TODAY'S CALIFORNIA INTERURBAN CONNECTIONS

Significant population growths after World War II, along with healthy support for public transportation, make possible an almost continuous interurban journey possible through all of California's major cities.

The only gap between California's two largest metropolitan areas is between San Miguel and King City, approximately 40 miles.


Southern California Coast



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

San Ysidro-National City             San Diego-MTS    932
National City-San Diego State Univ.  San Diego-MTS    955
San Diego State Univ.-Old Town       San Diego-MTS     14
Old Town-University Towne Center     San Diego-MTS    105
University Towne Center-Oceanside    San Diego-NCTD   101
Oceanside-San Clemente               San Diego-NCTD   395
San Clemente-CSU Long Beach          Orange Co.-OCTA    1
CSU Long Beach-Long Beach            Long Beach Tr.    91
Long Beach-Los Angeles               LACMTA            60
Los Angeles-Burbank                  LACMTA            92
Burbank-Canoga Park                  LACMTA           165
Canoga Park-Thousand Oaks            LACMTA           161
Thousand Oaks-Pacific View Mall      VISTA            Hwy 101 route
Pacific View Mall-Santa Barbara      VISTA            Coastal Express route
Santa Barbara-Goleta                 SBMTD              6
Goleta-Santa Maria Airport           Clean Air Express
Santa Maria Airport-Santa Maria      Santa Maria-SMAT   8
Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo          SLORTA            10
San Luis Obispo-San Miguel           SLORTA             9



Northern California Coast



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

King City-Salinas                    Monterey-MST      23
Salinas-Watsonville                  Monterey-MST      29
Watsonville-Santa Cruz               Santa Cruz-SCRTD  71
Santa Cruz-Scotts Valley             Santa Cruz-SCRTD  31
Scotts Valley-San Jose               Santa Cruz-SCRTD  17
San Jose-Palo Alto                   Santa Clara-VTA   22
Palo Alto-Mission Street             SamTrans         390
Mission Street-San Francisco         SF Muni           14
San Francisco-Petaluma               Golden Gate       80
Petaluma-Santa Rosa                  Sonoma County     48
Santa Rosa-Point Arena               Mendocino MTA     95
Point Arena-Navarro River            Mendocino MTA     75
Navarro River-Fort Bragg             Mendocino MTA     60



San Francisco-Sacramento-Sierras



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

San Francisco-Berkeley               AC Transit         F
Berkeley-El Cerrito Del Norte        AC Transit         7
El Cerrito Del Norte-Hilltop Mall    AC Transit        72
Hilltop Mall-Hercules                WestCAT           19
Hercules-Martinez                    WestCAT           30Z
Martinez-Pleasant Hill               CCCTA            616
Pleasant Hill-Vallejo                Vallejo Transit   78
Vallejo-Solano Mall                  Vallejo Transit   85
Solano Mall-Davis UC                 Fairfield-Suisun  30
Davis UC-Sacramento                  YoloBus           42
Sacramento-Watt/I-80                 Sacramento-RT     15
Watt/I-80-Sunrise Mall               Sacramento-RT      1
Sunrise Mall-Louis/Orlando           Sacramento-RT     21
Louis/Orlando-Galleria Mall          Roseville Transit  A
Galleria Mall-Auburn                 Placer County Transit
Auburn-Grass Valley                  Gold Country       5
Grass Valley-Nevada City             Gold Country       1



Sacramento Into San Joaquin Valley



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Live Oak-Marysville                  Yuba-Sutter
Marysville-Sacramento                Yuba-Sutter
Sacramento-Florin Mall               Sacramento-RT     51
Florin Mall-Lodi                     SCT/LINK          99
Lodi-Stockton                        San Joaquin RTD   23
Stockton-Manteca                     San Joaquin RTD   26
Manteca-Escalon                      San Joaquin RTD   95
Escalon-Modesto                      E-Trans            1
Modesto-Turlock                      Stanislaus RT     15
Turlock-Merced                       Merced County      7
Merced-Le Grand                      Merced County      9



Sacramento Into Tuolumne County



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Sacramento-65th Street               Sacramento-RT     36
65th Street-Sutter Creek             Amador County      X
Sutter Creek-Jackson                 Amador County      S
Jackson-San Andreas                  Calaveras Transit  2
San Andreas-Angels Camp              Calaveras Transit  1
Angels Camp-Columbia                 Calaveras Transit  4
Columbia-Sierra Village              Tuolumne County    2



East Of Los Angeles



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Los Angeles-Arcadia                  LACMTA            79
Arcadia-Montclair                    Foothill         187
Montclair-Fontana                    Omnitrans         66
Fontana-San Bernardino               Omnitrans         14
San Bernardino-Big Bear              MARTA            "Off the Mountain"



Southeast Of San Bernardino



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

San Bernardino-Riverside             Omnitrans        215
Riverside-Galleria At Tyler          Riverside-RTA      1
Galleria At Tyler-Valle Vista        Riverside-RTA     27



Los Angeles Into San Joaquin Valley



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Los Angeles-Coldwater Canyon         LACMTA            96
Coldwater Canyon-CSU Northridge      LACMTA           167
CSU Northridge-Palmdale              Antelope AVTA    787
Palmdale-Lancaster                   Antelope AVTA      1
Lancaster-Mojave-Bakersfield         Kern RT          East Kern
Bakersfield-Delano                   Kern RT          North Kern
Delano-Tulare                        Tulare County     20
Tulare-Visalia                       Visalia CC         1
Visalia-Dinuba                       Tulare County     10



Los Angeles Into Eastern Sierras



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Lancaster-Bishop                     Eastern Sierra Transit
Bishop-Reno NV                       Eastern Sierra Transit


The route from Los Angeles into the Eastern Sierras connects with another route at Lancaster, and is actually publicly owned intercity service. One of the few instances when the public sector stepped in, after Greyhound discontinued one of its routes.


TRANSIT LINKS

Before attempting any of these journeys, it is strongly encouraged to check the official transit systems' Web sites for the latest information, linked to from this page.