OTOL Florida RailFest 2008: Gold Coast transit costs

OTOL Florida RailFest 2008:
Gold Coast transit costs

July 21-23, 2008

Created 1/9/08; Updated 7/9/08

TriRail	Miami Dade Transit
Transfers

The fare on TriRail is based on pre-determined zone fares between certain stations.

Discounted fares are available at 50% of the regular fare for any particular station pair. The following are eligible for the discount:

Senior Citizens, 65 and older (ID required)

Persons with disabilities (ID required, must also have photo ID)

Medicare card holders (Medicare card and photo ID required)

Children age 5-12 (under age 5 rides for free)

Students under age 18 (Drivers license, Florida state ID, or any ID card distributed by a junior or senior high school is required)

College students (any college or vocational school ID required)

The following table shows the zone fares that will be required for our Fest:

From	To	Regular Fare	Discount Fare
TriRail/MetroRail Transfer	Miami International Airport	$2.00 *	$1.00
Miami International Airport	Mangonia Park	$5.50	$2.75
Mangonia Park	Cypress Creek	$4.50	$2.25
Cypress Creek	TriRail/MetroRail Transfer	$4.00	$2.00
TOTALS		$16.00 *	$8.00

* Less $1.50 when using transfer from MetroRail.

The base fare on Miami Dade Transit's MetroRail (and MetroBus) is $1.50. You must pay $1.50 each time you board MetroRail at any station. A reduced fare of 75 cents per trip is available to Medicare recipients, people with disabilities, and Miami Dade students in Grades 1-12.

For the official portions of our Fest on Tuesday 7/22, we will be entering the MetroRail three times. However, a transfer from TriRail to MetroRail is free, so you will pay a total of $3.00 for the two paid entries we will be making as a group. In addition, you might need to use MetroRail on Monday evening upon arrival in Miami, or before our departure on Wednesday morning. You might also use MetroRail on Tuesday to get to the Fest start point or from the Fest end point that evening. Also, add 50 cents for the MetroRail transfer good on TriRail.

MDT does not offer an all-day pass. However, they do sell tokens at some station fare machines at a price of $10 for 7 tokens, which brings the fare down to about $1.43 per ride. Some transit centers (located at Government Center and Civic Center stations) also will sell a roll of ten tokens for $14.50, which is $1.45 a ride.

Miami Dade Transit's MetroMover is free. When you transfer from MetroMover to MetroRail at the Brickell or Government Center stations, you must pay the $1.50 fare to enter the MetroRail paid area.

Transfers between MetroRail and TriRail

One may transfer between the MetroRail and TriRail systems at the TriRail/MetroRail Transfer shared station. The following are transfer policies between the two carriers:

MetroRail to TriRail: When paying a fare on MetroRail towards TriRail, pay an extra 50 cents on MetroRail to purchase a transfer. That transfer will be accepted at TriRail machines at the TriRail/MetroRail Transfer station for $1.50 towards any one way or round trip fare purchased.
TriRail to MetroRail: Retain your proof-of-purchase ticket for the TriRail trip towards the TriRail/MetroRail Transfer station. The ticket must read: MetroRail. The ticket will be accepted at this station's MetroRail entry faregates for one complimentary ride on MetroRail.

As always, bring enough money to cover your meals.