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{{Short description|Transit bus system in Orange County, California}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = OC Bus

| logo = OC Bus logo.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| image = OC Bus 5718 54 Maple & Lemon, Orange Ca.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = OC Bus in Orange, California

| parent = Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

| founded = {{Start date|1972|08}}

| headquarters = 550 S. Main St
Orange, California, USA

| locale =

| service_area = Orange County

| service_type = Transit bus

| alliance =

| routes = 58{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2021 |title=OC Bus Transit Fact Sheet |url=https://www.octa.net/pdf/bus.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2021 |website=Orange County Transportation Authority}}

| destinations =

| stops = 5,483

| hubs =

| stations =

| lounge =

| fleet = 508 buses

| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Orange total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}

| annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Orange total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}

| fuel_type = CNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell

| operator = OCTA
Keolis (Anaheim & Irvine)
Transdev (OC ACCESS)

| ceo =

| website = {{URL|octa.net/bus}}

}}

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, Artesia, 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,{{Cite web |title=OCTA Awards Cost-Saving Contract to Continue Providing More OC Bus Service |url=https://www.octa.net/news/news-releases/octa-awards-cost-saving-contract-to-continue-providing-more-oc-bus-service/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Orange County Transportation Authority |language=en}} while Transdev operates OCTA's paratransit base for the authority's ACCESS service, also in Irvine.

All OCTA buses are equipped with bike racks, articulated buses carry two bike racks, while the rest of the fleet carry three bike racks. In addition, all OCTA buses come with free WiFi onboard.

South Coast Plaza is the most served location on the OC Bus system, served by five routes (55, 57, 86, 150, 151, 553). The longest is route 1 (Long Beach–San Clemente) which utilizes Pacific Coast Highway for the vast majority of its {{Convert|40|mi|adj=on}} 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.

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Route

! colspan="2" |Terminals

! via

! Notes

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|1}}1

| Long Beach

Cal State Long Beach

| rowspan="2" | San Clemente

El Camino Real & Avenida Santa Margarita

| rowspan="2" | Pacific Coast Hwy

| rowspan="2" |

  • Longest OCTA Bus route
  • Serves Newport Transportation Center
Newport Beach

Newport Transportation Center

{{Small|(short line)}}

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|25}}25

| Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

| Huntington Beach

Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St

| Goldenwest St, Knott Av

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|26}}26

| Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

| Yorba Linda

Lemon Dr & Main St

| Commonwealth Av, Yorba Linda Bl

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|29}}29

| La Habra

Beach Bl & La Habra Bl

| rowspan="3" | Huntington Beach

Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St

| rowspan="3" | Beach Bl

| rowspan="2" |

  • Operates alongside Rapid Route 529 between Fullerton Park & Ride and Goldenwest Transportation Center
  • Serves Knott's Berry Farm
rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|29A}}29A

| rowspan="2" |Buena Park

Buena Park Metrolink Station

* Serves Knott's Berry Farm, Goldenwest Transportation Center and Golden West College
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|30}}30

| Cerritos

Los Cerritos Center

| Anaheim Hills

Esperanza Rd & Fairlynn Bl

| Orangethorpe Av

|

  • Serves Fullerton Park and Ride
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|33}}33

| Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

| Huntington Beach

Pacific Coast Hwy & Magnolia St

| Magnolia St

|

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|35}}35

| rowspan="1" | Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

|Costa Mesa

19th St & Meyer Pl

| rowspan="1" | Brookhurst St, Orangethorpe Ave

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|37}}37

| La Habra

1st Av & Euclid St

| Fountain Valley

MacArthur Bl & Hyland Av

| Euclid St

|

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|38}}38

| Cerritos

Los Cerritos Center

| Anaheim Hills

Esperanza Rd & Fairlynn Bl

| rowspan="1" | Del Amo Bl, La Palma Av

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|42}}42/A

| Long Beach

Norwalk Bl & Wardlow Av

| Orange

The Village at Orange

| Los Alamitos Bl, Lincoln Av

|

  • Serves Cypress College
  • Route 42A serves Braille Institute on Dale St and Crescent Av
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|43}}43

| Fullerton

Berkeley Av & Harbor Bl

| Costa Mesa

Harbor Bl & Bernard St

| Harbor Bl

|

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|46}}46

| Seal Beach

Electric Av and Main St

| rowspan="2" | Orange

The Village at Orange

| rowspan="2" | Ball Rd, Taft Av, Los Alamitos Bl, Seal Beach Bl

| rowspan="2" |

Long Beach

Norwalk Bl & Wardlow Av

(short line)

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|47}}47

| Fullerton

Fullerton Transportation Center

| Newport Beach

Balboa Bl & 23rd St

| Anaheim Bl, Fairview St

|

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|50}}50

| Long Beach

Cal State Long Beach

| Orange

The Village at Orange

| rowspan="1" | Katella Av

|

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|53}}53

| rowspan="2" | Anaheim

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center

| Irvine

Yale Loop & Alton Pkwy

| rowspan="2" | Main St

| rowspan="2" |

Santa Ana

MacArthur Bl & Main St

{{Small|(short line)}}

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|54}}54

| rowspan="2" | Garden Grove

Chapman Av & Valley View St

| Orange

Santiago Canyon College

{{Small|(Mon-Sat)}}

| rowspan="2" | Chapman Av

| rowspan="2" |

  • Does not operate east of Rancho Santiago Bl on Sundays
  • Serves Orange station
Orange

