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3 Van Buren St bus schedule

Route 3 runs along Van Buren St, between Van Buren St & 83rd Av and Phoenix Zoo. On weekdays the first bus leaves Van Buren St & 83rd Av at 4:02am and the last at 11:11pm.

First from Van Buren St & 83rd Av, weekdays

4:02am

last 11:11pm

Scheduled, not live. Times use the network’s local time.

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The whole day, by hour

Pick your stop and the times change to match. Minutes past each hour.

From Van Buren St & 83rd Av to Phoenix Zoo

HourMon to FriSatSun
4am:02 :31 :59:29 :59:59
5am:24 :54:27 :56:28 :57
6am:22 :50:26 :55:27 :57
7am:21 :54:25 :55:26 :57
8am:26 :56:23 :53:26 :56
9am:25 :54:24 :54:26 :56
10am:26 :57:24 :54:26 :55
11am:27 :57:24 :55:25 :55
12pm:27 :56:25 :57:23 :55
1pm:23 :50:27 :55:26 :58
2pm:22 :53:26 :56:27 :58
3pm:22 :54:27 :57:26 :57
4pm:25 :55:28 :58:27 :58
5pm:28 :59:28 :57:28 :58
6pm:31:28 :58:28 :58
7pm:00 :30:29 :59:28 :59
8pm:01 :33:26 :59:29 :59
9pm:07 :38:28 :57:29 :59
10pm:08 :40:30:32
11pm:11:00:02

From Phoenix Zoo to Van Buren St & 83rd Av

HourMon to FriSatSun
6am:12 :41:30:21 :51
7am:11 :41:00 :30 :58:21 :51
8am:14 :44:28 :58:19 :49
9am:14 :44:28 :58:19 :49
10am:14 :43:27 :57:19 :49
11am:12 :40:27 :57:19 :49
12pm:10 :41:27 :57:19 :49
1pm:11 :40:27 :57:19 :47
2pm:09 :37:27 :56:17 :47
3pm:08 :37:25 :55:19 :48
4pm:11 :43:26 :57:19 :49
5pm:13 :46:30:19 :48
6pm:15 :45:01 :32:20 :50
7pm:00 :28:20

How often it runs

WeekdaysTo Phoenix ZooTo Van Buren St & 83rd Av
Before 7amabout every 28 minabout every 29 min
7am to 9amabout every 32 minabout every 30 min
9am to 3pmabout every 30 minabout every 29 min
3pm to 6pmabout every 31 minabout every 32 min
After 6pmabout every 31 minabout every 30 min
Buses a day3926
End to end1h 19m1h 21m
Saturdays38 buses, about every 30 min27 buses, about every 30 min
Sundays37 buses, about every 30 min27 buses, about every 30 min

When to watch out

Weekdays, there is no long gap from Van Buren St & 83rd Av: the longest wait is 34 min.

The last bus from Van Buren St & 83rd Av on weekdays leaves at 11:11pm.

Weekdays, there is no long gap from Phoenix Zoo: the longest wait is 34 min.

The last bus from Phoenix Zoo on weekdays leaves at 6:45pm.

Buses per hour from Van Buren St & 83rd Av, weekdays.

Every stop on the 3

Minutes from the first stop on a typical trip. Choose Times to see the whole day at that stop.

