San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority

San Luis Obispo Regional Transit AuthorityFounded| mid/late 1980s

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Headquarters| 253 Elks Lane
Locale| San Luis Obispo, California
Service area| San Luis Obispo County, California
Service type| bus service, paratransit
Routes| 11
Fleet| 32 buses
Fuel type| diesel, CNG, battery electric
Website| RTA SoCoTransit

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority is the provider of intercity mass transportation in San Luis Obispo County, California, with service between most cities in the county: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Cambria, San Simeon, Los Osos, Cayucos, and San Luis Obispo. Hourly routes operate Monday - Friday, with limited Saturday & Sunday service. The base travel fare is $1.75-$3.25 each way, or a Regional day pass may be purchased for $5.50, good for unlimited trips on all fixed-routes in the county. Fares on South County Transit (SoCoTransit) and Paso Robles routes are $1.50 each, and a $3 day pass specifically for SoCoTransit routes, is available for purchase. Discounts for seniors and children are available on South County Transit and Paso Robles routes. Five routes are branded as part of the SLORTA (9, 10, 12, 14, and 15). Additionally, RTA operates fixed route transit service in Paso Robles and the Five Cities Area for South County Transit (Routes 21, 24, 27, & 28) and the Avila Beach Trolley on a seasonal/summer runs. Most RTA routes have limited service on Saturday and Sunday and normally run hourly.

## Routes

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### RTA routes

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Route  | Terminals  | Via  | Notes

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A  | Paso Robles

North County Transit Center

| Spring St  |

* Clockwise route

B  | Niblick Rd  |

* Counter-clockwise route

9  | San Miguel

Mission St &14th St

| San Luis Obispo

Government Center

| SR 101, El Camino Real  |
10  | Santa Maria

Santa Maria Transit Center

| San Luis Obispo

Government Center

| SR 101  |

* Serves Allan Hancock College

12  | San Luis Obispo

Government Center

| Cabrillo Hwy  |

* Serves Cuesta College
* Loop route

15  | San Simeon

Hearst Castle Visitors Center

| Morro Bay

Morro Bay Park

| Cabrillo Hwy  |

### SoCoTransit routes

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Route  | Terminals  | Via  | Notes

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21  | Pismo Beach

Premium Outlets

| James wy  |

* Clockwise route

24  | Grand Av  |

* Counter-clockwise route

27  | Grover Beach

Ramona Garden

| Oak Park Bl  |

* Clockwise route (Weekdays Only)

28  | Grover Beach

Ramona Garden

| 13th St  |

* Counter-clockwise route

Avila-Pismo Beach Trolley  | Avila Beach

Port San Luis

| Pismo Beach

Premium Outlets

| SR 101  |

* The Avila-Pismo Beach Trolley will run May 3 - September 1

* Friday afternoons and weekends

## Bus fleet

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### Active fleet

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Make/Model  | Fleet Numbers  | Thumbnail  | Year  | Engine  | Transmission  | Notes

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Gillig Phantom 40' | 167-168  |  | 2008  | Cummins ISL  | Allison B400R  | Largely retired, however makes very rare appearances for public use.
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX 35' | 1011-1012  |  | 2010  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B400R  |
ENC Axess BRT 40 | 1101  |  | 2010  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B400R  |
Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1301-1307  |  | 2013  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B500R  |
Gillig BRT 35 | 1308-1310  |  | 2013  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B400R  |
Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1501-1508  |  | 2015  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B500R  |
Gillig BRT 35 | 1509  |  | 2015  | Cummins ISL9  | Allison B400R  |
Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1801-1803  |  | 2018  | Cummins L9  | Allison B500R  |
Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1910-1912  |  | 2019  | Cummins L9  | Allison B500R  |
Gillig BRT 35 | 2001-2010  |  | 2020  | Cummins L9  | Allison B400R  |
Gillig Low Floor 40' | 2101-2102  |  | 2021  | Cummins L9  | Allison B500R  |
Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' | 2103-2110  |  | 2021  | Cummins L9  | BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E  |
Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40' | 21101-21109  |  | 2021  | Cummins L9  | Allison H 40 EPTM hybrid system  |
Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40' | 21110-21115  |  | 2024  | Cummins L9

* 21113-21115 Cummins B6.7

| Allison eGen Flex H 40 hybrid system

* 21113-21115 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E

Gillig Low Floor EV 40' | N/A  |  | 2022  | Cummins BES  | Direct drive  |

## External links

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* SLO RTA

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Public transportation agencies in Southern California

Multi-county agencies|

* Metrolink (Station list)
* Pacific Surfliner (Station list)
* San Joaquins (Station list)
* Amtrak Thruway

Imperial County|

* Imperial Valley Transit
* Yuma County Area Transit

Kern County|

* Arvin Transit
* Delano Area Rapid Transit
* Golden Empire Transit
* Kern Transit
* Taft Area Transit

Los Angeles County|

* Angels Flight
* Antelope Valley Transit Authority
* Beach Cities Transit
* Big Blue Bus
* Burbank Bus
* Carson Circuit Transit System
* City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines
* City of Santa Clarita Transit
* Culver CityBus
* El Monte Transit
* FlyAway
* Foothill Transit
* GTrans
* Glendale Beeline
* Long Beach Transit
* Los Angeles County Public Works
* LADOT Transit
* Los Angeles Metro
* Montebello Bus Lines
* Monterey Park Spirit Bus
* Norwalk Transit
* Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
* Pasadena Transit
* Torrance Transit

Orange County|

* Anaheim Resort Transportation
* Orange County Transportation Authority

Riverside County|

* Beaumont Transit
* RidePV
* Riverside Transit Agency
* SunLine Transit Agency

San Bernardino County|

* Mountain Transit
* Basin Transit
* Needles Area Transit
* Omnitrans
* Victor Valley Transit Authority

San Diego|

* North County Transit District
* San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

San Luis Obispo|

* San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
* SLO Transit

Santa Barbara|

* City of Lompoc Transit
* Clean Air Express
* Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
* Santa Maria Regional Transit

Ventura County|

* Gold Coast Transit
* Thousand Oaks Transit
* VCTC Intercity

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