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All dispatch lines are back in service as of 5:30 pm 1/6/25.  Thank you for your patience.

Kern Transit’s administrative office located at 2700 M Street will be closed 12/24 through 1/1.  Please contact dispatch at 1-800-323-2396 if you need assistance during this time.  Dispatch will be closed on 12/25 and 1/1 for the observed holidays.

Route 100 – Bakersfield to Lancaster and Route 250 – California City to Lancaster will be operating on a modified schedule due to the holidays on Tuesday, December 24th, 2024 and Tuesday, December 31st, 2024. Please plan accordingly. The following trips will not be operating on these days: Route 100: Run departing at 3:50PM from… Read more »

New schedule changes will go into effect on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Affected Fixed Routes: 130 Affected Dial-A-Ride: Lamont Review the updated fixed route schedules below: Route 100 & 250 Route 110 Route 120 Route 130 (New Changes) Route 140 & 145 Route 150, 220, & 227 Routes 230 & 240 Review the updated Dial-A-Ride schedules… Read more »

Kern Transit will be holding a virtual public meeting on September 25th, 5pm-6pm, regarding Route 130’s stops to Santa Clarita. Microsoft Teams Link: TinyURL.com/KT130SC

Our Free Rides for Students program resumes on July 1st, 2024 and ends on June 30, 2025. Students in elementary school, middle school, high school, college, vocational schools, and any other higher education classes ride FREE on any Kern Transit bus to any Kern Transit stop! This includes Dial-A-Ride services as well. Simply show your… Read more »

Submit an application here: Kern Transit Bus Driver – Apply to WeDriveU (Fountain)

New schedule changes will go into effect on Sunday, June 30th, 2024. Affected Fixed Routes: 110, 115, 120, 145, and 220. Review the changes below: Route 110 Route 115 Route 120 Route 145 Route 220 To view a summary of all changes, click here. You may also view all full updated schedules below: Route 100… Read more »

All routes (including Dial-A-Ride services) will be free to ride from May 1 to June 30, 2024. Thanks to Caltrans’s Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) grant, Kern Transit is able to provide this promotion to encourage ridership and reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles on the road. Summer Free Fares Flyers (English and Spanish)

Kern Transit encourages riders and the general public to please submit comments, concerns, or questions regarding any unmet transit needs not being met by current services. Please take the survey: Kern Transit – 2024 Unmet Transit Needs Survey Submit comments by April 19, 2024 via: Email – [email protected] Our Contact Us Page Facebook.com/KernTransit Twitter.com/KernTransit Mail… Read more »