Bus
Numerous and often overlapping bus transit agencies service the area. The table below lists most of the Bay Area's bus agencies, along with their mass transit (train) connections.
Legend for Mass Transit Connections:
| Color Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| Santa Rosa CityBus | Does not provide connections to any mass transit agency |
| SolTrans | Serves one mass transit agency |
| Wheels | Serves two mass transit agencies |
| AC Transit | Serves three or more mass transit agencies |
Note: this list does not include school day-only routes or routes operated on special events.
| Agency Name | Bus Example | Coverage Area | Number of Routes | Mass Transit Connections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local/ Basic |
Rapid/ Limited |
Express/ Commuter |
Shuttle | All-Nighter | ||||
| AC Transit* | Inner East Bay (western Alameda County and western Contra Costa County), with limited service to San Francisco (Transbay Terminal only), parts of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties | 68 | 4 | 29 | None | 6 | Connects to multiple Amtrak and BART stations, plus three Caltrain stations and one VTA Light Rail station | |
| AirBART | Oakland | 1 | None | None | None | None | Provides connections between Oakland Coliseum BART/Amtrak Station and Oakland International Airport | |
| County Connection | Central Contra Costa County (Concord, Martinez, Orinda, San Ramon, Walnut Creek), southeastern Alameda County (Dublin/Pleasanton BART) | 35 | None | 7 | 2 | None | Connects to four BART stations and the Martinez Amtrak Station | |
| Dumbarton Express* | Southern Alameda County (Fremont, Newark, Union City BART), Santa Clara County (Palo Alto) | None | None | 3 | None | None | Connects to Union City BART Station and Palo Alto Caltrain Station | |
| Emery Go Round | Emeryville, MacArthur BART | 6 | None | None | None | None | Connects to MacArthur BART Station and Emeryville Amtrak Station | |
| Fairfield and Suisun Transit | Parts of Contra Costa and Yolo Counties, most of Solano County, Sacramento | 10 | None | 4 | None | None | Connects to Suisun City/Fairfield Amtrak Station and two BART stations | |
| Golden Gate Transit** | Parts of Contra Costa County (El Cerrito, Richmond), Marin County, San Francisco, Sonoma County (up to Santa Rosa) | 20† | 1 | 20 | None | None | Connects to Del Norte BART, Richmond Amtrak/BART, and several BART and Muni Metro stations in San Francisco | |
| Healdsburg Transit | Healdsburg | 1 | None | None | 1 | None | ||
| Marin Transit | Marin County | 14† | None | None | 7 | None | ||
| Petaluma Transit | Petaluma | 5 | None | None | None | None | ||
| SamTrans* | San Francisco, San Mateo County, part of Santa Clara County (Palo Alto) | 30‡ | None | 1 | None | 2 | Provides connections to multiple BART and Caltrain stations; Muni Metro connections along Market Street are just one block from Mission Street | |
| San Benito County Transit | San Benito County and parts of Santa Clara County (Gilroy) | 6*** | 2 | None | None | None | Connects to Gilroy Caltrain | |
| San Francisco MUNI | San Francisco, parts of Marin County (Marin Headlands) and San Mateo County (Brisbane, Daly City) | 42 | 5 | 16# | None | 10 | Provides connections to multiple BART, Caltrain, and Muni Metro stations | |
| Santa Cruz Metro | Santa Cruz County, part of Santa Clara County (San Jose) | 30 | 5 | 1 | None | None | Connects Santa Cruz County cities with San Jose via Highway 17 Express route to Amtrak/VTA light rail/Caltrain/ACE Diridon Station | |
| Santa Rosa CityBus | Santa Rosa | 18 | None | None | None | None | ||
| SolTrans | Parts of Contra Costa and Solano Counties and San Francisco | 11 | None | 6 | None | None | Provides connections to several BART stations (Del Norte BART, Pleasant Hill BART, Walnut Creek BART) | |
| Sonoma County Transit | Part of Marin County (San Rafael), Sonoma County | 20†† | None | 6 | None | None | ||
| Tri Delta Transit | Southeastern Alameda County (Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station), central and eastern Contra Costa County (Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg), western San Joaquin County (Mountain House) | 13*** | None | 7 | 1 | None | Provides connections to several BART stations and Martinez Amtrak Station | |
| Union City Transit* | Union City | 5 | None | None | None | None | Provides connections to Union City BART | |
| Vacaville City Coach | Vacaville | 4 | None | None | None | None | ||
| VINE | Napa County, parts of Solano County (Vallejo) and Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) | 12## | None | 2 | 4 | None | Provides connections to the Vallejo Ferry Terminal and Del Norte BART | |
| VTA* | Santa Clara County, parts of Alameda County (Fremont) and San Mateo County (Menlo Park) | 54# | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | Connects to multiple Caltrain and VTA light rail stations, plus one BART station (Fremont BART) | |
| WestCAT | Western and Central Contra Costa County, San Francisco | 10 | None | 4 | None | None | Provides connections to Del Norte BART and Martinez Amtrak statons | |
| WHEELS | Central and southern Contra Costa County (San Ramon, Walnut Creek), southeastern Alameda County (Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton) | 20** | None | 3 | 4 | None | Provides connections to several BART and ACE | |
| Note | Some routes that operate as one route type may also be listed as another type (e.g. select daytime Muni services also operate as All-Nighter routes) | |||||||
Symbols Legend:
- * - operates as a part of a consortium for Dumbarton Express
- ** - includes "variable" or "deviated" routes
- † - Golden Gate Transit's local routes are operated under contract with Marin Transit. Also, Golden Gate Transit's local routes include the Basic regional routes (Routes 10, 42, 70, 80, 101)
- †† - Sonoma County Transit's local routes include some commute-only services that also act as local trips.
Other Agencies:
- LINKS (connects parts of San Leandro to San Leandro BART station)
- Kaiser Permanente Bus Shuttles provide free service between many BART stations and medical centers throughout the Bay Area.
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