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bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
service operated by the
Orange County Transportation Authority The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for th ...
(OCTA), serving every city in
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. Some of the lines serve the
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border communities of Lakewood,
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, Cerritos,
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, and
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along with express service to
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, and
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. As of September 2021, there are 58 routes in the system. OCTA employs the drivers that operate most routes, but some are contracted out to
First Transit First Transit is an American transportation company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Transit operates over 300 locations, carrying more than 350 million passengers annually throughout the United States in 39 states, Puerto Rico, Panam ...
. The agency is the second-largest public transportation provider in the metropolitan area after the
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. Its predecessor agencies include not only the prior
Orange County Transit District The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for th ...
but also such diverse entities as the
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and the South Coast Transit Corporation. In 2005, OCTA was judged ''America's Best Public Transportation System'' by the
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, 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
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and it maintains bus operations bases in the cities of Garden Grove, and Santa Ana.
First Transit First Transit is an American transportation company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Transit operates over 300 locations, carrying more than 350 million passengers annually throughout the United States in 39 states, Puerto Rico, Panam ...
operates about 40% of OCTA's Fixed Routes out of the
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and
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bases, while
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operates OCTA's
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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.
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is the most served location on the OC Bus routes, served by 6 routes (55, 57, 86, 150, 463, 794). The longest is route 1 (
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) which utilizes Pacific Coast Highway for the vast majority of its 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 State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At , it is the longest state route in California, and the second-longest in the US after Monta ...
. Routes 57 and 64 also feature Xpress bus service with limited stop service between 6am and 6pm on weekdays. These buses are differentiated by adding an X to the end of each respective route.


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 123, 150, and 167 which were taken over by OCTA 2022.


200s (OC Express)

Routes with numbers in the 200s are "OC Express," intra-county express routes which travel solely within Orange County and utilize the county's freeways. These routes run from park-and-rides and transit terminals to the business districts and back. These routes operate during weekday rush hours only.


400s (StationLink/iShuttle)

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.


500s (Bravo!)

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.


700s (Intercounty Express)

Routes with numbers in the 700s are intercounty
express bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications ...
s. Routes 701 and 721 run between
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, Fullerton, and
Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is ...
using the
Harbor Transitway The Harbor Transitway (also known as the I-110 Express Lanes) is a shared-use express bus corridor (known as a busway or transitway) and high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes running in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) between Downtown ...
, while Route 794 connects
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and
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. All three routes charge an additional fare in addition to the base fare. These routes operate during weekday rush hours only. Route 721 is the only route that operates reverse peak services.


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.


Active Fleet


See also

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References


External links

{{Official website, octa.net/bus
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