Glendale Beeline
Glendale Beeline is the municipal bus and paratransit service which serves the city of Glendale, California, United States. It provides service in Glendale, as well as parts of nearby Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta-Montrose. The service complements the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro Local routes along with Metro Express route 501, which connect Glendale to other parts of Los Angeles County.
History
The Glendale Beeline was launched in December 1984, and was Glendale's first municipal bus system since Glendale City Lines was overtaken by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1964.In 2009, a compressed natural gas filling station opened at the Glendale Transportation Center.
In December 2013, Glendale Beeline became the first public transit agency in Los Angeles County to operate with all low-floor buses.
In 2016, the City's Transportation and Parking Commission agreed on a plan to construct an administration building and a maintenance facility adjacent to the Glendale Transportation Center. Construction began in 2018.
By 2020, Glendale Beeline was facing criticism from environmentalists for relying on compressed natural gas vehicles instead of converting its fleet to electric buses. The first electric Beeline bus debuted in 2025, with an additional twenty buses to be phased into the fleet over the following three years, backed by $34.6 million in grant funding from the California State Transportation Agency.
Fares and fare collection
The primary method of payment for Metro fares is the TAP card, a contactless stored-value card, but cash payments are also allowed.The City of La Cañada Flintridge pays the fare for passengers who board LCF Shuttle routes 33 and 34, and for passengers who board Glendale Beeline route 3 in La Cañada Flintridge only.
Under the county's LA Metro, the Glendale Beeline participates in the GoPass program, allowing K-12 and community college students at participating schools to ride the Beeline for free. Students are able to ride in 15 other transport agencies across the county for free as well, including the LA Metro's bus and rail services.
| Fare type | Regular | Senior Disabled Medicare | Student | Student | Notes |
| Base fare | $1.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 | Free | |
| Express Routes | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 | Free | |
| Beeline Transfer | $0.25 | $0.15 | $0.25 | Free | Available with TAP card only. |
| Inter-Agency Transfer | $0.50 | $0.25 | $0.50 | Free | Available with TAP card only. |
Routes
Local routes
Express routes
Metrolink Express is an express bus service, consisting of 2 routes, serving the Metrolink station at Glendale Transportation Center during rush hour only.''Services operate weekdays only.''
La Cañada Flintridge (LCF) Shuttle routes
LCF Shuttle, consisting of 2 routes, serves the city of La Cañada Flintridge.''Services operate weekdays only.''