FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 10th, 2024

Get Ready to Rumble with PSTA

SunRunner and Looper services will aid in transportation for the estimated 40,000 attendees

St. Petersburg, FL—The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) makes traffic easier for the highly anticipated WWE Royal Rumble by offering fast and easy transportation through the SunRunner and Looper.

To accommodate the estimated 40,000 attendees, the SunRunner will provide more frequent service with 11 buses available, as well as FREE shuttle service through the Downtown Looper.

The Flamingo Fares App will be offering a special promo code for $3 daily unlimited rides for the event. For a 1-day promo pass, use code “WWE” and for a group pass (up to 4 riders), use code “WWE4.”

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The WWE Royal Rumble takes place Saturday, January 27th, 2024 at Tropicana Field and marks the first time since 1995 that the Royal Rumble will take place in front of fans in Tampa Bay. The Royal Rumble will be headlined by the 30-man and 30-woman Royal Rumble matches, with the winners moving on to a world championship match at WrestleMania 40.

PSTA is excited to be the premier car-free option for Royal Rumble attendees and lessen the strain of traffic on downtown St. Petersburg.

For more information about the event, click here.

SunRunner

• Get a special discount on rides through the Flamingo Fares App—daily unlimited rides for only $3 when you use the promo code. For a 1-day promo pass, use code “WWE” and for a group pass (up to 4 riders), use code “WWE4”
• SunRunner buses will be added to increase frequency
• Service Hours: 6 am–1am
• Service Frequency: Every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every 10 minutes from 5 p.m. - 1 a.m.
• Stops: Get off the SunRunner at the 13th St S and 13th St N stops, and you're right at Tropicana Field

Click here for more information on the SunRunner

Looper and Bus Shuttle

• Trolleys and Buses will be operating the FREE shuttle. Trolleys are equipped with a wheelchair lift
• Service Hours: 3 p.m.–1 a.m.
• Service Frequency: Approximately every 10 minutes
• Shuttle Stops:
  • Second Street South between Central Avenue and First Avenue South (under the pedestrian bridge connecting the Office Tower and Parking Garage). Same location as the Baseball shuttle stop. Motorists may park in the garage by entering from 1st Avenue South between 1st and 2nd Streets
  • 16th St just south of 3rd Ave S

Click here for a route map with shuttle stop locations

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Stephanie Weaver

PSTA Communications & Public Relations Manager  

O: (727) 540-1853 | C: (727) 249-6542

E: Sweaver@psta.net

ABOUT PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Since 1903, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) serves as the premier public transit provider for Pinellas County, Florida’s most densely populated county. The SunRunner, Tampa Bay’s first-ever Bus Rapid Transit service, provides a reliable, car-free option from downtown St. Pete and St. Pete Beach. With 41 fixed-route bus routes, two express routes to downtown Tampa, the Suncoast Beach trolley, Jolley Trolley and Looper and their paratransit service Access, PSTA provides 10.2 million rides annually. For more information about PSTA, visit www.psta.net