A city-operated transit agency, Santa Rosa CityBus primarily operates within the City of Santa Rosa and the unincorporated areas around Roseland. With its main hub at the Transit Mall, as well as several transfer centers within the city, it serves most communities and activity centers, including Coddingtown Mall, Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa City College, County Center, Montgomery Village, and Santa Rosa Town Plaza.
Note: while most routes operate all-day on a daily schedule...
Note: while most routes operate all-day on a daily schedule...
- Routes 1 (Mendocino Avenue) and 15 (Stony Point Road) do not operate on Sundays or holidays
- Route 18 (Southeast Corridor) operates with shorter hours and leaves at odd times from the Transit Mall (7:50am to 4:50pm weekdays, 9:55am to 3:50pm weekends and holidays) rather than the traditional "clock-face" departures (:00, :15, :30, and :45 past the hour)
Transfer Centers
Santa Rosa CityBus operates five transfer centers, allowing commuters to switch between buses easily:
Transfer Center Name |
CityBus Lines Served |
Other Connections |
Santa Rosa Transit Mall |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19 |
Golden Gate Transit: 72, 72X, 74, 101, 101X Mendocino Transit Authority: 65, 95 Sonoma County Transit: 20, 20X, 22, 30, 30X, 34, 42, 44, 44X, 46, 48, 48X, 60, 60X, 62 |
Northside Transfer Center (Coddingtown Mall) |
10, 11, 15, 17 |
Sonoma County Transit: 20, 30, 44, 48, 48X |
Westside Transfer Center |
3, 6, 15 |
None |
Southside Transfer Center |
12, 15, 19 |
None |
Eastside Transfer Center (Montgomery Village) |
2, 4, 7, 8, 18 |
Sonoma County Transit: 30, 30X, 34 |
Fleet
Despite its small size, it operates nearly three dozen buses throughout the city on sixteen fixed-line routes. It also operates a sizable Paratransit fleet, a few of which operate in the Oakmont neighborhood to the southeast of downtown.
Standard-Sized (40-footer) Buses
Gillig Advantage 40-Footer LF Bus (021 to 026)
New Flyer Industries D40LF Bus (98xx Series, 001 to 007)
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Low Floor Bus (241xx Series)
With this model, its front bike rack can take up to three bikes at once.
With this model, its front bike rack can take up to three bikes at once.
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Low-Floor Bus (244xx Series)
With this bus model, it can hold two bikes on the front bike rack.
With this bus model, it can hold two bikes on the front bike rack.
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Low-Floor Bus (246xx Series)
This model is nearly identical to the 244xx Series, with a modified interior.
This model is nearly identical to the 244xx Series, with a modified interior.
Retired Buses
At least two baby buses have been retired from service, including:
- Thomas Built Bus SLF230 (left)
- Gillig Phantom 35-footer bus (right)