Ride VIA fare-free to the 37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. VIA Metropolitan Transit’s complimentary bus service for march participants supports the nation’s largest MLK holiday procession.

Service to the 2025 March

Passengers may access free service to the march from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20 at two locations.
♦ Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. (Lot 1)
♦ St. Philip’s College, 1801 Martin Luther King Dr. (Lot 22). Lot 22 is at Montana and Mittman streets.

The drop-off location for service to the march will be on MLK Drive, west of Upland Drive.

Return Service from the March

Buses will return passengers to the original pick-up locations from noon to 3 p.m. Participants may access return service at Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa St.

The community is invited to visit the VIA tent at Pittman-Sullivan Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., near the YMCA Parking Lot, where the vintage Dreamliner bus will be parked for viewing. VIA team members will be on site to share information about VIA programs and services, including the Keep SA Moving plan and ongoing projects designed to improve public transit options throughout San Antonio and Bexar County.

Participants are also encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to donate through the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission in support of the San Antonio Food Bank. Red collection bins will be staged at the beginning of the march, near the Greater Faith Institutional Church at 3514 Martin Luther King Drive, and at Pittman-Sullivan Park, where the march concludes.

For more information about bus service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, call (210) 362-2020.