Omnitrans

Omnitrans

Parent	Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority
Founded	1976 [1]
Headquarters	1700 West Fifth Street San Bernardino, California
Service area	San Bernardino Valley
Service type	Bus, bus rapid transit, paratransit
Routes	28
Hubs	San Bernardino Transit Center Fontana station Montclair Transit Center Chino Transit Center Riverside Vine Street Hub
Stations	16 BRT [2]
Fleet	171 total:    142 CNG    29 electric/hydrogen fuel cell
Daily ridership	25,300 (weekdays, Q2 2025) [3]
Annual ridership	7,231,100 (2024) [4]
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell
Operator	Transdev (paratransit)
Chief executive	Erin Rogers [5] [6]
Website	omnitrans.org

Omnitrans is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. ^[1] The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement ^[1] and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 11 million passengers per year. Omnitrans currently operates fixed route bus service, bus rapid transit and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 480 square miles (1,200 km²). ^[1]

In 2024, the system had a ridership of 7,231,100 or about 25,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2025.

History

In October 2019, Omnitrans faced increasing deficits and reduced service. They plan to cut service by 11 percent. They were the operator for the Arrow commuter rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands. the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee voted to transfer the operation and construction duties to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority. ^[7]

The Transit Committee, announced that it would launch a study considering “complete consolidation” of Omnitrans under the SBCTA due to a $520 million fiscal deficit over the next 20 years. ^{[8] [9]} However, in 2021, SBCTA decided against the consolidation of Omnitrans due to the results of a commissioned study. That indicated, that due to state law, SBCTA was required to pay off the agency's unfunded pension liability, at a one-time cost of between $100 million to $174 million. ^[10] Instead SBCTA opted to provide $100 million to Omnitrans to keep it viable through 2040. ^[11]

Former Services

OmniLink

Omnitrans formerly operated OmniLink, a demand-response service that operated in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. OmniLink ceased operation August 29, 2014. ^[12]

Future

On February 27, 2020, it was announced that Omnitrans placed a new order for four forty-foot, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses. ^[13]

On March 1, 2023, the Omnitrans Board of Directors approved the purchase of four new Flyer Fuel Cell buses. ^[14]

As of 2025 Omnitrans is set to receive 18 CNG buses to replace the oldest buses

2026 -32 new electric buses will be in delivery

Routes

Local routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Division/Garage	Notes
1	Colton Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	San Bernardino Lynwood Dr & Victoria Av	Valley Bl, Vernon Av, Pacific St	East Valley	Serves San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot and San Bernardino Transit Center
2	San Bernardino Palm Park & Ride	Loma Linda VA Hospital	Kendall Dr, N St, E St	East Valley	Serves Cal State San Bernardino, Inland Center and San Bernardino Transit Center
3	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center		Baseline St, Highland Av	East Valley	Counter-clockwise route
4					Clockwise route
6	San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Northpark Bl, Sierra Wy	East Valley
8	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Yucaipa Crafton Hills College	Tippecanoe Av, Redlands Bl, Lugonia Av	East Valley	Serves San Bernardino–Tippecanoe and Redlands–Downtown stations Selected trips serves the Amazon Fulfillment Center
10	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Baseline St	East Valley
14	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Foothill Bl	East Valley
15	Redlands Redlands–Downtown Station	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Orange St, Merrill Av	East Valley	Selected trips serves the Amazon Air Freight Fulfillment Center Serves Citrus Plaza and San Bernardino Transit Center
19	Yucaipa Yucaipa Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Citrus Av, Barton Rd, San Bernardino Av	East Valley	Serves Crafton Hills College
22	Colton Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Rialto Alder Av & Casa Grande Dr	Riverside Av	East Valley
61	Pomona Pomona Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Holt Av, San Bernardino Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario International Airport and Ontario Mills
66	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Foothill Bl	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place
81	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Ontario Ontario–East station	Haven Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario Mills
82	Rancho Cucamonga Foothill Bl & Day Creek Bl (weekday only)	Fontana Summit Av & Lytle Creek Rd	Milliken Av, Jurupa Av, Sierra Wy	West Valley	Serves Rancho Cucamonga station, Ontario Mills and Fontana Transit Center
	Fontana Banana Av & Cherry Av
83	Chino Chino Transit Center	Upland Euclid Av & Foothill Bl	Euclid Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario and Upland stations
84	Chino Chino Transit Center	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Mountain Av	West Valley
85	Chino Chino Transit Center	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Central Av, Arrow Hwy, Arrow Rte	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place and Montclair Transit Center
87	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Eastvale Amazon Eastvale	19th St, Ontario Ranch Rd	West Valley	Serves Ontario station
88	Chino Hills Gran Av & City Center Dr	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Ramona Av	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place

