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Track Your Ride in Real-Time!

Ways to Get Real-Time Arrival Information

  1. Text Us
  2. Call Us
  3. Real-Time Signs
  4. Mobile Navigation Apps
  5. Transit App
  6. Online Trip Planner

Text Us For Real-Time Arrival Times

Real Time Arrival Banner V2

Text SMBBB and your 4-digit Stop ID (e.g. SMBBB 1234) to 41411. We'll text you back right away with upcoming arrival times.

Call Our Customer Service Team

Customer Service V4

Dial (310) 451-5444, then press 1. When prompted, enter your 4-digit Stop ID to hear upcoming arrival times.

Check Out Our Arrival Signs

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Look for our digital real-time arrival signs located at select bus stops.

Mobile Navigation Apps

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You can track buses in real-time apps already on your mobile phone like Google Maps and Apple Maps. 

Get Real-Time Trip Planning With the Transit App

Download the Transit app for trip planning and real-time bus arrival information! We've also partnered with Swiftly to provide more accurate, consistent, and reliable arrival predictions in Transit, and every place our real-time information is available.

Download the Transit app


What's the Transit app?

Transit helps to simplify the public transportation experience, by combining real-time arrivals, fare payment, multimodal trip planning, personalized service alerts, and much more, into a single, easy-to-use app.

Whether you need to buy and pay your Big Blue Bus fare, check the status of your favorite route, or get step-by-step directions to someplace new, Transit has you covered!

Tip: Check out Transit 101, a helpful guide on how to get around easier with Transit. Plus, watch this video to learn how to purchase and ride BBB with a mobile ticket: Pay Your Big Blue Bus Fare with Transit.

Use Our Trip Planner to Plan Your Trip

Select your route, direction, and stop location below to get real-time arrivals from our friends at Swiftly.

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