Bus Driver

Bus Driver

Bus Driver is a civilian transport job where you run passenger routes. There are routes in Los Santos, San Fierro and City Island, routes from Los Santos to Red County and Flint County, and routes from San Fierro to Bone County. There is also a Dangerous route through Las Venturas and a Desert route.

Bus Driver job area with buses.

How the job works

Bus Driver is a route based Civilian job.

You drive a bus route, stop at marked bus stops, load or unload passengers, and get paid as you progress through the route.

Pay scales with route length, stop count, your level, and VIP hours.

How to start

To become a Bus Driver:

1. Go to Juniper Hill in San Fierro or El Corona in Los Santos. Use /gps and mark Bus Driver (SF) or Bus Driver (LS Train Station).
2. Take the Bus Driver job.
3. Use a Coach, Bus, or Articulated Coach to start routes.

Vehicles

The Bus Driver job uses:

• Coach
• Bus
• Articulated Coach

Bus Drivers can recover a Bus without VIP.

How it works

The closest available route is shown first.

To work the job:

1. Start a route with a Coach, Bus, or Articulated Coach.
2. Follow the route checkpoints.
3. Drive to each marked stop in order.
4. At red stops, open the doors with N.
5. Let passengers load or unload.
6. Press N again to close the doors and continue.

The first stop only starts the route, so it does not count toward pay or progress.

You are paid after every 5th stop. The finishing-route payment covers payable stops left since the last bundle, not the drive back from the last stop to the first.

At the start the game names the first stop of the route, for example Make your way to the first bus stop in Playa del Seville which is East Beach. The payout after every fifth stop says You have been paid $6846 for successfully handling passengers!. The payout at the end says You have received $1562 for successfully finishing route!. The places and amounts are examples.

The Articulated Coach opens and closes automatically after the first stop. It pays the same as a Coach or Bus, with no vehicle bonus.

Stops and Controls

At bus stops:

• Press N to open the bus or coach doors
• Press N again to close them

The door key can be changed when you first select a route.

Speed Limit

Stay under 35 km/h when entering a bus stop.

Route Notes

The selector has 39 routes: 21 City, 14 State, 3 Specialty, and 1 Dangerous. Routes have 8 to 35 stops, with 722 stops across the list. Destinations and stop order are fixed. Driving distance is the selector value, not an exact road length or payout input.

The selector groups the routes under nine headings:

• Los Santos Routes: Los Santos Route 1 to 10, with 5A and 5B
• San Fierro Routes: San Fierro Route 1 to 6B
• City Island Routes: City Island Route 1A and 1B
• Los Santos to Red County and Flint County: State Route 21 to 25
• Los Santos to San Fierro: State Route 31 to 34
• San Fierro to Bone County: State Route 41 to 44A
• Specialty Routes: State Route 51 to 53
• Dangerous Routes (To Las Venturas): State Route 61
• Desert Routes: State Route 71

