Sioux Area Metro | Public Transportation
Sioux Area Metro, also referred to as SAM, provides bus and paratransit services in Sioux Falls.
COVID-19 Service update
Beginning on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Sioux Area Metro will bring back some transit services that were reduced or suspended due to COVID-19. Routes 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, and 19 will resume operations and run each hour. Sioux Area Metro will then provide the following reduced services during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- All fixed routes will run hourly each weekday.
- Fixed routes will begin service at 5:45 a.m. each weekday.
- The last route departure time shall be at 6:45 p.m. (no evening service).
- Saturday service will operate pursuant to the normal schedule for both fixed routes and paratransit.
The mission of Sioux Area Metro is to have a positive social and economic impact on the community by providing a safe and reliable transportation option for all citizens.
News Releases
Posted: 06/14/2019
Bus Route Detours on Saturday June 15
Sioux Area Metro | Public Transportation
Due to an event in Downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday, June 15, from 9:45 a.m. until the end of the parade, Sioux Area Metro bus routes 1, 2, 3, 6, and 10 will board and exit the buses on Dakota Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street.
Posted: 10/05/2018
Bus Route Detours on Monday October 8th for Native American Day Parade
Sioux Area Metro | Public Transportation
During the Native American Day Parade on Monday, October 8, from 9 a.m. until the end of the parade, Sioux Area Metro bus routes 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, and 19 will board and exit the buses on Dakota Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street.
Posted: 05/31/2018
“Freedom Pass” Youth Program Allows Free Bus Rides This Summer
Sioux Area Metro | Public Transportation
Sioux Area Metro (SAM) is again offering the “Freedom Pass” to all school students during the summer months beginning on Saturday, June 2, and continuing until Wednesday, August 22, 2018
