Unitrans is working hard to keep you and our employees healthy! Click here for a short video to learn more!

What are we doing?

* Face coverings are REQUIRED while riding the bus. Customers without coverings may not be served.

* Keep conversations to a minimum on the bus and keep conversations with the driver to necessary conversations only.

* All operable windows are open and the ventilation system is running at all times.

* Bus capacity will be limited to approx. 18 customers if possible. Customers should spread themselves out on the buses. Some seats are marked as "do not sit".

* Only engage driver and conductor as needed from a safe distance.

Cleaning Procedures Currently in Place:

* All interior bus hard surfaces and seats are sanitized daily.

* Drivers and conductors are instructed to wipe down their work space at the start of their shifts.

Customers are encouraged to bring hand santizer or other personal hygiene products they wish to use before, during, and after riding the bus at their own discretion. Any service changes will be posted on the Unitrans web site and Facebook page and will also be available by calling Unitrans at (530) 752-2877.  

For Coronavirus information for the UC Davis campus, please go to this link:  https://campusready.ucdavis.edu/.

PICNIC DAY SERVICE

On Picnic Day, Saturday. April 20, Unitrans will operate expanded weekend service with some route changes. All regular fares apply, and all Unitrans passes are accepted. Schedules are available online by selecting your route and selecting "Picnic Day Only 4/20" for the "Term". For a downloadable Unitrans Picnic Day guide + map, click here! 

Frequency By Line

• 2x per hour: M, O, P, Q
• 4x per hour: G & K
• 6x per hour: V (to/from Silo)

Detours/Route Changes

• M Line will be detoured from 8:00am until approximately 1:00pm due to road closures in downtown. Only 5th/D, 5th/G, 5th/I, Cowell/Valdora Inbound, Cowell/Drew Inbound, Cowell/Research Park Inbound, Research Park/Cowell, and Cowell/Halsey bus stops will be served during detour. M line bus stops not served from 8:00 AM to approximately 1:00 PM:
  • Russell at A Street Outbound/Eastbound (#008) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • B Street at 4th Street Inbound/Northbound (#013) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • B Street at 4th Street Outbound/Sorthbound (#014) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • 1st Street at C Street Outbound/Eastbound (#002) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • 1st Street at D Street Inbound/Westbound (#003) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • Richards Blvd at Olive Drive Outbound/Southbound (#004) - Use 5th Street at D Street or Cowell Blvd at Research Park Drive Inbound
  • Richards Blvd at Olive Drive Inbound/Northbound (#242) - Use 5th Street at D Street or Cowell Blvd at Research Park Drive Inbound
  • Cowell Blvd at Research Park Drive Outbound/Eastbound (#035) - Use Cowell Blvd at Research Park Drive Inbound
  • Drew Avenue at Cowell Blvd Outbound/Northbound (#295) - Use Cowell Blvd at Drew Avenue/Kaiser Inbound
  • Drew Avenue at Research Park Drive Outbound/Northbound (#296) - Use Cowell Blvd at Drew Avenue/Kaiser Inbound
• O Line operates via Fifth Street all day due to road closures in downtown. No direct service on B Street, Second Street, to Amtrak, or on Russell/A Street outbound. Use 5th/D, 5th/G, and 5th/I bus stops for downtown. O line bus stops not served all day:
  • Russell at A Street Outbound/Eastbound (#008) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • B Street at 4th Street Inbound/Northbound (#013) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • B Street at 4th Street Outbound/Sorthbound (#014) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • 2nd Street at B Street Outbound/Eastbound (#005) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • 2nd Street at E Street Outbound/Eastbound (#007) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • 2nd Street at E Street Inbound/Wastbound (#009) - Use 5th Street at D Street
  • Amtrak (H Street at 2nd Street) Inbound/Southbound (#012) - Use 5th Street at I Street
  • Amtrak (H Street at 2nd Street) Outbound/Northbound (#011) - Use 5th Street at G Street
  • 3rd Street at K Street Inbound/Westbound (#030) - Use 5th Street at K Street
  • 3rd Street at K Street Outbound/Eastbound (#031)  - Use 5th Street at K Street
  • L Street at 4th Street Inbound/Southbound (#032) - Use 5th Street at K Street
  • L Street at 4th Street Outbound/Northbound (#033) - Use 5th Street at K Street
• V Line operates to/from the Silo Terminal all day.

SPRING QUARTER UPDATES

Just in time for Spring Quarter, Unitrans is adding service on the J & W lines! Starting April 1, the J & W lines will operate every 20 minutes between 12:10 PM and 6:00 PM to help alleviate afternoon crowding and get you to/from campus more conveniently! A new Silo departure is added at 0:50 minutes after the hour on both lines. There are no changes to any other bus schedules or trips.

In addition, a new morning Z Express bus will start operating when drivers are available. The new Z Express bus will pick up customers at 5th Street at Cantrill/Greystone Apartments (#072) and provide non-stop service to UC Davis campus on Monday-Thursday. When drivers are available, this express bus will depart promptly from stop #072 at 7:21 AM (Mon.-Thurs.), 8:21 AM (Mon.-Thurs.), 9:26 AM (Mon. & Wed.) and 9:56 AM (Tues. & Thurs.). The regular Z line bus will continue to serve 5th Street at Cantrill/Greystone Apartments (#072) as scheduled and provide service to all scheduled stops.

