Santa Cruz METRO

Name: Santa Cruz METRO scheduled service frequency
Creator: Civic Minds

Santa Cruz METRO operates 23 routes in Santa Cruz with 610 stops and connects with VTA, Caltrain, Monterey-Salinas Transit and 1 other.

Routes and weekday frequency

Weekday midday frequency, by route

2 11–15
2 16–20
2 21–30
10 31–60
2 60+
5 no midday

Each route is judged by its slower direction. A dash means no sustained service in that period.

Bus routes (23)
Route	AM peak	Midday	PM peak	Evening	Overnight
1 Soquel/Cabrillo/Airport	every 21 min	every 20 min	every 20 min	every 20 min	—
2 Capitola/Cabrillo/Main	every 22 min	every 20 min	every 20 min	every 20 min	—
2N Capitola/Cabrillo/Main	—	—	—	Limited	—
3A Capitola Mall/Live Oak	every 62 min	every 60 min	every 56 min	every 56 min	—
3B Capitola Mall/Live Oak	every 59 min	every 60 min	every 55 min	every 56 min	—
4 River/Harvey West	every 30 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	—	—
11 UCSC via West Gate - High	every 30 min	every 30 min	every 30 min	every 30 min	—
16 UCSC via Main Gate - Laurel/Bay	—	Limited	Limited	—	—
17 Highway 17 Express	every 45 min	every 129 min	every 51 min	every 105 min	Limited
18 UCSC via Main Gate - Mission	every 30 min	every 15 min	every 15 min	every 15 min	—
19 UCSC via West Gate - Bay	every 33 min	every 15 min	every 15 min	every 16 min	—
20 UCSC via Main Gate - Delaware	every 43 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	Limited	—
34 Scotts Valley Drive/Emeline	Limited	every 60 min	every 65 min	—	—
35 Highway 9/Scotts Valley	Limited	—	Limited	every 59 min	Limited
35x Santa Cruz/Boulder Creek Express	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 57 min	Limited	—
40 Highway 1 - Davenport	every 30 min	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
41 Empire Grade - Bonny Doon	Limited	Limited	every 93 min	Limited	Limited
55 Cabrillo/Rio Del Mar/La Selva	Limited	every 2 h	Limited	—	—
72 Green Valley - Pinto Lake	Limited	every 60 min	every 55 min	—	—
73 Soquel/Freedom/Cabrillo	every 41 min	every 40 min	every 40 min	every 56 min	—
75 Green Valley - Wheelock	every 64 min	every 60 min	every 57 min	—	Limited
78 Ohlone/Watsonville Hospital	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	—	—
79 East Lake	every 32 min	every 30 min	every 30 min	—	—

Scheduled service, not live arrivals. Schedule refreshed Oct 3, 2026, valid through Dec 16, 2026. Atlas data release Oct 13, 2026. Official site: Santa Cruz METRO.