OCTA’s new “Go Digital” webpage is a one-stop shop for bus riders who use their smartphones for trip planning and travel alerts. Having one central location makes it easier for passengers to discover and use the featured digital tools and... read more

Here are some fun events and destinations that are sure to inspire travel ideas:   Whale and Dolphin Watching How does a day at the beach sound? Ride Routes  1, 85, 90, 91 or 187 to Dana Point Harbor or Route 71 to Balboa Beach. Each destination... read more

Bus riders from across Orange County have shared photos of their trips with us on social media. We've included some of our favorites below. Have you been on a fun trip lately to a new destination? Did you travel by bus over the holidays to see family... read more

A contest designed to educate both new and experienced riders about bus safety attracted more than 1,200 participants between December 2013 and January 2014. Called “Be A Safety Hero!”, the integrated program included a series of videos, contests and... read more

Beginning Sunday, Feb. 9, as part of OCTA’s annual February service change, minor schedule adjustments and route alignments have been made to provide additional customer service and/or relieve bus overloads. Schedule adjustments were made to the... read more

To help Orange County celebrate Lunar New Year, OCTA is providing additional bus service and admission discounts to at the largest Tet Festival outside of Vietnam. The event will be held at the OC Fair & Event Center on Feb. 7, 8, and 9 and is... read more

To improve communication with customers and enhance their transit experience, OCTA has launched another valuable text-messaging tool designed to provide timely information to bus riders. Text4Alerts sends messages to mobile phones to alert riders... read more

Come celebrate the Year of the Horse at the world’s largest Tet Festival outside of Vietnam on February 7, 8, and 9, 2014, at the OC Fair & Event Center. OCTA has partnered with organizers to usher in the Vietnamese New Year with a great discount to... read more

More than 1,000 people have entered a contest designed to educate both new and experienced riders about bus safety. In December, OCTA launched an integrated program that includes a series of videos, contests and social media messaging devoted to this... read more

Two campaigns with the goal of increasing bus ridership are designed to entice both new and current users this December to spend more time on Bravo! Route 543, OCTA’s newest route. Launched last June, Route 543 zips down Harbor Boulevard and stops at... read more

Santa Claus is coming to town and looking for help filling OCTA buses with toys for local children in need from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.   This year marks the 21st annual Stuff-A-Bus event, which supports... read more

For the 12th year in a row, OCTA will offer free bus rides on New Year’s Eve to promote safe travel. Passengers can ride free from 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 until 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 on all fixed-route buses. This seasonal service... read more

Every year, it’s the same dilemma: What’s a good small, affordable yet useful holiday gift?   For all those pondering this question, OCTA has the perfect answer: An OCTA bus pass!   To help promote the use of pre-paid pass media, OCTA launched a... read more

Recognizing the importance of bus safety, OCTA recently launched a series of videos, contests and social media messaging designed to educate both new and experienced riders about this essential topic. The program encourages riders to “Be A Safety... read more

Keen competitors with high spirits battled it out at the 38th Annual Bus and Maintenance Rodeo Competition on Nov. 9 at the Santa Ana bus base as employees,  executives, board members and dignitaries showed off their driving and maintenance... read more

OCTA hosted a customer roundtable Thursday, Oct. 24 to receive input from transit riders about the bus system and digital technology enhancements.   Customer roundtables help OCTA incorporate customer needs related to bus scheduling and routing. In... read more

OCTA’s Jingle Pass, a popular discount for bus riders during the holiday season, is back, but with a twist. This year, OCTA is offering riders the opportunity to buy a 30-day bus pass for less. Past offers featured discounted special passes good for... read more

OCTA, in collaboration with the Employment and Mainstream Benefits Subcommittee for the Commission to End Homelessness, hosted a Social Service Agency Pass Sales Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3. More than 20 representatives from local non-profit... read more

What does it take to ride a bus? That’s a simple question with a range of answers. At OCTA’s ACCESS Certification Center in Anaheim, a professional team in a state-of-the-art facility helps a select group of Orange County residents find out. The... read more

Thanks to a recent makeover, Buster the Bus and the rest of OCTA’s interactive display at the Children’s Museum at La Habra will be even better at educating and entertaining children. To celebrate and display the improvements, the museum will hold a... read more