Transfer Information

You may transfer to different routes and different transit systems. 
Here is information about transferring on MAX.

 

 

GENERAL TRANSFER INFORMATION
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You may need to transfer to another bus when you make a trip on MAX. Transferring is not difficult, and transfers between routes are FREE when traveling continuously in the same direction without stopping except to transfer to a different route. The driver will accept your transfer ticket if the bus you are transferring to is the first possible bus on that route that you can board after exiting the bus from which you transferred. You may not re-board the same route using a transfer. You must pay another fare to ride if you do not board the first possible bus on the route to which you are transferring.

A transfer fee of 25 cents is available for those passengers desiring to transfer between MAX and Stanislaus Regional Transit (StaRT), Ceres Area Transit (CAT), Ceres Dial-A-Ride, San Joaquin RTD or the Riverbank-Oakdale Transit Authority (ROTA). 

Let your driver know if you want such a transfer. You must request your transfer when you pay your fare or purchase your day pass.

DIRECT TRANSFERS ARE PROVIDED BETWEEN MAX ROUTES
AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
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DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER (9th and J St.) :

Routes 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 and 42.

Transportation Center Map


VINTAGE FAIRE MALL:

Routes 25, 30, 31, 36, 37, & 41 can be boarded behind the Mall or at Dale & Veneman. Routes 22 and 28 can be boarded only at the corner of Dale & Veneman.  See map for details.

Mall Area Detail Map

Additionally, a transfer can be made at any point along the MAX route network where two or more individual routes cross or meet. Please consult the route maps for such points.
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TRANSFERRING BETWEEN MAX and CERES AREA TRANSIT (CAT) OR             CERES DIAL-A-RIDE (DAR):
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CERES AREA TRANSIT (CAT) AND CERES DIAL-A-RIDE (DAR):  You can transfer to CAT or Ceres DAR at Hatch and Herndon from Route 29 or 42. Notify your MAX driver if you wish to transfer to Ceres DAR. The driver will contact Ceres DAR and arrange for a Ceres DAR vehicle to pick you up. 

TRANSFERRING BETWEEN MAX and
RIVERBANK-OAKDALE TRANSIT AUTHORITY (ROTA):
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RIVERBANK - OAKDALE TRANSIT AUTHORITY (ROTA):  You may purchase a transfer from the MAX driver, which entitles you to a discount on your ROTA fare. You can connect to ROTA Dial-A-Ride at the corner of Oakdale and Sylvan from MAX Routes 32 and 37, or at the Amtrak station from Route 25.  Call ROTA at (209) 869-7444 for details.

TRANSFERRING BETWEEN MAX and
SAN JOAQUIN RTD:
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SAN JOAQUIN RTD ROUTE 96: You can transfer to San Joaquin RTD Route 96 from MAX Routes 22, 27 and 37 at McHenry & Standiford Avenues.  Call (209) 541-6645 for more details.