Sonoma County Transit will deploy a new fleet of ten – Orion VII Next Generation, low-floor, natural gas powered buses in April. Like our current “coach-style” buses, the new Orion VII’s will have similar interior accommodations with high-back seats and parcel racks and reading lamps at some seating positions.

Sonoma County Transit’s intercity route network links all Sonoma County cities and most small communities with Santa Rosa, where transfers to local and regional transit services can be made at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall.

All of Sonoma County Transit’s 30’ and 40’ coaches operate on clean natural gas. Natural gas is a clean alternative fuel that costs less than diesel and gasoline alternatives. Sonoma County Transit is the only transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area that operates an all natural gas powered heavy-duty bus fleet.

Sonoma County Paratransit provides door-to-door ADA paratransit service that meets the requirements of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Sonoma County Paratransit operates within the same service areas, and hours of service, as Sonoma County Transit’s fixed-route service

Sonoma County Transit’s “coach-style” buses offer free On-Board WiFi. Buses 332 thru 341 are typically deployed on Route 20, 30, 48 and 60 express trips.

All Sonoma County Transit buses are equipped with front loading bicycle racks capable of accommodating either two or three bicycles. Passengers are responsible for loading, securing and unloading bicycles according to instructions provided on the racks.