California Shuttle Bus

California Shuttle Bus is a bus company that provides daily bus services between Los Angeles and San Francisco, making one stop in San Jose. The company has been operating for 9 years and uses large, 47-seat charter buses from MCI.

The company launched its services in 2003. The service was initially launched as a $40 one-way service between the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area.

In 2008, the company started offering $5 trips, but the prices are now in the $25–40 range. The advent of the $5 fares coincided with the cessation of Megabus service from LA to the Bay Area. Megabus has since resumed service between the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

The company has progressively upgraded their services and now runs large 47-seater charter buses once a day. California Shuttle Bus offers a daily "noon" bus everyday except for Tuesdays and Saturdays. The company also offers a "midnight" bus on major holidays. Their buses have free wireless Internet and GPS tracking so that customers and their friends can call the office to find out more accurate estimated times of arrival (ETAs) based on traffic conditions as the bus approaches the drop-off locations.

Similar to Megabus, California Shuttle Bus uses a dynamic pricing model where prices start very low and gradually increase as tickets are sold. Prices generally start at $15.

In 2013, California Shuttle Bus upgraded their service to add assigned seating, becoming one of the only daily bus services in California offering reserved seats. They also added a unique feature that allows customers to purchase the seat next to them for a reduced rate for "a more comfortable ride." The success and popularity of these new features have yet to be determined for the California market.

The bus service offers "reliable and convenient" bus services between Los Angeles and San Francisco/San Jose areas comparable to Greyhound or Amtrak Throughway Buses, the former its main competitor, although due to its success, other players have entered the market. In Northern California, major stops include Powell Street Station in downtown San Francisco and San Jose Diridon Caltrain & Amtrak Station. In Southern California major stops are at Union Station, Santa Monica, Hollywood and North Hollywood Metro station.

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