DASH DASH is LADOT's system of neighborhood circulator bus services. DASH buses serve to provide localized service in a neighborhood, and for passengers making longer trips, acting as a feeder to the countywide
Metro Bus and
Metro Rail system. The name DASH started as
acronym for Downtown Area Short Hop, the original purpose of the service. Since its launch in
Downtown Los Angeles, DASH has expanded to 27 other neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles. DASH buses are or long, making it easier to navigate in dense neighborhoods with narrower streets and tighter turns compared to a typical transit bus. All buses in the DASH fleet are powered by either low-emission
CNG or
Propane engines or are zero-emission
battery electric buses.
Commuter Express Commuter Express is an
express bus service, consisting of 15 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Service started in 1985. Fares are based on a flat rate for travel on streets plus an extra charge based on the distance traveled on freeways. Most Commuter Express buses are or
MCI D-Series motorcoaches, offering a more comfortable ride on these longer routes. All buses in the Commuter Express fleet are powered by low-emission
CNG engines or are zero-emission
battery electric buses. Route 142 operates more like a normal transit route, operating daily at all hours, using more typical transit buses. The route was previously operated by
Long Beach Transit. Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former
Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT. Unless otherwise noted, all services operates towards Downtown LA during the morning rush and from Downtown LA during the afternoon rush. For the purposes of this chart, closed-door means that customers are not allowed to use buses for local trips and open-door means that customers are allowed to use buses for local trips. == Bus fleet ==