Fifty- to sixty-thousand people driving to EarthFair creates real traffic and parking problems... so don't drive!

    We have some alternatives that can help take the frustration out of getting there: public transit, public ridesharing (like Lyft and Uber), free guarded bike parking... and walking!

    Handicapped parking is available for those in need.

Choose Transit

Attendees are encouraged to Choose Transit to get to and from the EarthFair. When you take transit instead of driving a car, you reduce greenhouse gases, slow global warming, and improve our air quality. Saving just one gallon of gas can eliminate 19 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

Use your phone as your Trolley pass with PRONTO or buy your fare at any ticket vending machine at Trolley stations. One-Day Passes are $6 for adults and $3 for seniors and youth, and included unlimited rides all day long

There is a Trolley stop about a 10 minute walk from the Park.

Ride the UC San Diego Blue or Orange Line to the City College Station. At City College you can take the Bus route 7 (before 12pm) or our MTS shuttle bus (from 12pm to 6pm) to the EarthFair. If you would like to walk from City College, you can go north on Park Blvd until you reach President’s Way, and then turn left into Balboa Park.

To walk to Balboa Park, go north on 12th Ave, which turns into Park Blvd. a few blocks north of the station. Walk north on Park Blvd. until you reach President's Way, then turn left into Balboa Park.

If you do not want to walk from the Trolley Station, you can take Route 7 from the City College stop to Balboa Park.

To arrive on the west side of the park, take Route 120 and cross the Laurel Street Bridge into Balboa Park.

For additional information and to plan your trip, visit www.sdmts.com.

All-in-one Help from SANDAG

iCommute can assist you on your trip to EarthFair by providing free carpool and ride matching services, transit solutions, a bike map, and much more. To make your commute to EarthFair as easy as possible visit www.iCommuteSD.com.

Ridesharing Services

• There will be two large passenger pickup/dropoff areas on 6th Avenue, on the west side of the park, for those using ridesharing services such as Lyft or Uber.
  The passenger zone will be on 6th Ave., east side curb, from Kalmia St. to Maple St. (park entrance is on Laurel, midway between).

Ride a Bike

• There is free, guarded bike parking, coordinated by the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, available in two locations:
  • On Village Place (off of Park Blvd., south of the Zoo)
    behind the Natural History Museum
  • In front of the Museum of Man, just over the Laurel St. bridge. See the visitor map to find the exact locations.
    
    
• If you don't want to ride the entire way to the park, drive part way, park in a convenient spot, and ride the rest of the way.

Walk to EarthFair

Our vision for a greener Earth one step at a time.

Walk to the EarthFair in Balboa Park! By walking we hope to inspire others to do whatever they can individually to help preserve our earth by setting an example of how we can all make a positive difference in our communities.

Handicapped Parking

There will be extra handicapped parking spaces reserved in the Organ Pavilion parking lot, off Presidents Way. The police will allow cars with handicapped parking permits into this lot as long as spaces are available. See the visitor map to find the Organ pavilion lot.