San Diego MTS bus system
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) operates 97 bus routes in San Diego and the rest of the southern half of San Diego County, as of April 2020.[1][2]
There are 85 "MTS Bus" fixed-route services, nine "Rapid" bus rapid transit routes, and the "MTS Access" paratransit service.
Routes are operated by private contractors and by the San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC), a subsidiary of the MTS. The SDTC operates 27 routes based out of Downtown San Diego (Imperial Avenue Division), Transdev operates 52 routes based out of Chula Vista (South Bay Division) and El Cajon (East County Division),[18] while First Transit operates the "MTS Access" paratransit service and 21 fixed-route services that are operated with mini-buses based out of Kearny Mesa (Copley Park Division).[19] All buses and division facilities, even those used by contractors, are owned by the MTS.
MTS serves San Diego proper and the surrounding East County and South Bay regions,[3] while the North County area is served by the North County Transit District's BREEZE bus system.[4]
Routes[]
The following tables list the bus routes operated by MTS in San Diego County, as of January 2019.[2]
Route | Service type | Destinations | Via |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Local | Fashion Valley Transit Center – Downtown La Mesa | El Cajon Boulevard |
2 | Local | Downtown – North Park | Golden Hill / 30th Street |
3 | Local | Euclid Transit Center – UCSD Medical Center / Hillcrest | Ocean View Boulevard / Downtown |
4 | Local | Lomita Village – 12th & Imperial Transit Center | Imperial Avenue |
5 | Local | Euclid Transit Center – Downtown | Market Street |
6 | Local | Fashion Valley Transit Center – North Park | Mission Valley |
7 | Local | Downtown – University & College | University Avenue |
8 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – Pacific Beach | Mission Beach |
9/9A | Local | Old Town Transit Center – Pacific Beach | Ingraham Street (9/9A) & Sea World (9) |
10 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – University & College (Limited Stops) | University Avenue |
11 | Local | San Diego State University Transit Center – Downtown | Adams Avenue / First Avenue |
12 | Local | City College station – Skyline Hills | National Avenue / Skyline Drive |
13 | Local | 24th Street Transit Center – Kaiser Hospital | Euclid Transit Center / Grantville station |
14 | Local | Grantville station – Lake Murray Boulevard | Kaiser Hospital / SDSU |
18 | Local | Grantville station – Camino Del Rio Loop | |
20 | Express | Downtown – Rancho Bernardo Transit Station | Fashion Valley |
25 | Local | Fashion Valley Transit Center – Kearny Mesa | Tierrasanta / Stonecrest |
27 | Local | Pacific Beach – Kearny Mesa | Balboa Avenue |
28 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – Shelter Island | Rosecrans Street |
30 | Local | Downtown – UTC Transit Center / VA Medical Center | Old Town Transit Center / Pacific Beach / La Jolla / UC San Diego |
31 | Local | UTC Transit Center – Mira Mesa | Miramar Road |
35 | Local | Ocean Beach – Old Town Transit Center | Midway Drive / Cable Street |
41 | Local | Fashion Valley Transit Center – UCSD / VA Medical Center | Genesee Avenue |
44 | Local | Clairemont – Old Town Transit Center | Linda Vista / Mesa College |
50 | Express | Downtown – UTC Transit Center | Clairemont Drive |
60 | Express | Euclid Transit Center – UTC Transit Center | Interstate 15 / Mid City / Kearny Mesa |
83 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – Downtown | Reynard Way / Mission Hills |
84 | Local | Shelter Island – Sub Base or Cabrillo Monument | Rosencrans Street (Sub Base) or Catalina Boulevard (Cabrillo Monument) |
88 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – Fashion Valley Transit Center | Hotel Circle |
105 | Local | Old Town Transit Center – UTC Transit Center | Morena Boulevard / Clairemont Drive |
110 | Express | Downtown – Mira Mesa | Interstate 15 / Route 163 |
115 | Local | San Diego State University Transit Center – El Cajon Transit Center | Del Cerro / Grossmont College |
120 | Local | Downtown – Kearny Mesa Transit Center | Hillcrest / Fashion Valley / Linda Vista |
