LA Metro saw its 19th consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth in June with 25,181,475 boardings on its bus and rail services, reaching 85.5% of its June 2019 pre-COVID ridership level.

With 18,792,300 boardings on weekdays, ridership reached 82.1% of its pre-pandemic levels. Weekends in June saw 6,389,175 boardings, reaching 97.7% of pre-pandemic weekend ridership from June 2019.

Boost in Weekend, Leisure Ridership

Weekend ridership was up 32.2% over weekend ridership in June 2023 with combined bus and rail boardings reaching 97.7% of its June 2019 pre-pandemic level.

Saturday boardings on bus and rail combined reached 94.6% of June 2019 levels, and on Sundays during the month, average combined boardings exceeded pre-pandemic levels achieving 101.6% of June 2019 levels.

Bus Ridership

Bus ridership in June saw 19,531,545 rides taken for a 4.6% year-over-year ridership increase over June 2023 and reached 87.6% of its June 2019 level.

Metro recorded 14,693,720 bus boardings on weekdays in June. Saturdays saw 2,629,060 boardings and Sundays had 2,208,765 boardings in June.

Ridership on Metro’s Tier 1 bus lines, those lines that have 10-minute or better service all day on weekdays, and on the agency’s Tier 2 bus lines, those that have 12- to 15-minute, or better, service all day on weekdays, was particularly strong on weekdays in the San Fernando Valley.

Rail Ridership

June rail boardings were 5,649,930, 79% of its June 2019 ridership, with 4,098,580 trips taken on weekdays.

Total ridership on the A and E Lines is up 26.3% year-over-year when compared to the A, E, and L line configuration before the Regional Connector project was completed. The busiest rail line in June was the B Line with 1,868,890 boardings.

The A Line was close behind with 1,841,530 trips taken.

Fare Programs

Metro continues to provide programs that make riding more affordable for everyone.

The agency’s reduced-price transit pass programs, such as the student GoPass program, which offers free transit passes to K-12 and community college students, and its Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program, which provides free rides and reduced fares to low-income customers, are helping those who need it most.

In June, Metro’s GoPass Program that offers free transit passes to K-12 and community college students had 1,698,349 total boardings, a 23% increase over June 2023 (1,384,218).