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. Five routes are branded as part of the SLORTA (9, 10, 12, 14, and 15). RTA also 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.
| Founded | mid/late 1980s |
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| Headquarters | 253 Elks Lane |
| Locale | San Luis Obispo, California |
| Service area | San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 11 |
| Fleet | 32 buses |
| Fuel type | diesel, CNG, battery electric |
| Website | RTA SoCalTransir |
Routes
editRTA routes
edit| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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| A | Paso Robles
North County Transit Center |
Spring St |
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| B | Niblick Rd |
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| 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 |
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| 12 | San Luis Obispo
Government Center |
Cabrillo Hwy |
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| 15 | San Simeon
Hearst Castle Visitors Center |
Morro Bay
Morro Bay Park |
Cabrillo Hwy | |
SoCoTransit routes
edit| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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| 21 | Pismo Beach
Premium Outlets |
James wy |
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| 24 | Grand Av |
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| 27 | Grover Beach
Ramona Garden |
Oak Park Bl |
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| 28 | Grover Beach
Ramona Garden |
13th St |
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| Avila-Pismo Beach Trolley | Avila Beach
Port San Luis |
Pismo Beach
Premium Outlets |
SR 101 |
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Bus fleet
editActive fleet
edit| Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillig Phantom 40' | 167-168 | 2008 | Cummins ISL | Allison B400R | ||
| ENC E-Z Rider II MAX 35' | 1011-1012 | 2010 | Cummins ISL | Allison B400R | ||
| ENC Axess BRT | 1101 | 2011 | Cummins ISL | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1301-1307 | 2013 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 35 | 1308-1310 | 2013 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1501-1508 | 2015 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 35 | 1509 | 2015 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1801-1803 | 2018 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 40' | 1910-1912 | 2019 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor 40' | 2101-2102 | 2021 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor EV 40' | N/A | 2022 | Cummins BES | Direct drive |