OC Bus

OC Bus is the transit bus service operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), serving every city in Orange County. Some of the lines serve the Los Angeles County border communities of Lakewood, La Mirada, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, and Long Beach. As of February 2023, there are 52 routes in the system. OCTA employs the drivers that operate most routes, but some are contracted out to Keolis out of the Anaheim and Irvine Sand Canon bases.

OC Bus
OC Bus in Orange, California
ParentOrange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
FoundedAugust 1972 (1972-08)
Headquarters550 S. Main St
Orange, California, USA
Service areaOrange County
Service typePublic Transportation
Routes58[1]
Stops5,483
Fleet508 buses
Daily ridership109,400 (weekdays, Q2 2023)[2]
Annual ridership30,014,900 (2022)[3]
Fuel typeCNG, Hydrogen, Electric
OperatorOCTA
Keolis (Anaheim & Irvine)
Transdev (OC ACCESS)
Websiteocta.net/bus

The agency is the second-largest public transportation provider in the metropolitan area after the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Its predecessor agencies include not only the prior Orange County Transit District but also such diverse entities as the Pacific Electric Railway and the South Coast Transit Corporation. In 2005, OCTA was judged America's Best Public Transportation System by the American Public Transportation Association, for its record gains in bus and Metrolink commuter trains ridership that it operates or funds.

The Authority's administrative offices are located in the city of Orange and it maintains bus operations bases in the cities of Garden Grove, and Santa Ana. Keolis operates about 40% of OCTA's Fixed Routes out of the Anaheim and Irvine bases,[4] while Transdev operates OCTA's paratransit base for the authority's ACCESS service, also in Irvine.

All OCTA buses are equipped with bike racks and can carry two bikes, and three bicycles on some buses at any time.

South Coast Plaza is the most served location on the OC Bus routes, served by 5 routes (55, 57, 86, 150, 553). The longest is route 1 (Long BeachSan Clemente) which utilizes Pacific Coast Highway for the vast majority of its 40-mile (64 km) route. Trips take an average of 2 to 2.5 hours.

Routes

1-99 (Local Routes)

Routes with numbers less than 100 are fixed routes that cover almost every city in Orange County. Buses operate on most major arterial streets. Route 1 is the only single-digit route, acquiring the number from California State Route 1.

