Welcome to Visalia Transit!

Ticket Window Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Ticket window will be closed for lunch daily from 12 - 1 p.m.

UPDATES

07.22.2024

DMV Stop on Route 9: Introducing the newest addition to Route 9: the DMV Stop! Enjoy convenient and direct access to the Visalia DMV with Visalia Transit. Route 9 makes your DMV visits easier than ever. Hop on board and let us take you there!

Route 9 Schedule and Map - 9A & 9B

Visalia Transit Cooling Center

City of Visalia Transit Center serves as a cooling center for individuals of the community in need of a cool place. The transit center offers ample seating, vending machines, a drinking fountain, a phone charging station and restrooms. 

Cooling Center becomes activated when the Visalia Fire Department issues an extreme heat advisory when forecasted by the National Weather Service. It is currently not a Cooling Center.

Please follow Visalia Transit on social media or the city website for updates.

  About Visalia Transit

The City of Visalia's Transit Division operates numerous mass transit services. Travel conveniently from neighborhoods to major shopping centers, local schools, medical offices, and work sites on Visalia Transit fixed-route.  For those who need curb side pick-up and drop-offs, Dial-A-Ride para-transit services can get you there, for more information regarding our paratransit plan, please Click Here. Anyone traveling from Visalia to Fresno or back can conveniently hop on the V-LINE which provides express service between Fresno and Visalia. Youth can also get from schools to near-by recreation centers via the Loop Bus. And if you are looking to enjoy the majestic Sequoia National Park, the city operates Sequoia Shuttle from Memorial Day Weekend through early September.  If you need more information about other public transportation options in Tulare County, call the Greenline transit information call center.

Transit Division is located at: Visalia Transit Center  425 E. Oak Ave. Suite 301,  Visalia, CA. 93291

Mission Statement

"Visalia Transit is a leader in applying new technology and innovative solutions toward future progress in improving the value, efficiency, and effectiveness of its services and the economic vitality of the community. Visalia Transit's services keep pace with growth in populations and incorporate new areas, while maintaining efficiency and effectiveness throughout the system. Visalia Transit provides leadership for public transportation services in the City of Visalia and partnering communities."

History

Initiated by the City of Visalia in 1981, the Visalia Transit (VT) public transit system provides fixed-route and demand-response transit services within the Visalia Urbanized Area.  An estimated population of 138,207 resides within Visalia Transit's 40 square mile service area. 

The City finances Visalia Transit through a combination of fare revenues, Tulare County's Measure R, Transportation Development Act (sales tax), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds, among other state, federal, and local grants/revenues. 

Visalia Transit is constantly striving to improve its service, expand offerings, and meet the needs of all passengers. Please visit the Visalia Transit Planning page for more information on the system planning efforts undertaken by Visalia Transit. 

Service Area

Visalia Transit operates 12 bus routes that serve Visalia, Farmersville, Exeter, Goshen, and Tulare. Visalia Transit connects with Tulare InterModal Express, Tulare County Area Transit, Kings Area Regional Transit and Greyhound.

The fixed route service provides convenient transportation to local schools: Divisadero, Valley Oak, Green Acres, La Joya, Golden West, Mt. Whitney, Redwood, Sequoia, El Diamante, College of the Sequoias, San Joaquin Valley College, Fresno Pacific, Visalia Adult School, and Brandman University.

**VT operates on a regular weekday schedule with limited hours.

For more information on holiday and service hours, call 1-877-404-6473.