Front-door boarding is returning. OCTA is updating buses with added safety measures, such as driver plexiglass shields, to allow you to board from the front of the bus. This is a phased rollout that will continue through the end of November until all buses in our fleet have been modified to help make you and our employees safe. During the phased rollout period, as your bus is pulling up, please check to see if the bus is boarding from the front or the rear doors. If your bus is still boarding from the rear, front door boarding will still be allowed for passengers with disabilities or those who require use of the ramp. Please have your fare ready when you board and please wear your face covering to comfortably cover your nose and mouth.
A bus pass is still required to ride OC Bus.
Bus fare is not free while riding OC Bus. You’ll be required to show your bus pass upon request to the coach operator or transit police. Please purchase bus passes before you board. You can buy passes at Ralphs, Northgate, Vons or Pavilions grocery stores, the OCTA store, octa.net or on the OC Bus mobile app.
Please allow extra time when using OC Bus during busy times.
To help protect your health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, OCTA is temporarily limiting the number of people on board each OC Bus to allow for social distancing. Because of this, buses on some routes can reach capacity during certain times of the day and a bus may pass your stop with a sign in the front window that says, “Bus Full.” If a full bus passes you by, please wait for the next bus.
On the most heavily traveled routes, additional buses will follow one that is full. These routes can shift on a daily basis as we monitor ridership and try and add buses where they’re needed.
Some buses are full from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. These are the current routes that have additional buses: 1, 29, 37, 38, 42, 50, 53, 55, 57, 43, 47, 54, 60, 64, 66, 70, 89
Check to see if your bus has seats available by using the Transit App. This free digital mobile app will let you view the seating capacity of the buses on your route. Once you have the Transit App installed:
- Tap on a route for the “route detail view”
- Next, tap on the bus icon itself
This can help you plan your trip and have a smooth, safe trip on OC Bus.
This information is updated weekly. Please check back frequently to plan your trip.
Social Distancing Guidelines
Leave a row or a seat between yourself and other passengers when possible for proper social distancing.
The OCTA Store hours
The OCTA Store is is located at 600 S. Main St. in Orange and currently operating reduced hours weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Please plan ahead before you ride.
All adjusted routes and schedules can be found in our revised ebusbook.