Parent | Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) |
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Founded | August 1972 |
Headquarters | 550 S. Main St Orange, California, USA |
Service area | Orange County |
Service type | Transit bus |
Routes | 58 [1] |
Stops | 5,483 |
Fleet | 508 buses |
Daily ridership | 115,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023) [2] |
Annual ridership | 34,442,800 (2023) [3] |
Fuel type | CNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell |
Operator | OCTA Keolis (Anaheim & Irvine) Transdev (OC ACCESS) |
Website | octa |
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.
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 system, served by five routes (55, 57, 86, 150, 553). The longest is route 1 (Long Beach – San 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 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 | Notes | |
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1 | Long Beach | San Clemente El Camino Real & Avenida Santa Margarita | Pacific Coast Hwy |
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Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center (short line) | ||||
25 | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St | Goldenwest St, Knott Av | |
26 | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Yorba Linda Lemon Dr & Main St | Commonwealth Av, Yorba Linda Bl | |
29 | La Habra Beach Bl & La Habra Bl | Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St | Beach Bl |
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29A | Buena Park | |||
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30 | Cerritos | Anaheim Hills Esperanza Rd & Fairlynn Bl | Orangethorpe Av |
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33 | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & Magnolia St | Magnolia St | |
35 | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Costa Mesa 19th St & Meyer Pl | Brookhurst St, Orangethorpe Ave | |
37 | La Habra 1st Av & Euclid St | Fountain Valley MacArthur Bl & Hyland Av | Euclid St | |
38 | Lakewood Del Amo Bl & Pioneer Bl | Anaheim Hills Anaheim Hills Festival | Del Amo Bl, La Palma Av |
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42 | Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl | Orange | Seal Beach Bl, Los Alamitos Bl, Lincoln Av |
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42A | Seal Beach Electric Av & Main St | |||
43 | Fullerton Berkeley Av & Harbor Bl | Costa Mesa Harbor Bl & Bernard St | Harbor Bl |
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46 | Long Beach Norwalk Bl & Wardlow Av | Orange The Village at Orange | Ball Rd, Taft Av |
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47 | Fullerton Fullerton Transportation Center | Newport Beach Balboa Bl & 23rd St | Anaheim Bl, Fairview St |
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50 | Long Beach Cal State Long Beach | Orange The Village at Orange | Katella Av |
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53 | Anaheim Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center | Irvine Yale Loop & Alton Pkwy | Main St |
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Santa Ana MacArthur Bl & Main St (short line) | ||||
54 | Garden Grove Chapman Av & Valley View St | Orange (Mon-Sat) | Chapman Av |
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Orange Rancho Santiago Bl & Chapman Av (Sun) | ||||
55 | Santa Ana Flower St & 6th St | Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center | Standard Av, Bristol St, Fairview St, 17th St |
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56 | Garden Grove Chapman Av & Valley View St (early AM / late PM) | Orange Orange Transportation Center | Garden Grove Bl | |
Garden Grove Belgrave Av & Valley View St | ||||
57 | Brea | Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center | State College Bl, Bristol St, Jamboree Rd |
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Fullerton State College Bl & Via Burton (short line) | Costa Mesa Anton Bl & Sakioka Dr (short line) | |||
59 | Anaheim La Palma Av & Kraemer Bl | Irvine (weekdays) | Kraemer Bl, Glassell St, Grand Av, Von Karman Av |
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Tustin (weekends) | ||||
60 | Long Beach Cal State Long Beach | Tustin Larwin Square | Westminster Ave, 17th St |
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Westminster Main St & Locust St (weekends) | Santa Ana Fruit St & Tustin Av (weekends) | |||
64 | Westminster | Tustin Larwin Square | Bolsa Av, 1st St | |
66 | Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center | Irvine | McFadden Av, Walnut Av | |
Tustin Bryan Av & Newport Av (short line) | ||||
70 | Huntington Beach Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy | Tustin | Edinger Av |
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71 | Yorba Linda | Newport Beach Superior Av & Placentia Av | Tustin Av, Red Hill Av, Newport Bl |
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72 | Huntington Beach Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Warner Av |
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76 | Huntington Beach Talbert Av & Beach Bl | Santa Ana | Talbert Av, MacArthur Bl | |
79 | Tustin Larwin Square | Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center | Bryan Av, Culver Dr, University Dr |
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82 | Foothill Ranch Foothill Ranch Towne Center | Rancho Santa Margarita Plano Trabuco Rd & Alas De Paz | Portola Pkwy, Santa Margarita Pkwy | |
83 | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center | I-5, Main St |
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85 | Laguna Niguel Niguel Rd & Crown Valley Pkwy | Mission Viejo Portola Plaza | Marguerite Pkwy, Crown Valley Pkwy |
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86 | Costa Mesa South Coast Plaza | Mission Viejo Oso Viejo Community Park | Alton Pkwy, Jeronimo Rd | |
87 | Rancho Santa Margarita Avenida Empresa & Aventura | Laguna Niguel Niguel Rd & Crown Valley Pkwy | Alicia Pkwy |
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89 | Mission Viejo Portola Plaza | Laguna Beach Laguna Beach Bus Station | El Toro Rd, Laguna Canyon Rd |
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90 | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Dana Point Golden Lantern & Dana Point Harbor Dr | Irvine Center Dr, Moulton Pkwy, Golden Lantern St |
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91 | Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center | San Clemente Calle de Los Molinos & Avenida Pico | Paseo De Valencia, Camino Capistrano, Del Obispo St |
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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; the 153 was later discontinued in February 2023. These routes are operated by Keolis, although between February 2022 and June 2023 OCTA temporarily operated many of these routes in-house except for the 129, 143, and 177, likely due to contractor driver shortages.