To Phoenix Zoo71 stops, about 1h 19m
  1. Van Buren St & 83rd Av 0 min
  2. Van Buren St & 8062 West 1 min
  3. Van Buren St & 79th Av 2 min
  4. Van Buren St & 7682 West 3 min
  5. Van Buren St & 75th Av 4 min
  6. Van Buren St & 73rd Av 5 min
  7. Van Buren St & 71st Av 6 min
  8. Van Buren St & 69th Av 7 min
  9. Van Buren St & 67th Av 8 min
  10. Van Buren St & 64th Dr 9 min
  11. Van Buren St & 63rd Av 10 min
  12. Van Buren St & 61st Av 11 min
  13. Van Buren St & 59th Av 12 min
  14. Van Buren St & 57th Dr 13 min
  15. Van Buren St & 55th Av 14 min
  16. Van Buren St & 52nd Av 15 min
  17. Van Buren St & 51st Av 16 min
  18. Van Buren St & 49th Av 17 min
  19. Van Buren St & 47th Av 18 min
  20. Van Buren St & 45th Av 19 min
  21. Van Buren St & 43rd Av 20 min
  22. Van Buren St & 41st Av 21 min
  23. Van Buren St & 39th Av 22 min
  24. Van Buren St & 37th Av 23 min
  25. Van Buren St & 35th Av 24 min
  26. Van Buren St & 33rd Av 25 min
  27. Van Buren St & 31st Av 26 min
  28. Van Buren St & 29th Av 28 min
  29. Van Buren St & 27th Av 29 min
  30. Van Buren St & 25th Av 30 min
  31. Van Buren St & 22nd Av 32 min
  32. Van Buren St & 21st Av 33 min
  33. Van Buren St & 19th Av 34 min
  34. Van Buren St & 17th Av 36 min
  35. Van Buren St & 15th Av 36 min
  36. Van Buren St & 13th Av 37 min
  37. Van Buren St & 10th Av
  38. Van Buren St & 7th Av
  39. Van Buren St & 5th Av
  40. Van Buren St & 1st Av
  41. Van Buren St & Central Av 44 min
  42. Van Buren St & 3rd St 45 min
  43. Van Buren St & 5th St 46 min
  44. Van Buren St & 7th St 46 min
  45. Van Buren St & 9th St 47 min
  46. Van Buren St & 11th St 48 min
  47. Van Buren St & 14th St 49 min
  48. Van Buren St & 16th St 51 min
  49. Van Buren St & 18th St 52 min
  50. Van Buren St & 19th St 52 min
  51. Van Buren St & 20th St 53 min
  52. Van Buren St & 22nd St 54 min
  53. Van Buren St & 24th St 55 min
  54. Van Buren St & 2547 East 56 min
  55. Van Buren St & 28th St 57 min
  56. Van Buren St & 30th St 58 min
  57. Van Buren St & 32nd St 59 min
  58. Van Buren St & 3425 East 60 min
  59. Van Buren St & 36th St 61 min
  60. Van Buren St & 38th St 62 min
  61. Van Buren St & 3901 East 62 min
  62. Van Buren St & 40th St 63 min
  63. Van Buren St & 41st Pl 64 min
  64. Van Buren St & 44th St 65 min
  65. Van Buren St & 48th St 67 min
  66. Van Buren St & 50th St 68 min
  67. Van Buren St & 52nd St 68 min
  68. Van Buren St & 53rd St 69 min
  69. Van Buren St & 56th St 70 min
  70. Van Buren St & Galvin Pkwy 71 min
  71. Phoenix Zoo 79 min
To Van Buren St & 83rd Av70 stops, about 1h 21m
  1. Phoenix Zoo 0 min
  2. Van Buren St & Priest Dr 3 min
  3. Van Buren St & 56th St 4 min
  4. Van Buren St & 53rd St 5 min
  5. Van Buren St & 52nd St 6 min
  6. Van Buren St & 50th St 7 min
  7. Van Buren St & 48th St 8 min
  8. Van Buren St & 44th St 10 min
  9. Van Buren St & 41st Pl 11 min
  10. Van Buren St & 3838 East 13 min
  11. Van Buren St & 38th St 13 min
  12. Van Buren St & 36th St 14 min
  13. Van Buren St & 3330 East 15 min
  14. Van Buren St & 32nd St 17 min
  15. Van Buren St & 30th St 18 min
  16. Van Buren St & 28th St 19 min
  17. Van Buren St & 2500 East 20 min
  18. Van Buren St & 24th St 21 min
  19. Van Buren St & 22nd St 22 min
  20. Van Buren St & 20th St 24 min
  21. Van Buren St & 19th St 24 min
  22. Van Buren St & 18th St 25 min
  23. Van Buren St & 16th St 27 min
  24. Van Buren St & 14th St 28 min
  25. Van Buren St & 11th Wy 29 min
  26. Van Buren St & 11th St 30 min
  27. Van Buren St & 9th St 31 min
  28. Van Buren St & 7th St 32 min
  29. Van Buren St & 5th St 33 min
  30. Van Buren St & Greg Stanton CS 33 min
  31. Van Buren St & 4th Av
  32. Van Buren St & 5th Av
  33. Van Buren St & 7th Av
  34. Van Buren St & 10th Av
  35. Van Buren St & 12th Av
  36. Van Buren St & 15th Av
  37. Van Buren St & 17th Av
  38. Van Buren St & 19th Av 45 min
  39. Van Buren St & 21st Av 46 min
  40. Van Buren St & 24th Av 48 min
  41. Van Buren St & 25th Av 49 min
  42. Van Buren St & 27th Av 50 min
  43. Van Buren St & 29th Av 51 min
  44. Van Buren St & 31st Av 53 min
  45. Van Buren St & 33rd Av 54 min
  46. Van Buren St & 35th Av 55 min
  47. Van Buren St & 37th Av 56 min
  48. Van Buren St & 39th Av 57 min
  49. Van Buren St & 41st Av 58 min
  50. Van Buren St & 43rd Av 59 min
  51. Van Buren St & 45th Av 61 min
  52. Van Buren St & 47th Av 62 min
  53. Van Buren St & 49th Av 63 min
  54. Van Buren St & 51st Av 64 min
  55. Van Buren St & 52nd Av 65 min
  56. Van Buren St & 55th Av 66 min
  57. Van Buren St & 57th Dr 67 min
  58. Van Buren St & 59th Av 68 min
  59. Van Buren St & 61st Av 69 min
  60. Van Buren St & 63rd Av 70 min
  61. Van Buren St & 64th Dr 71 min
  62. Van Buren St & 67th Av 72 min
  63. Van Buren St & 69th Av 73 min
  64. Van Buren St & 71st Av 74 min
  65. Van Buren St & 73rd Av 76 min
  66. Van Buren St & 75th Av 77 min
  67. Van Buren St & 7680 West 78 min
  68. Van Buren St & 79th Av 79 min
  69. Van Buren St & 8062 West 80 min
  70. Van Buren St & 83rd Av 81 min

