Schedule - Fall Service
17 - Highway 17 Express




Fall Route 17 Alerts

Service Alerts

Demonstration 10/19

Due to a planned protest on Saturday, October 19, 2025, METRO routes in Downtown Santa Cruz and Watsonville may experience detours and delays. Please plan extra travel time and track your bus in real time using the Transit App.

Quarterly Service Updates

Highway 17 Express

ROUTE CHANGE     SCHEDULE CHANGE


Weekdays/Weekends: Passengers will be dropped off at River Front Area 2 (Soquel Ave & Front) for easier transfers to Area 1. Buses will continue to depart from Area 4 - Front (Trader Joe’s).
Weekdays: Two additional round trips per weekday will increase the total to 29 trips each way. Popular “Express” trips going direct between Santa Cruz and San Jose will increase from 10 to 16. Trips serving Scotts Valley will be reduced from 17 to 13, but four trips per day in each direction will operate exclusively between Scotts Valley Transit Center and San Jose, giving Scotts Valley riders better access to a seat than on trips that begin in Santa Cruz. These trips will also serve Scotts Valley Drive. Santa Cruz customers can access these trips via a timed transfer on Route 35X.




All Alerts and News Bulletins

Saturday - Sunday Highway 17 Express to Santa Cruz

Transfers to/from VTA may be available on this route - visit our Transfer Policy Page
Trip Info
Departs
D
San Fernando & 7th
Departs
C
Diridon Station (Caltrain Depot)
Departs
B
Cavallaro Transit Center (Scotts Vly)
Arrives
A
RiverFront Area 2
8:10am trip8:56am
9:25am trip10:05am10:21am
9:55am trip10:41am
10:25am trip11:08am11:27am
10:55am trip11:48am
11:25am trip12:13pm12:32pm
11:55am trip12:47pm
12:25pm trip1:19pm1:38pm
1:25pm trip2:15pm2:31pm
2:25pm trip3:11pm3:26pm
3:25pm trip4:08pm4:22pm
4:25pm trip5:05pm5:19pm
5:25pm trip6:05pm6:19pm
5:55pm trip6:43pm
6:25pm trip7:04pm7:17pm
6:55pm trip7:34pm7:47pm
7:25pm trip8:13pm
7:55pm trip8:34pm8:47pm
8:25pm trip9:04pm9:17pm
9:25pm trip10:13pm
10:25pm trip11:03pm11:15pm
11:30pm trip12:08am12:20am
Transfers to/from VTA may be available on this route - visit our Transfer Policy Page