As Austin gears up for the thrill of the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival, CapMetro has put the pedal to the metal to ensure concertgoers are connected every step of the way. Officials have announced a bevy of bus routes with high frequency to Republic Square, along with robust rail services to shepherd fans to the event's free ACL shuttles during the festival weekends. A point of clarification, though: CapMetro doesn't run those very shuttles carting folks from Republic Square to Zilker Park.
Not content to just shuttle the masses, CapMetro's got a direct line to Zilker Park itself for those looking to cut out the middleman. And for those who ride the wave of music till the final note strikes, Night Owl late-night routes will be running until 3 in the morning, accommodating even the most hardcore festival revelers. On the Sundays of October 8 and 15, special CapMetro Rail services are being rolled out, with the last trains chugging out of downtown at the witching hour of 12:30 a.m. October 7 also plays host to an Austin FC game, adding to the transit tangle, and riders are urged to check the rail schedules in advance due to the expected swell in demand.
Fans opting for a greener approach can grab a MetroBike from any of CapMetro's 75 bike rental stations to ease on over to Republic Square or cast themselves into the festival fray at Zilker Park. CapMetro ups the ante with a MetroBike valet off Toomey Road, where a sacred spot is guaranteed to rest your borrowed steed after you've arrived.
For those unswayed by the siren call of two wheels, the free CapMetro App is the sherpa to guide you through the transportation pathways, offering schedules and a pass purchasing feature right at your fingertips. To stay one step ahead, hop onto MetroAlerts for real-time departure news. To grab a good handle on all services available for the ACL kickback, check out the details here.
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