Monterey Transit Plaza
The Monterey Transit Plaza is the main transit center in Monterey, California. It is operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, but also served by Amtrak Thruway buses and previously the Monterey/Salinas Airbus, which moved stops the Calle Principle
It is located at Jules Simoneau Plaza, a city park formed by the intersection of Munras Avenue, Pearl Street, and Tyler Street near the southern end of Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey. The site is named to commemorate Simoneau's friendship with Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Transit Plaza is not staffed and offers no facilities besides a bicycle rack and drinking fountain. However, payphones and public restrooms are located nearby, and MST operates a customer service center at its "Bus Stop Shop" two blocks away.
In lieu of gate numbers, boarding locations are identified simply by the street name bordering the side of the Plaza at which the bus boards. Pearl Street has an additional "Ordway Gate" opposite the Plaza at Ordway Drugs.
The Plaza can accommodate nine buses, plus one at Ordway Gate. Most departures follow a 15-minute "pulsed" schedule to allow for timed transfers.
Transit Service
| Service | Boarding Location | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MST Trolley—Monterey | Gate 5 Corner of Tyler St/Pearl | |
| Line 1 Monterey-Asilomar | Tyler Street Gate/Gate 4 | Eastern terminus |
| Line 2 Del Monte Center–Pacific Grove via Forest Hill | Pearl Street Gate/Gate 3 | |
| Line 7 Monterey–Ryan Ranch | Munras Avenue Gate | |
| Line Jazz A Aquarium-Sand City via MPC and Hilby (Formerly Line 9) | Munras Avenue Gate | Transfer Point, Terminus for JAZZ A Monterey (Afternoon only) |
| Line Jazz B Aquarium-Sand City via Brodway | Munras Avenue Gate | |
| Line 12 Monterey–The Dunes via NPS | Tyler Street Gate | Western terminus |
| Line 13 Ryan Ranch–Monterey | Tyler Street Gate | Western terminus |
| Line 14 NPS–Monterey via La Mesa | Tyler Street Gate | Western terminus |
| Line 18 Monterey –The Dunes | Munras Avenue Gate | Southern Terminus |
| Line 20 Monterey–Salinas via Marina | Tyler Street Gate | Western terminus |
| Line 21 Pebble Beach Express | Tyler Street Gate | |
| Line 23 Big Sur | Pearl Street Gate | |
| Line 24 Carmel Valley Grapevine Express | Munras Avenue Gate | |
| Line 38 Laguna Seca–Monterey | Pearl Street Gate | |
| Line 55 Monterey–San Jose Express | Pearl Street Gate | Southern terminus |
| Line 69 Presidio –Del Monte Center | Munras Avenue Gate (outbound to POM); Pearl Street Gate (inbound to Del Monte Center) | |
| Line 94 Carmel Rancho –Sand City | Pearl Street Gate | |