San Diego MTS bus system

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The San Diego MTS bus system is a public transport bus service serving San Diego County, California. It is part of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The system operates 97 bus routes in San Diego and the rest of the southern half of the county. [1] [2] There are 85 "MTS Bus" fixed-route services, 9 "Rapid" bus rapid transit routes, and the "MTS Access" paratransit service.

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Routes are operated by private contractors and by the San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC), a subsidiary of MTS. SDTC operates 27 routes based out of downtown San Diego (Imperial Avenue Division), Transdev operates 74 routes based out of Chula Vista (South Bay Division) and El Cajon (East County Division), and operates the "MTS Access" paratransit service that are operated with mini-buses based out of Kearny Mesa (Copley Park Division).

All buses and division facilities, even those used by contractors, are owned by MTS. MTS serves San Diego proper and the surrounding East County and South Bay regions, [3] while the North County area is served by the North County Transit District (NCTD)'s BREEZE bus system. [4]

Routes

Rapid Routes

Local Routes

Rural Routes

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Fleet NumbersThumbnailBuild DateManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionDivisionsNotes
201-2232015 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G27D102N4)

Cummins Westport

ISL G

ZF 6AP1400BKearny Mesa
301-390
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2025 NFI XN40Cummins Westport

L9N

ZF 6AP1420BImperial AvenueEntered Service July 2025. First batch to be delivered as part of a 5 year contract with an option for 50 additional buses.
601-6212010-2011 NFI C40LFRCummins Westport

ISL G

ZF 6HP594CImperial Avenue622-626 Renumbered to 2923-2927 & reassigned to SBMF.
701-7312012 NFI C40LFRCummins Westport

ISL G

ZF 6HP594CImperial Avenue
801-8262012 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G27D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6HP594CImperial Avenue
901-9122014 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G27D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1700BKearny Mesa
1201-12182014 NFI XN60Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1700BImperial Avenue
1301-13132015 NFI XN60Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1700BKearny Mesa
1401-14102017 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G27D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL-G NZZF 6AP1400BKearny Mesa
1501-15062019 NFI XE40Siemens ELFA2XALT EnergyEast County, South Bay, Kearny Mesa
1601-16022020 Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 40'

(G28D102N4)

Cummins BESBAE Systems HDS 200Imperial Avenue
1603-16072021 Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 40'

(G28D102N4)

Cummins BESBAE Systems HDS 200Imperial Avenue
1701-17222020 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1720BImperial Avenue, Kearny Mesa
1723-17382021 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NKearny Mesa
1801-18262021 NFI XN60Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1720BImperial Avenue
1901-19242023 NFI XN60Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1720BKearny Mesa
1925-19292024 NFI XN60Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1720BKearny Mesa
2001-20142015 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL-GZF 6AP1400BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2101-21182017 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL-G NZSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2119-21362018 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2201-22382023 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1420BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2301-23242013 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1400BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility, East County Bus Maintenance Facility
2401-24182014 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1400BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2419-24382015 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2601-26322022 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2781-27872018 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1400BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2791-27952021 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1400BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
2901-29272011 NFI C40LFRCummins Westport ISL GZF 6HP594CSouth Bay Maintenance Facility2923-2927 were Renumbered from 622-626 and were reassigned to SBMF.
3001-30062014 Ford | ElDorado National F550 | AeroLiteFord

Triton 3V SEFI V10 6.8L

Ford 5R110WCopley Park
3101-31312016 Ford | ElDorado National F550 | AeroLiteF550/Allstar XLFord 5R110WCopley Park
3506-35082019 Ford | StarCraft F550/Allstar XLFord

Triton 3V SEFI V10 6.8L

Ford 5R110WCopley Park
7401-74102017 NFI XN60Cummins Westport ISL-G NZZF 6AP1700BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
7501-75172018 NFI XN60Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1700BSouth Bay Maintenance Facility
7551-75622023 NFI XE60Siemens ELFA3XALT EnergySouth Bay Maintenance Facility
8201-82132015 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1400BEast County Bus Maintenance Facility
8301-83382016 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6AP1400BEast County Bus Maintenance Facility
8351-83562019 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'

(G31D102N4)

Cummins Westport L9NZF 6AP1420BEast County Bus Maintenance Facility
8531-85542020 MCI D4500CT CNGCummins ISX-12NAllison B500REast County Bus Maintenance Facility

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Notes

    References

    1. "About MTS". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
    2. "Bus Routes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
    3. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
    4. "North County Transit District System Map" (PDF). North County Transit District. October 8, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
    5. 1 2 3 "Annual Service Performance Report" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
    6. 1 2 "Rapid Bus Service | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. May 22, 2015.
    7. Routes 201/202 and 204 were formerly known as SuperLoop until the introduction of Rapid in 2015. Some parts of the MTS website still use the names "SuperLoop Rapid 201/202" and "SuperLoop Rapid 204" for these routes, however. [6]
    8. Includes 70,219 from predecessor route 950