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The Bus is a public transport vehicle appearing in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It was also due to appear in Grand Theft Auto Advance, but was cut from the final release. The Bus also appears in the game files in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, but does not spawn anywhere in-game. The Bus does not return in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

The Bus previously appeared in the 2D Universe and goes on to appear throughout the HD Universe.

Description[]

The Bus is depicted as a large, squared vehicle with enough room for multiple passengers, and is normally associated with public transport for each city it appears. All buses only allow one person to board and alight at a time.

Design[]

In Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Bus retains the "school bus" design featured in the first GTA (and in the early development of GTA III), featuring a very generic design and taking styling from a wide range of decades. The shape of the hood resembles a 1980s International Harvester S-Series; its slanted side windows may be inspired by the old GM New Look Bus or Flxible New Look bus; the rear is rounded similar to most '40s and '50s bus designs.

The Bus is depicted with inward-gliding doors on either side (an unusual layout for a commercial transport vehicle), and may spawn with a variety of colors with a permanent grey secondary color (the portion around the windows is always a darker shade of yellow).

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the bus takes on a different appearance, strongly resembling an MCI MC-8. It is depicted with almost the same size and profile as the Coach, but distinguished by the circular headlamps, simplistic window layout and square rear lights. The vehicle is always set to spawn in a grey body and white rear portion; the actual color combinations are the stripes running from the roof and towards the rear, where the upper stripe receives the primary color and the lower stripe the secondary. Like the Coach, it can carry the driver and seven passengers. Buses in GTA San Andreas are operated by Canny Bus Group.

Performance[]

The handling of the bus is slow and cumbersome, as one would expect, and the vehicle, although fairly tough, cannot readily knock other vehicles aside in the manner of the Fire Truck, Barracks OL or the Flatbed. The Bus in GTA San Andreas is an exception because in this case the handling of the bus is better than similar vehicles of its size. Most renditions emit the sound of a low-revving four-stroke diesel engine; however, the GTA San Andreas Bus has the sound of a high-revving two-stroke diesel.

It is also more vulnerable to bullet damage than most vehicles of its size.

Gallery[]

Design[]

Grand Theft Auto III
Bus-GTAIII-FrontQuarter

Front quarter view

Bus-GTAIII-Top

Top view

Bus-GTAIII-RearQuarter

Rear quarter view

Bus-GTAIII-Front

Front view

Bus-GTAIII-Side

Side view

Bus-GTAIII-Rear

Rear view

Bus-GTAIII-Engine

Engine bay

Bus-GTAIII-Underside

Underside image

Bus-GTAIII-Detail

Detailing

Bus-GTAIII-Inside

Inside view

Bus-GTAIII-Other

Other modelling

Images[]

Locations[]

Grand Theft Auto III[]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]

  • Parked around in Viceport near a sea plane hangar.
  • Can sometimes be seen driving around in Viceport.
  • Can rarely be seen driving near the airport.
  • Rarely seen driving near the military base.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]

  • Ocean Docks, Los Santos.
  • Can be seen driving around in early morning (around 5 am to 8 am) at Los Santos International Airport.
  • Very rarely seen around the Easter Bay Airport. (around 5:30 am to 6:30 am)
  • Very rarely seen on the highway leading to Pilson Intersection east of Verdant Meadows.
  • Rarely seen around Garver Bridge in the morning.
  • Sometimes appears under the tunnel at Los Santos International Airport on Tuesday at 12.00 am.
  • Near the eastern most beach in Los Santos.
  • Rarely seen on the Julius Thruway.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]

  • The bus does not appear under any normal circumstances, and, as a result, can only be spawned using third party cheat devices.

Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]

Grand Theft Auto III[]

Radio Stations[]

The Bus has the following default radio station(s):

Specifications[]

Model[]

Model name Texture name Handling name Text label name In-game name Swankness Flags
GTA III bus bus BUS BUS Bus N/A
GTA Vice City bus bus BUS BUS Bus N/A
GTA San Andreas bus bus BUS BUS Bus N/A
GTA Liberty City Stories bus bus BUS BUS Bus N/A

Population[]

Groups Scenario sets Frequency (%) Driver model License plates
GTA III N/A N/A
GTA Vice City N/A N/A
GTA San Andreas Worker
N/A N/A
GTA Liberty City Stories N/A N/A

Handling[]

Max velocity (kmh / mph) Gears Engine type Drivetrain Mass (kg / lbs)
GTA III 130 / 80.6 4 Diesel RWD 5500 / 12100
GTA Vice City 130 / 80.6 4 Diesel RWD 5500 / 12100
GTA San Andreas 130 / 80.6 4 Diesel RWD 5500 / 12100
GTA Liberty City Stories 130 / 80.6 4 Diesel RWD 5500 / 12100

Audio[]

Horns Engine Exhaust Police scanner
Manufacturer Model Category Color
GTA III N/A N/A N/A N/A
GTA Vice City N/A N/A N/A N/A
GTA San Andreas N/A N/A N/A N/A
GTA Liberty City Stories N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Traffic Default Colors[]

GTA IIIPrimarySecondary
19
Red 10
82
Light 3
31
Yellow 2
82
Light 3
45
Green 6
82
Light 3
58
Blue 9
82
Light 3
64
Purple 5
82
Light 3
73
Grey 4
82
Light 3
34
Yellow 5
82
Light 3
24
Orange 5
82
Light 3
GTA Vice CityPrimarySecondary
43
Green 4
82
Light 3
48
Green 9
82
Light 3
56
Blue 7
82
Light 3
58
Blue 9
82
Light 3
63
Purple 4
82
Light 3
2
Police Car Blue
82
Light 3
GTA San AndreasPrimarySecondaryTertiaryQuaternary
71
Spinnaker Blue Solid
59
Lt.Crystal Blue Poly
0
Black
0
Black
75
Twilight Blue Poly
59
Lt.Crystal Blue Poly
0
Black
0
Black
92
Medium Gray Poly
72
Dk.Titanium Poly
0
Black
0
Black
47
Pueblo Beige
74
Med.Cabernet Solid
0
Black
0
Black
55
Woodrose Poly
83
Deep Jewel Green
0
Black
0
Black
59
Lt.Crystal Blue Poly
83
Deep Jewel Green
0
Black
0
Black
71
Spinnaker Blue Solid
87
Bright Blue Poly
0
Black
0
Black
82
Med.Red Solid
87
Bright Blue Poly
0
Black
0
Black
GTA Liberty City StoriesPrimarySecondary
91
91
61
61
52
52
51
51
45
45
25
25
84
84

Beta Content[]

Grand Theft Auto Advance[]

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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]

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The Bus exists in the game files, but does not spawn in-game.

See Also[]

Other similar buses in the Grand Theft Auto series:

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