752-BUSS (752-2877)

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Each day, Davis residents ride buses to get to destinations throughout the City. Many riders are students going to/from UCD, but the system is also used extensively for trips to places such as downtown, junior and senior high schools, library, hospital, neighborhood shopping centers, medical offices, senior center, theaters, and the Farmers' Market. Buses serve these locations every weekday from 7am-11pm, and on Saturday from 9am-6pm. Buses run more frequently during the UCD academic year when ridership is higher, and less frequently during the summer and breaks.

Anyone can ride Unitrans for one dollar cash fare, and many types of prepaid discounted tickets and passes are available. One special fare category includes UCD Undergraduate students, who can show a valid undergrad ID instead of a cash fare, because they pay a portion of their quarterly ASUCD fee to Unitrans. Seniors (60+) may also ride free with an ID card available from the Senior Center. More information on fares and passes is available on the Fares page.

Unitrans is well-known for our fleet of historic London doubledecker buses. These doubledeck buses run on four lines (B, E, F, G) in regular service during the academic year, and their times are noted on the printed schedule and a special flyer. One of the doubledecks has been converted from a diesel engine to run on clean natural gas. Unitrans' CNG doubledeck is unique in North America, and perhaps in the world. Although the doubledeck bus is the symbol of Unitrans, about 90% of our service is provided by modern buses fueled by CNG (with one even-cleaner prototype bus operating on a Hydrogen-Natural Gas blend).

All Unitrans drivers and supervisors, as well as most support staff, are UC Davis students working part-time. Our drivers undergo extensive training and testing prior to going into service. Unitrans safety record is among the best among public transit systems in the U.S. All of our employees pride themselves on providing safe and friendly service.

Unitrans connects with several transit systems and links to their web sites are provided on the Special Service page. YoloBus provides service to Sacramento, Woodland, the Sacramento Airport, as well as within Davis and throughout Yolo County. YoloBus connects with Unitrans at the Memorial Union and at many common stop locations throughout Davis. Davis Community Transit provides demand responsive service within Davis, including ADA complementary paratransit service. Unitrans also connects with Amtrak/Capitol Corridor trains in downtown Davis, and a special shuttle operates on Sundays when regular Unitrans service does not run. Other inter-city services available on the UCD campus include Fairfield Transit, the UCD Med Center Shuttle, and the UC Berkeley Shuttle.

For Unitrans schedules, routes and special services visit Unitrans' website.

Contact:

unitrans@ucdavis.edu