Public transportation will be free in San Diego on New Year’s Eve and run with extended late-night hours, in an effort to help riders get home safely on the celebratory evening. Rides will be free after 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 on all Metropolitan Transit System buses and trolley lines, as well as on Coa ster and Sprinter trains and Breeze buses in North County. LIFT and NCTD+ will be free too. Both agencies will also extend the hours on some of their services. Trolley service usually stops at midnight but will go past 2 a.m. on New Year’s on all lines. The last northbound Coaster will leave downtown San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot at 1:20 a.m. and arrive in Oceanside at 2:22 a.m. The last Sprinter train leaves Escondido at 1:33 a.m. and leaves Oceanside at 2:33 a.m. On New Year’s Day, both agencies will operate on a Sunday schedule, with some services reduced, so be sure to check the schedule before you ride. Find the full MTS and NCTD New Year’s Eve schedules on the agencies’ websites. ...read more read less