Cost Calculators

All CalVans vanpools base the cost per trip on the number of passengers and distance traveled. (The more riders, the less each rider pays.) The Agency bills the driver on a weekly or monthly basis to recover 100% of the associated costs. The driver divides the bill among the passengers, collects the payments from each rider, and forwards them to the Agency. The payments cover the Agency’s cost of maintaining and insuring the vans, as well as the cost of replacing them when they wear out.

Your specific van may affect your costs in two ways:

Size of van
CalVans offers two van sizes, either 8 or 15 passengers. Switching between van sizes affects the cost of your lease and the amount you will spend for fuel.
Age of van
CalVans may offer drivers an older van at a reduced cost.

Other factors may also affect your costs. Please use the tabs on the calculators below to determine 1.) your estimated cost and 2.) your potential cost savings.

Monthly Van Cost
Cost Savings

Monthly Van Cost

Please choose a van size:

Daily round-trip miles to/from work:

Work days per week:

Price per gallon of fuel:

Alternative Funding Source:

Vouchers:

Employer Provided Voucher
JARC Voucher
San Joaquin Air District Voucher

Government Employment Status:

Qualifications for Alternative Funding (when available)

The $600 Measure C grant is offered by Fresno Council of Governments (Fresno COG) and provides monthly support for a one-year period to Fresno County vanpool riders. The vanpool group must have at least 7 new riders to qualify. The van may travel to destinations outside Fresno County.
Merced County offers $400 monthly vouchers to any vanpool originating in Merced County with at least 7 riders. This voucher can be combined with the $30 per rider voucher offered by the San Joaquin Valley Air District.
San Joaquin County offers $400 per month, requires 7 riders and is available for vanpools entering or leaving San Joaquin County. This funding may be combined with Measure C funding if your vanpool originates in Fresno County.
Stanislaus County offers $150 per month, requires 7 riders and is available for vanpools entering or leaving Stanislaus County. This funding may be combined with Measure C funding if your vanpool originates in Fresno County
Visalia-Tulare offers $300 per month, requires 7 riders and is available for any vanpools entering or leaving the Tulare County area, excluding the City of Porterville. This funding may be combined with the Measure C funding if your vanpool originates in Fresno County.
City of Porterville offers $400 per month, requires 7 riders and is available for vanpools entering or leaving Porterville. This funding may be combined with the Measure C funding if your vanpool originates in Fresno County.
The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) offers $350 to any new vanpool group with at least 7 riders traveling to or from the counties of Monterey, San Benito or Santa Cruz for a one-year period. Funds for this program come from the Monterey Bay Unified Pollution Control District.
Riverside County offers $400 per month and is available for any vanpools leaving or entering Riverside. This subsidy requires 70% occupancy at start-up and 50% to continue.

Qualifications for Vouchers (when available)

If your employer offers user-defined vouchers, simply check box for Employer Provided Voucher and enter amount of voucher in the space provided.
Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) vouchers are good for up to 50% of your monthly cost but not more than $75 a month. The vouchers are available to new riders traveling to or from Ventura County.
$30 monthly vouchers are provided by the San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District (SJAPCD) to new vanpool riders from Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties. The vouchers are secured through the SJAPCD website and used over a one-year period. The application can be found at this link: https://valleyair.org/grants/vanpoolvoucher.htm

Government Employee:

State employees are eligible for commuter assistance if they vanpool in either an 8 or 15-passenger van that is at least half filled. The support is 75%, up to $100 per month. Riders secure this reimbursement through their employer.
Federal workers may be eligible for up to $270 in monthly support for 2021. Secured from your employer, it comes in the form of a TranServ card, passes or vouchers to apply toward your monthly vanpool cost.

Both the State and Federal commuter assistance programs continue indefinitely or as determined by the employee’s bargaining unit.

Cost Savings

A number of subsidies may be available to you depending on where you live and work, greatly reducing the cost of your monthly commute.

Click the Monthly Van Cost tab above, and read descriptions of the various alternative funding sources and vouchers available to qualified commuters.

You may also call CalVans at 866-655-5444 to find out if you qualify for one or more of the many cost-saving subsidies.