Commuter Express routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Division /Garage	Notes
sbX Green Line	San Bernardino Palm Park & Ride	Loma Linda VA Hospital	Kendall Dr, N St, E St,	East Valley
sbX Purple Line	Pomona Pomona Transit Center	Rancho Cucamonga Victoria Gardens	Holt Bl	West Valley	Opening Spring 2026
215	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Riverside Riverside–Downtown station	I-215	East Valley
290	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	I-10, I-215	East & West Valley

Shuttle routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
305	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Grand Terrace Barton Rd & Town Square	Waterman Av
312	San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Linden Av
319	Yucaipa Yucaipa Transit Center		5th St, California St	South Loop
			Bryant St	North Loop
367	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Baseline Rd
380	Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga Station	Ontario Ontario International Airport	Haven Av

OmniAccess ADA Service

Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb-to-curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate. ^[2]

Omni Ride

Omni Ride serves Bloomington, Chino, Chino Hills, and Upland area. ^[15]

Bus fleet

Fleet numbers	Thumbnail	Make/Model	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1201–1227	1214 arriving into SBTC	New Flyer C40LFR	2009	Cummins Westport ISL-G	Allison B400R
1251–1270	1257 bound for Loma Linda	New Flyer XN40	2012	Cummins Westport ISL-G	Allison B400R
1281-1296	290 ready for a return trip	New Flyer XN40	2014	Cummins Westport ISL-G	Allison B400R
1301-1315	1309 departing to Fentana	New Flyer XN40	2015	Cummins Westport ISL-G	Allison B400R
1321-1333	1331 on the 82 to Fentana	New Flyer XN40	2016	Cummins Westport ISL-G	Allison B400R
1341-1364	1344 on layover	New Flyer XN40	2018	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B400R
2341-2363	2344 layover for the 88	New Flyer XN40	2019	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B3400xFE
2501–2504		New Flyer XE40	2021	Siemens ELFA2	XALT Energy
3001–3004	3004 in Pomona	New Flyer XHE40	2024	Siemens ELFA3	Ballard FCMove HD+
6001–6014		New Flyer XN60	2012	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B500R
6015		New Flyer XN60	2018	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B500R
6101-6118		New Flyer XE40	2025	Cummins Accelera ELFA3	XALT Energy

References

1. "About Omnitrans". Omnitrans. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. "Transit Services". Omnitrans. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
3. "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
4. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
5. "Erin Rogers Named Omnitrans CEO and General Manager – OmniTrans". Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
6. "StackPath". July 14, 2020.
7. Scauzillo, Steve (October 21, 2019). "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". The Sun. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
8. "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". October 21, 2019.
9. "SBCTA Adds New Department to Organization". December 9, 2019.
10. "Consolidation study and innovative transit review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020.
11. Scauzillo, Steve (January 16, 2021). "Omnitrans dodges takeover, but endures service cuts and layoffs". Southern California News Group.
12. "OmniLink service ends in Chino Hills and Yucaipa". Omnitrans. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
13. "Omnitrans expands California's zero-emission public transit footprint with four new Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer" (Press release). St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA: New Flyer of America Inc. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
14. "Purchase Order MNT23-25 Fuel Cell Bus Purchases". omnitrans.primegov.com. Omnitrans. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
15. "OmniTrans On Demand Ride".

External links

• Official website