Monterey Transit Plaza

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The Monterey Transit Plaza is the main transit center in Monterey, California. It is served by Monterey-Salinas Transit, the Monterey/Salinas Airbus, and Amtrak Thruway buses as well as local taxi companies.

It is located at Simoneau Plaza in oldtown Monterey, at the intersection of Munras Avenue and Alvarado, Pearl, and Tyler Streets.

The Transit Plaza is not staffed. There is a drinking fountain, but payphones and restrooms are not available on-site.


[edit] Transit Service

Munras Avenue (Plaza side):

  • 1 Pacific Grove
  • 1X Asilomar-Lovers Point Express
  • 20 Salinas via Marina
  • 21 Salinas via Highway 68
  • 53 South County Express


Munras Avenue (across street):

  • Local taxi services


Pearl Street (Simoneau Plaza side):

  • 2 Pacific Grove
  • 2X Pebble Beach Express
  • 22 Big Sur / 22 Monterey (Monterey terminus at Monterey Conference Center)
  • 38 Laguna Seca / 38 Monterey (Monterey terminus at Monterey Conference Center)
  • DART
  • Amtrak Thruway (to Salinas and Merced)


Pearl Street (Ordway Drugstore side):

  • MST Trolley
  • Monterey/Salinas Airbus


Tyler Street:

  • 5 Carmel / 5 Monterey (Monterey terminus at Monterey Conference Center)
  • 9 Fremont-Hilby
  • 10 Fremont-Ord Grove
  • 10X Fremont-Ord Grove Express
  • 16 Marina
  • 24 Carmel Valley Grapevine Express / 24 Monterey Grapevine Express (Monterey terminus at Monterey Bay Aquarium)
  • 55 San José Express / 55 Monterey Express (Monterey terminus at Monterey Parking Garage)
  • Amtrak Thruway (to San José)