Metro Transit shares list of Opening Day travel tips

Metro Transit shares list of Opening Day travel routes

BY Spectrum News Staff St. Louis

PUBLISHED 1:06 PM CT Mar. 26, 2025 PUBLISHED 1:06 PM CDT Mar. 26, 2025

ST. LOUIS — Thursday is Opening Day, the unofficial holiday in downtown St. Louis, for the Cardinals home opener.

In order for fans to better enjoy the festivities and not need to worry about parking, Metro Transit has a list of schedules, parking spots and routes for everyone visiting Busch Stadium.

"Baseball fans can park their vehicle at any one of 21 free Park-Ride lots located at MetroLink stations in Missouri and Illinois, purchase a $5 round-trip MetroLink fare, and then ride to the Stadium MetroLink Station, located next to Busch Stadium and Ballpark Village," MetroLink officials said in a press release.

You can also travel to the Civic Center, 8th & Pine or Laclede’s Landing MetroLink Stations in downtown St. Louis to connect to other Opening Day festivities and rallies taking place throughout the area.

The Convention Center MetroLink Station is currently closed for construction. They also said all platforms will be monitored throughout the day, and extra trains will be added into service if needed.

For anyone riding MetroBus, there are more than a dozen routes to the Civic Center to utilize, including: