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| Parent | Napa Valley Transportation Authority[1] |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | 625 Burnell Street,Napa, California |
| Service area | Napa County, California |
| Service type | bus service,paratransit |
| Routes | 11 |
| Stops | 329 |
| Hubs | 3 |
| Daily ridership | 1,800 (weekdays, Q4 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 536,600 (2024)[3] |
| Operator | Transdev[1] |
| Website | vinetransit |
VINE Transit (an acronym forValley Intercity Neighborhood Express.[4]) is apublic transportation service inNapa County,California, United States; it is managed under the Napa Valley Transportation Authority and operated byTransdev. The system offers extensive service throughout thecounty along with providing connections to other public transportation systems inadjacent counties. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 536,600, or about 1,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Napa VINE provides services to the following cities, towns, and communities:
All Napa VINE services do not operate on the following holidays:
However, these services operate on Saturday schedules on other holidays, including:
On other holidays, (i.e.Columbus Day,Veterans Day), trips operate on normal weekday schedules.
VINE Transit in Napa County currently operates a hybrid fixed-route and on-demand system in the City ofNapa and five regional routes which provides connections between other bus systems, ferry, andBART and Amtrak. TheAmtrak Thruway7 bus provides daily connections betweenArcata andMartinez, and points in between.[5] Express routes are subject to additional fares.[6]
| Route | Route Name/Area Served | Days of Operation | Service/Fare Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | City of Napa On-Demand | Weekdays; Saturday | Local |
| B | Westwood | South Napa | ||
| C | Jefferson | South Napa | ||
| D | Shurtleff | ||
| E | Vintage | ||
| F | Southwest Napa | ||
| G | Coombs | ||
| 10 | Up Valley Connector | Daily | |
| 11 | Napa-Vallejo Connector | Daily | |
| 11X | Napa-Vallejo Express | Weekdays | Express |
| 21 | Napa-Solano Express | ||
| 29 | Napa-BART Express |
VINE manages and operates a number of deviated fixed-route ordial-a-ride bus services in other cities and towns in the county using different brand names.
To board a VINEbus, apassenger must either present apass,Clipper Card,transfer slip or pay a cash fare. VINE offers discount passes in 31-day and 20-ride formats. A 31-day pass offers unlimited rides for 31 consecutive days from the first day of use on regular routes (1 through 25); there are two separate types of 31-day passes for Route 29. For 20-ride passes, one use is used to board a regular bus, while uses differ on Routes 29 and 21. Transfer slips are issued to passengers who pay cash fare or use punch passes. They are used to transfer from one regular route to another without the need to pay an additional fare or punch; however a transfer is not valid between Routes 10 and 11. They can be used on express buses for an additional charge.[10] Since 2014, Clipper Cards are accepted and various 31-day passes can be loaded onto the card.[11] If nothing is presented, a cash fare must be paid.
