Transit

Public transportation services are available throughout Kern County. If you set up an account on the carpool and vanpool matching website, you may find public transit routes to help you with your commute.

Metropolitan Bakersfield

 

Golden Empire Transit (GET)

661-869-2GET (2438)     getbus.org

Ryde: 661-869-6380    rydebakersfield.com

GET-A-Lift: 661-324-9874

GET-A-Lift is only available for those eligible under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applications are available at the District office, 1830 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 or may be downloaded from the GET website.

CTSA

661-392-2035
Curb-to-curb service for seniors and the disabled.
norfun.org/

Intercommunity Service

 

Kern Transit

800-323-2396
kerntransit.org/

Intercommunity services are provided between Bakersfield and the following:
Frazier Park, Wasco/Lost Hills/Shafter/McFarland/Delano, Taft, Tehachapi, Lamont, Buttonwillow and Lake Isabella

Intercommunity services are also provided between:
Mohave/Tehachapi and California City-Palmdale/Lancaster

Medical Dial-a-Ride for fixed route passengers coming to Bakersfield: 800-323-2396

Local Transit Services are provided in Rosamond, Mojave, Boron, Kern River Valley, Kernville, Lamont, and Frazier Park.

See Dial-a-Ride numbers listed in our sidebar, or visit the Kern Transit website for schedule and fare information.

Fares can also be purchased via the Token Transit application.

Social Services Agency Transportation

 

New Advances for People with Disabilities (NAPD)

Daily transportation for clients in the Bakersfield area and the outlying communities of Delano, Wasco, Shafter, Buttonwillow, Taft, Lamont, Arvin, Tehachapi, and Bear Valley.

661-395-1361
2601 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
napd-bak.org/

Public Transit Providers

Phone numbers and service areas are listed below. Summary information is provided. You may choose to visit the transit agency’s website directly for specific route and fare information. Unless otherwise noted, Dial-a-Ride operates only within the city limits.

Arvin
661-854-3139
7AM – 4PM Office Hours
Serving: Arvin/Lamont

California City
760-373-8665 Dial-a-Ride

Delano
661-725-2266 (TDD/TTY: 711 through the California Relay Service)
Delano Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Dial-a-Ride
cityofdelano.org/66/transit

McFarland 

661-792-3092 Dial-a-Ride

Ridgecrest
760-499-5040 Dial-a-Ride
ridgecrest-ca.gov/transit-division
Serving: Ridgecrest, Inyokern, Johannesburg, Randsburg
To purchase passes, call 760-499-5020.

Shafter
661-746-2955 Dial-a-Ride

Taft
661-763-3822 Dial-a-Ride

Tehachapi
800-323-2396 Dial-a-Ride

Wasco
661-758-7222 Dial-a-Ride
www.ci.wasco.ca.us