Route | Terminals | via | Notes | |
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123 | Anaheim Anaheim Canyon Metrolink Station | Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center | Malvern Av, Valley View St, Bolsa Chica Rd |
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129 | La Habra Beach Bl & La Habra Bl | Anaheim Kraemer Bl & Coronado St | La Habra Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St, Kraemer Bl |
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143 | La Habra Beach Bl & La Habra Bl | Brea Brea Mall | Whittier Bl, Harbor Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St |
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150 | Santa Ana Flower St & 6th St | Flower St, Fairview St |
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150A |
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167 | Orange The Village at Orange | Irvine UC Irvine | Meats Av, Santiago Bl, Wanda Rd, Hewes St, Newport Av, Irvine Bl, Jeffrey Rd, Campus Dr |
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177 | Foothill Ranch Foothill Ranch Towne Center | Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center | Lake Forest Dr, Muirlands Bl, Los Alisos Bl | |
178 | Huntington Beach Yorktown Av & Goldenwest St | Irvine UC Irvine | Adams Av, Birch St, Campus Dr |
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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 | Notes | |
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400A | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Santa Ana John Wayne Airport | Von Karman Av |
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401B | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Irvine 2101 Business Center | Jamboree Rd, Michelson Dr | |
403D | Irvine Irvine Transportation Center | Irvine Irvine Center Dr & Sand Canyon Av | Alton Pkwy | |
453 | Orange Orange Transportation Center | Orange La Veta Av & Pepper St | Chapman Av, Main St, La Veta Av |
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472 | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Irvine Food and Drug Adminstration | Edinger Av, Red Hill Av, Campus Dr, Jamboree Rd | |
473 | Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station | Irvine UC Irvine | Edinger Av, Harvard Av | |
480 | Irvine Irvine Station | Lake Forest Lake Forest Dr & Regency Ln | Alton Pkwy, Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest Dr |
Routes with numbers in the 500s are "Rapid" 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 the number five to the beginning of the route indicating that it is a Rapid express route. Rapid routes use a dedicated fleet of buses and have different color schemes from regular route buses.
Route | Terminals | via | Notes | |
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529 | Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center | Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride | Beach Bl |
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543 | Fullerton Fullerton Transportation Center | Costa Mesa Harbor Bl & MacArthur Bl | Harbor Bl |
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553 | Anaheim Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center | Costa Mesa Sunflower Av & Bristol St | Main St |
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560 | Santa Ana Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center | Westminster Main St & Locust St | 17th St, Westminster Av |
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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 | Notes |
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862 | Santa Ana Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center | Civic Center Dr |
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Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Year | Propulsion | Assigned Divisions | Notes |
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New Flyer XHE40 | 1111–1120 | 2018 | Hydrogen | Santa Ana |
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New Flyer XE40 | 1201–1210 | 2021–2022 | Battery electric | Garden Grove |
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Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 40' | 2101 | 2021 | CNG | Garden Grove Santa Ana |
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2102–2199, 2201–2266, 2301–2336 | 2022–2023 | CNG | |||
New Flyer C40LFR | 5121–5150 | 2008 | CNG | Garden Grove Irvine |
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5501–5599, 5601–5674 | 2007–2008 | CNG | Anaheim Irvine Santa Ana |
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5675–5678 | 2008 | CNG | Anaheim |
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New Flyer XN40 | 5701–5799, 5801–5858 | 2015–2017 | CNG | Anaheim Garden Grove Santa Ana |
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5861–5866 | 2018 | CNG | Santa Ana |
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Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 29' | 6381–6392 | 2020–2021 | CNG | Irvine |
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New Flyer C40LFR | 7501–7528 | 2007–2008 | CNG | Anaheim Santa Ana |
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7529 | 2007 | CNG | Anaheim |
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7530–7592 | 2008 | CNG | Anaheim Santa Ana |
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New Flyer XN60 | 7601–7620 | 2013 | CNG | Santa Ana | |
7621–7636 | 2016 | CNG | Santa Ana |
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