Yolobus - Davis Wiki

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(530) 666-2877 (666-BUSS)

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A Sacramento bound Yolobus boards at the Memorial Union bus area.

Yolobus is a bus system for travel throughout Yolo County, as well as parts of Sacramento and Solano counties. For travel within Davis, Unitrans' routes are more comprehensive and frequent.

Yolobus travels to Sacramento, West Sacramento, Sacramento International Airport, Woodland, Winters, Southport, Bridgeway Island, Madison, Esparto, Capay, Cache Creek Casino Resort, and Dunnigan. For more information, check their routes/schedules page. There is no overall route map (AFAIK), so you'll just have to dig through the individual route descriptions. Yolobus also connects to Solano Express Route 30 at the Memorial Union Bus Terminal.

Fares: $2.00 regular, $3.00 express, $6.00 day pass, $85 monthly + $25 for an express sticker. Age 5-17 is $1.50 (between June 1 and August 31, it is 35 cents, or a "Summer Sizzler" pass for $15 (valid on Unitrans also)), and seniors (62+)/disabled are $1.50 Exact change, of course. If you're an undergraduate at UC Davis, then you can ride Yolobus for free — simply flash your Reg Card. Graduate students must pay the normal fare. Sacramento City College students can also get a pass for Yolobus, Unitrans, Sacramento Regional Transit, and other public transit systems for about $10, depending on how many units they are taking.

All buses are equipped with bike racks, which hold two to three bicycles. They're actually pretty simple to use. Make sure the driver sees you and knows you're about to step in front of the bus when you go to load your bike. When you get off, remind the driver that you have a bike so he/she knows you're about to step in front of the bus.

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Yolobus serves Davis with nine routes (42A, 42B, 43, 44, 220, 230, 231, 232, and 242), however all except the #42 are express buses which operate only during commute hours for bringing people to and from work. There are two #42 circuits: 42A (the inner/clockwise circuit) and 42B (the outer/counterclockwise circuit). They should have named them 42CW and 42CCW, but that would have been too logical. There are two 42A buses and two 42B buses (think of a Beryllium atom). They are timed to arrive 30 minutes apart. It takes exactly 60 minutes to travel between Davis Anderson@Hanover and Sacramento L@13th in either direction, with a full circuit taking 2 hours exactly. Thus, it doesn't matter which bus you take. Beware that the last bus leaves Sacramento at 10:35PM weekdays, and 8:35PM on weekends.
From Davis, Bus 42A is the most direct route to the Sacramento Airport (SMF) (42B back to Davis). It takes about 46 minutes, including the dead time at County Fair Mall (the driver gets a smoke break there or something). 42 Clockwise (42 A) picks up at the MU depot and proceeds up Anderson, just like the Unitrans G line, before leaving Davis. To get back, take 42 Counter-clockwise (42 B); pick it up at a "public transportation" bus stop, across the street from baggage claim at SMF (Sacto Intergalactic) terminals A and B.
The 220 Line can get you to the shopping area of Vacaville, but it only runs 3-4 times per day, so you'll have to plan.
They don't like it when you try to touch the buses, even when they're not moving. If you drive along side it and try to touch it, the driver will look at you funny and honk, then chase you as long as they can while flashing their giant high beams at you like a flying saucer.

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2007-10-06 14:55:59 What's the deal with it having to say where it's going as loud as possible at 6 A.M., exactly? Wouldn't anyone who's actually up at that time already know where it's going anyways? —KokoSorensen

2007-11-04 19:20:52 You would be surprised how many people forget to pull the line for their stops...again I commute everyday...so i see it all the time. —ArianeMetz

2008-07-26 11:16:45 It would be great if one of the Davis supermarkets sold the monthly passes and express passes. Otherwise, if you want to buy a pass during non-business hours, the only option is driving to the Bel Air or Raley's in Woodland. I just emailed Nugget market to ask them to carry it. —MichaelMacIntosh