The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

3010 Wilshire Blvd #362
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-388-2364
www.socata.net

Local Transit Agencies

Here is a list of all the web pages of transit agencies in Southern California.

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Information about MTA bus and Metro Rail service. Schedules and maps available in PDF format.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
LADOT runs the DASH shuttles, Commuter Express buses and Cityride paratransit service. Warning, this site may not be useable by Lynx or older versions of Netscape/Internet Explorer. Much of the site requires Shockwave Flash...

Metrolink
Commuter rail service for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties. Schedules in HTML table format or PDF

Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines (Big Blue Bus)
Bus service in Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and one express to Downtown LA. Schedules in HTML table format.

Culver City Municipal Bus Lines (Culver CityBus)
Bus service in Culver City and parts of West Los Angeles. Schedules in HTML table format and system map in PDF.

Foothill Transit
Bus service in the San Gabriel Valley, with express service to LA and Pasadena. Schedules in HTML table format.

Torrance Transit
Bus service in Torrance and nearby cities, including service to Long Beach and Downtown LA. Schedules in HTML table format.

Long Beach Transit
Bus service in Long Beach and Southeast L.A. County. Also ferryboats (Aquabus and Aqualink). Schedules in HTML table format.

Carson Circuit
Local transit operator in Carson; also serves Metro Blue Line. HTML table formatted schedules.

Glendale Beeline
Provides shuttle service in Glendale (including service to Burbank and Glendale Metrolink stations). Schedules in PDF files.

Montebello Bus Lines
Provides local and express service between Montebello and Downtown Los Angeles via East Los Angeles. Also serves parts of Whittier, Pico Rivera and the San Gabriel Valley. Maps and schedules in PDF format

Monterey Park Spirit Transit System
Five-route local circulator in Monterey Park. Map in GIF format; schedule in PDF

Norwalk Transit
Bus service in and around Norwalk. Connects the Norwalk Metro Rail and Metrolink stations. Maps and schedule in PDF format

Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
Transit operator serving the Palos Verdes Peninsula. HTML table format.

Santa Clarita Transit
Suburban bus operator serving the Santa Clarita Valley, plus commuter routes to Downtown LA, San Fernando Valley, West LA and Lancaster. Maps and schedules in HTML table format

Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
Bus line serving the northernmost parts of LA County. Local and commuter services. Schedule and maps in HTML table format

Surrounding Counties

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Covers bus service, proposed light rail, and freeway projects in Orange County. Schedules and maps in PDF format

Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)
Information on bus service in Western Riverside County, and connections to Orange County and Palm Springs Schedules and maps in GIF image format

Omnitrans
Bus service in San Bernardino and points between Montclair and Yucaipa. Schedules and maps in HTML table format

South Coast Area Transit (SCAT)
Buses serving Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai and intermediate Ventura County points. Schedules and maps in HTML table format

Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority
Intercity bus service throughout Ventura County. Schedules and maps in HTML table format

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD)
Local bus service in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito and Carpinteria. Schedules and maps in GIF format

Golden Empire Transit District (GET)
Local bus service in Bakersfield. Schedules and maps in PDF format

Public Transit in San Diego County
Covers all the bus, trolley and commuter rail services in San Diego County. Also has an online trip planner. Maps and schedules in HTML table format

Other Resources

Bay Area Transit Information Page
Transit information in that other part of California.

California Transit Links
Bruce Gilson's Transit Page
APTA Transit Links: U.S. and International
Find public transportation websites around the world with these lists of links. (Beware the outdated or broken link, though....)