OCTA Route 57

Unilocal 2015 Challenge #37
OCTA Route 57. Or I guess, it would be the OCTA in general. Why you never on time):
There are no guarantees at all at what time that Bus Route 57 comes. It’s within 10 – 20 minutes of the «posted» time that is on the website. Be very wary that some 57 busses stop in Fullerton before CSUF and some don’t go all the way to Fashion Island! Ask the bus driver before entering. The bus runs every 30 minutes and takes you (mostly) from the Southern terminus of Fashion Island-​Newport Transportation Center. It goes all the way, following CA SR-​57 to the Brea Mall. It uses Jamboree to Bristol and then change paths to go up State College. It passes by South Coast Plaza and other fundertastical places xD. You definitely get a bang for your buck if you choose to spend $ 2 to go from FI to Brea Mall haha. It just takes up your time.
Yeah the low stars are definitely for the time, but it’s public transportation in the OC. It’s ite. xD The busses that travel this route usually are those double busses that are connected in the middle. So there is space and they know that a lot of people have to take this bus: P
If you have time and need to travel along this route, take the bus. $ 4 both ways ain’t too shabby.

Stupid aggressive bus driver. Literally trying to get as close as possible without hitting my car to prove a point then at next light honks and flips me off. Almost followed him to his next stop of course OCTA dont care. Im gonna start riding bus 57 in the morning now see you soon ;)

Most people ride this route all the way to CSUF, so it gets extremely crowded. After Lincoln, there usually isn’t enough room for people to board thus people end up standing up and are squished together like sardines. It’s not fun at all, but it’s far better than spending the gas money when the university gives you a free bus pass. I can definitely put up with this route, but I prefer to take the 24 or the 26 to Cal State Fullerton.
Be careful if you chose to ride this bus to CSUF though, there are two routes this bus takes. The first goes all the way to CSUF, and the other only goes up to Orangethorpe before looping back around. Make sure you’re on the right one, otherwise, you’ll have to walk a couple of miles to CSUF or wait for the next bus.

This is one of a handful of buses that goes by CSUF, going between Newport and Brea, with the stops being along State College.
In the morning, it’s incredibly crowded. I frequently had problems transferring from the 30 at Orangethorpe where the bus would just drive on by because it was so full and wouldn’t take on any more passengers. And so, I’d be stuck there another half hour.
**NOTE: Not ALL of the 57 buses go by the university either. Ask before boarding, or just get out before it turns off State College and catch the next one that goes all the way to the Brea Mall.
Heading south, the 57 seemed to show up 10 minutes early.
The bonus of being a Cal State student is that your student ID doubles as a bus pass (be sure your card is up-​to-​date on the encoding in Pollak Library) and you ride for free.
With how bad the parking situation is on campus, it’s conceivable to find a place to park along the route (Brea Mall, perhaps?) and just ride to class.