A How-To Transit Guide

Save Money
Clean the air
How to read transit schedules Seniors/Disabled
Youth

Transfers
Rider Tips
Clean the air
T-Pass
Connecting regionally

Save money

Did you know how much money you can save by biking to work or school? Taking transit can save anywhere from $.25 to $.40 per mile!

Clean the air

Taking the bus allows you to reduce carbon monoxide emissions by 95 percent and carbon dioxide by 50 percent compared to the use of your single-passenger vehicle. Take the bus and help clean the air.

Transit Guide

General info, table of contents

Tulare County Area Transit

Porterville Transit

Visalia Transit

Dinuba Area Regional Transit

Tulare Intermodal Express

Exeter Dial a Ride

Woodlake Dial a Ride

How to read transit schedules

Look at the top row of the timetable to find the stops closest to where you’ll get on and off the bus.
Move down the columns to see what times (a.m. and p.m.) buses arrive at each stop. If your stop isn’t listed, use the time shown for the stop right before it, since it’s better to get there too early than too late.
If your desired pick-up or drop-off location is not listed, but there is a bus stop sign there, estimate the time between the stop before yours and the stop after yours to determine when you should be at the stop. Bus drivers will stop if someone is waiting.

Seniors/Disabled

Dial-A-Ride is curb-to-curb transit service scheduled in advance, with reduced fares for seniors, disabled and Medicare cardholders. See individual transit provider pages above for details.

Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT) allows passengers with special needs to request a route deviation if reserved at least one day in advance.

All fixed-route buses in Tulare County are equipped to handle wheelchairs.

Youth

Back to Top

The LOOP Bus Program is available to community- and faith-based organizations, school districts and local governments for free transportation for at-risk youth. Applications: stepuptc.com; 636-5000.

Transfers

Transit providers offer transfers so riders can switch from one transit system to another, sometimes at no additional charge. For details, see the individual transit provider pages.

Rider Tips:

Do

Pay your fare (exact change only)
Be respectful of your driver and fellow passengers
Reserve front seats for elderly and disabled
Keep hands and objects inside vehicle
Remain seated until vehicle comes to a complete stop
Keep aisles clear
Stay behind yellow lines
Report vandalism in progress to driver or 911
Notify bus driver one block before your stop by pulling cord or pushing button near your seat

Don't

Smoke
Eat or drink on board
Litter
Bring unsafe or large equipment on board
Bring pets on board (except service animals)
Use offensive language
Play music (unless using headphones) or make excessive noise

Discounted monthly pass

T-Pass outlets:

Dinuba

Dinuba City Hall, 405 E. El Monte Way

Porterville

Porterville Transit Center, 61 W. Oak Ave.

Visalia

Tulare County Government Plaza, 5961 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia Transit Center, 425 E. Oak St.

Tulare

Tulare Transit Center, 360 N. ‘K’ St.

Connecting regionally

Fresno County: TCaT offers a route to Dinuba, where riders can connect with Fresno County Rural Transit Agency to travel into Fresno County Monday through Friday.
Delano/Kern County: TCaT’s South County Route 20 links riders to Delano Transit and Kern County Regional Transit seven days a week.
The state and the nation: Orange Belt, Amtrak and Greyhound.