North County Transit District expands options for San Diego County Fair

OCEANSIDE – North County Transit District (NCTD) and the San Diego County Fair are expanding transit options for this year’s fair.

For the first time, NCTD will operate a special Coaster that will give passengers a safe, inexpensive late-night option to travel between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. The ‘Summer Nite’ train will operate daily from June 8 through July 6. The Fair runs June 8 through July 4, however the transit agency is extending the late train service through Saturday, July 6.

The southbound trip will depart Oceanside at 10:30 p.m., arriving in downtown San Diego at 11:34 p.m. The northbound trip will leave Santa Fe Depot at 11:45 p.m. and arrive in Oceanside at 12:45 a.m.

Free shuttles will take passengers directly from the Solana Beach Coaster station (the station closest to the fairgrounds) to the fairgrounds.

The $15 ‘Fair Tripper’ includes roundtrip transportation on Coaster, Sprinter light rail (if applicable), or Breeze buses and admission to the Fair – a 40 percent savings off general admission and full Coaster fare. New this year, the ‘Fair Tripper’ will be available every day of the fair.