Route	Type	Destinations	Stops	Selector distance
Los Santos Route 1	City	East Beach -> All Saints Hospital -> Santa Maria Beach	29	13.8 km
Los Santos Route 2	City	Conference Center -> Grove Street	20	10.7 km
Los Santos Route 3	City	Vinewood (East) -> Vinewood (West)	12	4.7 km
Los Santos Route 4	City	Grove Street -> Los Santos Country Club	20	7 km
Los Santos Route 5A	City	East Beach -> Glen Park -> Santa Maria Beach -> East Beach	21	8.9 km
Los Santos Route 5B	City	East Beach -> Santa Maria Beach -> Glen Park -> East Beach	23	9.5 km
Los Santos Route 6	City	West Prison Release -> East Prison Release	23	7.5 km
Los Santos Route 7	City	LS International -> Observatory -> Unity Station Terminal 2	21	15.5 km
Los Santos Route 8	City	Ocean Docks -> LSPD -> All Saints Hospital	19	10 km
Los Santos Route 9	City	Unity Station Terminal 2 -> Market Station	19	7.5 km
Los Santos Route 10	City	Santa Maria Beach -> Mall -> Glen Park -> East Beach	23	10 km
San Fierro Route 1	City	Avispa Country Club -> Employment Office	16	1.9 km
San Fierro Route 2	City	Foster Valley -> Battery Point	20	4.7 km
San Fierro Route 3	City	Missionary Hill -> Cranberry Station -> Pier 69	23	4.0 km
San Fierro Route 4A	City	Cranberry Station -> Battery Point -> Ocean Flats -> Cranberry Station	17	2.8 km
San Fierro Route 4B	City	Cranberry Station -> Ocean Flats -> Battery Point -> Cranberry Station	17	3.0 km
San Fierro Route 5	City	Bus Terminal 2 -> King's -> San Fierro International	13	2.6 km
San Fierro Route 6A	City	Bus Terminal 3 -> Battery Point -> Docks -> Avispa Country Club -> Bus Terminal 3	21	4.3 km
San Fierro Route 6B	City	Bus Terminal 3 -> Avispa Country Club -> Docks -> Battery Point -> Bus Terminal 3	21	4.0 km
City Island Route 1A	City	Island Bus Station -> Scrapyard -> St.Mark's -> Airport -> Island Bus Station	9	1.6 km
City Island Route 1B	City	Island Bus Station -> Airport -> St.Mark's -> Scrapyard -> Island Bus Station	9	1.8 km
State Route 21	State	Unity Station Terminal 4 -> Dillimore	13	5.7 km
State Route 22	State	Unity Station Terminal 4 -> Montgomery (Hampton Barns)	16	5.1 km
State Route 23	State	Unity Station Terminal 4 -> Palomino Creek	14	6.3 km
State Route 24	State	Unity Station Terminal 4 -> Blueberry	15	7.3 km
State Route 25	State	Unity Station Terminal 4 -> Angel Pine	18	11 km
State Route 31	State	Unity Station Terminal 6 -> Cranberry Station	25	9.2 km
State Route 32	State	Unity Station Terminal 6 -> Angel Pine -> Avispa Country Club	25	13.7 km
State Route 33	State	Unity Station Terminal 6 -> San Fierro Employment Office	26	11.7 km
State Route 34	State	Los Santos Country Club -> San Fierro Pier 69	22	7.9 km
State Route 41	State	Cranberry Station -> City Village -> Fort Carson Hospital	16	5.9 km
State Route 42	State	Cranberry Station -> The Big Ear -> Sherman Dam	19	8.7 km
State Route 43	State	Cranberry Station -> Bayside Marina -> El Quebrados -> Las Payasadas	20	14.3 km
State Route 44A	State	Cranberry Station -> Bone County -> Red County -> Los Santos -> Cranberry Station	35	20 km
State Route 51	Specialty	Avispa Country Club -> SF International -> LS International	8	9.1 km
State Route 52	Specialty	Unity Station Terminal 6 -> Palomino Creek -> Montgomery -> Dillimore -> Blueberry -> Green Palms Oil Refinery	8	2.6 km
State Route 53	Specialty	Angel Pine -> Mount Chiliad Peak	9	12 km
State Route 61	Dangerous	Unity Station Terminal 6 -> Palomino Creek -> V-Rock Hotel	20	8.8 km
State Route 71	State, under Desert Routes	Fort Carson -> El Quebrados -> Bayside Marina	17

One of the best paying routes is:

• State Route 32, Unity Station Terminal 6 to Angel Pine to Avispa Country Club

This route has:

• 25 stops
• 13.7 km selector distance, not road length or exact paid distance. The straight lines between its stops add up to 14,831 m.
• About $155,978 per route at Level 10 with VIP, projected from a tested Level 1 run without VIP; actual payouts depend on the distance between payable stops.

State Route 31 pays $152,873 for a full run at Level 10 with VIP, in five payout lines of about $31,185, $32,611, $31,512, $32,679 and $24,888. One run after another takes about 12 to 17 minutes.

Pay facts

Route type	Pay rule
City	Payable stop value uses basePayment + internalDistanceBetweenStops
State	Payable stop value uses basePayment * 2 + internalDistanceBetweenStops
Specialty	Payable stop value uses basePayment * 2.7 + internalDistanceBetweenStops
Dangerous	Payable stop value uses basePayment * 2.4 + internalDistanceBetweenStops
VIP	VIP pays floor(normal payout line x 1.2) on each line, not once on the full route total

The first stop starts the route and pays $0. The route selector distance is useful for choosing a route, but it is not the exact paid distance. The distance part of the pay matches the straight line from one stop to the next, height included.

L0 to L10 route base table

These are route base components before internal distance is added. VIP applies to each final payout line after route value is calculated.

Level	City	State	Specialty	Dangerous
L0	$800	$1,600	$2,160	$1,920
L1	$960	$1,920	$2,592	$2,304
L2	$1,120	$2,240	$3,024	$2,688
L3	$1,280	$2,560	$3,456	$3,072
L4	$1,440	$2,880	$3,888	$3,456
L5	$1,600	$3,200	$4,320	$3,840
L6	$1,760	$3,520	$4,752	$4,224
L7	$1,920	$3,840	$5,184	$4,608
L8	$2,080	$4,160	$5,616	$4,992
L9	$2,240	$4,480	$6,048	$5,376
L10	$2,400	$4,800	$6,480	$5,760

Progression

Bus Driver progression is based on completed stops. Specialty routes give 5x normal progress. State Route 31 gives about 2 stops of progress per payable stop.