150 | Express | Downtown – UTC Transit Center / VA Hospital | Old Town / UCSD |
201/202 | Rapid (SuperLoop) | UTC Transit Center – UC San Diego | UC San Diego Medical Center / Nobel Drive |
204 | Rapid (SuperLoop) | UTC East Loop | Executive Drive / Judicial Drive / Nobel Drive |
215 | Rapid | San Diego State University Transit Center – Downtown | El Cajon Boulevard |
225 | Rapid | Otay Mesa Transit Center – Downtown | Eastlake and Otay Ranch |
235 | Rapid | Escondido Transit Center – Downtown | Interstate 15 |
237 | Rapid | Mira Mesa – UC San Diego | Mira Mesa Boulevard |
280 | Rapid Express | Escondido/Del Lago – Downtown | |
290 | Rapid Express | Rancho Bernardo/Sabre Springs – Downtown | |
701 | Local | H Street Transit Center – Palomar Street Transit Center | Main Street / Hilltop Drive / F Street |
704 | Local | E Street Transit Center – Palomar Street Transit Center | 4th Avenue / Sharp Medical Center / Orange Avenue |
705 | Local | E Street Transit Center – Southwestern College | Plaza Bonita / Otay Lakes Road |
707 | Local | Southwestern College – Otay Ranch Town Center | East H Street / Eastlake Parkway |
709 | Local | H Street Transit Center – Southwestern College / Otay Ranch / Eastlake HS / Eastlake | East H Street |
712 | Local | Palomar Street Transit Center – Southwestern College | Palomar Street |
815 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – East Main & Madison | East Main / Civic Center |
816 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – Cuyamaca College | Washington Avenue / Jamacha Road |
832 | Local | Santee Town Center – North Santee Loop | Cuyamaca Street / Woodglen Vista Drive / Magnolia Avenue |
833 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – Santee Town Center | Parkway Plaza / Graves Avenue / DMV |
834 | Local | Santee Town Center – West Santee | Prospect Avenue |
838 | Local | East County Square – Viejas | Alpine |
848 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – Lakeside | Broadway / Winter Gardens Boulevard |
851 | Local | Spring Street station – Spring Valley | Bancroft Drive / Sweetwater Road |
852 | Local | University Avenue / 54th Street – Grossmont Transit Center | University Avenue |
854 | Local | Grossmont Transit Center – Grossmont College | Lake Murray Boulevard (854) or Route 125 (854X) |
855 | Local | Spring Street station – Rancho San Diego | Campo Road |
856 | Local | San Diego State University Transit Center – Rancho SD / Cuyamaca College | College Grove / Spring Valley |
864 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – East County Square | Madison Avenue |
872 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center Shuttle Loop | Chase Avenue / Magnolia Avenue |
874/875 | Local | El Cajon Transit Center – East El Cajon Loop | Washington Avenue / Parkway Plaza / Broadway |
888 | Rural | El Cajon – Jacumba Hot Springs | Alpine / Pine Valley / Campo |
891 | Rural | El Cajon Transit Center – Borrego Springs | Ramona / Julian / Shelter Valley |
892 | Rural | El Cajon Transit Center – Borrego Springs | Ramona / Lake Henshaw / Ranchita |
894 | Rural | El Cajon – Morena Village | Tecate / Campo |
901 | Local | Iris Transit Center – Downtown | Imperial Beach / Coronado |
904 | Local | Coronado City Hall – Ferry Landing | Hotel del Coronado |
905 | Local | Otay Mesa – Iris Transit Center | Route 905 / Otay Mesa Road |
906/907 | Local | Iris Transit Center – San Ysidro Transit Center | Beyer Boulevard / San Ysidro Boulevard / Calle Primera |
909 | Local | Otay Mesa – Southwestern College Otay Mesa | |
916/917 | Local | Euclid Transit Center – College Grove Loop | Streamview Drive / Massachusetts Avenue |
921/921A | Local | UCSD Gilman Transit Center (921A) or UTC Transit Center (921) – Miramar College Transit Station | Mira Mesa Boulevard |
923 | Local | Ocean Beach – Downtown | Voltaire Street / Harbor Drive |
928 | Local | Fashion Valley Transit Center – Kearny Mesa Transit Center | Serra Mesa / Stonecrest |
929 | Local | 12th & Imperial Transit Center – Iris Transit Center | Highland Avenue / 3rd Avenue |
932 | Local | 8th Street Transit Center – Iris Transit Center | National City Boulevard / Broadway |
933/934 | Local | Iris Transit Center – Seacoast Loop | Imperial Beach Boulevard or Palm Avenue |
