City: Truckee, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Address: 10356 Truckee Airport Road
2. Commercial Row
City: Truckee, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (800) 872-7245/USA-RAIL
Description: The California Zephyr makes two daily stops in Truckee, which serves as a jumping-off point for Lake Tahoe. The westbound California Zephyr, train number 5, pulls into the unstaffed Truckee station in the late morning on its way to the Bay Area. Passengers have just a few minutes to disembark and board. The eastbound California Zephyr, train number 6, arrives in Truckee on its way to Chicago at midafternoon. Again, passengers only have a few minutes to board and disembark. Call Amtrak for ticket price information and specific departure and arrival times.
3. Greyhound Lines
City: Truckee, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (800) 231-2222
Address: 10065 Donner Pass Road
Description: Greyhound Lines offers two eastbound and three westbound departures from its station in Truckee every day. The facility is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
4. Tahoe Trolley (Tart)
City: Truckee, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (530) 550-1212, (800) 736-6365
Address: 870 Cabin Creek Road
Description: This trolley service operates between Stateline and Emerald Bay on Tahoe’s South Shore, and Tahoe City from late June to Labor Day. The trolley runs a day route from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hourly. Adults ride for $1.50 or can purchase a daily pass for $3.50; seniors, disabled people, and children ages 6 through 12 get an unlimited daily pass for $1.75. Children age 5 and younger ride free.
5. Tahoe Area Regional Transit (Tart)
City: Truckee, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (530) 550-1212, (800) 736-6365
Address: 870 Cabin Creek Road
Description: This public bus service runs from Incline Village to Sugar Pine Point State Park near Meeks Bay and offers shuttle service from Tahoe City to Truckee. Buses on these routes are equipped with racks for bicycles and snow skis. The one-way adult fare is $1.50. Children age 5 and younger ride free. All-day passes are $3.50 for adults, $1.75 for seniors, and 75 cents for disabled passengers. TART buses operate from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. seven days a week.