Ride Fare-Free on the 2025 SacRT Holiday Bus

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Spreading Cheer While Supporting Local Youth & Families

Celebrate the season with SacRT’s festive Holiday Bus — and ride for FREE while supporting a great cause! This year, we’re proud to partner with Stanford Sierra Youth & Families, a local nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth and families to overcome challenges and thrive. 

The goal of offering a fare-free ride on this year’s Holiday Bus is to help raise awareness for the vital work Stanford Sierra Youth & Families is doing across the Sacramento region — from foster care and adoption services to mental health support and family stabilization. 

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About the SacRT Holiday Bus

The SacRT Holiday Bus travels on a different route every day between Monday, December 1, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026. It is free to ride; however, riders can choose to donate in the farebox or scan a QR code on board to donate directly to Stanford Sierra Youth & Families, to pay it forward. See the schedule below.

Help Us “Stuff the Bus” with Toys!

Join us for a special Stuff the Bus toy drive to support local youth and families this holiday season! 

Rancho Cordova Certified Farmers’ Market at Sunrise Station 
Saturday, December 6, 2025 
8 a.m. – noon. 

Address: 11164 Folsom Blvd. Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 

Getting there: Take SacRT’s Gold Line light rail train directly to Sunrise Station. 

We’re collecting new, unwrapped toys, games, and clothing for children, teens, and foster youth served by Stanford Sierra Youth & Families. Come out, donate a gift, and help us make the holidays brighter for those in need. Holiday characters, hot chocolate, and festive fun will be part of the celebration! 

Spread Holiday Joy!

Snap a photo with the SacRT Holiday Bus and share it using #SacRTHolidayBus to spread the cheer!
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View the full Holiday Bus schedule 

Monday, December 1: Bus routes 1, 15

Tuesday, December 2: Bus routes 129, 248, 56, 62

Wednesday, December 3: Bus route 81

Thursday, December 4: Bus routes 67, 68

Friday, December 5: Bus routes 25, 93

Saturday, December 6: Stuff the Bus Event at Sunrise Station

Sunday, December 7: Bus routes 86, 87

Monday, December 8: Bus routes F20, 21

Tuesday, December 9: Bus routes 72, 161, 84, 26

Wednesday, December 10: Bus routes 51, 38, 103, 62, 56

Thursday, December 11: Bus route 19

Friday, December 12: Bus route 138

Saturday, December 13: Santa Parade

Sunday, December 14: Bus route 1

Monday, December 15: Bus route 13

Tuesday, December 16: Bus route 142

Wednesday, December 17: Bus routes 113, 93

Thursday, December 18: Bus route E110

Friday, December 19: Bus route 51

Saturday, December 20: Bus route 82

Sunday, December 21: Bus routes 26, 84

Monday, December 22: Bus routes 102, 88, 15

Tuesday, December 23: Bus routes 137, 68

Wednesday, December 24: Bus routes 30, 38

Thursday, December 25: Bus route 61

Friday, December 26: Bus route 81

Saturday, December 27: Bus route 23

Sunday, December 28: Bus routes 67, 68

Monday, December 29: Bus route 51

Tuesday, December 30: Bus routes 26, 87, 25

Wednesday, December 31: Bus routes 75, 78

Thursday, January 1: Bus route 11

Friday, January 2: Bus routes 93, 25, 87

About Stanford Sierra Youth & Families

Stanford Sierra Youth & Families proudly celebrates 125 years of empowering youth and families to overcome challenges and thrive. Since their founding in 1900, they’ve evolved from an orphanage into a leading community-based organization providing a full continuum of care, including foster care and adoption services, behavioral and mental health support, substance use prevention, and family stabilization. 

Their mission remains steadfast—to ensure every young person has the family, stability, and tools they need to build a bright and successful future. 

“From our beginning as an orphanage in 1900 to our transformation into a dynamic community-based organization, Stanford Sierra Youth & Families remains committed to ensuring every young person has the family, stability, and tools they need to thrive.” 
— Dr. Laura Heintz, Stanford Sierra Youth & Families CEO 

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