Route Terminals via Operates Notes
1
Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
San Clemente
El Camino Real & Avenida Santa Margarita
Pacific Coast Hwy Daily Longest OCTA Bus route
Newport Beach
Newport Transportation Center (short line)
25
Fullerton
Fullerton Park and Ride
Huntington Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St
Goldenwest St, Knott Av Daily
26
Fullerton
Fullerton Park and Ride
Yorba Linda
Lemon Dr & Lakeview Av
Commonwealth Av, Yorba Linda Bl Daily
29
La Habra
Beach Bl & La Habra Bl
Huntington Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St
Beach Bl Daily Operates alongside Bravo! Route 529 between Fullerton Park and Ride and Goldenwest Transportation Center
29A
Buena Park
Buena Park station
Also deviates to Goldenwest Transportation Center
30
Cerritos
Los Cerritos Center
Anaheim Hills
Fairlynn Bl & Esperanza Rd
Orangethorpe Av Daily
33
Fullerton
Fullerton Park and Ride
Huntington Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy & Magnolia St
Magnolia St Daily
35
Fullerton
Fullerton Park and Ride
Costa Mesa
Triangle Square (Newport Bl & 18th St)
Brookhurst St, Orangethorpe Ave Daily
37
La Habra
1st Av & Main St
Fountain Valley
MacArthur Bl & Hyland Av
Euclid St Daily
38
Lakewood
Del Amo Bl & Pioneer Bl
Anaheim Hills
Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center
Del Amo Bl, La Palma Av Daily
42
Hawaiian Gardens
Norwalk Bl & Carson St
Orange
The Village at Orange
Seal Beach Bl, Los Alamitos Bl, Lincoln Av Daily
42A
Seal Beach
Electric Av & Main St
Deviates to Braille Institute
43
Fullerton
Harbor Bl & Valley View Dr
Costa Mesa
Triangle Square (Newport Bl & 18th St)
Harbor Bl Daily Operates alongside Bravo! Route 543 between MacArthur Bl and Fullerton Transportation Center
46
Long Beach
Wardlow Av & Norwalk Bl
Orange
The Village at Orange
Ball Rd, Taft Av Daily
47
Fullerton
Fullerton Transportation Center
Newport Beach
Balboa Bl / 23rd St
Anaheim Bl, Fairview St Daily
50
Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
Orange
The Village at Orange
Katella Av Daily
53
Anaheim
Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
Irvine
Yale Loop & Alton Pkwy
Main St Daily
Santa Ana
Main St & MacArthur Bl (short line)
Operates alongside Bravo! Route 553.
54
Garden Grove
Chapman Av & Valley View St
Orange
Santiago Canyon College (Mon-Sat)
Chapman Av Daily Does not operate east of Rancho Santiago Bl on Sundays
Orange
Chapman Av & Rancho Santiago Bl (Sun)
55
Santa Ana
Civic Center (Flower St & 6th St)
Newport Beach
Newport Transportation Center
Standard Av, Bristol St, Fairview St, 17th St Daily
56
Garden Grove
Chapman Av & Valley View St (early AM / late PM)
Orange
Orange Transportation Center
Garden Grove Bl Daily
Garden Grove
Belgrave Av & Valley View St
57
Brea
Brea Mall
Newport Beach
Newport Transportation Center
State College Bl, Bristol St, Jamboree Rd Daily
Fullerton
State College Bl & Orangethorpe Av
Costa Mesa
South Coast Plaza
Short line
59
Anaheim
La Palma Av & Kraemer Bl
Irvine
University of California, Irvine (weekdays)
Kraemer Bl, Glassell St, Grand Av, Von Karman Av Daily
Tustin
The District (weekends)
60
Tustin
Larwin Square
Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach University
Westminster Ave, 17th St Daily Operates alongside Bravo! Route 560.
Westminster
Main Street & Locust St
Santa Ana
Tustin Ave & Fruit Street
Short line serves on weekends and holidays only.
64
Westminster
Westminster Mall
Tustin
Larwin Square
Bolsa Av, 1st St Daily
66
Huntington Beach
Goldenwest Transportation Center
Irvine, California
Irvine Valley College
McFadden Av, Walnut Av Daily
Tustin
Larwin Square (short line)
70
Sunset Beach
Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy
Tustin
Tustin station
Edinger Av Daily
71
Yorba Linda
Placentia-Linda Hospital
Newport Beach
Hoag Hospital
Tustin Av, Red Hill Av, Newport Bl Daily
72
Sunset Beach
Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy
Tustin
Tustin Metrolink Station
Warner Av Daily
76
Huntington Beach
Talbert Av & Beach Bl
Santa Ana
John Wayne Airport
Talbert Av, MacArthur Bl Weekdays
79
Tustin
Larwin Square
Newport Beach
Newport Transportation Center
Bryan Av, Culver Dr, University Dr Daily
82
Foothill Ranch
Foothill Ranch Town Centre
Rancho Santa Margarita
Plano Trabuco Dr & Alas De Paz
Portola Pkwy, Santa Margarita Pkwy Weekdays
83
Fullerton
Fullerton Park & Ride
Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills Transportation Center
I-5, Main St Daily
85
Laguna Niguel
Crown Valley Pkwy & Niguel Rd
Mission Viejo
Portola Plaza
Marguerite Pkwy, Crown Valley Pkwy Weekdays
86
Costa Mesa
South Coast Plaza
Mission Viejo
Norman Murray Community Center
Alton Pkwy, Jeronimo Rd
87
Rancho Santa Margarita
Aventura & Avenida Empresa
Laguna Niguel
Crown Valley Pkwy & Niguel Rd
Alicia Pkwy
89
Mission Viejo
Portola Plaza
Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Bus Station
El Toro Rd, Laguna Canyon Rd Daily
90
Tustin
Tustin station
Dana Point
Dana Point Harbor
Irvine Center Dr, Moulton Pkwy, Golden Lantern St
91
Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills Transportation Center
San Clemente
Avenida Pico & Calle de Los Molinos
Paseo De Valencia, Camino Capistrano, Del Obispo St

100s (Community Routes)

Routes with numbers in the 100s descended from the old RunAbout service that formerly served residential neighborhoods, or provide service to portions of 1-99 routes that have reduced demand. Three routes (129, 143, 153) were truncated from routes 29, 43, 47, 53, and 59 as a result of March 2010 service change. These routes are operated by First Transit with the exception of routes 150 and 167 which were taken over by OCTA 2022.

Route Terminals via Operates Notes
123
Anaheim
Anaheim Canyon station
Huntington Beach
Goldenwest Transportation Center
Malvern Av, Valley View St, Bolsa Chica Rd Weekdays
129
La Habra
La Habra Bl & Beach Bl
Anaheim
Kraemer Bl & La Palma Av
La Habra Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St, Kraemer Bl Daily
143
La Habra
La Habra Bl & Beach Bl
Brea
Brea Mall
Whittier Bl, Harbor Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St
150/150A
Santa Ana
Civic Center (Flower St & 6th St)
Costa Mesa
South Coast Plaza
Flower St, Fairview St Weekdays Loop routing. Route 150 operates clockwise, Route 150A operates counterclockwise.
167
Orange
The Village at Orange
Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Meats Av, Santiago Bl, Wanda Rd, Hewes St, Newport Av, Irvine Bl, Jeffrey Rd, Campus Dr
177
Foothill Ranch
Foothill Ranch Town Centre
Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills Transportation Center
Lake Forest Dr, Muirlands Bl, Los Alisos Bl Monday–Saturday
178
Huntington Beach
Yorktown Av & Goldenwest St
Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Adams Av, Birch St, Campus Dr Weekdays

400s (StationLink/iShuttle)

Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle), operated by the OCTA at the Irvine Transportation Center in Irvine, California

Routes with numbers in the 400s are "StationLink" and Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) routes which travel between Metrolink stations and business districts. These routes operate only during weekday rush hours and do not operate reverse peak services. These routes are operated by First Transit.

