Providing customers with breathtaking coastal scenery, the COASTER commuter train runs north-south, serving eight stations between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. More than 20 trains run on weekdays, with additional service on the weekends. It takes about an hour to travel the entire COASTER route.

COASTER schedule (effective Jan 9, 2012)

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TRANSIT SYSTEMS THAT CONNECT WITH THE COASTER:

SPRINTER – in Oceanside

BREEZE buses – throughout North County

Metrolink – in Oceanside

Riverside Transit buses – in Oceanside

Amtrak – in Oceanside, Solana Beach and Santa Fe Depot (downtown San Diego)

MTS Buses – in Old Town and Santa Fe Depot

The San Diego Trolley – in Old Town and Santa Fe Depot

 

 

 

 

Holidays

On the following holidays, the COASTER, SPRINTER and BREEZE will all offer a Sunday/holiday service schedule:

  • Memorial Day
  • July 4th Independence Day
  • Labor Day

On the following holidays, the COASTER does not provide service while SPRINTER/BREEZE operate a holiday service schedule:

  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day (modified COASTER schedule runs on the day after Thanksgiving)
  • Christmas Day
Normal transit schedules operate on:
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents Day
  • Cesar Chavez Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • New Year’s Eve Day

 

NCTD CONNECTS WITH THESE PARTNER AGENCIES