San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority

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San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
Foundedmid/late 1980s
Headquarters253 Elks Lane
Locale San Luis Obispo, California
Service area San Luis Obispo County, California
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes11
Fleet32 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.

Contents

Routes

RTA routes

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
A Paso Robles

North County Transit Center

Spring St
  • Clockwise route
BNiblick 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
12San Luis Obispo

Government Center

Cabrillo Hwy
15 San Simeon

Hearst Castle Visitors Center

Morro Bay

Morro Bay Park

Cabrillo Hwy

SoCoTransit routes

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
21 Pismo Beach

Premium Outlets

James wy
  • Clockwise route
24Grand Av
  • Counter-clockwise route
27 Grover Beach

Ramona Garden

Oak Park Bl
  • Clockwise route
28Grover 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

Active fleet

Make/ModelFleet NumbersThumbnailYearEngineTransmissionNotes
Gillig Phantom 40' 167-1682008Cummins ISLAllison B400RLargely retired, however makes very rare appearances for public use.
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX 35' 1011-10122010Cummins ISL9Allison B400R
ENC Axess BRT 40 11012010Cummins ISL9Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40' 1301-13072013Cummins ISL9Allison B500R
Gillig BRT 35 1308-13102013Cummins ISL9Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40' 1501-15082015Cummins ISL9Allison B500R
Gillig BRT 35 15092015Cummins ISL9Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40' 1801-18032018Cummins L9Allison B500R
Gillig Low Floor 40' 1910-19122019Cummins L9Allison B500R
Gillig Low Floor 40' 2101-21022021Cummins L9Allison B500R
Gillig Low Floor EV 40' N/A2022Cummins BESDirect drive

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