Route Terminals via Operates
400A
Tustin
Tustin station
Santa Ana
John Wayne Airport
Von Karman Av Weekday peak hours Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) route.
401B
Tustin
Tustin station
Irvine
Business Center Dr
Jamboree Rd, Michelson Dr
403D
Irvine
Irvine Transportation Center
Irvine
Sand Canyon Av & Waterworks Way
Irvine Spectrum Center, Alton Pkwy
453
Orange
Orange Transportation Center
Orange
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chapman Av, Main St, La Veta Av Served from/to Metrolink Rail Line Stations
472
Tustin
Tustin station
Irvine
Fairchild Rd & Jamboree Rd
Edinger Av, Red Hill Av, Campus Dr, Jamboree Rd
473
Tustin
Tustin station
Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Edinger Av, Harvard Av
480
Irvine
Irvine Station
Lake Forest
Lake Forest Dr & Regency Ln
Alton Pkwy, Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest Dr

500s (Bravo!)

OC Bus on Bravo! Route 543 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California

Routes with numbers in the 500s are "Bravo!" routes that operate on heavily used routes making limited stops and at transfer points to other routes. It is named according to the parent route it accompanies, for adding a 5 to the beginning of the route indicating express. Bravo! routes use a dedicated fleet of buses and have different color schemes from regular route buses.

Route Terminals via Operates Notes
529
Huntington Beach
Goldenwest Transportation Center
Fullerton
Fullerton Park and Ride
Beach Boulevard Weekdays Limited stop service.
Operates alongside Route 29/29A.
543
Fullerton
Fullerton Transportation Center
Santa Ana
Harbor Bl & MacArthur Bl
Harbor Bl Limited stop service.
Operates alongside Route 43.
553
Anaheim
Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
Costa Mesa

Sunflower Av & Bristol St

Main St Limited stop service.
Operates alongside Route 53.
  • Will eventually use electric buses to replace the aging C40LFRs.
560
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
Westminster
Main St & Locust St
17th St, Westminster Av Limited stop service.
Operates alongside Route 60.

800s (City Shuttle)

Routes with numbers in the 800s are City Shuttle routes. Route 862, the first and only 800 series route, serving as a circulator route in Downtown Santa Ana and was introduced in October 2019, replacing former StationLink route 462.

Route Terminals via operates
862
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
Civic Center Dr Daily

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/ModelFleet Numbers ThumbnailYear Engine TransmissionAssigned DivisionsNotes
New Flyer XHE40 1111-1120

(10 buses)

2018 Ballard FCvelocity HD85 Siemens ELFA2 Santa Ana Funded in part by the California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Transportation and Air Quality Improvement Program.
New Flyer XE40 1201-1210

(10 buses)

2021-2022 Ballard FCvelocity HD85 Siemens ELFA2 Garden Grove To compliment the XHE40's. Unit 1204-1207 is in Bravo! livery.
Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 40' 2101-2199, 2201-2266

(201 buses ordered)

2021-2023 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B400R Santa Ana, Garden Grove Buses are equipped with at-seat USB device charging ports,[5] To replace the C40LFRs.
New Flyer C40LFR 5121-5150 2008 Cummins Westport ISL G NZ Allison B400R 6 speed Garden Grove, Irvine Expected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.
New Flyer C40LFR5501–5599, 5601–5674 2007–2008 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speedAnaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana5551 and 5552 used for Bravo! service.

Expected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.

New Flyer C40LFR 5675-5678 2008 Cummins Westport ISL G NZ Allison B400R 6 speed Anaheim Expected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.
New Flyer XN40 5701-5799,

5801-5858

2015-2017 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speed Anaheim, Santa Ana, Garden Grove
Cummins Westport L9N
New Flyer XN40 5861-5866 2018 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B400R 6 speed Santa Ana 5861–5866 used for Bravo! service
Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' 6381-6392 2020-2021 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B300R Irvine Used on the iShuttle routes
New Flyer C40LFR7501–7528 2007–2008 Cummins Westport ISL G NZ Allison B400R 6 speedAnaheim, Santa AnaExpected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.
New Flyer C40LFR 7529 2007 Cummins Westport ISL G NZ Allison B400R 6 speed Anaheim Expected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.
New Flyer C40LFR 7530-7592 2008 Cummins Westport ISL G NZ Allison B400R 6 speed Anaheim, Santa Ana Expected to retired on late 2023-early 2024.

7575–7592 used for Bravo! service.

New Flyer XN607601–7620 2013 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B500R 6 speedSanta Ana
New Flyer XN60 7621-7636 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R 6 speed Santa Ana
Cummins Westport L9N

See also

  • Bus stations in Orange County, California
  • Bus transportation in California
  • Public transportation in Orange County, California topics

References

Official website

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