Rancho Santiago Bl & Chapman Av

{{Small|(Sun)}}

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|55}}55

| Santa Ana

Flower St & 6th St

| Newport Beach

Newport Transportation Center

| Standard Av, Bristol St, Fairview St, 17th St

|

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|56}}56

| Garden Grove

Chapman Av & Valley View St

{{Small|(early AM / late PM)}}

| rowspan="2" | Orange
Orange station

| rowspan="2" | Garden Grove Bl

| rowspan="2" |

Garden Grove

Belgrave Av & Valley View St

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|57}}57

| Brea

Brea Mall

| Newport Beach
Newport Transportation Center

| rowspan="2" | State College Bl, Bristol St, Jamboree Rd

| rowspan="2" |

Fullerton

State College Bl & Via Burton

{{Small|(short line)}}

| Costa Mesa

Anton Bl & Sakioka Dr

{{Small|(short line)}}

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|59}}59

| rowspan="2" | Anaheim
La Palma Av & Kraemer Bl

| Irvine

UC Irvine

{{Small|(weekdays)}}

| rowspan="2" | Kraemer Bl, Glassell St, Grand Av, Von Karman Av

| rowspan="2" |

Tustin

The District

{{Small|(weekends)}}

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|60}}60

| Long Beach

Cal State Long Beach

| Tustin
Larwin Square

| rowspan="2" | Westminster Ave, 17th St

| rowspan="2" |

Westminster

Main St & Locust St

{{Small|(weekends)}}

| Santa Ana

Fruit St & Tustin Av

{{Small|(weekends)}}

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|64}}64

| Westminster

Westminster Mall

| Tustin

Larwin Square

| Bolsa Av, 1st St

|

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|66}}66

| rowspan="2" | Huntington Beach

Goldenwest Transportation Center

| Irvine

Irvine Valley College

| rowspan="2" | McFadden Av, Walnut Av

| rowspan="2" |

Tustin

Bryan Av & Newport Av

{{Small|(short line)}}

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|70}}70

| Huntington Beach

Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Edinger Av

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|71}}71

| Yorba Linda

UCI Health–Placentia

| Newport Beach

Superior Av & Placentia Av

| Tustin Av, Red Hill Av, Newport Bl

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|72}}72

| Huntington Beach

Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Warner Av

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|76}}76

| Huntington Beach

Talbert Av & Beach Bl

| Santa Ana

John Wayne Airport

| Talbert Av, MacArthur Bl

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|79}}79

| Tustin
Larwin Square

| Newport Beach

Newport Transportation Center

| Bryan Av, Culver Dr, University Dr

|

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|83}}83

| Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

| Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills Transportation Center

| I-5, Main St

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|85}}85

| Laguna Niguel

Niguel Rd & Crown Valley Pkwy

| Mission Viejo

Portola Plaza

| Marguerite Pkwy, Crown Valley Pkwy

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|86}}86

| Costa Mesa

South Coast Plaza

| Mission Viejo

Oso Viejo Community Park

| Alton Pkwy, Jeronimo Rd

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|89}}89

| Mission Viejo
Portola Plaza

| Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach Bus Station

| El Toro Rd, Laguna Canyon Rd

|

  • Serves Laguna Hills Transportation Center
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|90}}90

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Dana Point

Golden Lantern & Dana Point Harbor Dr

| Irvine Center Dr, Moulton Pkwy, Golden Lantern St

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|91}}91

| Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills Transportation Center

| San Clemente

Calle de Los Molinos & Avenida Pico

| Paseo De Valencia, Camino Capistrano, Del Obispo St

|

=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; 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.

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style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|xxx}}123

|Anaheim

Anaheim Canyon Metrolink Station

|Huntington Beach

Goldenwest Transportation Center

| Artesia Bl, Malvern Av, Chapman Av, Valley View St, Bolsa Chica Rd

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|xxx}}129

| La Habra

Beach Bl & La Habra Bl

| Anaheim

Kraemer Bl & Coronado St

| La Habra Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St, Kraemer Bl

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|xxx}}143

| La Habra

Beach Bl & La Habra Bl

| Brea

Brea Mall

| Whittier Bl, Harbor Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|150}}150

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Santa Ana

Flower St & 6th St

| rowspan="2" | Flower St, Fairview St

|

style="vertical-align: top;" |151

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|167}}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

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|177}}177

| Laguna Niguel

Niguel Rd and Crown Valley Pkwy

| Mission Viejo

Los Alisos Blvd and Mustang Run

| Alicia Pkwy, Muirlands Bl, Lake Forest Dr, Portola Pkwy, Santa Margarita Pkwy

|

  • Serves Laguna Hills Transportation Center
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|xxx}}178

| Huntington Beach

Yorktown Av & Goldenwest St

| Irvine

UC Irvine

| Adams Av, Birch St, Campus Dr

|

= 400s (StationLink/iShuttle) {{anchor|iShuttle}} =

File:Irvine Station (2013) 07 (cropped).JPG in Irvine, California]]

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.

