You can get real-time arrival info on your plain-Jane cellphone (or landline). Just call our number, enter your stop number, and have real-time bus arrival info read over your phone.
For tips and tricks on finding your stop number, check out our guide.
When you use the phone system for the first time, we will ask you to enter your zip-code so that we can provide results relevant to your area among the multiple transit agencies supported by OneBusAway.
If you need to change your default search location, see the instructions below.
At busy stops, it can take a while to read all the arrival information, but you often want to know about just one route.
It can be annoying to have to remember the stop numbers that you frequently use. Fortunately, you can bookmark your frequent stops for quick access.
From the main menu, press 3. At this point, your bookmarks will be listed by address. You can quickly access each bookmark by pressing 1, 2, 3, etc for the number corresponding to each bookmark.
If the stop number is missing from the posted schedule, you can search for stops by route number.
Hint: You can move backward and forward through the long stops list by pressing 4 and 6, or jump even further backward or forward with 7 or 9.
If you've recently checked the arrival information for your stop and wish to quickly access the same stop on your next call, simply enter 5 at the main menu.
When you use the phone system for the first time, we will ask you to enter your zip-code so that we can provide results relevant to your area among the multiple transit agencies supported by OneBusAway. You can change your default search location using the following steps: