Express Service

Express buses operate from 20 Twin Cities locations. To find the express site nearest you, use the State Fair Park & Ride Finder. For automated State Fair transit information, call 612-373-3333.

Buses operate 8 a.m. – midnight; departure times are approximate. Express buses serve the NEW State Fair Transit Hub, which is located on the west side of the fairgrounds near the West End Market (formerly Heritage Square). All express service is wheelchair accessible.

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Service Approximately Every 15 Minutes

1 National Sports Center – 1700 105th Ave. NE

2 Brookdale Square – Brooklyn Center, 5900 Shingle Creek Pkwy., NE corner of Shingle Creek Pkwy. & Bass Lake Rd.

3 I-394 & Co. Rd. 73 Park & Ride – Minnetonka, SW corner of I-394 & Co. Rd. 73

4 Parade Stadium – Minneapolis, 600 Kenwood Pkwy.  (across from Dunwoody)

5 Bloomington – 82nd St. & 24th Ave. S., across from Mall of America East parking ramp
 

Service Approximately Every Half Hour

6 Fridley Station – Fridley, 61st Ave. & Main St. NE

7 Marcus Oakdale Cinema – Oakdale, 5677 Hadley Ave. N. – NE corner of lot

8 Signal Hills Shopping Center – West St. Paul, South Robert St. & Butler Ave. (near Kmart)

9 Cottage Grove Park & Ride – Cottage Grove, along Hwy. 61 on West Point Douglas Rd. between 80th St. and Jamaica Ave.

10 Maplewood Mall Transit Center – 1793 Beam Ave. (board on Southlawn Dr.)
 

Service Approximately Every 15 Minutes

11 Dunwoody College of Technology – Minneapolis, I-394 & Dunwoody Blvd.

12 Knox Ave. at Best Buy Park & Ride – Richfield, 7701 Knox Ave.
 

Service Approximately Every Half Hour

13 Maple Grove Transit Station – I-94 and Hemlock Lane
 

SouthWest Transit

14 Wooddale Church – 6630 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie.
Weekdays only. Service approximately every half hour from 8 a.m.

15 SouthWest Station – 13500 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie. 
Weekends and Labor Day. Service approximately every half hour from 7 a.m.

16 SouthWest Village – Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 101, Chanhassen. 
Weekends and Labor Day. Service pproximately every half hour from 7 a.m.

NEW!
17 East Creek Station – Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 41, Chaska. 
Weekends and Labor Day. Service approximately every half hour from 7 a.m.

Minnesota Valley Transit Authority

18 Burnsville Transit Station – Hwy. 13 & Nicollet Ave.
Hourly service on weekdays; service every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.

19 Eagan Transit Station – Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Road at I-35E. Service every 30 minutes on weekends and Labor Day.

BlueXpress

NEW!
20 Marschall Road Transit Station – 1615 Weston Court, Shakopee. Hourly service from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and Labor Day.