Spring break is just around the corner, and Trinity Metro will be operating the Safari Xpress March 12-20 to help visitors travel to and from the Fort Worth Zoo. The Safari Xpress will operate between Fort Worth Central Station and the Fort Worth Zoo’s main parking lot entrance on Colonial Parkway.
The first bus will leave Fort Worth Central Station at 9:15 a.m. daily and the last trip departing from downtown will be at 5:45 p.m. The first departure from the zoo will be at 9:45 a.m. and the last trip will be at 5:45 p.m. weekdays and 6:15 p.m. weekends. The Safari Xpress runs every 30 minutes.
A day pass for the Safari Xpress is $5 for adults and $2.50 for youth ages 5-19 and seniors 65 and older. Children 4 and younger are free. The local day pass is good for all of Trinity Metro’s bus and rail services in Tarrant County, including TEXRail. For those traveling from outside of Tarrant County, a regional day pass is $12.
The Fort Worth Zoo will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays during spring break. For more information, go to https://www.fortworthzoo.org/.
About Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system that provides public transportation to meet the mobility needs in Tarrant County. The agency offers connections throughout the North Central Texas region, providing passenger trips on buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a 34-mile commuter rail line jointly owned and operated with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Trinity Metro is the sole owner and operator of TEXRail, a 27-mile commuter rail line that runs between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal B.