Kelowna Regional Transit
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8 University bus at Orchard Park Bus Exchange
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| Founded | 1977 |
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| Headquarters | 1494 Hardy Street Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 8H2 |
| Service area | Central Okanagan |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Alliance | BC Transit |
| Operator | FirstCanada |
| Website | Kelowna Regional Transit System |
Kelowna Regional Transit System is operated by FirstCanada, providing public bus transportation services in part of the central Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Funding for the transit system is shared between the City of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, District of Lake Country, City of West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation and BC Transit, while the planning and routing decisions are primarily made by Kelowna City Council. BC Transit contracts out most of its bus services to FirstCanada ULC. Kelowna Regional Transit was one of the first public transit systems in Canada to have double-decker buses, and the first in Canada to have hybrid buses on regular routes. The hybrid buses have since been relocated to Victoria.
There are 28 regularly scheduled routes and a BRT service called RapidBus, connecting Westbank Centre Exchange, downtown Queensway Transit Exchange and UBC Okanagan Exchange. Also, there is one route operated by Vernon Regional Transit within Kelowna Regional Transit's operational area.
97X RapidBus is rapid bus transit operated by Kelowna Regional Transit System since September 2010. RapidBus expanded its service to West Kelowna on September 2, 2012. Digital screens with real-time schedule information are planned to be installed at all stops.
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