Rideshare Week 2023 / Semana de Viaje Compartido 2023

English: Celebrate California Clean Air Day by choosing another way to get to work or school other than driving alone. You can carpool, vanpool, take the bus, ride your bike, work from home, or walk during this week. Help us celebrate Rideshare Week 2023 from October 2-6 for your chance to win a bicycle donated… Read more »

Volunteers Needed!

📢Calling volunteers from our Tehachapi Dial-A-Ride service area! We need your help! Are you interested in testing out an exciting new app and receiving a complimentary 31-day pass in exchange for your feedback? See below for more information! *Participation is limited to 15-passengers during the testing period.

Free Rides for Students 2023-2024

Our Free Rides for Students promotion starts on September 1st and runs through June 2024. 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 valid Student… Read more »

Tribune Newsletter – August 2023, Issue 3

The third issue of the Kern Transit Tribune is ready for review! The newsletter informs riders about its related events, upcoming and ongoing promotions, available Dial-A-Ride services, helpful mobile apps, and more. To read the current issue, previous issues, or to subscribe, go to Kern Transit Tribune.

Schedule Changes – July 2023

New schedule changes will go into effect on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. Affected Dial-A-Ride Services: Kern River Valley and Rosamond. Affected Fixed Routes: 110, 115, 130, 150, 227, 230, and 240. New Route: 20MT Returning Route: 220 For those living in the Kern River Valley area, Route 220 is making a return to provide fixed-route… Read more »

Tribune Newsletter – June 2023, Issue 2

The second issue of the Kern Transit Tribune is ready for release! The newsletter informs riders about its related events, upcoming and ongoing promotions, available Dial-A-Ride services, helpful mobile apps, and more. To read the current issue, previous issues, or to subscribe, go to Kern Transit Tribune.

Route 130 – Free to Ride for One Year

Starting today, June 1, 2023, Route 130 is free for everyone to ride for an entire year until June 30, 2024! Highlights for this route include the Tejon Outlets, the Frazier Park area, and the Metrolink Station in Santa Clarita. This is made possible by a grant called the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP)… Read more »

FREE Fares Events Starting Soon!

All routes (including Dial-A-Ride services) will be free to ride from July 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023. Route 130 (Bakersfield-Santa Clarita) will be free to ride for an entire year from June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Kern Transit is available to provide these free events thanks to Caltrans’s Low Carbon Transit Operations… Read more »