Phoenix Valley Metro Route 531: Mesa/Gilbert Express

Bus schedule and route map · Monday to Friday

Phoenix Valley Metro Route 531 (Mesa/Gilbert Express) is a bus route in Valley Metro: Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale and Chandler, serving Gilbert Rd & Houston Av, West Mesa PNR, Adams St & 17th Av, Central Av & Van Buren St and Gilbert Rd & Baseline Rd. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:36 am and the last at 5:17 pm. Updated October 4, 2026.

Schedule summary

Monday to Friday

First: 5:36 am
Last: 5:17 pm
Buses: 6

Saturday, Sunday

No service

Schedule change: Phoenix Valley Metro’s schedule changes on October 7, 2026. The times below are for the current schedule.

Route 531 to Adams St & 17th Av

Destination sign “State Capitol” · from Gilbert Rd & Houston Av · 12 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Gilbert Rd & Houston Av	West Mesa PNR	Van Buren St & Central Av	Adams St & 17th Av
5:36	5:51	6:22	6:29
6:20	6:35	7:06	7:13
7:05	7:20	7:54	8:01

All 12 stops in this direction

Route 531 to Gilbert Rd & Baseline Rd

Destination sign “Gilbert Rd+Baseline Rd” · from Jefferson St & 1700 West · 14 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Jefferson St & 1700 West	Central Av & Van Buren St	West Mesa PNR	Gilbert Rd & Houston Av	Gilbert Rd & Baseline Rd
3:30	3:42	4:19	4:31	4:33
4:20	4:32	5:11	5:25	5:27
5:17	5:29	6:09	6:23	6:25

All 14 stops in this direction

Route 531 route map

Questions about Phoenix Valley Metro Route 531

What time is the first Route 531 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:36 am.

What time is the last Route 531 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:17 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

Does Route 531 run at weekends?

Saturday: no service. Sunday: no service.

Where does Route 531 go?

Route 531 serves Gilbert Rd & Houston Av, West Mesa PNR, Adams St & 17th Av, Central Av & Van Buren St and Gilbert Rd & Baseline Rd. The full list of stops for each direction is below the schedules.

Are these live bus times?

No. They are the published schedule from Valley Metro’s open data, refreshed October 4, 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.

Source: Valley Metro open data (GTFS schedule for Phoenix Valley Metro), used under the ODC Attribution License. Refreshed October 4, 2026; the current timetable runs to January 24, 2027. These are scheduled times; disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.

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