Riverside Transit Agency
transit system in Riverside County, California, United States
The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) is the main transit agency for western Riverside County, California, United States. RTA provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 32 fixed-routes, 3 CommuterLink routes, Micro Transit in the Hemet-San Jacinto area, and Dial-A-Ride services using a fleet of 339 vehicles. In the cities of Corona, Beaumont and Banning, RTA coordinates regional services with municipal transit systems. In Riverside, RTA coordinates with the city's Riverside Special Services, which provides ADA complementary service to RTA's fixed-route services.
RTA was established as a joint powers agency on August 15, 1975, and began operating bus service on March 16, 1977.
In 2025, the system had a ridership of 6,251,200, or about 22,100 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
Governance
RTA is governed by a board of directors composed of 22 elected officials from 18 cities in western Riverside County and four members of the County Board of Supervisors.
The member jurisdictions include the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Canyon Lake, Corona, Eastvale, Hemet, Jurupa Valley, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Menifee, Murrieta, Norco, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula, Wildomar and the unincorporated areas of Riverside County Supervisorial Districts I, II, III and V.
Rates
As of 9-01-2026 ($0.25 a ride before that to 8-31-2026, youths up to 18 free):
Rates resumed 9-01-2024 thru 5-31-2026. June through August 2026 rates are $0.25 per ride, except 6–18 (free to all), 6-19 (no service), & Fridays in June, no charge.
College passes
In September 2006, RTA partnered with the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to provide their students with an all-access bus pass.
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