Spend some quality time with the rhinos, giraffes and chimps at the Fort Worth Zoo without foraging for a parking space during Spring Break.
Trinity Metro will again offer its popular Safari Xpress shuttle bus to and from the zoo everday from March 9-17. The bus will run every 30 minutes between the Downtown Fort Worth ITC Station, 1001 Jones St., and the main parking lot entrance of the Zoo.
The first bus will leave the ITC Station at 9:15 a.m. daily and the last run from this station will depart at 5:45 p.m. The first departure from the zoo will be at 9:45 a.m. and the final trip will be at 5:45 p.m. weekdays and 6:15 p.m. weekends.
A day pass for the Safari Xpress is $5 for adults and $2.50 for youth ages 5-19 and seniors age 65 and older. Children age 4 and under ride free. The local day pass is good for all of Trinity Metro’s bus and rail services in Tarrant County, including the TEXRail commuter rail line. A regional day pass for people traveling from outside of Tarrant County is $12.
The Fort Zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. Admission is $16 for adults and teens ages 13 and over. Admission is $12 for seniors age 65 and older and children ages 3-12. Children age 2 and under are fee.
Admission is half-price every Wednesday.
For more information about the shuttle bus service, call Trinity Metro Customer Service 817-215-8600.
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