Express Routes
OCTA operates five different express routes for commuters between Orange County and neighboring counties. These routes begin at park-and-ride facilities where commuters can leave their cars and travel to popular business centers in Los Angles and Orange County. These routes utilize the freeways, have fewer stops and operate only during peak morning and afternoon times Monday through Friday.
Express Routes
Two routes offer express service to Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 a.m.
Route 701 begins at the Goldenwest Transportation Center in Huntington Beach and travels along the 405, 605, 105 and 110 freeways to a final destination at the Patsaouras Transit Plaza in downtown Los Angeles.
Route 721 begins at the Fullerton Transportation Center and travels along the 91 and 110 freeways, to its final end point at the corner of 5th & Beaudry in downtown Los Angeles.
OC Express
The OC Express offers three different routes for your commute. Route 757 travels from Pomona or Diamond Bar to Santa Ana, offering stops in Brea, Anaheim and Orange. Route 758 travels from Chino or Diamond Bar to the Irvine Spectrum, with stops in Brea. And, from the Inland Empire, Route 794 travels between Riverside and Corona to the South Coast Metro area.
Cash fares (cost per boarding)
| Routes 701, 721, and 794 |
| General public |
$4.50 |
- Additional fare when combined with a day, college, or multi-day pass
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$3.00 |
| Seniors (60 & older), persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders* |
$4.00 |
- Additional fare when combined with a day, college, or multi-day pass
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$3.50 |
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| Day Pass (sold only on express buses by coach operators; valid until 11:59 pm) |
$9.00 |
| Seniors (60 & older), persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders* |
$8.00 |
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| Routes 757 and 758 |
| General public |
$3.00 |
- Additional fare when combined with a day, college, or multi-day pass
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$1.50 |
| Seniors (60 & older), persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders* |
$2.70 |
- Additional fare when combined with a day, college, or multi-day pass
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$2.10 |
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| Day Pass (sold only on express buses by coach operators; valid until 11:59 pm) |
$6.00 |
| Seniors (60 & older), persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders* |
$5.40 |
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Local multi-day passes
When using an OCTA prepaid fare pass to board an express route, an additional cash fare, per boarding is required. The value of these passes toward the boarding fare of an express route is $1.50 or $.60 for seniors (60 & older), persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders. Click here for a full list of multi-day passes.
RTA Passes
OCTA also honors Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) passes on Route 794. When using a valid regular RTA day pass or monthly pass, an additional $2.50 cash fare per boarding is required. When using a valid senior/disabled RTA day pass or monthly pass, an additional $2.85 cash fare per boarding is required.
* MUST SHOW PROOF OF AGE, DISABILTIY, OR MEDICARE CARD TO OPERATOR. Senior citizens (age 60 & older) must show a valid driver’s license, California DMV card, Medicare card or OCTA Reduced Fare ID card as proof of age. Persons with disabilities must show an OCTA Reduced Fare ID card, Medicare card, Braille Institute ID card, Service Connected Veteran ID card, other transit agencies’ “persons with disabilities” including ACCESS cards, or DMV Disabled Person Placard ID.