Yolobus

Yolobus
ParentYolo County Transportation District
Founded1989[1]
Headquarters350 Industrial Way
Woodland, California
Service areaYolo County, including some Sacramento and Solano county stops
Service typebus service
Routes24
Fleet191
Daily ridership3,200 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Annual ridership532,400 (2023)[3]
Fuel typeCompressed natural gas
OperatorTransdev
Websiteyolobus.com

Yolobus provides public transportation throughout Yolo County, California and into downtown Sacramento, western Sacramento County and northeastern Solano County.

The Yolobus fleet consists of 50 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and 10 paratransit vehicles. Yolobus is administered by Yolo County Transportation District and bus operations have been contracted to Transdev (formerly Veolia Transport) since 2006.[4] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 532,400, or about 3,200 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

Fares

Riders pay different fares depending on route. Regular and Commute route pay a base fare while express riders pay a higher express fare. Yolobus offers day passes that are also valid on SacRT

Routes

Yolobus provides bus service to Yolo County, California, and also to western Sacramento County and northeastern Solano County. The following cities are served: Sacramento, West Sacramento, Southport, Davis, Woodland, Cache Creek, Madison, Esparto, Capay, Knights Landing, Dunnigan, Yolo, Vacaville.[5]

Most regular routes run hourly, 5–7 days a week. Commute and express routes run only at peak times in the mornings and evenings, Monday-Friday.

Many rural and commuter routes were reduced or suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and in 2022, as part of the YoloGo Comprehensive Operational Analysis, many of these cuts were made permanent as the new service plan favored increased headways on routes 42A and 42B and the launch of new microtransit offerings at the expense of fixed route coverage.

Regular Routes

  • 37– Southport Local (via Jefferson / Marshall)
  • 40 – West Sacramento Local (counter-clockwise) / Sacramento
  • 41 – West Sacramento Local (clockwise) / Sacramento
  • 42A – Intercity Loop (via Sacramento / Airport / Woodland / Davis / West Sacramento)
  • 42B – Intercity Loop (via Sacramento / West Sacramento / Davis / Woodland / Airport)
  • 211 – West Woodland Local (clockwise)
  • 212 – East Woodland Local (counter-clockwise)
  • 215 – Cache Creek Casino / Woodland
  • 240 – West Sacramento / Sacramento Shuttle (via West Capitol / Harbor / Reed)

Commuter Routes

  • 39 – Southport / Sacramento
  • 220C – Winters / Davis
  • 241 – West Sacramento / Sacramento (via West Capitol / Industrial / Enterprise)
  • 242 – Woodland / Davis
  • 243 – Woodland (Spring Lake) / Davis

Express Routes

  • 43 – Davis / Sacramento (via F Street / Covell / Alhambra)
  • 43R – Sacramento / UC Davis (reverse commute)
  • 45 – Woodland / Sacramento (via Cottonwood / Gibson / Matmor)
  • 230 – West Davis / Sacramento (via Anderson / Covell / Arlington)

On Demand Service

On Demand "YOUR Ride Microtransit" service is available to replace fixed route service to the communities of Winters and Knights Landing that was eliminated under the YoloGo COA.

BeeLine On Demand Transit was also launched in June 2023 to replace lost service for trips within the city of Woodland.

Previous Routes

  • 44 – South Davis / Sacramento (via Anderson / Cowell / Chiles)
  • 45X – Spring Lake / Sacramento (via Miekle / Gum / Matmor)
  • 46 – Spring Lake / Sacramento (via Miekle / Farnham / Maxwell)
  • 209 – East Woodland / Springlake Shuttle
  • 210 – West Woodland Local (counter-clockwise) (YoloGo Elimination)
  • 214 – East Woodland Local (clockwise) (YoloGo Elimination)
  • 216 – Knights Landing / Woodland (MWF, Second Saturday of each month) (YoloGo Elimination)
  • 217 – Dunnigan / Yolo / Woodland (Tuesday & Thursday only) (YoloGo Elimination)
  • 220 – Vacaville / Winters / Davis (via I-505 / Road 31) (YoloGo Elimination)
  • 231 – Sacramento / Davis
  • 232 – Davis / Sacramento (via Covell / Alhambra / Chiles)
  • 340 – Raley's Landing (CalSTRS/Ziggurat) / Downtown Sacramento (only during major events at Golden 1 Center)

References

  1. ^ Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates (2006). Yolo County Transportation District: Draft Short Range Transit Plan (PDF). Sacramento Area Council of Government.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Yolobus – Did You Know". Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  5. ^ Transit.511.org