Questions about the 3

What time is the first 3 bus?

Weekdays: 4:02am from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 6:12am from Phoenix Zoo. Saturdays: 4:29am from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 6:30am from Phoenix Zoo. Sundays: 4:59am from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 6:21am from Phoenix Zoo.

What time is the last 3 bus?

Weekdays: 11:11pm from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 6:45pm from Phoenix Zoo. Saturdays: 11:00pm from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 7:28pm from Phoenix Zoo. Sundays: 11:02pm from Van Buren St & 83rd Av and 7:20pm from Phoenix Zoo.

How often does the 3 run?

About every 30 minutes on weekdays, with 39 buses a day from Van Buren St & 83rd Av. Saturdays: 38 buses, about every 30 min. Sundays: 37 buses, about every 30 min.

How long does the 3 take?

About 1h 19m from Van Buren St & 83rd Av to Phoenix Zoo, with 71 stops along the way. About 1h 21m the other way.

Does the 3 run at weekends?

Yes. Saturdays: 38 buses, about every 30 min. Sundays: 37 buses, about every 30 min.

Are these live times?

No. They are Phoenix Valley Metro’s published schedule, and a bus can run early or late. Check Phoenix Valley Metro for disruptions.

Routes that share these stops

77th St571Surprise Express

Trips on this route

Phoenix to Tolleson

Source: Valley Metro, open data under ODC Attribution License. Refreshed 1 November 2026. The current schedule runs to 24 January 2027. Times change on 20 November 2026; this page updates when the new schedule is published. These are scheduled times; check Phoenix Valley Metro for disruptions. Service summaries are calculated from this published schedule. Report a timetable issue.