NCTD service alert: Free Ride Day. Wednesday, Oct 7. FREE rides on COASTER, SPRINTER, BREEZE, FLEX and NCTD+ Celebrate California’s Clean Air Day by riding FREE all day on COASTER,… NCTD details
Free rides Wednesday, Oct 7. NCTD's Clean Air Day: COASTER, SPRINTER and BREEZE are free all day on the normal weekday schedule, no PRONTO card or fare needed. NCTD+ is free 6am to 8pm with promo code FREERIDE. LIFT, MTS and Amtrak Rail 2 Rail are not included. Text PJ your trip.
Official: NCTD service alert: FREE Ride Day, Wed. Oct. 7; also reported by 10News · The Coast News. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Pechanga Arena shows, the next 30 days
Sun Oct 11
- 10:00pm Niteharts Presents: LATENITE with Alison Wonderland, Hamdi b2b Flava D, ISOKNOCK b2b RL Gr
Down: the 7:35pm Coaster to Old Town (8:11pm), then MTS 9 from Old Town Transit Center at 8:20pm to Sports Arena Bl & Sports Arena Drwy (8:26pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: no scheduled MTS and Coaster connection gets back to Encinitas after the listed start.
Tue Oct 13
- 7:00pm Sombr w/ The Hellp
Down: the 4:55pm Coaster to Old Town (5:31pm), then MTS 9 from Old Town Transit Center at 5:37pm to Sports Arena Bl & Sports Arena Drwy (5:44pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & 3505 by 9:12pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.
Sun Oct 25
- 7:30pm Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour
Down: the 4:35pm Coaster to Old Town (5:11pm), then MTS 8 from Old Town Transit Center at 5:31pm to Sports Arena Bl & Sports Arena Drwy (5:38pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & 3505 by 8:12pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 8:47pm.
Shows from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek listings; start times as listed, so check the venue for doors. Trains, buses and trolleys are scheduled times (NCTD and MTS schedule data); walks are straight-line estimates from the stop. Check NCTD and MTS for service alerts. No extra post-show service is assumed.
How the trip works
Pechanga Arena is at 3500 Sports Arena Boulevard. For each show, this page checks both downtown Coaster stops, Old Town and Santa Fe Depot, against every MTS bus and trolley that stops near the venue, and picks the latest Coaster from Encinitas that still gets you to the door 45 minutes early, plus the latest ride that makes the last train home. From NCTD: parking is free at most COASTER stations and a COASTER Regional Pass includes a free transfer to MTS.
Sources: Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, NCTD and MTS schedule data, OpenStreetMap.
Show-night help
Dinner picked up before you catch the train, a forgotten ticket brought to the station: PJ does one-stop errands for $35 a stop in Solana Beach, Del Mar and Cardiff (things, not passengers). Text PJ. More by train: downtown shows · Padres at Petco · Snapdragon · Viejas Arena.
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Questions people ask
Can I take the Coaster to Pechanga Arena?
Yes, with one transfer. For Niteharts Presents: LATENITE with Alison Wonderland, Hamdi b2b Flava D, ISOKNOCK on Sunday Oct 11 (listed start 10:00pm): the 7:35pm Coaster to Old Town (8:11pm), then MTS 9 from Old Town Transit Center at 8:20pm to Sports Arena Bl & Sports Arena Drwy (8:26pm), about a 2-minute walk.
How do I get home from Pechanga Arena by train?
no scheduled MTS and Coaster connection gets back to Encinitas after the listed start.
Where is Pechanga Arena?
3500 Sports Arena Boulevard, San Diego.
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