Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District is a public transit agency providing bus service in the southern portion of Santa Barbara County, California. It serves the cities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta as well as the unincorporated areas of Montecito, Summerland, and Isla Vista. In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of.

History

Mule-powered street railways were implemented in 1875 and were gradually replaced by electric streetcars in 1896. The streetcars made their last run on July 1, 1929; about a month later, the Santa Barbara Transit Corporation company started providing local bus service between Ventura and the Santa Barbara/Goleta area.

Routes

Local routes

All routes serving Downtown Santa Barbara begin and end at the Transit Center

Express routes

School supplementary routes

''Services operate weekdays only.''

Fare structure

Contactless fare payment

Some vehicles are equipped with a contactless fare reading device that allows customers to pay using a credit/debit/prepaid card or a mobile wallet on smart devices.