Sonoma County Transit
Sonoma County Transit is a public transportation system based in Sonoma County, California.
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| Founded | 1980 |
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| Headquarters | 355 W. Robles Ave., Santa Rosa, CA |
| Service area | Sonoma County |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit, park and ride |
| Hubs | Santa Rosa: Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Petaluma Transit Mall |
| Fleet | 51 |
| Website | sctransit.com |
Cities and communities served
As the primary bus system in the county, Sonoma County Transit (SCT) operates to the following communities, listed by zones from south to north:
Sonoma Coast and Russian River:
Central Sonoma County (Highway 101 corridor):
- Temelec
- Sonoma
- El Verano
- Boyes Hot Springs
- Agua Caliente
- Glen Ellen
- Kenwood
- Oakmont
SCT also operates an inter-county route to San Rafael in Marin County, providing connections to Golden Gate Transit, Marin Transit, and Sonoma County Airport Express services to San Francisco and the East Bay, and within Marin County, as well as a route serving Sonoma County Airport north of Santa Rosa.[1] Several routes serve Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit stations.
Routes
SCT operates a number of routes as either local (within one city or area) or inter-community routes (using fare zones). A place indicated in italics means that the area is not served by all trips of a route. Note that all routes do not operate on the following holidays:[2]
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Easter Sunday
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (first Monday in September)
- Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
Notes:
- Schedules are current as of November 27, 2011
- Routes indicated with a sky blue background indicate route serves the Santa Rosa Transit Mall.
| Route | Route type (Local/Zone) and Direction |
Terminals | Cities, Communities, and Attractions Served | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North/East Terminal | South/West Terminal | |||
| 10 Operates Mondays to Saturdays (no Sunday service) |
Local (Loop) | Rohnert Park (Hunter Drive at Senior Center) |
Rohnert Park, Cotati, Sonoma State University | |
| 12 Operates Mondays to Saturdays (no Sunday service) |
Rohnert Park (Rancho Verde Mobile Home Park, Reading Cinemas) | |||
| 14 Operates Mondays to Fridays (except holidays) |
Rohnert Park (Kaiser Medical Ctr, Walmart, Fairway Dr, Snyder Lane) | |||
| 20 | Zone (East-West) | Weekdays: Santa Rosa (Kaiser Hospital) |
Monte Rio Graton (One trip) |
Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Graton, Forestville, Rio Nido, Guerneville, Monte Rio |
| Weekends: Santa Rosa (Coddingtown Mall) | ||||
| 20X Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Occidental (Bohemian Hwy & Graton) |
Santa Rosa, Forestville, Rio Nido, Guerneville, Monte Rio, Occidental |
| 22 Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Sebastopol (Laguna Parkway & McKinley) |
Santa Rosa, Occidental, Sebastopol |
| 24 Operates Mondays to Saturdays |
Local (Loop) | Downtown Sebastopol (Laguna Parkway) |
Sebastopol | |
| 26 Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Sonoma State University | Sebastopol (Laguna Parkway & McKinley) |
Rohnert Park, Cotati, Sebastopol |
| 28 Operates Mondays to Fridays (except holidays) |
Local (Loop) | Downtown Guerneville (Main & Mill) |
Guerneville, Monte Rio, Camp Meeker, Occidental | |
| 29 Operates weekends and holidays, seasonal service |
Zone (East-West) | Santa Rosa (Coddingtown Mall) |
Rio Nido | Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Coast, Jenner, Duncan Mills, Monte Rio, Guerneville, Rio Nido |
| 30 | Zone (East-West) | Sonoma (Sonoma Plaza) |
Weekdays: Santa Rosa (Kaiser Hospital) |
Santa Rosa, Oakmont, Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Sonoma |
| Weekends: Santa Rosa (Coddingtown Mall) | ||||
| 30X Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Santa Rosa (Kaiser Hospital) |
Santa Rosa, Kenwood, Boyes Hot Springs, Sonoma | ||
| 32 Operates Mondays to Saturdays (no Sunday service) |
Local (North-South) | Agua Caliente (Agua Caliente Rd. & Hwy 12) |
Temelec (Hermosa Pkwy & Watmaugh) |
Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Sonoma, Temelec |
| 34 Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Sonoma (Sonoma Plaza) |
Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Santa Rosa, Kenwood, Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Sonoma |
| 38 Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Kenwood (Hwy 12 & Greene St.) |
San Rafael (San Rafael Transit Center) |
Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Sonoma, Temelec, San Rafael |
| 40 Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Zone (East-West) | Sonoma (Sonoma Plaza) |
Petaluma (Copeland St. Transit Mall) |
Sonoma, Temelec, Petaluma |
| 42 Operates weekdays only (except holidays) |
Local (East-West) | Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Industry West Business Park | Santa Rosa |
| 44 | Zone (North-South) | Santa Rosa (Coddingtown Mall) |
Petaluma (Copeland St. Transit Mall) |
Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma State University, Petaluma (East and West) |
| 46 Operates weekdays only (except holidays) |
Zone (North-South) | Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Sonoma State University | Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park |
| 48 | Zone (North-South) | Santa Rosa (Coddingtown Mall) |
Petaluma (Copeland St. Transit Mall) |
Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma |
| 48X Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Santa Rosa (Kaiser Hospital) |
Petaluma (Fairgrounds Park and Ride) | ||
| 60 | Zone (North-South) | All trips: Healdsburg (Healdsburg Ave. & Dry Creek) |
Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa |
| Select trips: Cloverdale (Cloverdale Depot or City Hall Plaza) |
Cloverdale, Asti, Geyserville, same between Healdsburg and Santa Rosa | |||
| 60X Operates weekday peak periods only (except holidays) |
Cloverdale (Cloverdale Depot) |
Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa | ||
| 62 Operates Mondays to Fridays (except holidays) |
Zone (North-South) | Windsor (Intermodal Transit Ctr.) |
Santa Rosa (Transit Mall) |
Windsor, Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa |
| 66 Operates Mondays to Saturdays (no Sunday service) |
Local (Loop) | Windsor Depot (Town Green) |
Windsor | |
| 68 Operates Mondays to Fridays (except holidays) |
Local (Loop) | Cloverdale (City Hall) |
Cloverdale | |
Notes:
- Routes that have no lower supplemental text (Routes 20, 30, 44, 48, and 60) operate daily (except on the holidays mentioned above).