UPDATE: The service and fare change proposals were unanimously approved by the Unitrans Advisory Committee on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The service changes will go into effect on August 5, 2024. Fare and pass prices proposals must still be passed by City Council. No date is set at this time.

Unitrans service change proposals for the 2024-2025 academic year focus on restoring pre-pandemic service levels and improving customer convenience. Unitrans will restore service frequencies to pre-pandemic levels as a top priority as driver staffng improves. Unitrans and Davis Community Transit also propose increasing fares. To comment, click here or scroll to the bottom for more ways to comment. Public hearing information is located at the bottom too. en español      中文

Fare Change Proposal: Unitrans and Davis Community Transit propose increasing the cash fare and pass prices. The Unitrans cash fare would be increased from $1.25 to $1.50 and the Davis Community Transit cash fare from $2.50 to $3.00 starting Monday, August 5, 2024. Unitrans pass prices would increase over two years. Unitrans and Davis Community Transit have not increased fares since 2018. Youth 18 and under, people 60 and older, and people with disabilities will continue to ride Unitrans fare-free with a valid free Unitrans pass.

Farmers Market Shuttle Pilot Program: Starting fall quarter 2024, Unitrans proposes relaunching the Farmers Market Shuttle between the Memorial Union Terminal and Downtown on all Saturdays during the

academic year. The shuttle will be fare-free and operate with a vintage London double decker bus every 30 minutes from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The pilot program will be evaluated in June 2025 to determine if the service should continue. Click here for map.

Memorial Union Night Service Improvements: To provide 30 minute service to/from campus to the Fifth Street corridor after 8:10 PM on weekdays during the academic year, Unitrans proposes changing the A line departure times from the Memorial Union Terminal from 9:10 PM and 10:10 PM to 8:40 PM and 9:40 PM. Combined with the Z line schedule, the proposed change will result in campus arrivals & departures on the A & Z lines at 8:10 PM, 8:40 PM, 9:10 PM, 9:40 PM, and 10:10 PM.
Unitrans also proposes extending K & M service past 8:10 PM on Monday-Thursday. Added trips would be at: 8:35 PM (K), 9:10 PM (M), 9:35 PM (K), and 10:10 PM (M). The D & W lines would also continue to operate night service to/from the Silo Terminal as they do today with no changes.

O Line Bus Stop Addition: On Pole Line Road southbound near Cambridge House Apartments, Unitrans proposes adding an O line bus stop to improve access for customers in the area.

Frequency Restorations: Unitrans will continue increasing frequencies from today’s levels as staffng improves. Unitrans will prioritize frequency improvements based on two factors: 1) Restoring 30 minute service to all routes and 2) Increasing frequencies based on crowding.

• A Line: Up to every 30 minutes
• G Line: Up to every 15 minutes
• J Line: Up to every 20 minutes
• V-EX & V-LT Lines: Up to every 15 minutes each
• W Line: Up to every 20 minutes

To comment, click here for a feedback form, email us at comments@unitrans.ucdavis.edu, call us at 530-752-2877, write us at Unitrans, 1 Shields Avenue, South Hall Rm 5, Davis, CA 95616, attend public outreach at the bus terminals, or attend the public hearing.

Bus terminal outreach will be conducted on Monday, April 8 from 2-4pm at the MU Terminal, Thursday, April 11 from 10am-12pm at the MU Terminal, Monday, April 15 from 2-4pm at the Silo Terminal, and Thursday, April 18 from 10am-12pm at the Silo Terminal.

The Unitrans Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing to review the service change proposals, review and hear feedback, and vote on the proposals on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616. Details on the public hearing will be posted at this link within 72 hours of the meeting. Approved changes would go into effect on Monday, August 5, 2024.

Unitrans will operate a free shuttle between the UC Davis Conference Center, Downtown Davis, and Sudwerk on Friday, March 29, 2024. The shuttle will operate approximately every 30 minutes from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM. 

For schedule, click here.

For map and stop locations, click here.

Bus will pick up/drop off at the UC Davis Conference Center on Alumni Lane, Sudwerk on 2nd Street, and at downtown Davis bus stops along the route.

Unitrans service will be modified for winter finals and spring break! See below for details.

Monday, March 18 thru Friday, March 22 - Winter Quarter service continues with the following modifications...

Night Service will operate on Friday, March 22

Special late night trips added for A (11:10 PM), C (10:40 PM), D (11:10 PM), J (11:10 PM), K (8:35 PM & 9:35 PM), L (11:10 PM), P (11:10 PM), Q (11:10 PM), V (10:40 PM & 11:10 PM), W (11:10 PM), and Z (11:10 PM)

All service fare-free during finals week!

Monday, March 25 thru Thursday, March 28 - Break Service will operate. All service will be to/from the MU Terminal. Service will only operate on the B, E, F, G, K, L-MU, M, O, P, Q, and U lines.

Friday, March 29 - Weekend service will operate in observance of Cesar Chavez Day.

Regular academic year service resumes on Monday, April 1. Contact Unitrans at unitrans@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-2877 with questions!