Press Release: SolanoExpress Lowers Green Line Fare and Extends 2 For 1 Promotion

Solano County, CA – On Monday, April 4, 2022, Solano County Transit (SolTrans) and the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) will lower fares on the SolanoExpress Green Line (formerly called Green Express and provides transit service between Suisun City/Fairfield and El Cerrito del Norte BART station), from $5.75 for an Adult Single Use fare to $5.00, and from $130 for a Monthly (31 Day) Pass to $114. This brings fares in line for all four SolanoExpress Routes, and the price of a single-use fare between Fairfield and BART will cost less than a gallon of gas.

In addition, STA’s Solano Mobility Program is extending the “2 for 1” promotion through August 2022.  Passengers who have already redeemed a free matching pass (day pass or monthly pass) will be allowed to participate again and receive a second free matching transit pass. For more information and to confirm eligibility, please contact the Solano Mobility Call Center at 800-535-6883. 

“We want to support the public returning to work and make transit an attractive option, which in return will help reduce traffic congestion, especially in the I-80 corridor, Beth Kranda, SolTrans Executive Director said. “Lowering the fare is a great incentive to trade in the car for bus and thank our current SolanoExpress riders.”

The Green Line fare will match “Outside County” fares shown on the Fare Table below. The “All SolanoExpress Lines” passes which were sold for use on the Green Express at the current higher fare, whether Clipper or magnetic striped paper passes, will stop working on buses after Friday, May 27, 2022. The SolanoExpress “Outside Solano County Blue, Yellow, and Red Lines” passes will be accepted on the Green Line beginning Monday, April 4, 2022.

SolanoExpress Base Fares
	Single-Use	Day Pass	Monthly (31 Day Pass)
All Lines ((Blue, Red, Yellow, Green)	Adult	Youth	SDM*-ADA	Adult	Youth	SDM*-ADA	Adult	SDM*-ADA
Within County	$2.75	$2.00	$1.35	$5.50	$4.00	$2.75	$70.00	$35.00
Outside County	$5.00	$4.00	$2.50	$10.00	$8.00	$5.00	$114.00	$57.00
*Senior (65+)/Disabled/Medicare (SDM)

SolTrans and STA Staff will be available to answer questions and share information at El Cerrito del Norte BART station from 3:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Passengers can learn more about the other SolanoExpress Lines – Blue (Sacramento to Walnut Creek BART), Yellow (Vallejo/Benicia to Walnut Creek BART), Red (Vallejo to El Cerrito del Norte BART), and to view the new Green Line Schedule effective April 4, 2022, at SolanoExpress.com and SolTrans.org.

Solano County Transit (SolTrans) has been the public transportation provider for south Solano County since July 2011. SolTrans provides local and SolanoExpress fixed routes, complementary paratransit, and subsidized Lyft programs. The agency is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that is governed by a six-member Board of Directors, composed of two representatives from the cities of Benicia and Vallejo, Solano County’s representative on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and a representative from the Solano Transportation Authority.

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