During the holidays, Metro’s fixed-route, MetroNow! and Access paratransit services will operate on the normal schedule, except on Christmas and New Years day. Instead of following the regular Thursday schedule on these days, Metro transit services on Christmas day will follow what is normally the Sunday schedule, and New Year’s day, will follow what is normally the Saturday schedule.

Metro’s administrative offices and the Downtown Sales Office will be closed on Thursday, December 25th, and Thursday, January 1st, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

There will be several holiday traditions that Metro will continue this year. One of these is their Merry Merry Metro Bus tradition, offering Surprise FREE Rides on certain routes. From Saturday, December 13th through Sunday, December 28th, two buses in the Metro fleet will circulate through Metro’s fixed routes, with their cabins decorated in holiday trim. If one of these buses arrives on your route, your ride will be FREE! While you can’t “plan” on free bus fare this holiday season, the Merry Metro Bus is hoped to be a nice Christmas gift for regular riders.

The Cincinnati Metro is also continuing their Santa on the Square tradition. Santa will visit their central transit hub at Government Square, Tuesday December 16th, from 12 PM to 1 PM, and from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM! During these times Santa will reportedly greet Metro riders and hand out treats.

You can find Maps and Schedules as well as further information about Bus Fares & Passes for all Cincinnati Metro Routes online at go-metro.com.

You can find more resources related to transportation by selecting the “Transportation” category tab on our Social Service “Utilization Library” page.