Youth Riders

SamTrans is a safe, clean and convenient way to get to school. With buses traveling throughout San Mateo County, students and parents have come to rely on SamTrans for arriving at school on time.

SamTrans offers discounted fares for passengers 18 and younger.  Find out more on our Fares page.

Youth can get Clipper cards free, please click here to get to the application.  Directions are on the pdf form.

In partnership with the San Mateo County Office of Education, SamTrans provides free bus fares for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SED) students, as defined by the California Department of Education by swiping their pass in the farebox.  Click Youth Unlimited to learn more.


Find which routes serve your schools.  The 2-digit routes are School Oriented Routes that may be tied to schools' bell schedules.  The 3-digit routes are our Community, Local, and Frequent routes that cannot be tied to a school bell schedule.


Schools


Routes

   
Cañada College 278
College of San Mateo 250
Menlo College ECR
Notre Dame 260
San Francisco State 122
Skyline College 121, 141
   

 


Schools


School Oriented


Community, Local, & Frequent

     
Aragon 5659  
Burlingame   292ECR
Capuchino   ECR
Carlmont     60, 61, 62 260, 295
Design Tech   260
East Palo Alto Academy   280296
El Camino  35 122, 130, ECR
Half Moon Bay  1518 117, 294
Hillsdale 5157 250294, 295
Jefferson   121, 130, ECR
Menlo-Atherton  8186 296
Mills   292ECR
Oceana 1049 110112
Peninsula   292
San Mateo     292
Sequoia   270278295296398, ECR
South San Francisco  28 141ECR
Summit Shasta  24 112, 120, 121122, 130
Terra Nova  10, 1449 110
Westmoor 24 110120, 121122
Woodside 7887 278

 


Schools


School Oriented


Community, Local, & Frequent

     
Abbott MS   250294295
Alta Loma MS 35, 37 130/130BECR
Bayside Stem Academy 50 250
Belle Air ES 41 142292398ECR
Ben Franklin IS 25 110120121,122
Borel MS 5353P58 294ECR
Bowditch MS 54  
Burlingame IS 46 397ECR
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MS   281296
Charter Learning Center 61 260, 295
Clifford School 73
295
Corte Madera School 85  
Encinal ES 88 296
Fernando Rivera IS   110120121
Foster City ES   251FCX
Hatch ES 1518 117294
Henry Ford ES   278
Hillview MS 82, 83  
Ingrid B. Lacy MS 1219, 40 110112
John F. Kennedy ES 30 130/130B
John F. Kennedy MS 79 278
Lipman MS 29 292
Manuel Cunha IS 1518 117294
Mariposa Upper ES 61 260, 295
Ormondale ES 8587  
Parkside IS 41, 42 142
Parkside Montessori   250FCX
Ralston MS 60, 67, 68 260
Shelby Spanish Immersion ES 72 278
Thomas R. Pollicita MS 30 130/130BECR
Tierra Linda MS 61 260, 295
Westborough MS   121122

 

If you’d like a SamTrans representative to attend a school or campus outreach event, please contact youthmobility@samtrans.com or the Customer Service Center at 1-800-660-4287 or (TTY only) 650-508-6448.

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Fares

Fares, tickets and passes

Youth Get to School
Youth Unlimited

Free SamTrans fares for SED students

Samtrans Clipper
Clipper

How to use Clipper on SamTrans

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Information for Schools

Face coverings are recommended when riding or waiting for the bus, in accordance with public health guidance.

As a reminder, please make sure that you are riding behind the limit line at the front of the bus.

Please visit the Safe Routes to School website for more information on how students can get to school safely by walking and/or biking.

Status of routes can be found on the Timetable Updates page.