Phoenix Valley Metro Route SME: South Mountain East RAPID

Bus schedule and route map · Monday to Friday

Phoenix Valley Metro Route SME (South Mountain East RAPID) is a bus route in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale and Chandler, serving 24th St & Baseline PNR, Van Buren St & Central Av, Jefferson St & 18th Av and 24th St/Baseline PNR. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 6:01 am and the last at 5:45 pm. Updated October 4, 2026.

Schedule summary

Monday to Friday

First: 6:01 am
Last: 5:45 pm
Buses: 8

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 SME to Adams St & 17th Av

Destination sign “State Capitol” · from 24th St & Baseline PNR · 13 stops

Monday to Friday

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

24th St & Baseline PNR	Van Buren St & Central Av	Adams St & 17th Av
6:01	6:19	6:29
6:46	7:05	7:15
7:31	7:51	8:01
8:01	8:21	8:31

All 13 stops in this direction

Route SME to 24th St/Baseline PNR

Destination sign “24th St+Baseline” · from Jefferson St & 18th Av · 13 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Jefferson St & 18th Av	Central Av & Van Buren St	24th St/Baseline PNR
3:45	3:57	4:19
4:30	4:42	5:08
5:15	5:27	5:50
5:45	5:57	6:19

All 13 stops in this direction

Route SME route map

Questions about Phoenix Valley Metro Route SME

What time is the first Route SME bus?

Monday to Friday: 6:01 am.

What time is the last Route SME bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:45 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

Does Route SME run at weekends?

Saturday: no service. Sunday: no service.

Where does Route SME go?

Route SME serves 24th St & Baseline PNR, Van Buren St & Central Av, Jefferson St & 18th Av and 24th St/Baseline PNR. 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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