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Peter Lawrence wrote:
> Merritt Mullen wrote:
>> In article <ECuVj.23630$5Y1.17421@trnddc04>,
>>  "William R. Cousert" <wrcousert@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Merritt Mullen" <mmullen8014@mchsi.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:mmullen8014-FCCFED.12460308052008@netnews.mchsi.com...
>>>> In article <nzvUj.3815$Ve.2539@trnddc08>,
>>>> "William R. Cousert" <wrcousert@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I wrote this almost eleven years ago and was wondering if there had 
>>>>> been any
>>>>> improvements since then...
>>>> I don't think you can get between L.A. and the bay area by continuous
>>>> public transit (and the Amtrak and Greyhound connections would not be
>>>> considered "commuter service"), but if you want to get pretty far 
>>>> north,
>>>> you can get from L.A. to Bishop (and on to Carson City, NV) by public
>>>> bus.  You have to get to Lancaster first.  From Lancaster, you catch
>>>> Kern Regional Transit to Mojave, then transfer to a different KRT 
>>>> bus to
>>>> Ridgecrest, where there is a connecting bus service operated by the
>>>> counties of the eastern Sierra to Bishop ("CREST" = Carson City
>>>> Ridgecrest Eastern Sierra Transit).  At Bishop, you can continue on to
>>>> Carson City, NV, but I think it requires an overnight stay in Bishop.
>>>>
>>>> The service between Mojave and Ridgecrest operates only three days a
>>>> week (Mon, Wed, Fri).
>>>>
>>>> Merritt
>>> That is incredible....Do you have any idea what the total fare would 
>>> be each way?
>>
>>   Lancaster-Mojave is $2
>>   Mojave-Ridgecrest is $4 (use trip 2 to connect to Bishop)
>>   Ridgecrest-Bishop is $2
>>
>> TOTAL Lancaster-Bishop is $26
>>
>> For Lancaster-Mojave schedules and fares see
>>   http://www.co.kern.ca.us/roads/pdf/East_Kern_Express.pdf
>>
>> For Mojave-Ridgecrest schedules and fares see
>>   http://www.co.kern.ca.us/roads/pdf/Mojave-Ridgecrest.pdf
>>
>> For Ridgerest-Bishop schedules and fares see:
>>   http://easternsierratransitauthority.com/wb/
>>
>> For all of the Kern Regional Transit services see
>>   http://www.co.kern.ca.us/roads/kernregionaltransit.asp
> 
> Actually, then you might be able to make it to the Bay Area too, in the 
> summer.
> 
> The reason: once you get to Mammoth Lakes (via the Eastern Sierra 
> Transit Authority) you can transfer to the Yosemite Area Regional 
> Transportation System (YARTS) bus in the summer that will take you into 
> Yosemite Valley.  And from Yosemite Valley you can take a YART bus into 
> Merced in the Central Valley.
> 
> So you'll need to find a public transit link from Merced into the Bay 
> Area (probably via Stockton, Manteca, or Tracy).
> 
> Here's a link to the YARTS web site:
> http://www.yarts.com/
> 
> 
> - Peter

 From Merced, Stanislaus Regional Transit line 70 goes from Merced to 
Modesto http://www.srt.org/Route_70.htm

 From Modest, Modesto Area Express line 42 goes from downtown to Vintage 
Faire Mall. From Vintage Faire Mall, MAX to BART bus goes to 
Dublin/Pleasanton BART: http://www.modestoareaexpress.com/

Another MAX lines goes from Vintage Faire Mall to ACE at Lathrop/Manteca.