936 | Local | San Diego State University Transit Center – Spring Valley | College Grove / Skyline Drive |
944 | Local | Sabre Springs – Poway | Poway Road |
945/945A | Local | Rancho Bernardo – Old Poway Park | Pomerado Road / Poway Road (945) / Poway Loop (945A) |
950 | Express | Otay Mesa – Iris Transit Center | Route 905 |
955 | Local | 8th Street Transit Center – San Diego State University Transit Center | 43rd Street / Euclid Transit Center / 54th Street |
961 | Local | 24th Street Transit Center – Encanto/62nd Street station | 30th Street / Plaza Bonita / Woodman Street |
962 | Local | 8th Street Transit Center – Spring Valley | Plaza Boulevard / Paradise Valley Road |
963 | Local | 8th Street Transit Center – Paradise Hills | Plaza Boulevard / Reo Drive |
964 | Local | Camino Ruiz & Capricorn Way – Alliant International University | Miramar College Transit Station |
965 | Local | City Heights Circulator | Interstate 15 / University / Azalea Park / Home Avenue |
967 | Local | 24th Street Transit Center – Division & Ava | D Avenue / Division Street |
968 | Local | 8th Street Transit Center – Plaza Bonita | 4th Street / Euclid Avenue |
972 | COASTER Connection | Sorrento Valley station – Sorrento Mesa Loop | |
973 | COASTER Connection | Sorrento Valley station – Carroll Canyon Loop | |
978 | COASTER Connection | Sorrento Valley station – Torrey Pines Loop | |
979 | COASTER Connection | Sorrento Valley station – Genesse Avenue & La Jolla Village Drive (north/south routes) | |
992 | Local | Downtown – Airport | Cruise Ship Terminal / Harbor Drive |
Fleet[]
Length | Make/Model | Picture | Year | Propulsion | Numbers (quantity ordered) |
Divisions | Notes |
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32 feet | ElDorado National AeroElite | 2014 | Gasoline | 3001-3006 | Copley Park | ||
2016 | Propane | 3101-3131 | Copley Park | ||||
40 feet | Gillig Low Floor | 2015 | CNG | 201-223 | Kearny Mesa Division | ||
2013 | 801-826 | Imperial Avenue | |||||
2014 | 901-912 | Kearny Mesa | |||||
2017 | 1401-1410 | Imperial Avenue | |||||
2021 | 1701-1740 | Imperial Avenue/Kearny Mesa | |||||
2015 | 2001-2014 | South Bay | |||||
2017 | 2101-2136 | South Bay | |||||
2013 | 2301-2324 | South Bay/East County | |||||
2014 | 2401-2438 | South Bay | |||||
2018 | 2781-2787 | South Bay | |||||
2015 | 8201-8213 | East County | |||||
2016 | 8301-8338 | East County | |||||
2019 | 8351-8356 | East County | |||||
Gillig Low Floor EV | 2020 | Battery Electric | 1601-1602 | Imperial Avenue | |||
New Flyer C40LF | 2008 | CNG | 301-350 | Imperial Avenue/Kearny Mesa | 339-350 are wrapped in the MTS Rapid livery. | ||
2009 | 2801-2873 | South Bay | |||||
2008 | 7201-7205 | South Bay | |||||
2009 | 7301-7302 | South Bay | |||||
New Flyer C40LFR | 2011 | CNG | 601-626 | Imperial Avenue | |||
2012 | 701-731 | Imperial Avenue | |||||
2012 | 2901-2922 | South Bay | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40 | 2019 | Battery Electric | 1501-1506 | Imperial Avenue | |||
45 feet | MCI D4500CT CNG | 2020 | CNG | 8531-8554 | East County | These buses are used for MTS Rapid Express routes 280 and 290. | |
60 feet | NABI 60-BRT | 2008 | CNG | 1001-1026 | Imperial Avenue | These buses are currently being retired. | |
New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 | 2013 | CNG | 1101-1129 | Kearny Mesa | These buses are used for MTS Rapid Route 235. | ||
2013 | 1201-1218 | Imperial Avenue | These buses are used for MTS Rapid Route 215. | ||||
2015 | 1301-1313 | Kearny Mesa | |||||
2021 | 1801-1826 | Imperial Avenue | |||||
2017 | 7401-7410 | South Bay | |||||
2017-2018 | 7501-7517 | South Bay | These buses are used for MTS Rapid Route 225. |
References[]
- ^ "About MTS". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bus Routes". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. September 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "North County Transit District System Map" (PDF). North County Transit District. October 8, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
External links[]
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
- Bus transportation in California
- Lists of California bus routes
- Public transportation in San Diego County, California
- San Diego-related lists
- Transportation in San Diego