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San Francisco Peninsula Bus List

San Francisco Muni

Active Fleet

32- and 40-foot motor buses
Woods Division Kirkland Division
  • Critically endangered 30 2007 Orion VII HEV 07.503 buses in the 8500 series
    • One unit remain in service, replaced by ENC units
    • Last remaining original Orion VII buses in California
  • Near threatened 112 2013 New Flyer XDE40 buses
    • 62 in 8600 series
      • First 23 buses have Allison transmission, the rest have BAE Systems
    • 50 in 8700 series
      • Different seating layout
    • TwinVision Chroma IV front and side signs
  • 102 2016-17 New Flyer XDE40 buses in the 8800 series
    • First 24 buses have BAE Systems transmission, the rest have Allison
    • First 48 units have black numbering, the rest have white numbering
    • TwinVision Chroma I front sign
    • First 48 buses were refurbished in 2025
  • 30 2021-22 ENC E-Z Rider II BRT HEV 32' buses in the 8500 series, starting at 8531
  • 68 2018-19 New Flyer XDE40 buses in the 8900 series, starting at 8902
    • Uses a BAE Systems transmission with extended range
MIXED DIVISION
  • 30 2017 New Flyer XDE40 buses in the 8750 series
    • The first 8 buses were assigned to Woods, the rest to Kirkland
    • Uses BAE Systems transmission
60-foot motor buses
Islais Creek Division Flynn Division
  • 80 2015-16 New Flyer XDE60 buses in the 6500 series
    • 55 2015 units
    • 25 2016 units starting at 6560
    • Refurbished in 2023-24
  • 31 2015-17 New Flyer XDE60 buses in the 6700 series
    • Uses BAE Systems transmission
    • Refurbished in 2023-24
  • 69 2017-18 New Flyer XDE60 buses in the 6600 series, starting at 6629
MIXED DIVISION
  • 44 2016-17 New Flyer XDE60 buses in the 6500 series, starting at 6585
    • The first 25 buses were assigned to Islais Creek, the rest to Flynn
    • Refurbished in 2023-24
Electric trolleybuses
40-foot 60-foot
  • 185 2017-19 New Flyer XT40 buses in the 5700 series
    • First 53 units were assigned to Potrero, the remainder to Presidio
  • 93 2014-15, 2017-18 New Flyer XT60 buses
    • 60 2014-15 units
    • 33 2017-18 units starting at 7261
    • Exclusively assigned to Potrero Division
Electric buses
All electric buses are assigned to Woods Division.
  • 3 2021 New Flyer XE40 buses, starting at the 5000 series
  • 3 2021 BYD K9MD buses
    • The first bus do not have a rear window, while the other two have one
  • 3 2021 Proterra ZX5 40' buses
  • 3 2022 Nova Bus LFSe+ buses
    • The only 40' buses of that model in California

Retired Fleet

This table only shows buses retired after 2021

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2007 8501-8530 Orion VII HEV 07.503 Retired in October 2025

San Mateo County Transit District

Active Fleet

29- and 35-foot motor buses
29-foot 35-foot
  • Least concern 16 2013-14 Gillig Low Floor 29' buses
    • 4 in 2910 series
    • 12 in 2950 series
  • Near threatened 40 2010 Gillig BRT 35' buses in the 500 series
    • The first 28 were assigned to itself, while the remainder was contracted
40-foot motor buses
  • Near threatened 91 2009-10 Gillig BRT 40' buses in the 400 series
    • The first 29 were assigned to itself, while the remainder was contracted with some outliers
  • Least concern 25 2013 Gillig BRT HEV 40' buses in the 700 series
  • Least concern 21 2014 Gillig BRT 40' buses in the 900 series
  • 50 2017 Gillig BRT 40' buses in the 600 series
60-foot motor buses
  • 55 2019 New Flyer XD60 buses in the 800 series
Electric buses
  • 17 2022-23 New Flyer XE40 buses in the 1000 series
  • 10 2023 New Flyer XHE40 buses in the 3000 series
  • 20 2024 Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 40' buses in the 5000 series

Retired Fleet

This table only shows buses retired after 2021

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2009 2900-2903 Gillig Low Floor 29' Retired in 2021
2018, 2020 725-734 Proterra Catalyst BE40 Retired in 2021 because of issues on the bus

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

There is only one transit agency for the entire Silicon Valley. Free shuttles serving Mountain View and Palo Alto do not count.

