Public transit to the rescue! Extra service, discount passes for Comic-Con

Stephen Whitburn MTS Board Chair declared expanded function for Comic-Con Tuesday Photo courtesy of Whitburn s office With more than people expected to attend Comic-Con International this week regional transit agencies Tuesday urged fans to skip the traffic and take advantage of expanded population transportation options The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and North County Transit San Diego Railroad informed boosted facility and discounted multi-day passes to accommodate the surge of Comic-Con attendees General transit is hands-down the best way to get to Comic-Con explained Stephen Whitburn MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilman for the downtown area With expanded facility discounted transit passes for Comic-Con and direct drop-off just initiatives from the Convention Center MTS offers a smooth stress-free ride into the heart of the action Comic-Con PRONTO passes are available on the app with MTS offering discounted two- three- four- and five-day options starting at Additionally riders coming from North County can take advantage of the COASTER -Pack which offers five days of rides for the price of three a discount valid for a full month from purchase an NCTD report read Comic-Con convenience The San Diego Trolley just got easier Tap and go PRONTO access with your credit card No tickets no paper just a smooth scan and you're in SDCC sdmts pic twitter com uFbsJXHjR ChrisMorrow Comic con Curator morrowchris July The last thing that Comic-Con attendees need to worry about when coming to this world-class event is navigating through traffic and hunting for parking spaces declared NCTD Board Chair and Carlsbad Mayor Pro Tempore Priya Bhat-Patel Let NCTD be your driver show off your costume and pose for pictures with other Comic-Con fans on the COASTER To meet the surge in demand MTS leaders noted they will increase facility across the infrastructure with trolleys running every minutes or better and late-night departures through the busiest days of the convention Key stations near the convention include Convention Center Station Served by Green Line and Special Event Line Gaslamp Quarter Station Served by Green Line and Special Event Line th Imperial Station Served by Green Line Orange Line UC San Diego Blue Line and Special Event Line Riders can see the full schedule arrangement information and maps on the MTS Comic-Con webpage at https www sdmts com rider-info events comic-con City News Institution contributed to this article