Getting to the Expo

Expo visitors are invited to make sustainability part of their trip to the event by using a bus, bike, or carpool!

Minnesota State Fair Grandstand: 1755 Dan Patch Ave, St. Paul
Fair grounds map | Bike route map

Directions to the Fair Grounds | Bike: Secure Parking

Go Greener: Try the bus

Sharing the ride reduces emissions and congestion. Metro Transit is offering free rides to the 2008 Expo using the Go Greener Pass. Show the pass for free rides to the Expo on Metro Transit buses and light-rail trains, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (May 3 & 4 only).

Download and print the Go Greener Pass

Stop by the Metro Transit booth and show us that you used a Go Greener Pass to travel to the Expo and enter to win a Xootr urban transporter!

Plan your transit trip

Make a plan! Use this interactive trip planner, or call 612-373-3333:

Route 3 (Como Ave.) and Route 84 (Snelling Ave.) will get you to the Fair Grounds in St. Paul.

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General information

• Free parking is available in the Midway Lot, two blocks west of the Grandstand. Limited on-street parking is also available.
• Handicap parking is available on-street just east of the Grandstand on Dan Patch Avenue.

By bike

Bike to the Expo! Get some exercise, reduce CO2 emissions, and avoid hassles of parking!

Bike route map courtesy of Bikeverywhere.com (Twin Cities Bike Map).

Recommended routes (free map). Como Ave. is the best east-west route for pedalers. The north-south recommended route is Raymond Ave./Cleveland Ave. which runs along the western edge of the fairgrounds.

Secure bike parking area (8 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday) where staff will be on hand to ensure safe check-in and check-out of your ride. Sponsored by The Hub Bike Co-op.

All Metro Transit buses and trains have bike racks so you can pedal for part of your trip and ride for the rest.

By Car

I-94 Eastbound: Exit at Snelling Ave. Turn left (north). Go 2 miles to Dan Patch Ave. You'll see the main entrance to the State Fair on your left. Enter fair grounds and drive straight ahead. The Grandstand is located straight ahead.

I-94 Westbound: Exit at Snelling Ave. Turn right (north). Go 2 miles to Dan Patch Ave. You'll see the main entrance to the State Fair on your left. Enter fair grounds and drive straight ahead. The Grandstand is located straight ahead.

Highway 36 Eastbound: Exit at Snelling Ave. South. Go south 2 miles to Dan Patch Ave. You'll see the main entrance to the State Fair on your right. Enter fair grounds and drive straight ahead. The Grandstand is located straight ahead.

Highway 36 Westbound: Exit at Snelling Ave South. Go south 2 miles to Dan Patch Ave. You'll see the main entrance to the State Fair on your right. Enter fair grounds and drive straight ahead. The Grandstand is located straight ahead.

Free parking is available in the Midway Lot, two blocks west of the Grandstand. Limited on-street parking is also available.

Handicap parking is available on-street just east of the Grandstand on Dan Patch Avenue.