RIDER ALERT
THE ALL NEW COASTAL EXPRESS ROUTE
In effect Monday November 3, 2025
What’s changing?
- Revised route numbers, limited trip variations, and added maps to brochures and online.
- Added nine (9) new weekday round trips and three (3) limited-stop express trips
(Northbound before 8am and Southbound after 12pm)
Camarillo
- More weekday service to/from the Camarillo Metrolink.
- Added weekend service.
Oxnard
- The Esplanade and Collection stops will no longer be served by the Coastal Express.
Hwy 101 and Cross County routes will still serve the Esplanade stop. - The Oxnard stop will be moved to Spur Dr. & Wagon Wheel with 50 dedicated transit parking spots.
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Parking is on 2nd floor of parking garage
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- More weekday service to/from Oxnard.
- Added weekend service.
Ventura
- Increased service to the Ventura Transit Center and Downtown Ventura.
Carpinteria
- Carpinteria Tech Park and City Hall stops will no longer be served.
- Service to Downtown Carpinteria will increase throughout the day.
Santa Barbara
- Increased service to Cottage Hospital and the Braille Institute (De La Vina & Mission).
- Daily service to the Santa Barbara Airport added.
Goleta / Hollister Corridor
- A few stops in the Hollister corridor were moved or eliminated; four new stops added.
| NORTHBOUND — BLUE ICONS | SOUTHBOUND — GREEN ICONS |
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| 1. Hollister & La Patera (NEW) | 8. Hollister & Palo Alto (NEW) |
| 2. Hollister & Aero Camino | 7. Hollister & Entrance (NEW) |
| 3. Hollister & Los Carneros Way (NEW) | 6. Cortona at Castillian |
| 4. Los Carneros Rd & Karl Storz | 5. Castillian & Los Carneros |
| 5. Castillian & Los Carneros | 4. Los Carneros Rd & Karl Storz |
| 6. Castillian & Cortona | 3. Hollister & Los Carneros Way (NEW) |
| 7. Hollister & Entrance (NEW) | 2. Hollister & Aero Camino |
| 8. Hollister & Palo Alto (NEW) | 1. Hollister & La Patera (NEW) |
Removed Stops:
- Hollister & Cremona Dr. — Northbound
- Hollister & Los Carneros Rd. — Southbound
- Hollister & Coromar Dr. — Southbound
UCSB
- Increased service to/from campus daily and added weekend service
How do flag stops work?
Q. What is the difference between a “timepoint” and “FLAG” stop?
The letters on the map represent major stops (also known as “timepoints”), which correspond to locations on the timetable. Most timepoints are located at a main intersection or popular destination and are meant as reference points to help riders judge what time a bus will be at a particular location. The bus will not depart a timepoint before the listed time.
Stops in between timepoints are called “FLAG” stops. The bus will pass by all FLAG stops daily but will stop only if someone onboard requests the stop or if someone waiting at the stop signals that they would like to board. To estimate the time a bus will arrive at a FLAG stop follow these steps:
- Find your location on the map,
- Find the nearest timepoint,
- If the closest time point is before your stop, the bus will arrive at your stop shortly after the noted time. If it is after your stop, the bus will arrive slightly before that time.
- For instance, if you want to board Route 85 in the southbound direction at the Los Carneros & Karl Storz FLAG stop located between Hollister & Palo Alto (stop Q) and Hollister & Kellogg (stop O), see the red circle below. You can expect the bus to arrive some time between 4:00 PM and 4:18 PM. The bus will not pass the FLAG stop before 4:00 PM.
- You can download the GoVCBus app to track your bus and see when it is due at your stop.
