The city of Sacramento has a large and a viable transportation facility for the tourists, and also for the local residents in the city. Sacramento being the capital city of California has a very strong transportation network.

The public transportation network in the city is looked after by the Sacramento regional transit district. There are two forms of public transportation available in Sacramento. The first is the busses, and the second is light rails.

Brief details of Sacramento transportation authority

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Regional_Transit_District

Busses are readily available in the city every 15-75 minutes. The busses start their operation at 5 in the morning and run their services till 11.30 in the night.

One of the most accepted forms of transportation is the light rails, as it is cheaper than busses. Light rails are fast, and you would be able to reach your destination much faster.

You would come across two ways to book your ticket on busses. Either you buy a single ticket to go to your destination, which is $2, or else, you could choose to buy a daily pass of $5, if you plan to make a lot of trip in a day in Sacramento.

Fares of RT busses

http://sacramento.about.com/od/sacramentobasics/a/rtfareinfo.htm

The most remarkable aspect of light rails in Sacramento is the availability of monthly pass, and you could also buy single basic fare to reach your destination across the network.

RT fares for light rails

http://www.sacrt.com/schedulesfares.stm

However, you are advised to know few tips before you board RT busses or light rails.

Tip on how to travel on RT Sacramento

http://www.sacrt.com/transportationoptions.stm

Transit in Sacramento has improved by many folds, thanks to its Light Rail System. It is a very popular and the most preferred public transportation in Sacramento. This rail system connects the downtown with the suburbs in a better way, as it doesn't have to maneuver through the heavy traffic.

Sacramento Regional Transit

http://www.sacrt.com/

The station has the map of the routes that the rail covers. Check the map before you board the rail. There are two light rail lines, one is called as Blue Line and the other is called Gold Line. The blue line covers Watt, St. Rosa of Lima, 16th street, Florin and Meadowview. The gold line covers Valley station, 16th street, Watt, Sunrise and Folsom.

The light rail system is functional from around 5am to 12am (mid night). The frequency of the rails is about 10-15 minutes. One rail makes about 20-30 trips a day and it might take about 50 minutes to reach from Watt to Meadowview in the blue line and about 70 minutes to reach from Valley station to Folsom.

Schedule for Light Rail

http://www.sacrt.com/schedules/current/routes.stm

Tickets will cost from $1.50 to $2.50 and there is a daily pass facility. The daily pass costs about $6 and there is a discount daily pass as well, which is sold at half price. Using this pass, one can travel anywhere in the light rail, throughout the day.

Fare of Light Rail on About.com

http://sacramento.about.com/od/sacramentobasics/a/rtfareinfo.htm

For regular light rail users, there are monthly and semi-monthly passes that cost about $100 and $50 respectively. There is a special scheme for senior citizens, disabled and students, whose monthly pass costs about $50. These transit tickets can be bought from 50 different locations in the city.

Sacramento Downtown Transit

http://www.downtownsac.org/DSPAPP/V/resources/transit.html