Update: Sadly, the #7 is no more. However, you may take the #9 from downtown to visit most of these locations. The day pass still costs $2.75. Download the VIA goMobile+ app to purchase your ticket ahead of time.
For the frugal travelers among you, here’s a deal that you won’t want to miss! For $2.75, you may purchase a one-day VIA bus pass that’ll chauffeur you from one San Antonio hot spot to another.
Your bus driver’s name might not be James/Jamie, but just ask him/her to let you off at the next stop. Here are the destinations along VIA’s #7 Sightseer Special route, which begins on Market at Presa (downtown) headed north or Funston near North New Braunfels (Botanical Garden) headed south:
San Antonio Children’s Museum
Japanese Tea Gardens (Sunken Gardens)
University of the Incarnate Word
Witte Museum/South Texas Heritage Center
You’ll be hard pressed to visit all 10 places in one day, but why not give it a try? The downtown jump-on point is just a few blocks from the Convention Center, so for those of you who are in San Antonio without a car, VIA’s #7 Sightseer Special is the way to go. The one-day pass is also good for unlimited rides on all regular buses, express buses and streetcars. You may purchase your one-day pass on VIA’s online store.
Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D., author of “San Antonio’s Passport to Fun,” has been blogging about San Antonio since June of 2010. Follow her at facebook.com/SanAntonioTourist so that you’ll never miss a post. Her love affair with the Alamo City began at Hemisfair in 1968. She moved to San Antonio in 1979 as an 18-year-old college student, and San Antonio has been her home ever since. Denise completed certification to become a professional tour guide in 2019. Please contact her at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com if you’d like for her to curate a fabulous San Antonio experience for you!
Sounds like a winner –
Reminds me of the old commercial . . . “and leave the driving to us”
What was that for?
Exactly! No muss. No fuss. I remember that commercial’s slogan, too, but I’ll be darned if I can remember what company it was promoting! Thanks for reading/commenting. Cheers, Denise F.
Anxious to give it a try next trip in. May get several out of town friends to join me. Denise Barkis
Liberty,Texas
Mom, You’ll enjoy the Sightseer Special! You can even take a bus from our house to meet up with the #7…all for $4. How great is that? Cheers, DF