Rider Info

Operating Hours

Monday - Friday7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
SundayNo Service

Dial-A-Ride service may vary according to demand.

Holidays

The Bus does not operate on the following holidays:

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
  • President's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • July the 4th
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

On the following holidays, The Bus runs on the Saturday schedule:

  • Lincoln's Birthday
  • Columbus Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Day after Thanksgiving

Specialized Transit

Dial-A-Ride is curb-to-curb transit service that requires customers to make a telephone call to get service. It is not taxi service but a shared ride public transportation service where you and others are assigned bus service according to where you want to go. Dial-A-Ride service is available in every city, community and township in Merced County.

To learn more about Dial-A-Ride and to find out if you’re eligibile click here.

Phone (209) 384-3111

Medicab Mobile Ministries Non-profit organization providing specialized transportation for people with medical conditions that prevent them from using public transit. Please call or e-mail for more information.

645 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 322 B
Merced, CA 95348

Phone (209) 723-4109
E-mail mobilemin@aol.com

Car-less Commute Program promotes cleaner air and provides savings for employees and businesses in Merced County. Program was formerly known as Employer Based Transit (EBT).

To learn more about the Car-less Commute Program, click here.

Phone (209) 385-7600
E-mail thebus@co.merced.ca.us

Regional Transportation:

Amtrak California provides rail service throughout the Central Valley communities.

BLST (Bus Line Service of Turlock) provides bus service throughout the City of Turlock.

CatTracks is the official transit system for the University of California, Merced.

Greyhound provides nationwide transit service.

MAX provides bus service throughout Modesto County.

StaRT provides bus service throughout Stanislaus County.

YARTS provides an alternative to driving throughout the Yosemite Region.