If you are coming from Utah County by FrontRunner, you meet TRAX at one of three stations, and the station you pick decides the line: North Temple for the airport, Salt Lake Central for downtown, Murray Central for the University of Utah and Daybreak. Your FrontRunner ticket from the station machine covers the TRAX ride for two hours. That is most of what a Provo rider needs, and the rest of this page fills in the parts that trip people up: the downtown loop, the Free Fare Zone, short-turning trains, and the fact that light rail runs on the one day FrontRunner does not.
For the stop-by-stop picture of the commuter train itself, see FrontRunner, station by station. For fare capping, student passes and the FAREPAY card, see UTA fares and passes for Utah County.
The three lines, as of fall 2026
UTA's TRAX page describes three light-rail lines, and its current timetables name their ends:
| Line | Runs between | Meet it from FrontRunner at | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (701) | Salt Lake Central and Draper Town Center | Salt Lake Central, or Murray Central southbound | Downtown, Temple Square, Delta Center, Sandy, Draper |
| Red (703) | Daybreak Parkway and University Medical Center | Murray Central | University of Utah, Daybreak, South Jordan |
| Green (704) | Salt Lake International Airport and West Valley Central | North Temple | The airport, downtown, West Valley |
There is also the S-Line streetcar (Route 720), which appears on UTA's rail map running east from Central Pointe toward Sugar House. Your FrontRunner transfer covers it too.
Frequency. All three TRAX timetables say "Trains run every 15 minutes" on weekdays and Saturdays and "every 30 minutes" on Sundays. That is the number to plan with. Fifteen minutes is forgiving: miss one and the next is close. Thirty on a Sunday is not.
Short trips. Several of the first and last runs on each timetable start or end at Central Pointe, the transfer station in South Salt Lake, instead of running end to end. Early in the morning and late at night, read the destination on the front of the train before you board.
Hours. On the current timetables, the first weekday trains leave their terminals between roughly 4:30 and 5:45 a.m., and the last full runs leave between roughly 10 and 11:30 p.m., varying by line and direction. Sunday starts later. If you are planning around a late event, look up the exact last train for your line in its PDF.
Transfer by transfer
North Temple: the airport and the west side of downtown
North Temple is one stop north of Salt Lake Central. UTA's airport page tells riders to transfer between FrontRunner and the Green Line here. Going west, the Green Line reaches the Airport Station, just outside the terminal, in about a quarter hour on its April 2026 timetable. Going east, the same line runs into downtown past the Delta Center and Temple Square and then turns south toward West Valley.
If the airport is your goal, our SLC airport guide covers the full Utah County trip in both directions, including what to do on Sundays and late arrivals.
Salt Lake Central: downtown
This is where the Blue Line starts. UTA's FrontRunner timetable describes it plainly: the Blue Line "starts at SL Central, loops through downtown Salt Lake then goes to Draper." On UTA's downtown map, the loop runs from Salt Lake Central past Old GreekTown and Planetarium (by The Gateway), up to Arena (the Delta Center), across to Temple Square and City Center, and south down Main Street through Gallivan Plaza and Courthouse before heading for the suburbs.
Salt Lake Central is also close enough to walk to some of that. If you are going to The Gateway or a game at the Delta Center, walking is an option; our station-by-station guide has the mapped distances. For Temple Square, City Center or anything along Main Street, the Blue Line is the easier way. Our Delta Center game night guide and our Temple Square visitors' center guide cover those destinations.
Murray Central: the university, the hospital and the south valley
Murray Central is the one transfer south of downtown, and it saves a lot of time for two kinds of trips:
- The University of Utah. UTA's FrontRunner timetable says the Red Line runs northbound from Murray Central to the University of Utah. Its northern terminal is University Medical Center. Riding FrontRunner all the way to Salt Lake Central and then working east costs time; transferring at Murray Central sends you straight up the Red Line.
- Daybreak and South Jordan. Southbound, the Red Line runs to Daybreak Parkway. Our South Jordan and Daybreak guide covers what is there.
The southbound Blue Line to Sandy and Draper also stops at Murray Central. For downtown Blue Line trips, though, UTA says to use Salt Lake Central.
