Transit Options
Besides calling Lyft, Uber, or a taxi to get you around St. Louis, there are several other low-cost options.
METROLINK OR METRO BUS
Metro Transit is a world-class transportation system, always at your service to help you live, work and play where you want, when you want. It’s a modern, efficient public amenity — a resource and investment engineered for your comfort and convenience.
Metro operates over 70 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois designed to help you reach the places you want to go.
The MetroLink, St. Louis light rail system, offers multiple lines and stops throughout St. Louis, including six in downtown St. Louis. To plan your trip, use the online Trip Planner or check out MetroLink schedules or MetroBus schedules.
Biking
There are several bike lanes in downtown.
The Riverfront Trail is a 12-mile asphalt multi-use trail that runs along the Mississippi River from Laclede’s Landing north to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The trail provides an opportunity for users to experience historic and industrial sections of St. Louis as well as natural river scenery. Major attractions along the trail include the Laclede Power Center, “Reflections on a River” floodwall art mural, a native plant nursery, the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Underground Railroad Site (the first nationally designated Underground Railroad Site in the state of Missouri), North Riverfront Park and the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. Trailnet worked with the City of St. Louis to plan and initiate trail construction. The trail has been incorporated into Great Rivers Greenway’s Mississippi Greenway.
The Brickline Greenway will connect Forest Park to the Gateway Arch.
STL Downtown Link
Two electric shuttles go throughout Downtown and is a free service. Each shuttle seats five passengers. You can request a ride through this app. The shuttles run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.