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Local Transportation Services

AC Transit Services:
AC Transit has discontinued its regular 53 line bus service to Chabot. For groups of 20 or more a demand-responsive system has been created. Reservations must be made at least a week in advance by calling (510) 891-4966 to arrange for pick-up along the former 53 route (map of current 53 route for reference). Travel must be between the hours of 9 am – 3:30 pm and the cost is the same as a regular bus fair.

Commercial Transportation Services:
The following commercial transportation service providers are SPAB qualified to transport pupils in school-related field trips.  Schools may arrange direct transportation from any of the following: 


VENDOR NO.

AGENCY

PHONE

FAX CITY

01624

Durham Transportation

(510) 562-0803

(510) 652-4113 Oakland

24064

Marin Airporter (415) 256-8833 (415) 256-8839 San Francisco

01892

Fairway Bus Tours, Inc. (510) 812-4573 (510) 278-5056 Oakland

24065

Frontier Tours (800) 862-4642 (707) 437-3364 Fairfield

24066

LaidLaw Transportation (510) 237-6365 (510) 237-0428 Richmond

03524

Michael's Transportation (707) 643-2099 (707) 643-1906 Vallejo

04828

SFO Airporter (650) 624-0500 (650) 624-0515 San Francisco

19898

Schooler Transportation (415) 331-1750 (415) 331-5060 Marin

24068

Sierra Lines, Inc. (925) 825-8500 (925) 825-6936 Pacheco

11755

Silverstar Coach Lines (510) 635-6885 (510) 638-3379 Oakland

11246

Thunderstar Stages (707) 778-3817 (707) 778-3823 Petaluma

05592

Walker Charter Services (510) 597-1700 (510) 632-8155 Oakland

School District Charter:
School District that own and operate their own school bus fleet to transport their students to and from school can, if they desire, provide charter service to other school districts, as long as the trip is a school sponsored activity. The buses, as well as the drivers, are certified and licensed by the California Highway Patrol and DMV. Local districts that engage in charter services are listed below:

VENDOR NO.

AGENCY

PHONE

FAX CITY

00566

Berkeley Unified (510) 644-6182 (510) 644-4523 Berkeley

02042

Fremont Unified

(510) 657-1450

(510) 657-1589 Fremont

10000 Skyline Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619
phone (510) 336-7300
fax (510) 336-7491
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