What you pay, and when you pay nothing
Your FrontRunner ticket probably covers it. UTA's fare page says a one-way FrontRunner ticket from a station ticket machine allows transfers to buses, UVX, TRAX and the S-Line for two hours. FAREPAY card users get two hours from their first tap. If you bought a ticket in the Transit app, UTA says app tickets are valid once activated; check what you bought before you assume a transfer is included.
If you start on TRAX, the regular one-way fare is $2.50 for ages 6 to 64, good for two hours on local buses, UVX, TRAX, On Demand and the S-Line. On a FAREPAY card, local fares stop at $5 a day or $20 a week.
Families and groups: UTA sells a $15 Group Pass covering up to four people riding together on local buses, TRAX, FrontRunner and the S-Line. It expires at 3 a.m. the day after it is activated. For four people going from Provo to Salt Lake and back, it beats four round-trip FrontRunner fares by a wide margin. The fares guide runs other scenarios.
The Free Fare Zone
Part of downtown Salt Lake City is a Free Fare Zone. UTA says riders "may ride for free on TRAX or fixed-route bus" if they enter and exit inside the zone. The rules that matter:
- The ride must start and end inside the zone. A trip that crosses the boundary in either direction needs a fare.
- FAREPAY users still tap on and tap off inside the zone, or UTA says you will be charged.
- On a bus, tell the operator you are staying inside the zone.
- FrontRunner is not part of it. UTA's Free Fare Zone page names TRAX and fixed-route buses only.
UTA's page shows the boundary only as a map. On UTA's downtown map, the shaded zone covers roughly North Temple to 500 South and 400 West to 200 East, with an extension around Salt Lake Central. The TRAX stations inside the shading on that map are Salt Lake Central, Old GreekTown, Planetarium, Arena, Temple Square, City Center, Gallivan Plaza and Courthouse. Treat that as a guide, since the map we read is UTA's 2024 version, and check the current map on UTA's site if a dollar matters to you.
The practical effect: once you are downtown, hopping between Temple Square, City Center and the Delta Center costs nothing.
Sundays: the one day TRAX beats the train
FrontRunner's timetable says "No Service Sunday." TRAX runs every Sunday, every 30 minutes. If you need to reach Salt Lake from Utah County on a Sunday without driving all the way downtown, the workable plan is to drive to a TRAX station at the south end of the valley, on the Blue Line toward Draper or the Red Line toward Daybreak, and ride in from there. Check the Sunday first and last trains in the line's PDF; the Blue Line's first Sunday train from Salt Lake Central toward Draper, for example, leaves at 6:25 a.m.
A few things UTA tells you that are easy to miss
- Do not trust the platform signs right now. UTA's line pages carry a notice that "the electronic signs on TRAX platforms are currently under construction and may display inaccurate arrival times." Use the timetable PDF, the vehicle locator or the Transit app.
- Bikes are allowed. UTA welcomes bikes on TRAX. Some cars have racks, marked with a bicycle icon near the door.
- General conference tickets are transit passes. The Church's event page for conference weekends says a conference ticket doubles as a UTA pass for travel to and from the sessions. Our visitor's guide to general conference weekend explains how to use it.
Which line for where: a quick list
- Airport: FrontRunner to North Temple, Green Line west.
- Temple Square, City Center, Main Street: FrontRunner to Salt Lake Central, Blue Line through the downtown loop.
- Delta Center: walk from Salt Lake Central, or the Blue Line to Arena.
- University of Utah or its hospital: FrontRunner to Murray Central, Red Line north.
- Daybreak: FrontRunner to Murray Central, Red Line south.
- Sugar House: TRAX to Central Pointe, then the S-Line.
- A day in Salt Lake without a car: our Salt Lake City day trip from Provo strings these together.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources
The facts in this guide were checked against these sources. Hours, fees and rules change, so confirm anything time-sensitive with the source before you go. How we make Provo.com.
- Utah Transit Authority: TRAX, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- TRAX Blue Line (701) schedule, effective April 2026, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- TRAX Red Line (703) schedule, effective August 2026, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- TRAX Green Line (704) schedule, effective April 2026, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- 701 Blue Line schedule page, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- FrontRunner Route 750 schedule, effective August 2026, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- Utah Transit Authority: Current Fares, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- Free Fare Zone, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- Downtown Salt Lake City map, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- Airport Travel, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- Utah Transit Authority: Bikes on UTA, Utah Transit Authority. Checked October 20, 2026.
- October 2026 General Conference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newsroom. Checked October 20, 2026.