- Limited service (on Routes 10, 12, 20, 24, 30, 32, 44, 48, and 60) are provided on the following holidays, and thus follow Saturday schedules:
- Martin Luther King Day
- President's Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- New Year's Eve
- Select weekday peak hour only routes (Routes 22, 26, and 40) operate in both directions, not just the regular commute route.
Commuter Services
| Route | Morning Commute | Afternoon Commute | Express Route Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20X | Occidental to Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa to Occidental | Route via Windsor, bypassing Sebastopol and Graton |
| 30X | Sonoma to Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa to Sonoma | Between St. Francis Center (Santa Rosa) and Kenwood, then to Boyes Hot Springs (no stop in El Verano) |
| 34 | Santa Rosa to Sonoma | Sonoma to Santa Rosa | Between St. Francis Center (Santa Rosa) and Kenwood, then to Boyes Hot Springs |
| 38 | Kenwood to San Rafael | San Rafael to Kenwood | Between Hwy 116 & Hwy 121 and San Rafael |
| 48X | Petaluma to Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa to Petaluma | Between Santa Rosa Transit Mall and Commerce Blvd. & Rohnert Park Expwy, then to Cotati Hub |
| 60X | Cloverdale to Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa to Cloverdale | Between Windsor River Rd. & Windsor Rd. and Mendocino Ave. & Bicentennial Way (Santa Rosa), with a stop at County Administration Center |
Fares, passes, and transfers
SCT fares vary according to the length of a patron's trip. The transit system is divided into fare zones, wherein the fare depends upon the number of zones traveled. Kids below 6 ride for free with fare-paying rider; 3-kid limit applies.[3]
Notes:
- Although the MonthlyPASS and the 31-DayPASS are valid for one month, there are certain differences between the two.
- The MonthlyPASS is an unlimited-ride pass good for the calendar month for which it is issued. The MonthlyPASS is nontransferable, and it is to be used only by the person for whom it was purchased.
- The 31-DayPASS is valid for 31 days from the date of first use, and it can be purchased through various sales outlets, online, in person, or at the SCT main office in Santa Rosa.
- The 20-Ride CountywidePASS is a convenient 20-ride pass that eliminates the need to have the exact change for bus fare. The FastPASS is not discounted, however; it has the same value as paying cash fare. There is no expiration date for this PASS, and it is good on any Sonoma County Transit route for the number of zones purchased.
- During the summer, SCT offers a Cruisin' Pass that allows unlimited rides to patrons 19 years old and younger.[4]
Transfers
SCT provides free transfers to passengers after paying a certain fare for the number of zones intended to travel, and it is valid for two (2) hours heading to the general direction of travel.[5]. Transferring from Santa Rosa CityBus, Petaluma Transit, and Golden Gate Transit are accepted for a first (boarding) zone fare credit. SCT also has transfer agreements with Healdsburg Transit aside from the three transit agencies mentioned above.
Paratransit
Sonoma County Paratransit is designed to serve the needs of individuals with disabilities within Sonoma County. It adheres to ADA standards to serve areas within 3/4 of a mile from any public fixed-route service. This includes service within the incorporated areas of Sonoma County, the Greater Santa Rosa Area, and between the County's nine incorporated cities. In addition, service is provided within the following communities: Windsor, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Sonoma Valley (including Agua Caliente and Boyes Hot Springs), Cotati, Rohnert Park, Rio Nido, Guerneville, Monte Rio, Duncans Mills, and Occidental.[6][7]
Operating hours for the paratransit service are weekdays from 5:00am to 11:00pm and weekends from 7:00am to 9:00pm.
References
- Sonoma County Airport Express Website
- Schedules and Routes Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonoma County Transit Fares Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Purchase Passes Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonoma County Transit Transfer Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Paratransit Service Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonoma County Paratransit Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine