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{{Infobox public transit

| caption = A SolanoExpress bus at [[Vallejo Station|Vallejo Transit Center]]

| image = SolanoExpress bus at Vallejo Transit Center, May 2019.JPG

| owner = Solano Transportation Authority

| area served = {{plainlist |

* [[Solano County, California]] ([[Benicia, California|Benicia]], [[Dixon, California|Dixon]], [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]], [[Suisun City, California|Suisun City]], [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]], [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]])

* [[Davis, California]]

* [[El Cerrito, California]]

* [[Sacramento, California]]

* [[Walnut Creek, California]]

}}

| locale = [[California]], [[United States]]

| transit_type = [[Express bus]]

| line_number = Yellow Line (Route Y), Red Line (Route R), Blue Line (Route B), Green Line (Route G)

| website = https://sta.ca.gov/programs/solano-express/

| operator = [[SolTrans]]

| chief_executive = Daryl K. Halls<ref name="who-we-are">{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://sta.ca.gov/about-sta/who-we-are/ |website=Solano Transportation Authority |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>

| lines = 4

| map = [[File:SolanoExpress Route Map July 2020.png|frameless|280px|alt=Map of SolanoExpress routes as of July 2020]]

| map_state = show

| imagesize = 280px

}}

'''SolanoExpress''' is a [[Public transport|public transit]] network of regional express buses connecting [[Solano County, California]] to [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] (across the [[Carquinez Strait]]) and the [[Sacramento Valley]]. It is managed by the Solano Transportation Authority and operated by [[SolTrans]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=SolanoExpress|url=https://sta.ca.gov/programs/solano-express/|access-date=2021年05月14日|website=Solano Transportation Authority|language=en-US}}</ref> The Solano Transportation Authority is a [[joint powers authority]] established in 1990 by Solano County and the cities of [[Benicia, California|Benicia]], [[Dixon, California|Dixon]], [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]], [[Rio Vista, California|Rio Vista]], [[Suisun City, California|Suisun City]], [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]], and [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] to serve as the [[Congestion management agency|Congestion Management Agency]] for Solano County, as mandated by California law.<ref name="who-we-are" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=California Government Code Chapter 2.6. Congestion Management [65088 - 65089.10]|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=65089.|access-date=2021年05月14日|website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov}}</ref>

== Routes ==

SolanoExpress consists of four routes, centered on Solano County, and extending both south to the inner [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] and northeast to [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]].<ref name=":0" /> It makes connections at a number of regional [[Transport hub|transit hubs]], including [[Walnut Creek station|Walnut Creek BART]], [[El Cerrito del Norte station|El Cerrito del Norte BART]], [[Vallejo Station|Vallejo Transit Center]], [[Fairfield Transportation Center]], [[Suisun–Fairfield station|Suisun-Fairfield station]], [[Vacaville Transportation Center]], [[Dixon, California|Dixon]] Park & Ride, and [[Sacramento Valley Station]].<ref name=":0" /> The names of the SolanoExpress Yellow (Route Y) and Red (Route R) Lines match their respective connections to the {{lnl|BART|Yellow}} (Yellow Line) and {{lnl|BART|Red}} (Red Line) services of [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART).<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Schedules {{!}} bart.gov|url=https://www.bart.gov/schedules|access-date=2021年05月14日|website=www.bart.gov}}</ref>

All routes are operated by SolTrans.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=SolTrans|url=https://soltrans.org/getting-around/routes-schedules/|access-date=2021年05月14日|website=SolTrans|language=en}}</ref> Prior to 2022, the Green and Blue Lines were operated by Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST). The Green Line transitioned from FAST to SolTrans in April 2022, and the Blue Line followed in August 2022.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=SolanoExpress Green Line Joins SolTrans |url=https://www.soltrans.org/news/news/solanoexpress-green-line-joins-soltrans/ |access-date=2022年07月21日 |website=www.soltrans.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SolanoExpress Blue Line Joins SolTrans |url=https://www.soltrans.org/news/news/solanoexpress-blue-line-joins-soltrans/ |access-date=2022年09月26日 |website=www.soltrans.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

|+SolanoExpress routes<ref name=":0" />

!Route designation

!Route name

!Destinations served

|-

|Y

|Yellow Line

|Walnut Creek BART, Sunvalley Shopping Center, Benicia City Park, SolTrans Curtola Park & Ride Hub, Vallejo Transit Center

|-

|R

|Red Line

|El Cerrito del Norte BART, SolTrans Curtola Park & Ride Hub, Vallejo Transit Center, [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom]], [[Solano Community College]], Fairfield Transportation Center, Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak

|-

|B

|Blue Line

|Walnut Creek BART, Benicia Bus Hub, Solano Community College, Fairfield Transportation Center, Vacaville Transportation Center, Vaca Valley Parkway, Dixon Park & Ride, [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]] Silo, Sacramento Valley Station

|-

|G

|Green Line

|El Cerrito del Norte BART, Fairfield Transportation Center, Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak

|}

== Fares ==

Single-ride fares within Solano County are 2ドル.75 for adults, 2ドル.00 for youth, and 1ドル.35 for seniors and the disabled.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Fare Table |url=https://www.soltrans.org/fares/fare-table/ |access-date=2022年07月21日 |website=www.soltrans.org}}</ref> Single-ride intercounty fares are 5ドル.00 for adults, 4ドル.00 for youth, and 2ドル.50 for seniors and the disabled.<ref name=":4" /> [[Clipper card|Clipper cards]] are accepted on all routes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clipper Card|url=https://soltrans.org/fares/ways-to-pay/clipper/|access-date=2021年05月14日|website=SolTrans|language=en}}</ref> Intracounty and intercounty day passes are available.<ref name=":4" />

==See also==

* [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] — a regional consortium that provides a late-night bus network

* [[Dumbarton Express]] — a similar consortium providing service across the [[Dumbarton Bridge (California)|Dumbarton Bridge]]

==References==

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{{San Francisco Bay Area Public Transit}}

[[Category:Bus transportation in California]]

[[Category:Public transportation in Contra Costa County, California]]

[[Category:Public transportation in Napa County, California]]

[[Category:Public transportation in Sacramento County, California]]

[[Category:Public transportation in San Francisco]]

[[Category:Public transportation in San Joaquin County, California]]

[[Category:Public transportation in Solano County, California]]

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