Active Fleet

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2000-2001 1001-1052 Gillig Low Floor 40' Inactive Last seen on April 1
2001-2002 2011-2071, 2201-2256 Gillig Low Floor 40' Critically endangered 9 units remain, of which 6 were in the 2000 series. The 2200 series buses will retire in the spring. Most buses were training units. The late 2001 units were possibly retired on March 27, and regular service in December. The 2000s ended regular service on March 31.
2010-2011 0130-0199 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' Near threatened First hybrid buses for VTA with Allison hybrid transmission and plug doors. Some units were used on route 60 airport route.
2012, 2014 0201-0220, 4201-4220 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' Active Express buses with suburban configuration and one door. These buses were usually operated on local and rapid routes. Buses 4201-4210 were sold to Santa Cruz Metro.
2014 4101-4138 Gillig BRT HEV 29' Active Single door units, Allison hybrid system
2014 4301-4329 New Flyer XDE60 Active Mostly used for route 522
2014 4401-4415 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' Uses BAE hybrid system
2016 6201-6210 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' Express buses with suburban configuration and one door. They have a different livery.
2016-2017 6401-6434 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40' These units have an extended cap
2017-2018 7401-7456 Gillig Low Floor Plus HEV 40'
2018 8301-8347 New Flyer XDE60 Usually ran on routes 22, 55, and 523
2017, 2019 7501-7505, 9501-9505 Proterra Catalyst BE40 Inactive All electric buses were inactive because bus 9505 caught fire in 2023
2023-2025 3401-3496+ Gillig Low Floor Plus HEV 40' Uses an Allison eGen Flex hybrid system

Retired Fleet

This table only shows buses retired after 2021

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2002 2101-2123 Gillig Low Floor 35' Retired on December 4, 2024 and were replaced by the 3400 series buses

Buses to Look Out for

This section was updated on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Active and inactive buses were retrieved from Pantograph and Transsee.
Fleet information was provided by Wikipedia and CPTDB.

The 8500 series (Orion VII 32') were replaced by 30 ENC E-Z Rider II BRT units. It is unclear when the 94 hybrid and 18 electric (12 40' and 6 60') buses will arrive that will replace 112 buses in the 8600 and 8700 series. All ENC buses were delivered and in service. Bus 8541 entered service on January 2, 2025, 8546 on January 20, 2025, 8550 on February 26, 8556 on April 30, and 8532 on July 15.
The last remaining Orion VII (8528) ran on 37 Corbett on October 21, 2025.
Last active LRV3 train: car 1550 running on J Church on the night of October 11-12. It retired on November 12 after a farewell trip.

The 1000, 2000, 2100, and 2200 series buses will be replaced by the new Gillig Low Floor Plus HEV 40' with Allison eGen Flex hybrid system as 3401-3492. All 92 new buses were delivered and entered service. Out of 192 old buses, 13 were still in service. Note: Training buses were labeled in black, while active buses were labeled in red.

San Francisco

8000 series (2025) (1/42): 8001

Electric buses

2021 New Flyer electric buses (0/3)
2021 BYD electric buses (0/3)
2021 Proterra electric buses (0/3)
2022 Nova Bus electric buses (0/3)

San Mateo County

400 series (2009-10) (61/91): 400-401, 403-408, 410-419, 421-425, 427-428, 430-433, 435-437, 439-451, 453-461, 463-469, 420, 426, 429, 438, 452, 470-472
500 series (2010) (36/40): 500-504, 506-508, 510-517, 519-525, 527-539, 505, 509, 526

Electric buses

1000 series (2022-23) (11/17): 1001, 1003-1005, 1007, 1009-1014, 1000, 1008 3000 series (2023) (6/10): 3000-3003, 3006, 3009, 3004, 3008 5000 series (2024) (20/20)

Santa Clara County

Critically endangered 1000 series (2001) (0/52): Inactive since April 1
These buses are the last remaining pre-2001 Gillig Low Floor buses in the fleet.
Bus 1029 at Cesar Chavez Park in San Jose
VTA 1029 at San Jose Cesar Chavez Park
on December 16, 2023
Critically endangered 2000 series (2001) (6/61): 2042, 2050, 2058, 2060, 2063, 2070, 2018, 2038, 2041, 2047, 2055, 2057, 2061, 2069 Relegated to training buses on March 31
VTA 2017 at Milpitas station on October 21
VTA 2017 (2001 Gillig Low Floor)
on October 21, 2023
Critically endangered 2200 series (2002) (3/56): 2215, 2224, 2249, 2216, 2221, 2232, 2244 Expected to retire within 1 month
2025 buses (4/4): 3493-3496
5400 series (2026) (1/?): 5401

Electric buses

5500 series (2025) (1/35): 5501

Gallery

This section is under construction

VTA 2017 at Milpitas station on October 21
VTA 2017 (2001 Gillig Low Floor)
on October 21, 2023
VTA 0185 at Palo Alto station serving as route 22, a rare occurrence
VTA 0185 (2010 Gillig Low Floor HEV)
also used on the 4400 series