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California Shuttle Bus was a private bus company that provides daily bus services between
. California Shuttle Bus. 2011. Retrieved 23-04-2011.
PR Newswire. 03-04-2004. Retrieved 23-04-2011. In Northern California, major stops included
California Shuttle Bus was a private bus company that provides daily bus services between Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
and San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
, making one stop in San Jose. Founded in 2003, the company used 47-seat charter buses from MCI.Homepage. California Shuttle Bus. 2011. Retrieved 23-04-2011.
History
The company launched its services in 2003. The service was initially launched as a $40 one-way service between the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2008, the company started offering $5 trips, but prices later increased to $25–40. The advent of the $5 fares coincided with the cessation ofMegabus Megabus may refer to:
*Megabus (Europe), a low-cost coach service with services in Europe owned by ComfortDelGro.
*Megabus (North America)
Megabus, branded as megabus.com, is an intercity bus service of Coach USA/ Coach Canada operating in the ...
service from LA to the Bay Area. Megabus has since resumed service between the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
Service
The company offered once-daily bus service between Los Angeles and San Francisco/San Jose areas comparable toGreyhound
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or Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
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, the former its main competitor Bus stops were located at major transit centers, hotels, and downtown areas.California Shuttle Bus Launches New Service Between LA and the SF Bay Area.PR Newswire. 03-04-2004. Retrieved 23-04-2011. In Northern California, major stops included
Powell Street station
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in downtown San Francisco and San Jose Diridon station
San Jose Diridon station is the central passenger rail depot for San Jose, California. It also serves as a major intermodal transit center for Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley. The station is named after former Santa Clara County Supervisor ...
. In Southern California, major stops were at Union Station
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, Santa Monica
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, Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
, and North Hollywood Metro station.
It was called a "cheap alternative for students"; although originally envisioned to attract upmarket travelers from long waits at airports, it attracted mostly backpackers, senior citizens, business people, and bargain hunters. Patrons could pay a higher fare to guarantee that their adjoining seat is empty for their comfort. Similar to Megabus, California Shuttle Bus used a dynamic pricing model where prices started very low and gradually increased as tickets were sold. Prices generally started at $15. Assigned seating was added in 2013. The company suspended services in mid-2017.
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{{SFBAtransit Bus transportation in California Intercity bus companies of the United States Transportation companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles Transport companies established in 2003 2003 establishments in California