New Express Bus Service between Elk Grove and UC Davis Medical Center
UC Davis Health has partnered with the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) to launch a new bus service: the Elk Grove/UC Davis Medical Center Express. The new bus route offers convenient service between the city of Elk Grove and the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The Elk Grove Express bus will operate Monday-Friday with six morning trips and six evening trips during peak commute times. The bus does not run on holidays.
For current route information, visit: sacrt.com/ucdhelkgrove
For questions or concerns about the route, please call SacRT Customer service: 916-321-BUSS (2877).
To track you bus, check out the SacRT BusTracker app.
The Elk Grove Express bus will pick up in Elk Grove at four key locations, plus convenient neighborhood stops along the way on Bruceville Rd and Laguna Blvd. From the last stop at the Caltrans Sheldon Road Park-and-Ride lot, the route will then run non-stop on Highway 99 to the UC Davis Medical Center in just seventeen minutes. Click here for a map of the route. 
| Bruceville and Whitelock | Bruceville and Laguna | East Stockton and Bond | Sheldon Park and Ride | UC Davis Medical Center |
| Leaving | Leaving | Leaving | Leaving |
Approximate Arrival |
| 5:45 a.m. | 5:50 a.m. | 5:56 a.m. | 5:58 a.m. | 6:15 a.m. |
| 6:15 a.m. | 6:20 a.m. | 6:26 a.m. | 6:28 a.m. | 6:45 a.m. |
| 6:45 a.m. | 6:50 a.m. | 6:56 a.m. | 6:58 a.m. | 7:15 a.m. |
| 7:06 a.m. | 7:12 a.m. | 7:18 a.m. | 7:20 a.m. | 7:45 a.m. |
| 7:36 a.m. | 7:42 a.m. | 7:48 a.m. | 7:50 a.m. | 8:15 a.m. |
| 8:09 a.m. | 8:15 a.m. | 8:21 a.m. | 8:23 a.m. | 8:45 a.m. |
| UC Davis Medical Center | Sheldon Park and Ride | East Stockton and Bond | Bruceville and Laguna | Bruceville and Whitelock |
| Leaving | Leaving | Leaving | Leaving |
Approximate Arrival |
| 4:15 p.m. | 4:45 p.m. | 4:47 p.m. | 4:57 p.m. | 5:07 p.m. |
| 4:45 p.m. | 5:14 p.m. | 5:16 p.m. | 5:26 p.m. | 5:36 p.m. |
| 5:15 p.m. | 5:44 p.m. | 5:46 p.m. | 5:56 p.m. | 6:06 p.m. |
| 5:45 p.m. | 6:09 p.m. | 6:11 p.m. | 6:21 p.m. | 6:31 p.m. |
| 6:15 p.m. | 6:36 p.m. | 6:38 p.m. | 6:48 p.m. | 6:58 p.m. |
| 6:45 p.m. | 7:05 p.m. | 7:07 p.m. | 7:17 p.m. | 7:27 p.m. |
The bus will arrive and leave from the Medical Center at the corner of 45th St and Y St (between the Marriott and Parking Lot 12).
Free for UC Davis Health Employees and Students
UC Davis Health employees and students will need a Connect Transit Card from Parking and Transportation Services to ride for free. Affiliates can visit the Parking and Transportation Office at any time to pick up a Connect Card.
Note: if you have a Connect Card that was not issued by Parking and Transportation, you will need a new one from the office to get the free pass.
Employees and students who board the bus without a Connect Card from Parking and Transportation Services, after the first week, will be subject to pay the standard fare. A single ride is $2.50. All SacRT tickets and passes, and exact cash/change are accepted, including ZipPass.
Why Elk Grove?
UC Davis Health provided funding to SacRT for the new bus service as a way to offer a convenient transportation solution to employees and students who commute from Elk Grove. About 12% of employees at UC Davis Health live in Elk Grove, making up the highest population of employees from one city. That’s over 1,500 employees commuting from Elk Grove to the medical center! The route was carefully planned by transportation experts at UC Davis Health and SacRT using survey data and population “heat maps” to pick up at stops near the highest concentrations of employees’ homes.