festival’s south entrance.