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Omnitrans
ParentOmnitrans Joint Powers Authority
Founded1976[1]
Headquarters1700 West Fifth Street
San Bernardino, California
Service areaSan Bernardino Valley
Service typeBus, bus rapid transit, paratransit
Routes28
Hubs
Stations16 BRT[2]
Fleet
  • 172 total:
  •     140 CNG
  •     28 electric
  •     4 hydrogen fuel cell
Daily ridership25,300 (weekdays, Q2 2025)[3]
Annual ridership7,231,100 (2024)[4]
Fuel typeCNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell
OperatorTransdev (paratransit)
Chief executiveErin Rogers[5][6]
Websiteomnitrans.org

Omnitrans is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley.[1] The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement[1] and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 11 million passengers per year. Omnitrans currently operates fixed route bus service, bus rapid transit and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 480 square miles (1,200 km2).[1]

In 2024, the system had a ridership of 7,231,100 or about 25,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2025.

History

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In October 2019, Omnitrans faced increasing deficits and reduced service. They plan to cut service by 11 percent. They were the operator for the Arrow commuter rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands. the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee voted to transfer the operation and construction duties to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority.[7]

The Transit Committee, announced that it would launch a study considering “complete consolidation” of Omnitrans under the SBCTA due to a $520 million fiscal deficit over the next 20 years.[8][9] However, in 2021, SBCTA decided against the consolidation of Omnitrans due to the results of a commissioned study. That indicated, that due to state law, SBCTA was required to pay off the agency's unfunded pension liability, at a one-time cost of between $100 million to $174 million.[10] Instead SBCTA opted to provide $100 million to Omnitrans to keep it viable through 2040.[11]

Former Services

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Omnitrans formerly operated OmniLink, a demand-response service that operated in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. OmniLink ceased operation August 29, 2014.[12]

Future

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On February 27, 2020, it was announced that Omnitrans placed a new order for four forty-foot, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses.[13]

On March 1, 2023, the Omnitrans Board of Directors approved the purchase of four new Flyer Fuel Cell buses.[14]

As of September 15, 2025, Omnitrans is plaining the 2025-2030 to phase out the old CNG buses and approve 50 electric buses by 2029.

As of October 8, 2025, 14 C40LFR buses have been phased out, with the remaining units to stay in service until January 2, 2026.

Routes

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Local routes

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Route Terminals Via Division/Garage Notes
1 Colton
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center 		San Bernardino
Lynwood Dr & Victoria Av 		Valley Bl, Vernon Av, Pacific St East Valley Serves San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot and San Bernardino Transit Center
2 San Bernardino
Palm Park & Ride 		Loma Linda
VA Hospital 		Kendall Dr, N St, E St East Valley Serves Cal State San Bernardino, Inland Center and San Bernardino Transit Center
3 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Baseline St, Highland Av East Valley Counter-clockwise route
4 Clockwise route
6 San Bernardino
Cal State San Bernardino 		San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Northpark Bl, Sierra Wy East Valley
8 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Yucaipa
Crafton Hills College 		Tippecanoe Av, Redlands Bl, Lugonia Av East Valley
10 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