Every route is available from L0. Higher levels increase the payment multiplier, not route access.

Your payment multiplier increases from 1.0x at Level 0 to 3.0x at Level 10.

Bus Driver ranks are:

• L0 Training, 0 stops, 1.0x payment
• L1 Junior Driver, 75 stops, 1.2x payment
• L2 Senior Driver, 225 stops, 1.4x payment
• L3 Assistant Specialist, 450 stops, 1.6x payment
• L4 Specialist, 750 stops, 1.8x payment
• L5 Professional, 1,200 stops, 2.0x payment
• L6 Expert Driver, 1,800 stops, 2.2x payment
• L7 Chief Driver, 2,625 stops, 2.4x payment
• L8 Master Driver, 3,525 stops, 2.6x payment
• L9 Executive, 4,425 stops, 2.8x payment
• L10 President & CEO, 5,400 stops, 3.0x payment

Skin

Bus Driver uses:

• Skin IDs 253, 87, and 1033

Tips

Useful Bus Driver tips:

• Watch the green route checkpoints
• Watch the red bus stop checkpoints
• Slow down to under 35 km/h at stops
• Check the job GUI for route info

Achievement

The Level 10 civilian achievement for Bus Driver is:

• Infinite Loop

Route Rules

• Bus Driver is available in both Los Santos and San Fierro.
• The first stop starts the route but does not count toward pay or progress.
• You are paid after every 5th stop. The finishing-route payment covers payable stops left since the last bundle, not the drive back from the last stop to the first.
• The Articulated Coach opens and closes automatically after the first stop. It pays the same as a Coach or Bus, with no vehicle bonus.
• All routes are available from L0; higher levels increase pay.
• VIP hours increase the payout.

Related notes

• Bus Driver gives automatic minimap navigation when Automatic GPS is not Completely Off, with no need to press N.
• The next stop has a red Bus stop pin; the following stop appears early with a green pin. Unnamed route points are checkpoints.
• Bus Driver has a random route button.
• Level 0 Bus Drivers get the closest route automatically picked.
• Bus Drivers can see how many stops are left.
• Bus Drivers can change the door control key before starting a route.
• Bus Drivers can use Articulated Coach on any route.

Related commands

Command	Use
/routes	Chooses your route as a Bus Driver.

Rapid Transport restriction

Using Rapid Transport cancels an active bus route. Dying also cancels any active route. You can leave the bus for up to 1 minute before cancellation.

Current route operation

The Bus Driver selector supports search, random assignment, route details, Assign route, and Begin closest route to you. A selected route shows four detail lines: Route type:, Destinations:, Total bus stops and Driving distance:. Route types are City, State, Specialty, and Dangerous. Specialty routes are State Route 51, 52, and 53; State Route 61 is Dangerous. The Specialty timers are 15, 20, and 10 minutes respectively.

In the selector, the text of State Route 53 warns you to drive patiently... as one wrong move and it's over. The text of State Route 61 says Drive carefully, this route is going through Las Venturas! If you die, you are dead.

The standard Coach has 80 seats. The HUD shows level, progress, route earnings, next stop, route name, completed and total stops, passengers, seats left, and boarding or leaving passengers. Press N at a red stop to operate normal bus doors. The Articulated Coach handles its doors automatically after the first stop.

The first stop starts the route and pays $0. Later stops build pending pay, and leaving the bus after payable stops still pays that backed amount. Stop pay uses the internal distance between stops, not the selector distance. Picked up players provide extra cash. After the final stop, use /routes or continue roaming.

State Route 32 is a State route from Unity Station Terminal 6 through Angel Pine to Avispa Country Club. It has 25 stops over a displayed 13.7 km.

Door and route finish keys

• At a red stop, press N by default to open the bus or coach doors, let passengers load or unload, then press it again to close them.
• To check or change the key, find Bus Door Action Key under Job / Activity Binds in /sbinds or /settings > Binds. You can also change the door key when first selecting a route.
• The Articulated Coach opens and closes its doors automatically after the first stop.

When you return to the first stop, press M by default to fully finish your bus route. This is Bus Route Finish Key in /sbinds or /settings > Binds, under Job / Activity Binds. After the final stop, you can use /routes to pick a new route or continue roaming around.

See also

• Civilian
• Taxi Driver
• Train Driver