Route 20 (Sacramento to Reno/Sparks) motorcoach buses now requiring advance reservations

Linsey Ettlin News Archive, Service Alerts

Effective immediately bus seats on Route 20 Amtrak Thruway motorcoaches that operate entire length of route 20 from Sacramento to and from Reno and Sparks, and all intermediate stops, are to be reserved in advance by purchasing a ticket online at Amtrak.com, from a Ticket Kiosk ticket vending machine or at a staffed Amtrak station. Buses on Route 20 that run on a portion of that route (i.e. Auburn to Sacramento) will remain unreserved.

Reserved Buses
– Bus connections from train 720/524 departing Sacramento at 10:05 a.m. for Reno/Sparks and intermediate points
– Bus connections from train 528/728 departing Sacramento at 1:00 p.m. for Reno/Sparks and intermediate points
– Bus connections from train 532/734 departing Sacramento at 4:00 p.m. for Reno/Sparks and intermediate points
– Bus connections from Reno/Sparks departing Reno at 8:05 a.m. arriving Sacramento at 11:55 a.m. for train 537/737
– Bus connections from Reno/Sparks departing Reno at 11:30 a.m. arriving Sacramento at 3:20 p.m. for train 543/743
– Bus connections from Reno/Sparks departing Reno at 5:05 p.m. arriving Sacramento at 8:55 p.m for train 553/751

Please note: Persons who hold monthly or 10-ride Capitol Corridor tickets and choose to ride the above schedules may access a limited amount of unreserved seats on these buses between the following stations: Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn
When space on the reserved buses if full, passengers without a reserved bus seat may be required to used the next scheduled service.

The following Route 20 bus schedules between Sacramento and Auburn, Sacramento and Roseville and return will remain unreserved:

Unreserved Buses
– Bus connections from train 540 (operates daily except Sa, Su & holidays) departing Sacramento at 6:50 p.m. to Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn
– Bus connections from train 542 (operates daily except Sa, Su & holidays) departing Sacramento at 7:40 p.m. to Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn
– Bus connections from train 544 (operates daily except Sa, Su & holidays) departing Sacramento at 9:05 p.m. to Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn
– Bus connections from Roseville departing Roseville at 4:45 a.m. connecting to train 523 at Sacramento
– Bus connections from Roseville departing Roseville at 5:35 a.m. connecting to train 525 at Sacramento
– Bus connections from Auburn, Rocklin and Roseville departing Auburn at 5:10 p.m. arriving Sacramento at 6:15 p.m. connecting to train 549/749