What routes connect at the 5th Street Transit Station?
You may transfer to another bus at the 5th Street Transit Station (details noted below).  There is no additional cost to transfer.  If you are using a bus pass, the transfer will be recorded on your pass.  If you are using cash, you need to ask the Northstar driver for a transfer pass when you board.  For more information about connecting bus routes contact Metro Transit at 612-373-3333 or www.metrotransit.org.

* Listed below are routes: 3, 7, 14, 16, 94BCD, 50, which serve downtown locations with frequencies to accommodate many Northstar arrivals. 

There are other routes available.  For information on service to: 

  • Woodbury via downtown St. Paul, refer to route 353
  • Woodbury, refer to route 355
  • Cottage Grove via downtown St. Paul, refer to route 365
  • Minnetonka, refer to route 673

Route 3

Location: Lane 6 (6am-6pm) Mon.-Fri. all other times Lane 1.
Route: 4th Street (going both east and west)
Frequency: approx. 10-15 minutes

Serving:

  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • University of Minnesota
  • Como Avenue
  • St. Paul
  • Downtown St. Paul

Route 7

Location: Lane 6 ( 6am-6pm) Mon.-Fri. all other times Lane 3.
Route: 4th Street (going both east and west)
Frequency: approx. 15 minutes

Serving:

  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • Cedar/Riverside
  • South Minneapolis

Route 16

Location: Lane 1
Route: 4th Street (going both east and west)
Frequency: approx. 10 minutes

Serving:

  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis (stops every cross street on 4th)
  • University of Minnesota
  • St. Paul – University Avenue
  • Downtown St. Paul

Route 94 BCD

Location: Lane 3
Route: 6th Street (E on 6th, W on 4th)
Frequency:  approx. 5-15 minutes during peaks

Serving:

  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • University of Minnesota
  • St. Paul – I-94/Snelling

Route 14

Location: Lane 2 (4:30am-1:30am)
Route: 6th Street (going east on 6th and west on 7th)
Frequency: approx. 10-15 minutes

Serving:

  • W. Broadway
  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • Bloomington Ave.

Route 50 (limited stop)

Location: Lane 4 (6am-6pm) Mon.-Fri. all other times Lane 1.
Route: 4th Street (both E and W)
Frequency: approx. 10-15 minutes during peaks

Serving:

  • Downtown Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis
  • University of Minnesota
  • St. Paul – University Avenue
  • Downtown St. Paul

What route runs from the 7th Street Transit Station?

*Listed below is route 9, which serves downtown locations with frequencies to accommodate many Northstar arrivals. 

There are other routes available.  For information on service to: 

  • Brooklyn Center, North Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, Mall of America refer to route 5
  • Downtown Minneapolis, refer to route 8
  • Robbinsdale, Crystal, Golden Valley, North Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, Mall of America, refer to route 19
  • Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, North Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, refer to route 22
  • Downtown Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, refer to route 39
  • Downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, Downtown St. Paul, refer to route 61
  • Downtown Minneapolis, U of M, St. Paul, refer to route 134
  • Downtown Minneapolis, U of M, St. Paul, refer to route 194
  • Downtown Minneapolis, U of M, St. Paul, Mendota Heights, refer to route 452 

Route 9

Location: 7th street garage
*walk to 7th street side of transit station
Route: 8th and 9th streets
Frequency: approx. 10 minutes

Serving:

  • Downtown and S.E. Minneapolis (Outbound E on 8th street; Inbound W on 9th street)

*How do I connect to routes at the 7th Street Transit Station?
 To get to the 7th Street Transit Station, go inside the 5th Street Transit Station and proceed up the escalators to the 3rd Floor, which is the skyway level.  Follow the signs to the 7th Street Transit Station, where you can transfer to another bus, just as you would at 5th Street.  The majority of these buses travel on 7th Street further into downtown. 

Connecting routes at Coon Rapids / Riverdale include:

Route 850, 851

Serving:

  • Anoka
  • Coon Rapids
  • Downtown Minneapolis

Route 860

Serving:

  • Anoka, Blaine
  • Coon Rapids
  • Mounds View
  • Downtown St. Paul

Connecting to Hiawatha Line Route 55

From the 5th Street Transit Station, walk east on 5th Street one block to the train platform at 1st Avenue North. For additional information click here: http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm

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