EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – A new Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe connector bus route has started, allowing riders from the lake to get to the west slope, the Sacramento Valley, and train stations.
El Dorado Transit is partnering with the Capitol Corridor and Amtrak to provide this daily roundtrip bus service between Sacramento, Cameron Park, Placerville, and South Lake Tahoe. Bus stops include the Sacramento Valley Station, two stops in western El Dorado County at the Cambridge Road Park and Ride and at Placerville Station, and two stops in South Lake Tahoe at the Tahoe Transit Center at the Y and at the Stateline Transit Center.
Additional route, schedule, and fare information for the South Lake Tahoe bus service are available at www.eldoradotransit.com. Passengers wishing to connect with the Capitol Corridor train service can visit www.capitolcorridor.org for more information.
The El Dorado Transit website has trip planning information, an interactive map, and tickets. The bus will run on holidays with a modified schedule. Normal tickets from Stateline and the Y to Placerville are $20 one-way and from the Y to Sacramento Amtrak, $34.
El Dorado Transit and the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce are holding an official ribbon cutting for the connector bus route on Thursday, November 18 at the Placerville Station on Mosquito Road at 10:30 a.m. Elected and government officials from South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, and El Dorado County as well as local and staff from Amtrak and Capitol Corridor will be there.