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LOCATIONS SERVED BY METRO TRANSIT
Service hours: 8 a.m. to midnight daily
Fares (excluding location 7, round trip): $5 for ages 5 and over, free for ages 4 and under
For more information: 612-341-4287, www.metrotransit.org

• EVERY 15 MINUTES DAILY
Northtown Mall – Blaine, University Av. NE. and old Hwy. 10 (N. side of lot near old Hwy. 10)
Brookdale – Brooklyn Center, Bass Lake Rd. at Shingle Creek Pkwy. (NE. corner of lot near Macy’s)
I-394 and Co. Rd. 73 Park & Ride – Minnetonka, Southwest corner of I-394 at Hopkins Cross Rd.
Dunwoody Institute – Minneapolis, I-394 and Dunwoody Blvd.
Bloomington – 82nd St. at 24th Av. S. (across from Mall of America east parking ramp)
Southdale – Edina, south of Hwy. 62 and east of France Av. (NE. corner of lot near 66th St. and York Av.)
Downtown Minneapolis – Metro Transit Route 960 travels to the fairgrounds in about 15 minutes. Regular metro transit fares apply. See www.metrotransit.org.

• EVERY 30 MINUTES DAILY
Signal Hills Shopping Center – West St. Paul, S. Robert St. and Butler Av. (center of lot between Kmart and former Signal Bank)
Oakdale Center Park & Ride – Oakdale, west of I-694 on 10th St. (lot near Globe College)
Cottage Grove Park & Ride – Cottage Grove, west of Hwy. 61 on West Point Douglas Rd. between 80th St. and Jamaica Av.

• EVERY 30 MINUTES (WEEKENDS AND LABOR DAY ONLY)
Maplewood Mall – Maplewood, Beam Av. and Southlawn Dr. (at southwest corner of Park & Ride lot)
Maple Grove Transit Station – Maple Grove, I-94 and Hemlock Lane

LOCATIONS SERVED BY SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT
Fares (round trip): $5 for ages 5 and over, free for ages 4 and under, advanced sale tickets at SouthWest Station through Aug. 20.
For more information: 952-949-2287, www.swtransit.org

• EVERY 30 MINUTES (WEEKDAYS EXCLUDING LABOR DAY)
Wooddale Church – Eden Prairie, 6630 Shady Oak Road
Service hours to the fair: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., ticket sales begin at 7:30 a.m. From the fair: 10 a.m. to midnight.

• EVERY 30 MINUTES (WEEKENDS AND LABOR DAY ONLY)
SouthWest Station – Eden Prairie, 13500 Technology Drive (park in ramp only; there is a 7 ft. clearance)
Service hours to the fair: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends, ticket sales begin at 7 a.m. From the fair: 10 a.m. to midnight.

LOCATIONS SERVED BY MINNESOTA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Service hours to fair: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. From the fair: Noon to midnight.
Fares (round trip): $5 for ages 5 and over, free for ages 4 and under
For more information: 952-882-7500, www.mvta.com

• EVERY HOUR (WEEKDAYS EXCLUDING LABOR DAY)
Burnsville High School – Burnsville, 600 E. Hwy. 13.
Burnsville Transit Station – Burnsville, 100 E. Hwy. 13 (NE. corner of Hwy. 13 and Nicollet Av.)

• EVERY 30 MINUTES (WEEKENDS AND LABOR DAY)
Burnsville Transit Station – Burnsville, 100 E. Hwy. 13 (NE. corner of Hwy. 13 and Nicollet Av.)
Eagan Transit Station – Eagan, Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob Rds. at I-35E

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