The TECO Line Streetcar System (Tampa Trolley) is a 2.7-mile, air-conditioned, electric streetcar line connecting downtown, the Channel District, and Ybor City. The best part? It’s free.
If you want to take in more than one site in the downtown area but don’t want to drive from parking garage to parking garage, or worse, walk for miles, this is ideal. You can use it to access other transportation options like HART bus routes, the Downtowner (a water ride service hailed like a taxi or requested through an app), Pirate Water Taxi (water transportation for chartered events) and the Tampa Riverwalk (a 2.6-mile walk along the Hillsborough River that starts at Sparkman Wharf and ends at Heights Market at Armature Works).
The trolley has 11 stops. You could easily plan an entire day of sightseeing and dining around the trolley stops. And if you’re coming to Tampa as a tourist, there are also hotels along the stops.
#1 – Centennial Park (streetcar line starts at 20th St. and 8th Ave. and there is an affordable paid parking lot)
Ybor City Museum State Park
Around the perimeter of the park you can find the Tampa Baseball
Museum and Ybor City Museum
#2 – Centro Ybor Station
Ybor City Visitor Center
Hilton Garden Inn
Columbia Restaurant (I highly recommend it)
Bernini of Ybor (good Italian food)
The restaurants are in the heart of Ybor City
#3 – Streetcar Society Station
The Ritz Ybor (special events venue)
#4 – Cadrecha Plaza
Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor
#5 – Publix
Stageworks Theatre
Publix at Channel Club (if you’re staying nearby and need to pick up
some snacks for your room)
Hampton Inn Channel District
#6 – York Street
Port Tampa Bay cruise terminals
#7 – Cumberland Avenue
American Victory Ship Museum
Port Tampa Bay cruise terminals
Florida Aquarium (Great place to spend a morning or afternoon and it’s well worth your money to pay for the penguin experience)
Channelside Garage (if you’re looking for a central place to park and then grab the trolley)
#8 – Amalie Arena
Yacht Starship Cruises (great, relaxing way to see the ritzy waterfront houses at night and you get dinner)
Sparkman Wharf (lots of fast food vendors right in the heart of things)
#9 – HSBC
Tampa Bay History Center
(Terrific exhibit. If you tour the Tampa Bay History Center in the morning, be sure to stay and have lunch at the Columbia Cafe).
#10 – Dick Greco Plaza
Marriott Water St.
Convention Center
Waterfront Rentals
Embassy Suites
J.W. Marriott
#11 – Whiting Station
Hilton Downtown
Central Business District
Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center
Fort Brooke Parking Garage – right next to the trolley line
- http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org
- Mon-Thur 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Fri 7:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Sat 8:30 AM – 2:00 AM
Sun 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Stops are every 15 minutes - 813-254-4278
- Trolleys accommodate wheelchairs
Lisa Browder 
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