The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), the North County Transit District (NCTD), and San Diego Comic-Con International have partnered to launch a limited edition Transportation Card Comic-Con PRONTO.
The 2024 edition of Comic-Con is just around the corner, taking place from July 25 to 28 at the San Diego Convention Center. To fully embrace the spirit of the world’s largest comics and pop arts convention, MTS will offer extended service to the Convention Center with a special trolley line for the event.
How to Get the PRONTO Transportation Card
Comic-Con PRONTO Transportation cards will be available for pre-sale on the PRONTO website and by phone from July 8 to 15.
Remaining commemorative cards can be purchased at the MTS Transit Store in downtown San Diego, NCTD customer service centers, select locations, trolley ticket machines, and COASTER stations from July 23 to 28.
In addition to the PRONTO transportation card, conference attendees using MTS trolleys and buses can get discounted Comic-Con day passes, also available for purchase starting July 8. Attendees can choose from two, three, four, or five-day SDCC pass options in the PRONTO mobile app, on the PRONTO website, or by phone. Comic-Con attendees using COASTER can travel for five days and pay for only three with the 5-COASTER package, offering a 40% discount on a regional day pass, valid for a month from the purchase date. To reserve an SDCC PRONTO card and Comic-Con day passes, visit www.RidePRONTO.com or call PRONTO support at 619-595-5636.
All commemorative card purchases must include a Comic-Con day pass and will take five to seven business days to arrive by mail. All SDCC PRONTO cards incur a one-time $2 fee. Comic-Con transit passes will also be available in the PRONTO app, though limited edition cards cannot be purchased through the app.
Passengers under 18 with a registered Youth PRONTO card or app account can travel for free with the Youth Opportunity Pass. All passengers must tap their fare at a platform validator before boarding.
How to Get to Comic-Con
Service to the Convention Center and 12th & Imperial will be provided by both the Special Event Line and the Green Line; you can also take the Blue Line or Orange Line from UC San Diego to 12th & Imperial.
Special Event Line: A special trolley line will run between the Balboa Avenue Transit Center and the 12th & Imperial Transit Center every 15 minutes from Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, July 28, to accommodate additional Comic-Con passengers. The special event line will serve the UC San Diego Blue Line stations between Balboa Avenue and Santa Fe Depot, then continue along the Green Line route from Santa Fe Depot to 12th & Imperial (see the map inside).
Green Line: To Convention Center or Gaslamp Quarter stations.
Orange/Blue Lines: To 12th & Imperial; transfer to the Green Line/Special Event Line or walk.
Leaving Comic-Con
For Orange Line or Blue Line service to San Ysidro and South Bay, take any trolley from the Convention Center to 12th & Imperial and transfer.
For Blue Line service north of Balboa, take the Special Event Line and transfer at Tecolote, Clairemont, or Balboa Avenue.
If transferring at 12th & Imperial, check the destination signs for the correct line and direction. MTS staff will be on-site to assist passengers.
Listen to onboard announcements in Old Town for service north to Balboa or east to Santee.
Service to Santee and Preview Night
Gillespie-Santee Trolley Shuttle: The Green Line will start and end at Gillespie Field. Passengers needing service to and from Santee will use the Santee trolley shuttle and transfer at Gillespie.
Preview Night: There will be 15-minute service on the Green Line and UC San Diego Blue Line to UTC until 10 p.m.