Baseline St East Valley
14 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Foothill Bl East Valley
15 Redlands
Redlands–Downtown Station 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Orange St, Merrill Av East Valley
  • Selected trips serves the Amazon Air Freight Fulfillment Center
  • Serves Citrus Plaza and San Bernardino Transit Center
19 Yucaipa
Yucaipa Transit Center 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Citrus Av, Barton Rd, San Bernardino Av East Valley Serves Crafton Hills College
22 Colton
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center 		Rialto
Alder Av & Casa Grande Dr 		Riverside Av East Valley
61 Pomona
Pomona Transit Center 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Holt Av, San Bernardino Av West Valley Serves Ontario International Airport and Ontario Mills
66 Montclair
Montclair Transit Center 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Foothill Bl West Valley Serves Montclair Place
81 Rancho Cucamonga
Chaffey College 		Ontario
Ontario–East station 		Haven Av West Valley Serves Ontario Mills
82 Rancho Cucamonga
Foothill Bl & Day Creek Bl
(weekday only) 		Fontana
Summit Av & Lytle Creek Rd 		Milliken Av, Jurupa Av, Sierra Wy West Valley Serves Rancho Cucamonga station, Ontario Mills and Fontana Transit Center
Fontana
Banana Av & Cherry Av
83 Chino
Chino Transit Center 		Upland
Euclid Av & Foothill Bl 		Euclid Av West Valley Serves Ontario and Upland stations
84 Chino
Chino Transit Center 		Montclair
Montclair Transit Center 		Mountain Av West Valley
85 Chino
Chino Transit Center 		Rancho Cucamonga
Chaffey College 		Central Av, Arrow Hwy, Arrow Rte West Valley Serves Montclair Place and Montclair Transit Center
87 Rancho Cucamonga
Chaffey College 		Eastvale
Amazon Eastvale 		19th St, Ontario Ranch Rd West Valley Serves Ontario station
88 Chino Hills
Gran Av & City Center Dr 		Montclair
Montclair Transit Center 		Ramona Av West Valley Serves Montclair Place

Commuter Express routes

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Route Terminals Via Division /Garage Notes
sbX Green Line San Bernardino
Palm Park & Ride 		Loma Linda
VA Hospital 		Kendall Dr, N St, E St, East Valley
sbX Purple Line Pomona
Pomona Transit Center 		Rancho Cucamonga
Victoria Gardens 		Holt Bl West Valley Opening Spring 2026
215 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Riverside
Riverside–Downtown station 		I-215 East Valley
290 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Montclair
Montclair Transit Center 		I-10, I-215 East & West Valley

Shuttle routes

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Route Terminals Via Notes
305 San Bernardino
San Bernardino Transit Center 		Grand Terrace
Barton Rd & Town Square 		Waterman Av
312 San Bernardino
Cal State San Bernardino 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Linden Av
319 Yucaipa
Yucaipa Transit Center 		5th St, California St South Loop
Bryant St North Loop
367 Rancho Cucamonga
Chaffey College 		Fontana
Fontana Transit Center 		Baseline Rd
380 Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga Station 		Ontario
Ontario International Airport 		Haven Av

OmniAccess ADA Service

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Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb-to-curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate.[2]

Omni Ride

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Omni Ride serves Bloomington, Chino, Chino Hills, and Upland area.[15]

Bus fleet

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Fleet numbers Thumbnail Make/Model Year Notes
1202–1225 New Flyer C40LFR 2009 Undergoing retirement

several units was retired the rest of the units will retire in 2026

1251–1270 New Flyer XN40 2012
1281–1296 2014
1301–1315 2015
1321–1333 2016
1341–1352 2017
1353–1364 2018
2341–2363 2019
2501–2504 New Flyer XE40 2021
6101–6118 2025
3001–3004 New Flyer XHE40 2024
6001–6014 New Flyer XN60 2012
6015 2018
7240–7250 Ford / E-450 2008 now retired as of october 24 2025
7300–7328 2015
9010–9950 2018

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "About Omnitrans". Omnitrans. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Transit Services". Omnitrans. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Erin Rogers Named Omnitrans CEO and General Manager – OmniTrans". Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "StackPath". July 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Scauzillo, Steve (October 21, 2019). "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". The Sun. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "SBCTA Adds New Department to Organization". December 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Consolidation study and innovative transit review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Scauzillo, Steve (January 16, 2021). "Omnitrans dodges takeover, but endures service cuts and layoffs". Southern California News Group.
  12. ^ "OmniLink service ends in Chino Hills and Yucaipa". Omnitrans. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Omnitrans expands California's zero-emission public transit footprint with four new Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer" (Press release). St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA: New Flyer of America Inc. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Purchase Order MNT23-25 Fuel Cell Bus Purchases". omnitrans.primegov.com. Omnitrans. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "OmniTrans On Demand Ride".
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