Coaster to SOMA San Diego

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.

Tue Oct 6

• 7:00pm Cameron Whitcomb with Nep and Liam St John
  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 & 3250 (5:42pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 9:13pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.

Wed Oct 7

• 7:00pm RaiNao
  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 & 3250 (5:42pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 9:13pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.

Thu Oct 8

• 8:00pm SCHOOLBOY Q - 10 Years of Blank Face LP
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 9:13pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.

Sat Oct 10

• 8:00pm The Living Tombstone
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 9 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 10:30pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 10:47pm.

Sun Oct 11

• 7:00pm Rin - Dearest Diary 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 & 3250 (5:36pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 8:14pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 8:47pm.

Mon Oct 12

• 8:00pm EsDeeKid - Council House Rat Tour
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 9:13pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.

Fri Oct 16

• 7:30pm Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter
  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 & 3250 (5:42pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 9 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 10:29pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 10:47pm.

Sat Oct 17

• 8:00pm Lil Pete: Real Is Back Tour
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 9 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 10:30pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 10:47pm.

Thu Oct 22

• 8:00pm Ho99o9 & N8NOFACE - Sincerely___ The Void
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 9:13pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 9:27pm.

Fri Oct 23

• 8:00pm Mutate presents Restricted
  Down: the 5:55pm Coaster to Old Town (6:31pm), then MTS 35 from Old Town Transit Center at 6:41pm to Midway Dr & East Dr (6:48pm), about a 6-minute walk. Home: board MTS 9 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 10:29pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 10:47pm.

Sun Oct 25

• 7:00pm Mia Asano
  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 & 3250 (5:36pm), about a 2-minute walk. Home: board MTS 8 at Sports Arena Bl & East Dr by 8:14pm to reach Old Town for the last scheduled Coaster north at 8:47pm.

Tue Nov 3

• 7:00pm Kurt Travis
  Down: no scheduled Coaster and MTS connection reaches the venue 45 minutes before the listed start. Home: no scheduled MTS and Coaster connection gets back to Encinitas after the listed start.

Wed Nov 4

• 8:00pm bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR
  Down: no scheduled Coaster and MTS connection reaches the venue 45 minutes before the listed start. Home: no scheduled MTS and Coaster connection gets back to Encinitas after the listed start.

How the trip works

SOMA San Diego is at 3350 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.

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