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South Padre Shuttle

Visitor Information

South Padre Island is a 34-mile long
sub-tropical Island located on the Gulf
Coast of Texas, 25 miles north of the
Mexican border. The Island is a half-
mile wide at its widest point and only
the Island’s southernmost five miles are
developed. More than 5,000 residents
call South Padre Island home, with
approximately five million overnight
visitors each year. The Island is on the
same latitude as Fort Lauderdale.

Metro Connect

TRANSPORTATION
The summer of 2019 brought the opening of the new Island Metro Multimodal facility on
South Padre Island. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $3.5 million to the City
of South Padre Island for the project, which is a beautiful two story facility offering intermodal
connections between automobile and bus; providing a better transfer location for visitors. The
facility also provides riders the safety of a secured building with lighting and a security officer.
People will be able to park their cars in one of 125 parking spaces – FREE of charge; get out to
take pictures, park their car while on the Island and utilize the Island Metro buses, or catch a
bus for a day trip to the upper Valley.
Save yourself a little extra money for fun on the Island. Whether you are flying into Brownsville
or Harlingen there is convenient transportation to the Island. From Brownsville you can board
the Metro Connect Bus (855.220.8827) outside baggage pick-up. You will transfer to the Island’s
FREE Island Metro shuttle at the Island Metro Multimodal facility on the Island, and be dropped
off at the closest point to your lodging location anywhere along Padre Blvd. or Gulf Blvd.
If you are flying into Harlingen make reservations with South Padre Shuttle by calling
877.774.0050. The South Padre Shuttle will drop you off anywhere on the Island.
While on the Island enjoy the services of the Island’s FREE Island Metro shuttle bus. Leave Island Metro
your car at home or just parked upon arrival. Island Metro can pick you up and drop you off
anywhere along the route on the Island, and there are routes that can take you back across the
bridge to Port Isabel where you will use the bus stop closest to your destination. Island Metro
runs 7 days a week 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Island Metro and Metro Connect buses are also available if you would like to take a trip up the
Valley to shop, eat or visit. Take Island Metro to the Island Metro Multimodal facility on the
Island, and transfer to Metro Connect. Metro Connect will take you to the Brownsville Bus
Station, Valley Transit Station in Harlingen, the Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlet Mall in
Mercedes, or the McAllen bus station for a small fee.
For a downloadable copy of the Island Metro schedule go to www.myspi.org or for the Metro
Connect schedule go to www.rgvmetroconnect.com - for more information about Island Metro
you can call 956.761.8178, follow them on Facebook @Island Metro, Twitter @SPIIslandMetro or
download the RIDE SYSTEMS APP which will provide live location of buses, arrival predictions,
and other important bus route information.

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