OC Bus

Name: OC Bus
Rating: 4.8 (9164 reviews)
Author: Orange County Transportation Authority

Buy passes and plan your trip.

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

9.2K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Travel
Developer

Orange County Transportation Authority
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

72
MB

iPhone

The OC Bus App has everything you need to plan, pay, and ride using your smartphone. Welcome to the OC Bus App, Orange County Transportation Authority’s mobile ticketing app. The OC Bus App gives you everything need to plan, pay, and ride using your smartphone. Purchase a single ride, a day pass or a 30-Day pass then activate your pass when you’re ready to ride. The OC Bus App makes traveling by bus easier with more user-friendly features and navigation including color coded passes for each rider type, a larger QR code for easier scanning and in app notifications for bus changes. Simply download this free app, register your credit or debit card in our secure system and you’re ready to ride. Full versions of the mobile app are also available in Spanish and Vietnamese! WHY THE OC BUS APP MAKES RIDING EASIER: 1. Eliminates paper passes. 2. No need for cash or exact change. 3. Store multiple passes for future use. 4. Add fare instantly using a credit or debit card. 5. Large QR code for quicker boarding. 6. Color-coded passes by rider type. 7. Activate a single fare or multiple fares for a group of riders. 8. Streamlined purchasing through the app or on the OCTA website.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

9.2K Ratings

Good app tickets often fail
02/03/2022

dhatfie
I use the app every day for heading to work since it has launched and it is a nice application. Works effectively the same as the old one with a few extra utilities with separate purpose though once consistent issue I have noticed since launch is that the tickets will occasionally fail in contrast to the old app. It made me avoid moving to the new one and every now again periods will occur where tickets purchased a minute or two before embarking a bus will state invalid. My guess is that when purchased I have noticed the expiration is set to the same minute it is purchased regardless of if you activate it or not in some cases though it has been intermittent.
Good app tickets often fail
02/03/2022

dhatfie

I use the app every day for heading to work since it has launched and it is a nice application. Works effectively the same as the old one with a few extra utilities with separate purpose though once consistent issue I have noticed since launch is that the tickets will occasionally fail in contrast to the old app. It made me avoid moving to the new one and every now again periods will occur where tickets purchased a minute or two before embarking a bus will state invalid. My guess is that when purchased I have noticed the expiration is set to the same minute it is purchased regardless of if you activate it or not in some cases though it has been intermittent.
Some Issues But Not Bad
11/17/2021

NeonAnnhilator
I am a Fullerton and Cypress College student who relies heavily on my school given bus passes. Since I had one from each school, I also allowed my friend to use my unused one since he needed a way to get around. With this new app, I have lost both my tickets and I am not sure how to get them back. I followed the instructions in the email sent out but it says I have no tickets and I have even used my school email and such as told to do by the school. I’m not exactly upset but I wanted to bring that to attention with OCTA and hopefully they can get a fix out or something because my friend and I just lost our rides to everywhere and beyond!
Some Issues But Not Bad
11/17/2021

NeonAnnhilator

I am a Fullerton and Cypress College student who relies heavily on my school given bus passes. Since I had one from each school, I also allowed my friend to use my unused one since he needed a way to get around. With this new app, I have lost both my tickets and I am not sure how to get them back. I followed the instructions in the email sent out but it says I have no tickets and I have even used my school email and such as told to do by the school. I’m not exactly upset but I wanted to bring that to attention with OCTA and hopefully they can get a fix out or something because my friend and I just lost our rides to everywhere and beyond!
The only way I know how to buy a bus pass
03/10/2023

airdnaxeladuhh
Is using this app but for some reason the page where it shows how I want to pay does not load. It just buffers and I have left it there for over an hour just to see if it would eventually load so I can pay and use the pass but it never does. I checked for updates, deleted and re-downloaded the app and it still doesn’t work.I used to use this app all the time no problems but haven’t been able to get past the choosing the way I want to pay page. It’s extremely frustrating. Anyone else have this problem?
The only way I know how to buy a bus pass
03/10/2023

airdnaxeladuhh

Is using this app but for some reason the page where it shows how I want to pay does not load. It just buffers and I have left it there for over an hour just to see if it would eventually load so I can pay and use the pass but it never does. I checked for updates, deleted and re-downloaded the app and it still doesn’t work.I used to use this app all the time no problems but haven’t been able to get past the choosing the way I want to pay page. It’s extremely frustrating. Anyone else have this problem?
App Needs Improvement
06/28/2024

Sonia Audel
I take the bus everywhere but when I buy the ticket and scan the barcode for the first time, it keeps saying “invalid ticket”. I keep showing the driver the ticket on the app with the date.. it works after that for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th bus ride. Please fix the bug of it saying “invalid ticket” when the ticket barcode is just newly bought. But overall, everything works fine.
App Needs Improvement
06/28/2024

Sonia Audel

I take the bus everywhere but when I buy the ticket and scan the barcode for the first time, it keeps saying “invalid ticket”. I keep showing the driver the ticket on the app with the date.. it works after that for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th bus ride. Please fix the bug of it saying “invalid ticket” when the ticket barcode is just newly bought. But overall, everything works fine.