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!Notes

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|400A}}400A

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Santa Ana
John Wayne Airport

|Von Karman Av

| rowspan="3" |

  • Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) service
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|401B}}401B

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Irvine

2101 Business Center

| Jamboree Rd, Michelson Dr

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|403D}}403D

| Irvine

Irvine Transportation Center

| Irvine

Irvine Center Dr & Sand Canyon Av

| Alton Pkwy

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|453}}453

| Orange

Orange station

| Orange

La Veta Av & Pepper St

| Chapman Av, Main St, La Veta Av

| rowspan="4" |

  • Served from/to Metrolink Rail Line Stations
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|472}}472

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Irvine

Food and Drug Administration

| Edinger Av, Red Hill Av, Campus Dr, Jamboree Rd

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|473}}473

| Tustin

Tustin Metrolink Station

| Irvine

UC Irvine

| Edinger Av, Harvard Av

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|480}}480

| Irvine

Irvine Transportation Center

| Lake Forest

Lake Forest Dr & Regency Ln

| Alton Pkwy, Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest Dr

= 500s (Rapid Routes) =

File:OC Bus 5810 543 Disneyland.jpg in Anaheim, California]]

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.

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style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|529}}529

| Fullerton

Goldenwest Transportation Center

|Fullerton

Fullerton Park & Ride

| Beach Bl

|

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|543}}543

| Fullerton

Fullerton Transportation Center

| Costa Mesa

Harbor Bl & MacArthur Bl

| Harbor Bl

|

  • Limited stop service
  • Operates alongside Route 43
  • Serves Disneyland
style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|553}}553

| Anaheim

Disneyland

| Costa Mesa

Sunflower Av & Bristol St

| Main St, Katella Av

|

rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|560}}560

| Santa Ana

Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center

| Westminster

Main St & Locust St

| 17th St, Westminster Av

|

=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.

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! Terminals

! via

! Notes

style="vertical-align:top" | {{anchor|862}}862

! Santa Ana

Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center

| Civic Center Dr

|

  • Counter-clockwise route

Bus fleet

= Active fleet{{sticky header}} =

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!Make/Model

!Fleet Numbers

!Year

!Propulsion

!Assigned Divisions

!Notes

New Flyer XHE40

|1111–1120

|2018

|Hydrogen

|Santa Ana

|

New Flyer XE40

|1201–1210

|2021–2022

|Battery electric

|Garden Grove

|

  • 1203–1207 used in OC Bus Rapid service
rowspan="2" |Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 40'

|2101

|2021

|CNG

| rowspan="2" |Garden Grove
Santa Ana

| rowspan="2" |

  • 2306–2326 used in OC Bus Rapid service
  • 2102–2173 are 2022 models
  • 2174–2266 and 2301-2336 are 2023 models
  • 2327-2336 are with a Suburban Configuration
  • Buses are equipped with at-seat USB charging ports
2102–2199, 2201–2266, 2301–2336

|2022–2023

|CNG

rowspan="3" |New Flyer C40LFR

|5121–5150

|2008

|CNG

|Irvine

|

  • Suburban Configuration
  • Expected to be retired in 2024
5501–5599,
5601–5674

| 2007–2008

|CNG

Anaheim
Irvine
Santa Ana		* Expected to be retired in 2024

  • Several buses retained by Keolis for use as training buses
5675–5678

|2008

|CNG

|Anaheim

|

  • Retired in 2024
rowspan="2" |New Flyer XN40

|5701–5799,
5801–5858

|2015–2017

|CNG

|Anaheim
Irvine
Santa Ana

|

  • 5801–5814 formerly used in OC Bus Rapid service, later replaced with OC Bus decals for use in local service.
  • 5701 is a 2015 model, all other subsequent units are 2016 models
5861–5866

|2018

|CNG

|Santa Ana

|

  • Formerly used in Bravo service, later replaced with OC Bus decals for use in local service.
Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 29'

|6381–6392

|2020–2021

|CNG

|Irvine

|

  • Used on the Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) service
rowspan="3" |New Flyer C40LFR

|7501–7528

|2007–2008

|CNG

|Anaheim

|

  • Expected to be retired in 2024
7529

|2007

|CNG

|Anaheim

|

  • Retired in 2024
7530–7592

|2008

|CNG

|Anaheim
Santa Ana

|

  • Expected to be retired in 2024
rowspan="2" |New Flyer XN60

|7601–7620

|2013

|CNG

|Santa Ana

|

7621–7636

|2016

|CNG

|Santa Ana

|

See also

  • {{C|Bus stations in Orange County, California}}
  • {{C|Bus transportation in California}}
  • {{C|Public transportation in Orange County, California|Public transportation in Orange County, California topics}}

References

{{Reflist|26em}}

External links

{{Commons category|Buses of the Orange County Transportation Authority|OC Bus}}

{{Official website|octa.net/bus}}

Bus

Orange County California bus routes

Orange County California