Yuba-Sutter Transit


The Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority, operating as Yuba-Sutter Transit, is the public transportation agency serving the Yuba–Sutter area in Northern California.

Service

Yuba-Sutter Transit runs six local bus routes in Marysville, Yuba City and surrounding communities, running hourly or half-hourly between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm Mondays through Saturdays. There is also weekday commuter and midday service to Sacramento along Routes 70 and 99; three rural routes to Live Oak, the Yuba County foothills, and Wheatland; and Dial-a-Ride service available to seniors and those with disabilities as both a paratransit and door-to-door service, with general public availability offered after 6:30 pm. Additionally, an express shuttle route between the Walton Terminal in Yuba City and the Yuba College Sutter Campus was added in January 2020.

Fares

The basic one-way fare is $1.50 on local fixed routes, $3 on rural routes, and $4.50 on commuter and midday express services. Dial-a-Ride service has a base fare of $3 during the day and $2 after 6:00 pm for senior, Disabled or ADA certified. Up to two children 4 or under may travel free with a paying adult on any route. In addition, on all routes except the commute-hour Sacramento service, a 50% fare discount is provided to seniors 65 or older, youths from 5-18, and disabled riders with approved ID.
Ticket sheets are available in denominations of fifty cents or seventy-five cents, and they are good on local and rural routes, Dial-a-Ride, and routes serving Sacramento. Monthly passes valid on local fixed routes are available for $30 to the general public and $15 to youths, seniors, and the disabled. Youth monthly passes are also valid on rural routes. For commuter services a monthly commuter pass costs $135, and a combined Yuba-Sutter Transit/Sacramento RT monthly pass for $185.

Route list

Local fixed routes

Rural

All rural routes terminate at the Yuba County Government Center.
NameRural terminusPlaces servedTrips
FoothillBrownsvilleLoma Rica, Willow Glen, Oregon HouseTuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip
Live OakLive OakYuba College Sutter County Center Daily: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip
WheatlandWheatlandNorth Beale Transit CenterTuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip and afternoon outbound trip

Yuba College Shuttle

Starting in January 2020, Yuba-Sutter Transit began providing an express shuttle route Monday-Thursday during normal attendance days at the Yuba College Sutter Campus. Trips run every 30 minutes from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm between the Walton Terminal and the campus. The service will also stop on Harter Parkway at Spirit Way across from River Valley High School en route to the Sutter Campus. This shuttle is currently free for any passengers.

Commuter

Yuba-Sutter Transit provides nine scheduled peak-hour commuter bus runs each in the morning and afternoon, three along Routes 70 and six along Route 99. Morning commuter buses first depart for Sacramento at 5:20 am, with the last morning bus arriving in Sacramento at 7:45 am. The first bus in the afternoon leaves downtown Sacramento at 3:45 pm, while the last bus arrives at the Yuba County Government Center at 6:35 pm. Three midday express buses to and from Sacramento run during off-peak hours, arriving in Sacramento around 9:00 am, noon, and 2:00 pm.

History

Current fleet

There are 51 buses in the Yuba-Sutter Transit fleet currently in revenue service. Each bus uses diesel fuel and has room for two wheelchair passengers.
Fleet Numbers ManufacturerModelYearSeated capacityNotes
1670–1679 StarcraftAllstar 4500201016Used for Dial-a-Ride and rural service
1681–1686 GlavalTitan II 4500201416Used for Dial-a-Ride and rural service
2721–2725, 2727 NABI/OptimaOpus 29SD200827Used for local fixed route service
3161–3165 NABI/OptimaOpus 3400200831Used for local fixed route service
3230–3240 Gillig35DD2013–1432Used for local fixed route service
4151–4157 Blue BirdXcel102200641Used for Sacramento commuter service
5701–5706 MCID45002010, 201257Used for Sacramento commuter service